The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-20
CITY IN BRIEF.

Supreme Court convenes next Monday
week.
Young women are coming in on every
train TO enter the various schools IN the
city.
The Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad
Workmens' Relief Association meets to-
night at 7:30,
Eighteen of the advance guard of the
Buffalo Bill show were registered at the
Marlboro yesterday.
Mr.. John T. Pullen and his co-labor
ers, are in the midst of a good meeting
at the Caraleigh Mills Chapel.
Sunday, September goth, is Rallying
Day at the Tabernacle. An interesting
programme has been prepared for the
occasion.
The streets need watering badly. PEG
pie had to wear busters to make the trip
home yesterday. When will that sprink
Ter go a sprinkling
Last night Rev. DR.. a. M Simms, of
the Baptist Tabernacle, rendered de
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church and their wives.
The front Of the court house is not
improved by the circus aud other bills
that are up against it. No bill-boards
should be allowed there.
A so gallon still arrived yesterday
from Nash county, the capture of Dep
uty r. H. Jones, which makes his third
successful raid this season.
Mr.. B. ]. Jones, an inmate of the Sol
diers' Home, and an old veteran from
Halifax county, died on the 18th instant,
and was buried in the Confederate GENE
terry.
There were two cases before his Honor
the Mayor yesterday, both for disorderly
conduct, and fined S. each, the offend
ers being Amelia King and Archie
Thomas, both colored.
An official of the Southern yesterday
said that the road was taking trains to
Atlanta in three sections, each one being
composed entirely of sleepers from the
engine to the end of the train.
Mr.. T. R. Purnell is just back from
Goldsboro, and said there were great
many inquiries there concerning the
Silver Convention here September %.
Mr. Purnell said he told them all that he
was not ''in it, as he was simply saving
wood.
a Banana-eating contest will take
place tonight at Dughi's at eight o'clock.
The contest will be between two negroes,
one claiming that he can eat 10 bananas
and the other claiming IS as his limit.
The dining-room said Mr. Dughi, will be
reserved for ladies.
Rev. F. II. Jordan, the Baptist evan
gelist, who has been working in the
Western part Of the State, is now assist
ing Rev. J. G Pul!iam in his work at
Princeton, Johnston county. There is
great deal of interest reported, and q
number Of professions.
Mr.. E. E. Anderson, formerly chief
clerk to Mr.. Bunch McBee has been
appointed train master Of the Southern
division Of the Seaboard, with head
quarters at Abbeville, succeeding Mr.
Johnson T. Busbee, who has been trans
ferred to this city Mr.. Charles 7, VIII
lditls, JE., lDED1bElg II IAdlCi5lls DtCOiAiC0
successor to Mr.. Anderson.
The thermometer yesterday touched
81 7-10, the highest of any September in
the Raleigh record, though in July it
was 100. Officer Won Herman said yes
terday that the thermometer to-day
would probably go to 100, and to-mor-
row, also; that the conditions could not
be more favorable for hot spell. But
Sunday, cooler weather was looked for
The divisions Of the Seaboard Air
Line show the following increase in gross
earnings over 1894; Carolina Central,
$17,715; Durham & Northern, $l3, 397;
Raleigh g. CASTOR, $96 on; Raleigh q
Augu "a, $50, -95; Se@board s. Roanoke,
$2S,11 The II reolk and Southern
shows a net increase OF $23, $40 This
road pays interest on its bonded debt, 4
per cent on its capital stock, and has a
A rush OF passenger travel is *.
pected during the Atlanta Exposition,