The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-21
CITY IN BRIEF.

afternoon at o'clock at the nome or
Miss Mary Pescud, on Saunders street.
Superintendent McMacllin has al
ready Tnacadamized seventeen miles of
road around Raleigh. He is now at
work on the Louisburg road.
Speaking of old clocks, Mr. Ed. Ben
ton. an inmate of the Soldiers Home,
has a clock that was bought i'll 1882
and has been running ever since.
The American Horse Breeder says:
Trainer Allen Merryfield, of Balti-
more, is wintering his stable at Fair
intosh Stud Farm, near Durham,
y. c."
Judge Timberlake will hold Cabar
rus county court this week, vice Judge
Hoke, who is detained by the trial OF
the Bonner murder case, in Beaufort
county.
Tramps are said to have formed a
regular colony near the Pilot cotton
mills. in the northern part of the city.
At one time sixty way-farers were in
the ranch, but there are not so many
there now.
The stock of liquors belonging to
Lambeth 81 Co, and seized by Sheriff
Page under an attachment, have been
removed to Martin street, the room
where the offices of the Secretary of
the State fair were formerly situated.
To-day the biblical Recorder" the
organ of the Baptist denomination in
this State, will remove from the quar-
tiers it has occupied, on Fayetteville
street, for several years, to the new
Offices that have been fitted up for the
paper on West Hargett street.
Yesterday was observed as holiday
by the banks and State institutions,
in honor of the memory of Robert Ed
ward Lee. whose birthday occurred
Sunday. The Capitol was closed and
the beautiful North Carolina State
flags futtered in the breeze in honor
of the South's spotless chieftain.
Editor j. w. Bailey. of the biblical
Recorder" spent Saturday and Sun
day in Warrenton, attending the meet
ing OF the Warrenton Baptist Union.He
delivered an address there on Reach
ing the Masses" The meeting was
well attended, and much interest was
taken in the exercises.
Northern firm is offering a prize
of a set of track harness TO the per-
son who guesses nearest the price
John z. Gentry will bring. He is to
be sold at William b. Fasig a. Cos
auction. in Madison Square Garden,
New Ysrk. February 18th, 14th and
18th.
The rehearsals for THE Reforma-
ton" are being held each afternoon
and night. The entertainments will
he given Friday and Saturday even
ings. The box sheet was opened at
Kings drug store yesterday morning,
and already large number of seats
have been taken. Prospects are for
crowded house, and the success of the
season
The auditing committee to examine
the books of Col. Harrell, retiring
secretary and treasurer of the Teach
ere Assembly. finished the work on
Saturday. Capt. G. f. SiIer and Prof
Jas. Dinwiddie comprise the commit
tee, and they report that everything
is correct and the Assembly owes the
secretary a balance of S22421 for
money advanced by him.
Col Fred Odds was telling it around
town yesterday land was offering to
bet various amounts as to the YER
acity Of the statement) that there
are now five thousand eases of we'll
developed measles in Charlotte And
he states furthermore that one of the
ire says that there will be ten thousand
cases before the epidemic is ended
THE Kelly Messenger" the organ Of
the State school for the Deaf and
Dumb, at Morganton. saws: THE
library at the Raleigh school has been
divided and our share of the books
shipped. The division Was made in
proportion to the number of pupils
in each school. One hundred aud sixty
one pupils We're reported at Morganton
and 50 at Raleigh. This gives us 1914
books and the Raleigh school 435. The
list contains the Encyclopaedia Britain
MICA and the American Cyclopaedia'
At the Church of the Good Shepherd
Bishop Cheshire preached Sunday
morning, and administered the rite of
confirmation to a class of nine His |
sermon was from John H., verses and
2, and was an exceptionally able effort |
He discussed in thoroughly able, |
practical and logical way the ques-
tiesls Of marriage and divorce. In the |
evening Rev. DR. |. Mex Pittenger
The rector, preached fine sermon |
his subject being "John WyckcIiffe, |
the Harbinger of the Reformation"
AT the Union depot yesterday after
neon MIR. Thomas ID. Turner, of Hills |
hero, and Mr.. Dune. Mangum, liquor |
dealer of this city, became involved in |
dispute over money matters, and at |
last Mangum called Turner vile |
epithet.
Mr.. Turner straighway hit him a |
blew over the nose and between the |
eyes that made him see the armament |
and all the stars thereof. The men |
were then parted by friends, but it was |
some time before they were Gained |
Down. They were later arraigned be- |
fspe Mayor Russ, who fined them three |
S6Uars each and costs.