The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-03
CITY IN BRIEF.

Road law election on Tuesday.
A new drop curtain is to be put in the
Academy of Music
There will be special meeting Wednes-
day night of the Board of Aldermen.
The Society of the Sons of the Revolu-
ton will meet in this city on the 18th.
Mr.. A. A. Thompson was well enough
to be out on the streets for while yes
terday.
Mr.. G L Womble has been replaced
as foreman of the s. a. L. Shops by Mr..
W. o. Shepherd.
Capt. VIM Smith bruised his hand in
a car door in Weldon last week and now
carries it in sling.
The twenty scholarships for North
Carolina awarded at Nashville have
been given out.
Mrs Col. Thomas S. Kenan yesterday
entertained a few friends at card party
and luncheon.
The school reports from seventy coun-
ties have been received By the Superin-
tendent of Public obstruction.
1t was stated yesterday that his Elk
cellency, Gov. Carr, expected TO visit the
Atlanta Exposition next week.
Mr.. George Terrell, of the Aggicul-
tural Department, is in Rolesville at the
side of his father, who is quite ILL.,
Clerk Moye, who struck @. P. Thomp-
son Friday on the train, was up before
the mayor yesterday, and was recognized
for his appearance later.
The Seaboard Air Line has by circular
offered free transportation TO the en-
ployes who have been in the service for
three months, together with their fam
lilies.
With two more days of rest and sun
shine Gentry and Patchen should and
doubtless will clip fraction or so from
the worlds record on Tuesday and give
to Gentry's State record breaking
honor.
Mr. Augustus Bradley has feen asked
by the American Pharmaceutist to fur
nish it with the methods adopted by the
Raleigh authorities for distributing
charity prescriptions for publication in
that journal.
Mr.. q. Dughi received letter yester-
day mailed in Italy Ave weeks ago
''They formerly came in two weeks, :"
says Mr.. Dughi Perhaps the recent
drought has impeded ocean travel.
Judge 7. G. Fuller, of the United
States Land Court and Mr.. Jones Fuller
are at the Park Hotel, having returned
yesterday morning from New Mexico
where the United States Land Court has
been in session for the past eight months.
They left Santa Fe last saturday, but
stopp3d in st. Louis for sometime and
also spent several days in Atlanta attend
: ing the Exposition.
Mr.. Charles E. Turner, a popular
young lawyer of Durham, was last We'd
nesday married ia Miss H0la Knox, at
the home of the brides father, in Cool
Springs, Iredell county. The bride is a
daughter of Mr.. ID. j. L. Knox Mr..
and Mrs Turner have arrived in Dur
ham, and will make their home for the
present at the Yearly House.
Mr.. ]. D. Murphy, of Asheyille, left
this morning for HendersonVille on bust
ness, but expects TO return Tuesday
Mr.. Murphy is one of the counsel in one
the suits in the Hawkins will case. He
would not talk about the status of the
suit, but it was otherwise learned that
it was not quite certain that the cayeat
suit of Mr. Colin Hawkins would come
up TO morrow An amlcable arrange
ment is what is being aimed at, but the
case, nevertheless, is Aet for to. morrow
Superintendent Scarborough says that
Greensboro State Normal School will get
from the Peabody Fund this year $500
more than last year. The whole amount
going to this school will be SO, 500. Then
of the remaining 90, 500 to come from
the Peabody Fund, 81, 900 will go to the
six colored normal schools; also certain
amounts will go to the Clinton graded
schools and the Durham colored graded
schools. According to act of the last leg
islature, the $3.50 raised by the Winston
Normal school for the colored has
been met by check Of equal amount
from the superintendent.