The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-14
CITY IN BRIEF.

CITY IN BRIEF.
We learn that Mr.. ]. l.. Graham, OF
Newton, will soon locate in Raleigh
Hickory Press.
Sheriff Mitchell, Of Rockingham coun-
~, brought one convict to the penlten-
tiary yesterday.
Ham Jones has arranged to give his
bond as sheriff, which is $105,OOO, with
che Fidelity and Deposit Company OF
Baltimore.
Rev j. w. Carter, y. d., has accepted
an invitation to preach the dedicatory
sermon of the new Baptist church IN
Washington on the fifth Sunday IN THIS
month.
Hon. A. w. Graham has been COM
nissioned by the Governor to hold Ala
nance court next Monday. This court
was to have been held by Judge James
%. McIver, but he is still confined to his
bed hy sickness.
A reward of $50 was paid yesterday
By Gov. Carr to David Knight, the town
marshal of Aberdeen, for the capture
there OF Peter Cameron, negro charged
with larceny, house breaking and other
crimes in Chatham county,
Gov. Carr has appointed j. E. Peter
son. of GoIdsboro, member of the board
of director. of the Eastern Hospital, vice
II. b. Parker, resigned. The cause or
Mr.. Parker's resignation was that ne
has been elected member Of the General
Assembly and cannot hold two offices at
the same time.
Mai. S. f. TeIfair, Gov. Cars private
secretary, has received a card announcing
the marriage of Miss Ellie Douglas Fray
ser, of Richmond, and Mr.. Evan Tag
land Chesterman, private secretary 10
Gov. O'Ferrall, of Virginia, on Tuesday,
November 10. They will be at home IN
Richmond after December j.
Gov. Carr, Assistant Secretary Hinton
and Mr.. r. K. Bruner have returned from
their hunting expedition on the State
farm near Wadesboro They had good
days sport. bagging over 40 fine BIRDS.
In addition to the aboye-named gentle
men, Chief of Police Orr and Mr.. henry
Knox, OF Charlotte, We're members or the
hunting party.
James E. Huiin, the 13-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs A. ID. Huin, died at the
home of his parents in this city at IL
o'clock Thursday morning. The funeral
was held at the residence yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, and was attended
BY large number of friends and rela-
*ives.
1t is said that the new hoard of county
commissioners, when they come into their
Kingdom, will elect successor to Mr..
Will Allen, superintendent Of the County
Home and Work House, and that Pop
sulist from near Rogers store named
Charles b. Ray, will be the man. Ray
was a candidate for the nomination for
register Of deeds before the county con-
yyeniion
In the Mayors court yesterday there
were only two offenders. Jennie Kyle, an
East Raleigh resident, charged with be
ing drunk and disor1eTiy, was fined Sl0
and costs. The other was white man
Bunny Finch-charged with drunkenness
on the street. Twelve hours in the city
guard house. satisfied the demands OF
justice In this case.
Sheriff Page yesterday issued notice
to the taxpayers Of Wake county urg-
ing and insisting that they come forward
and settle at once. 1t is important that
he should close up his tax account for
the year 1896, and hence he makes this
urgent appeal. To all who come forward
and settle before December /, he VIII
charge no cost; but after that he Will
charge cost as allowed by law.
In accordance with. a request from
Richard Hill, chief of the Negro depart
ment of the Tennessee Centennial, Gov.
Carr yesterday appointed DIR. l.. A.
Scruggs, Of Raleigh; A. @. Atkins, of
Winston, and W, G, Coleman, Of Con-
cord. as delegates to represent the ne
groes of North Carolina at that great
exnosftion. TO show the progress OF the
negro race in America from the oil
plantation days to the present, is the
cause Of the Negro department in the
Tennessee Centennial. The Negro Build
ing viii be one of the handsomest build
ings on the grounds. That the display
may be complete in every particular and
a truthful exhibitiCa of what the negro
race can and are doing, every State IN
she Union is asked to appoint three, i've
or seven pushing, energetic negro men
10 fifty represent the negroes within It's