The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-08
CITY IN BRIEFS.

The Epworth Reading circle met
last evening at the residence of MID.
G.. Brown.
Mr. Wiley Clifton, who has been for
some days confined with an injured
leg, is out again.
The Shining Stars will give
chocolate tea at the residence of Mr..
n T.. White Friday night.
Governor Carr has received a hand
some invitation to attend the inaugu-
ration of Governor Asa Bushnell, of
Ohio.
At the ladies' prayer meeting at the
Baptist Tabernacle at $3.50 to-day the
subject will be "Chinese Missions"
All are invited.
Governor Carr has appointed as No
taries Public: Marcus Erwin, Bun
eombe; T. +. Finch, Randolph; j. NJ.
Aycok, Goldsboro.
Judge McIver yesterday fined Rich
ard Pope S. and Jack Pope $40 for an
ARRAY with deadly weapons. There
was little of interest in the court.
The Raleigh Cotton Mills. one of the
south, has just declared a semi-annuai
dividend of three per cent, payable
February 1st.
The trial of the murderers of Mr..
John Bonner is set for to-day at Wash
ington. Beaufort County. 1t is
special term of the criminal court
over which Judge Hoke presides. The
docket is quite heavy.
Referring to the Judge who is pre-
siding at this term of Wake court, the
Carthage Blade says: Judge McIver
has gained for himself an enyiable
reputation throughout the State as
learned and just Judge
Mr. J. M. Broughton, for twenty
years a member of the Baptist Taber-
nacle Sunday School, and for some time
teacehr of the senior class, has resign
ed having been elected superintendent
of the Inwood Sunday School. near
Raleigh.
The follow ing Invitation has been re-
ceived: ssMrs William Hamilton
Young requests the pleasure of your
presence at the marriage of her daugh-
ter, Alice Hamilton. To Mr.. John Dam
iels Rose, on Wednesday, January the
18th, 1896, at 10 O'Clock; 1901 Eleventh
Street, N. w, Washington, D. c.
Rev. o. Il. Struggled is doing good
work for the Baptist Female Tniyer-
i sity. In period of unprecedented
hard times he goes right on raising
money, not elated with Il week of great
success or cast down By o week of
small results. A few days ago Mrs.
Bell. widow of the late Daniel Bell,
of Morehead City, gave $500.
Mr.. Herbert F.. Norris fine new barn
that Was DESTROYED by fire night be-
for, last, cost at least $1,000. 1T had
Just been built. and was stored with
fodder and corn. The cattle in the
barn were taken out, uninjured by the
fire The handsome barn, with nearly
all it's contents. is a total loss. The
property is said TO haze been unin-
sured 1t was ut the old Argo place,
mile and half from town.
AR c. Il. Afford is here as witness
in the case of State VS.. A. G.. Hill and
Joseph H. Hill. 1t is said they mort
gagged one mule four times to g. Il.
Afford, W. y. Jones. Howard IL Hun
ter and c. j. Bright. Joseph H. Hill
is 10 be tried at this court. A. q. Hill
skipped. A mule is hard To lSili-some
say he has az many lives as IA cat-and
that may be why the Hills thought
four mortgages would stand
A meeting of the Army Post Com
mittee of the Chamber OF Commerce
was held last night. representative
Settles bill, introduced in the House
two days ago, TO appropriate 100000
al NO
of an army post at some point in
North Carolina, has inspired fresh hope
in the minds of many. If the bill is
lucky and passes land we deserve an
army post Raleigh viii probably be
the point selected.
A large number OF students arrived
at Peace Institute yesterday and the
day was full of greetings from old
students returning from their homes.
I'm addition to these Miss Mamie Pope,
of Charleston, S. c., Miss Bette john
son, of Wilmington, Miss Shaw, Miss
Black, Miss Latta and Miss Leach have
entered for the new year. APP
piications are being received
every day from others, many of whom
desire to take post graduate courses
in music or art.
1t is not everywhere known that
Z North Carolina is embalmed in the
snew Standard Dictionary. In several
places there are quotations from North
carolina poets TO show the use of words
Ecited. One of these instances is III the
word "mime," the noun, which is de-
" fined. IAN actor in a mime or farce;
hence, "a mimic; clown buffoon." To
show the use of the word this is cited:
1.-The mocking-bird. too-fhe sweetest
Of mimes-Is prodigal now. OF his
5ubifanc rhymes" Thee H. Hill, "St.
Valentines Day"