The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-17

The Grand Commander Knights
Templar of North Carolina, w. S. Lid
dell, of Charlotte, last night installed
the officers of Raleigh Commandery,
No. 4.
Mr.. Joel ID. Whitaker returned from
Hillsboro yesterday afternoon. lie is
putting up a large brick-maling plant
there that will have capacity of fifty
thousand brick a day.
Nightly rehearsals of the lecture
viyant ''The Reformation" are being
held in Metropolitan Hall. These
will continue until the presentation of
the play January Gath and 25th.
Next Sunday is the birthday of Rob
ert +. Lee BY special act of the Legis
lature. Lees birthday is holiday in
this State. The banks will close and
Monday will be observed as the holiday
here.
Commissioner Patterson has already
held several farmers institutes this
wear. He has held institutes at Lenoir,
Newton, and Mooresville. Another
set of institutes will he held in the
near future.
The new boiler that will be put in by
the Raleigh Water Company has ar
rived. 1t is of $50 horsepower. y
good deal of new machinery will be put
in. This is made necessary by the de-
struction of the water-works pond.
Rev. Edward Bull, of Newbern. has
been here for several days in the inter
est of the Newbern fair, which is held
11lDp
21th. 28th, and goth. Three thousand
dollars are offered in purses for trot-
ting and running races.
1t is understood that the United
Order of Kings Daughters has de
cided to consolidate the mission rooms
which il maintains at the corner OF
Wilmington and Morgan streets with
the st. Luke's Home for lncurableS,
which is also under its special care.
Mr.. i. 4. Perry, who was shot in the
raid on the house of LYDIA, the outlaw,
is in the city. He has just been dis
charged from the hospital at Ashe-
vile. 1t was thought at first that the
wound would prove fatal, but with
careful Nursing he pulled through.
The State Executive Committee OF
the Farmers Alliance held special
meeting at the new headquarters at
Hillsboro last night. 1T is understood
that an alliance revival is contem-
plated. and that lecturers are 10 he sent
to every part OF the State in he inter
est of the order.
Deputy Motiitt reports that on the
night OF the 18th, at the Southern rail
road depot in Greensboro, he seized
two kegs of corn whiskey, one ad-
dressed to j. II. Scoggins. Bolton, ia,
and the other to John Aetarter, Bel
ton. Ga. The tax had not been paid.
The whiskey was placed in the ware
house at Greensboro.
DR.. i. A. Hanks, one of the most
prominent physicians in Chatham
county. died at his home in Pittsboro
night before last. lie was something
over fifty wears of age. lie married
Miss Mallory, of Durham. DIR. Hanks
had been sick for several days, suffer
ing with heart trouble. The remains
will be Inferred at Pittsboro.
The Sunday-school committee APP
pointed BY the State BAPTIST Conven-
ton met I'm the mission rooms here
last night. They discussed the sun
dav- school work OF the State, and
talked over plans for its more vlgor-
Gus prosecution Messrs. \. y. Rrough-
ton. J. w. Bailey and John T. Pullen
were appointed a committee 10 select
a person for Sunday school mission
AIRY. They will report at the meeting
which viii lie called by the chairman
next week. The supply store viii be
continued in it's present location, on
Fayetteville street.
The gymnasium class at the D. NJ
&. a. has been permanently organized.
1t meets for regular practice Mondays
and Thursdays fencing class viii
probably be added to the attractions
OF the Association The class viii be
taught by an expert in the art. The
meeting Of the Association next sun
day viii be especially for railroad
men in all branches of the service. The
canyassing committee is said 10 haze
succeeded very well in the canvass for
renewals of membership and snbscrip-
tions and for new members. The COM
nlittee viii make its final report at the
meeting Of the Board Of Directors
Tuesday evening.