The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-05
CRY IN BRIEF


State senator Starbuek, OF Guiiford.
was in the city yesterday
Another OF those pleasant amateur
musicales Will be held ut the Park Fri
day evening.
"Cuba Libre." and the trouble with
Spain is almost the only talk on the
steets this week.
The musical to he held at the resi-
dence Of Mr. n Il. Broughton tonight
promises AN evening of pleasant en-
ioyment.
Mr. G. +. Williams, of the State ex-
pertinent station, went last evening
10 the State horticultural experiment.
farm at Southern Pines.
The Southern Railroad will sell round
trip tickets from Raleigh to Charlotte
during the State Convention of the
Y. Nj. G. A.. March nth to 18th inclu-
sive, for $3.50; final limit, March oath.
The old Hunter mansion, at Brink
Ieyville, Halifax county, was burned a
few days ago. The family residing in
the house escaped, but the furniture
was burned.
DR.. johnson, of Frederick, Md, who
is spending sometime at the Park, is
the father of Mr. George B. Johnson,
superintendent of car service of the
Seaboard Airline.
MIR. Oyerman, of observation-disclosures
dent of the Overman Wheel Co., manu-
factllrers of the Victor bicycle, and
number of his friends are now in Hall
fax county for several weeks shooting
Rocco Milano and three other Ital-
ians two Of them women, are here
They are making artificial flowers and
distributing to the irrepressible kid
the festive toy balloon.
The box-sheet for the Polk Miller
entertainment next Monday night is
now open at W. III. King e Co.'s drug
store Tickets are on sale at Kings
and Alfred Williams Il Co.'S.
All ladies interested in the Polk Mil
Ter entertainment for the benefit OF the
Vance Monument Fund viii meet in
the Supreme Court rooms at four
o'clock Friday afternoon.
The Marlborough House saloon has
changed hands. Mr. Levi Walker has
bought the establishment He has
been manager OF the saloon for several
years Mr.. Riley viii be continued as
his assistant.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Foreign Missionary Society Of
the Presbyterian church viii be held
in the lecture room of that church this
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
This evening at the residence Of Mr..
N. b. Bronghton, an entertainment
- -es4s4 -
for q primary room for the Baptist
Tabernacle Sunday school.
Rev d. IT, Tuttle II conducting a
revival st Central Methodist church,
and Mr. John - pullen is holding spe-
cfal religious services each evening at
Fayetteville Street Baptist church.
Mr.. Joseph g. Brown. treasurer If
the Vance Monument Fund, has re-
eeiyed from Miss Laura u. Orr, Of
Charlotte. s35, contributed by the
graded schools of that city.
Polk Miller appears at the Metro
polifan Hall Monday night tie IS one
Of the most delightful entertainers
now on the American stage. You'll be
there Monday night.
Yesterday Lieutenant GEiIhH leIe-
graphed General Cameron that the ne
gro shot III the Edenton riot was dead,
and that sixteen arrests had been
made. Quiet had been restored, and
the Naval Reserves probably returned
TO Elizabeth City last night.
Fukino's troupe OF japanese remain
ed in the city until yesterday, going To
High Point yesterday afternoon and
PLAYING there last night. They play
in Greensboro and Burlington, and
Saturday afternoon give special matt
nee to the students at Chapel Hill.
While the troupe is on its tour Mrs.
Fukino remains here.
The heirs Of William Perry the negro
who was killed by S. A. l.. train two
years ago at Wake Forest, have
brought suit against the railroad conn
pany for five thousand dollars damn
ages. The suit is entitled y. G. Mar
com, administrator VS.. the Raleigh and
CASTOR railroad company" 1t was TO
have been tried yesterday, but was
continued until next term.