The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-03

G5vornor Carr has appointed John
Hutchinson, of Wilmington, notary
public.
The Governor has appointed Living
ston W. Oleaveland, of New Haven,
Conn, Commissioner of Deeds.
Edward Fell Lukens, of Philadelphia,
Girard Building, has been appointed by
the Governor Commissioner of Deeds.
The board of directors of the Kings
Daughters will meet this (Tuesday) after
noon at 3 o'clock in the mission rooms.
At 1 o'clock in the same place the
monthly meeting of the order will be
held.
The Governor has ordered special
term o. the Superior Court of BERTHE
county, to begin on the Goth of January,
1896, for the trial of civil cases. Judge
Boykin, at the request of the bar, has
been appointed to hold the court.
About 100 or more moonshiners came
in on the S. A. L. and Southern yester-
day forenoon. They looked kind of dazed
with their little square, glazy looking
bags, and didn't seem to know what
they were here for. But they will find
out to day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Harllee, OF Arson
county, has arrived and taken position
in the Blind Institution where she will
assist in the instruction Of music and
physical culture. The work of Miss
Anna 7. Jones and Mr.. Blair in the III
struction in physical culture has been
often compliuented by visitors to the in
stitIltion.
Mamie House was before the mayor
Saturday and was sentenced to the road,
but begged SO earnestly for remittance
of sentence that it was zone by the big
hearted mayor on condition that she
leave town net TO return again. The
charge was disorderly conduct at her
house, what the mayor is determined to
TO break up.
The committee, appointed by the Leg
islature 20 examine the books of the
Treasurer, have been notified that this
Department will be ready by the 18th
instant. The Members composing the
committee are Gessrs. HIleman, Ellis,
Julian, Farming and Mitchell, the first
three being from the House, the last two
being from he Senate.
Among those br5ugat in on the after
noon train Yesterday for trial before the
United States Ccnrt was young man
who was arrested for distilling in wash
pot, having for his stil1-cap q cypress
knee, making brandy out of the skim
mings- of cane juice. There were about
fifty in the party, nearly all fiom Samp-
son. Also abort fifty Came i'll on the
afternoon Seaboara train.
Mr. r :. Piggatt, Atlanta's baritone,
delighted the congregation Sunday night
at the Church of the G ,od Shepherd With
two selections. Ole of them was lead
Kindly Light, " which WAS impressively
rendered and, too, in an impromptu
way. Almost the closing words of DR..
Horner's sermon were Lead Kindly
Light and almost Immediately the
words were taken up by Mr.. PiggotF,
whose voice seemed TO give sort Of eft
fulgence to the holy sentiments that had
led up to it.
Mr. Paul Smith, o. London, England,
member Of an athletic club of that
city, appeared at the Governors office
yesterday and asked for letter stating
that he has been here. He is walking on a
wager Of $1,000 to every capital of the
United States and has to return with S.
900 in his pocket Mr. Smith started out
from Hartford, Conn, with three cents,
he says, and now says he has only
twenty five cents. Mr.. Smith says he
has contracts with four papers in Lon
don to furnish them stuff on his trip,
and proposes to get money by giving
Iectllr ( He leaves this morning for
Columbia.