The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-10-30
CITY IN BRIEF.

O'Clock at the nome or the PRESIDENT.
The brandy season has expired, and
Chief Brandy Gang4r K Fl. Jones re-
tires from the revenue service Novem-
Der 1sr.
The report comes to the Railway Com
mission that tue Hendersonville and Bre-
ward Railroad, 81 miles long, is open for
business.
First Vice President A. B. Andrews
has a rand new private car, spanking
fine from track to roof-tin. is name Is
"Agawam."
The pubic schools will open 10 day,
after the ten days holiday, at o'cl *.
The teachers heve ali returned fro i the
Atlanta Exposition.
Three convicts were bror in yester-
day from Washington b. Sgoriff Blount;
four convicts by SherI Kearney, OF
Franklin county, an ole by the sheriff
of Stokes county.
The Whining Oh Star announces that
Mr.. Herbert L. Fentress, former citi.
zen of Raleigh, has purchased Mr.. Geo.
L. Hardin's drug store. He Will here
after run two drug stores instead OF one
as heretofore.
Saturdays Goldsboro Argus says: Mr..
A. II. johnson and family. of Raleigh,
have moved TO Goldsboro, arriving to-
day, and will make this city their per
mauent residence, engaging in the mer-
camille business.
Rev. James Thomas, of Poughkeepsie,
NY, native of Newbern, n G filled
the pulpit of the Presbyterian church
Sunday. His sermons we're interesting,
striking, and opposite, and pleased the
large congregations.
Sheriff Page has appointed Mr.. J. s.
Roland, of Middle Greek, to succeed Mr..
Robert Page, who lately resigned TO go
into business. Mr Roland has been en-
ployed in the store of Mr.. w. G. Stron-
ach and is highly spoken of.
When Tom Settle comes TO Raleigh en-
route to Wilmington to see Judge Russell
he calls to see Editor Aver, of the eau
casian, before anybody else. Il is TO
assure him that his interview In the New
York Tribune was for Northern consump-
ton only.
The Governor yesterday paid 800 re-
ward to Sterling Gentry, of Madison
county, for capturing Rod Shelton, who
committed murder and escaped from
Madison county jail. Three murderers
escaped at the time, and two have now
been captured
The Burgess's Corps, which visited
Raleigh last yecr, viii go to Atlanta,
passing through Raleigh on the tenth of
November, via the Saaboard Air Line.
1t is one Of the Oldest corps in New
York, aud is @ mmanded by Maj J. D,
Woodward. who is well known in Raj
eigh,
a solid rock dam has been constructed
within three miles of the city aud new
cotton mill will be put mp at once. There
is a water power of 100 horses, and the
work will be pushed TO completion rapidly
by the parties interested by the
bye, are from hereabouts.
Commissioner Of Agriculture s. L.
Patterson was so much encouraged by
the good results from the institutes
lately held by him that he will under
take the good work again and the dates
thus far made are as follows: Columbus,
Tuesday, November 12th; Breyard,
Thursday, ID b; Henderson, Friday and
Saturday, 18th and 10Th.
TIE State Alliance is looking around
for some place in which they will estab-
lish a shoe factory. The NEWS AND OBJ
SERVER invites them TO come to Raleigh.
1t is the center, they can sell more of
their product in this city than anywhere
else, and get more ad ertisiug. Raleigh
is becoming an impoT ant manufacture
ing point and is the place of all others
in which the Alliance shoe factury ought
TO be established.
The officers Of tie Raleigh Musical
Association, which now numbers some
140 mem ers are, President, Professor
Bryant; Vce President, Professor Mack
Secretary and Treasurer, I. Palmer Jer
man. Success is said TO be assured, and
Raleigh viii now have series Of winter
concerts such a3 il never bad before
Just such an Association started in Rich
mond, Va, under the name Of The
Mozart Association, and the development
In every way was a revelation. The
Academy Of Music in Richmond is one
result.
While walking in his yard about 10
O'Clock Monday night, Mr.. r. Red
ford came across what he supposed to
be two cats frollicking, but on close ex-
animation found one of them to be a
I0p0und Opossum and cooped him nicely.
Mr. ! Il Terrell who lives next door
had quite an exciting encounter with the
same opossum ew nights previous, and
while Mr. Postum was trying to get a
big fat hen from the coop. Mr. Terrell
fed yolly from a 4S cal Smith and
Wesson at a distance of very few feet,
but missed him. The report from the
gun did not even modest the slumberS OF
thn CITY nnlinnrnan afrannn 10 CAV