The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-02
CITY IN BRIEF.

There is an epidemic OF hog cnolera
near Hally Springs
The Weather Bureau expects in few
DAYS TO he in its new quarters over the
,9serManger building.
Go 10 hear Mr.. Theo. Kluttz, one of
the best speakers in the State, at
Metre lolitan Hall tonight.
DIR. h. 5 MeGeachey has gone to
fredericksburg. Va, where he was yes
sfsrxlax to he married to Miss Wissner.
The aanmal meeting of the Tobacco
BOARD of Trade win be held in the of
flee of the president this afternoon at
A O'Clock.
The funeral of Rev. J. b. Bobbitt, D.
ID. will be held at Edenton street Meth
.eodisS church at half past ten o'clock
this morning.
An excursion from Patton, Pa, is TO
be run TO lYilmington, \. C. Many OF
those who come will do SO with view
TO locating i'm North Carolina.
Examina tons at the a. and NJ, Col
glcce AViIl De held to-day Wednesday,,
Instead of Thursday, as announced.
Quite a number of freshmen arrived
yesterday.
Ii i said that the newly elected SUI
perintendent of the Raleigh Institution
for the Blind has written personal
letter to a friend here declining to
accept the position.
The cotton firms L. III. Lee and Conn
many and Latta and Wright have been
consolidated into one firm, the part
ners being Messrs. Ed. III. Lee, G. g.
lIsatta and C. B. Wright
Two little negroes were kept in the
station house twelve hours for indulg
inp an the forbidden pastime of beam
shooting. They were caught red hand
ed. with the deadly bean shooter in
full view.
Miss Maude Blow, of Greenville, Pitt
county: Miss Della Horne, of Tarboro,
and Mr.. r.. C. Holton, of Newbern, have
been awarded three of the Peabody
scholarships by the superintendent of
Public Instruction.
Settle and Kitchin open their cam
eDaign on the 10th instant. They are
both 'speart" young men and there viii
no doubt be fun. Kitchin wants to
tackle Settle in his absence from Con-
gress and on his Cigarette Trust ac
4ivity
The Seaboard AIRLINE yesterday
gave notice that after September 4th
all 1-00O and 1000 mile tickets will be
issued at two cents a mile. This is a
reduction of one half cent mile, as the
rate has heretofore been two and a
half cents.
Mr.. Robert l.. Franklin, aged 20 years,
q died in Swift Creek township yesterday
morning, of typhoid fever. He was
well known in the county, having been
Deputy Sheriff at one time under
Sheriff Page. He was member of the
Christian church.
81 shall vote for Bryan said a
NaEth Carolina Republican a few days
ago, because / see that every agent
or employee of trusts and monopolies
is for Mckinley. I have seen enough
TO know that what they want is not
for the good of the country"
Governor Carr has paid to B. A. Jones
and Irwin Rumley, a reward of 800 for
the capture of John Koontz, in the
county of Pitt, wanted in Beaufort
county for assault with intent to kill
on n A. Whitney and j. t. Sldttle-
tharpe. He is now in Jail at Washing
+ ton, n. c.
Mr.. Thomas III. Briggs, son of Bro.
John ID. Briggs, of Raleigh, has accept
ed desirable position in the excellent
high school of Elizabeth City. He is
a graduate of Wake Forest College,
avhene lac was honored with the editor
ship of the Wake Forest Student. As
a student of the English language, and
as a writer he has made quite a repu-
ration already Biblical Recorder.
Mr.. Eugene Albean, of Winston, who
rs here, says Winston suffered yesterday
morning by fire. The fire started at
#bree a. m. in Odd Fellows Hall. Sam
Smiths drug store, the Masonic and
Odd Fellows building, Justice and
gBrowder's bookstore were burned, and
Others were badly damaged. The loss
as heavy. All the uniforms of the secret
societies were burned.
Miss Milliken, who has been at the
Marlboro House fora long time as house
keeper, has severed her connection
with that hospitable old hosiery, her
services having been secured by the
managers at the Park. Miss Milliken
has friends in every part of the State.
who will congratulate the new hotel
management, and who, when In Raj
oeigh, viii feel ALL the more at home
because she is there.
The new additional regulations in
sht racing conditions for the coming
.S.a.e fair are as follows: "In the race
for road horses, no horse is eligible
witch has been trained by profess
sional trainer since January j, 1896.
Gentlemen riders or drivers are defin-
ed to be: Gentlemen who have never
received pay for riding, driving or
frailing a horse or horses
Messrs. Edwards and Broughton,
publishers of this city, have a very
catchy invitation out, letters in silver
and entitled 'Our Silver Anniversary
In the two top corners are 1871-1896,
showing 25 years of business life. To
morrow is the anniversary, and it is
to he hoped that the silver crescent
which adorns the announcement card
may be typical of the good fortune. yet
in store for this enterprising concern
DIR. James Mckee and Mr.. Fab. I'll
Busbee have returned from a visit t,
Bilfmore, the estate of Mr.. George w
Vanderbilt As special guests, thes,
gentlemen, of course, saw the pracelJ
grounds and structure to the best adj