The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-28
CITY IN BRIEF.

roads.
Cotton sold here yesterday as high as
81 s cents.
The buildings at the Fair Grounds are
being cleaned and painted.
Nearly $50 bales of cotton were re-
ceived here yesterday, the highest for the
year.
Sheriff Mcclure brought one convict
from Davie yesterday, and Sheriff Allen
two from Warren.
Mr.. N. A. Sinclair, prominent young
lawyer of Fayetteville, was IN the city
yesterday on business.
The engine has arrived from Ohio
which will furnish motive power for the
machinery at the Fair.
The Governor yesterday appointed
Mr.. Norman Cassell, of Portsmouth,
Va, Commissioner of Deeds.
Young Mr.. Hervey and Mr. Ed.
Bledsoe, both at Rex Hospital, were re-
ported yesterday to be still improving.
There vas a runaway yesterday on
Fayetteville street, smashing one side OF
the wagon, bur doing no other damage.
Entries for the fair races are coming
in to Secretary Nichols, with rush
The track will be put in tip-top condi-
ton.
To-day is You Ripper, Jewish holt
day in Raleigh, the day of Agreement
among the Hebrews. Their places of
business will be closed here and there
will be religious serv ices.
The commissioners, appointed by the
Governor, are engaged in surveying in
order to establish the State line between
North Carolina and Virginia.
Mr.. Robert L. Rand, one of the most
prominent young men in St. Mary's
township, has accepted a position with
the Julius Lewis Hardware Company.
At the Mayors office yesterday, a
negro hack driver was fined $1,000 for
running into baby carriage. 01e
drunk was locked up for twelve hours.
Sheriff B. F. Scott, of Goldsboro, was
in the city yesterday. He came to bring
Florence Snow, vino had been sub
penaed as witness in case here, but
who refused to come.
The receipts of cotton, from the week
ly report made up yesterday morning,
have been since the 1st of September,
1884 bales; same time last year, A, 626
bales. Receipts for the week, this year,
1894 bales; same week last year, 2,217
bales. Stored on platform 800 bales;
shipments GA bales.
Mr.. J. II. Drake, General Freight
Agent OF the Southern Railway, is in the
city. Mr. Drake has been to the Atlanta
Exposition, and talked about 1T with
much enthusiasm, going so far as to say
that in the matter of picturesqueness
and beauty, it surpassed even the Chi
cage Exposition. Mr.. Drake said that
standing at any point on the grounds,
one could get a good view of 1t all
arranged in circling terraces.
There are two negro factions in this
city, one lead by Rev Leak, Ed. Johnson
and John Williamson; the other by Jim
Young and his following. The former
three have, it seems, called a convention
here for the 9Th of November next Jim
Young denounces it as bogus, and adj
vises his race to give it the go-by. He
SAYS they are ''three of a kind, none of
whom viii be trusted by the people of
their respective counties. and asks his
race ':n0t TO be deceived by the fiatter
ing and deceiving words Of these men, "
There is a certain well known fable that
fits the fight between Jim and John.
Yesterday Adjutant General Cameron
issued a requisition for revolyers for
commissioned officers of the guard The
requisition includes 10 Colts revolvers,
3S calibre, 10 cartridge belts, 10 pistol
holsters and 6, 900 revolver ball cartridges
Maj. Hayes remarked yesterday that
he considered the militia now TO be in bet
ter condition than it ever had been, as far
as his observation went. The men are
thoroughly provided for and comfortable
IN every way, both in clothing, camp
outfit and military supplies, all which
is largely due to the unceasing interest
and vigilance and good management OF
General Cameron.
Mr. H. H. Chanler was in the city
yesterday. Mrs Chanler still continues
so i'll that Mr. Chanler will move into
the city hoping that this may benefit
her Meanwhile he has disposed of his
place to Mr. Bart Calling who expects
to move out with his family in about
two mouths Mr.. Calling said he ex-
pected to work the place on shares with
a tenant. Mr.. 'Chanler has been de
voting himself mostly to small farm
products and to poulty, deyoting much
attention to the latter. lie was telling
Yesterday how he raised young chickens
without the hen, keeping the hen setting.
One Of his hens has set six weeks lnces'
sanity, Matching out III that time Al
chickens These chickens at first, he
feeds with crumbled hard boiled egg;
and the hens he feeds with green bone
bought at the market, ground up. Mr.
Chanler says this makes the eggs more
nutritious. He is great believer Ii
poultry raising for profits