The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-06

phalanN Lodge Will meet tonight
al ;,5o o'clock.
Rufus. Bell, tn, loeksmith, is putting
up shop ON South Salisbury street
Governor Carr is al ''Bracebridge, :"
his country home in Edgeeombe
county.
A Florida special from the Pennsyl-
vania road passed over the $. \. l.. yes
terday morning.
The National Farmers Alliance,
which met in Raleigh last year. is now
in session at Washington.
Ra,nsey's art gallery will occupy the
rooms that were formerly the offices
of the biblical Recorder"
Mr.. W. f. Pearce, of Swift Creek
township, who has been very low with
typhoid pneumonia, is better
MIR. w. A. Pugh, of Rogers Store.
has accepted position in the office OF
Clerk of the Court Dan Young.
DR.. j. II. Rogers has purchased the
residence of Mr.. John ID. Briggs, at the
corner of Edenton and Mcdowell
streets.
In the rear OF his repairing establish
ment on South Salisbury street.
Thomas f. Brockwell is putting up a
machine shop.
The evening OF February 18th a
german will be given in Louisburg,
complimentary TO Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Bailey. A number of Raleigh
people will attend.
Young Mr. Jennings, of Pasquotank
county. student at the A. and NJ. Col
lege. is very sick with heart trouble.
1T was thought that he would hardly
live through the night. His father is
at his bedside.
4 force is at work paving short
strip Of sidewalk on West Martin
street. This win complete the paving
of both street and sidewalks of West
Martin street from Wilmington street
to the union depot.
The County Commissioners have de-
eided to allow w. q. Clements, exist
perintendent OF Public Instruction, to
testify as to- the manner in which he
settled with the Treasurer his fees for
examining teachers.
4 number of conversions have re
suited from the meeting at the Fay
etteville Street Baptist church. Large
congregations attend each evening.
Rev Sylvester Belts conducts the SER
vices which begin at 80 o'clock each
evening.
Mr.. w. w. Green returned yesterday
from a trip through the eastern part
of the State, inspecting fertilizers for
the State department of agriculture.
Mr. Ennis, the principal inspector, has
been for several weeks confined to his
home by broken leg.
Pneumonia and measles are reported
prevalent i'm some sections of the
country. In Raleigh there have, so
measles, when the rayages of the epi-
demic in the Western part of the State
is taken into consideration.
The contract given TO Mr.. McMackin
10 build a wooden bridge over Crabtree
creek has been rescinded by the Coun-
w Commissioners, and they have
awarded contract TO the King Bridge
Company to build, by May LIST, steel
steel bridge that will cost si,400.
John w. Brown, the undertaken, has
on exhibition at his establishment
two of the collins that were adjudged
the finest on exhibition at the Atlanta
Exposition. They are of white silk
plush, with white silk Innings. One of
the novelties in collins now is a case in
solid aluminium.
Judge Womack escaped uninjured
from the wreck on the Seaboard at
Apex. He was travelling on a freight
and had to jump out of one OF the
windows of the caboose when several
ears left the track. gentleman from
Apex said yesterday that the accident
was caused by a short side-track.
Mrs Monroe, the author Of "The
Reformation" the play presented here
some time since with such marked sue
cess, will arrive here in few days,
and arrange for the presentation Of
another play, The Scottish Reforma-
ton" said to he more interesting than
the Luther play. 1t will be under the
auspices Of the Church Of the Good
Shepherd.
The operatta Of Golden Hair and
the Three Bears will he presented at
Metropolitan Hall Friday night, the
18th. This is given by the pupils OF
the city graded schools for the benefit
of the libraries of the Centennial and
Murphy schools. 1t is said to be a very
pleasing entertainment. The school
children will be assisted by number
of grown people. Rehearsals are being
held for the play.
Yesterday afternoon the south
bound Seaboard Air Line train was run
i'm two sections. The second section
consisted Of five emigrant sleepers, two
baggage cars. and a Pullman. The
train is TO run TO San Francisco in five
DAYS The officers and men of a corps
of marines were aboard, nearly two
hundred ia all 1heg are transferred
from the Navy Yard at Norfolk to the
Mare Island Navy Yard ON the Pacifi,
Coast. They go by the Southern Pa
aifc route