The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-03

One convict, the first accession to
the pen for '96, was brought in yes
terday from Buncombe. He was es-
corted by Sheriff Brookshire.
Monday the city graded schools re-
sumo. superintendent Howell yester-
day returned from Goldsboro, where
he spent the holidays with his parents.
The Raleigh tobacco market resumed
its sales yesterday. The breaks were
not heavy but prices were high, and
the farmers who sold here went home
happy.
Governor Carr yesterday honored
the reuuisition offiovernor Atkinson,
of Georgia, for Henry Williams, now
in jail at Fayetteville. Williams com
mitted murder in Glen county, Geor-
gia.
Dughi yesterday announced that he
would give an orange to every little
girl who called at his place between
eleven o'clock and noon. A hundred
and seventy little maidens appeared,
and were made happy.
President Warren G.. Elliot, of the
Atlantic Coast Line, and General Man
ager w. III. Green, of the Southern,
had their private ears attached to the
Norfolk-bound train of the Southern
yesterday morning. They were going
over the new route to Norfolk.
John Scott, colored, was pulled by a
cop and brought before Mayor Russ
yesterday He had been having holt
day fun, tearing palings off several
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building fires with the same" Mayor
Russ thought the evidence sufficient to
bind him over to court for larceny
The Mechanics Dime Savings Bank
began business yesterday. The tenn
porary Offices are in Mr.. w. r. Tuck
er's rear office, Fayetteville street. But
the Fentress building on Fayetteville
street is being prepared for the new
bank, and they will i'll a few days move
into their permanent offices. Mr.. Il.
! r. Lacy is cashier, and Mr.Walters Dur
ham is his assistant.
Funds are being raised for the fur
nishing of the handsome new parson-
age of Edenton Street Methodist
church. The Ladies' Aid Society of
the church, of which Mrs. Holleman is
president, is engaged III this work.
Pastor Norman and his wife arrived
to-day, and next Sunday the new pas
tor will. for the first time, occupy the
Edenton Street pulpit.
The Raleigh correspondent of the
Wilmington Star says: Treasurer
Worth has a very convenient way of
escaping contributions to different
objects. Yesterday the committee
was out raising money for the cruiser
Raleigh fund. They called on Treas
urer Worth, but that gentleman's
Quaker views regarding peace forbade
him making a contribution
The Teachers Aid Association, OF
which Mr.. G. J. Parker. Secretary of
the Teachers Assembly, is manager,
is branching out. The main offices
are in the Holleman building, on Fay
etteville street. Branch offices are to
be established in few days in South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Nir-
ginia. The Association has business
extending from Pennsylvania to Mis-
sissippi.
State Auditor Furman, who return
ed yesterday from Asheyile, says that
the opening of ''Biltmore," George
Yanderbilt's mansion, accorded with
the magnifcence of the place. There
were two parties of guests from New
York, one for Christmas, the other for
New Years. 1t is said that the estate
when completed will have cost be-
tween ten and twelve million dollars.
The estate comprises hundred thou
sand acres.
Next week the January term OF
Wake county court will be held, for
the trial of criminal coses." The eases
Of the Legislative clerks. Satterfield
and Brown, against whom the grand
jury found true bill for fraud, Will
come up on the 9th inst. The trial OF
Mrs. Pattie ID. b. Arlington and Barnes
Brothers for publishing in 'The Grim
inal Docket criminal libels on ex-
Judge Spier Whitaker and the late
Chief Justice Smith, is also set for trial
next week.
Yesterday the Agricultural and Me
chanical College entered upon its
spring session. Nearly all the stu
dents are already on the grounds, and
will be at work again to-day. A lot Of
talk and some newspaper comment
was created by the trial and expulsion
of certain students whom the faculty
found guilty" of disgraceful conduct.
But the reports were greatly eNagger-
ated Only two or three were expelled.
The college has before it the brightest
prospects.
Mr.. II. c. Olive, of Apex, said recent
ly that the agricultural interests OF
that community have been as well kept
up for the past ten years,and have
paid as well as in any part OF the coun-
try. All the farmers there have
money, many new homes have been
built, and many Of the young men can
not be hired to leave the farm. There
are good school houses and churches,
and everything is in a prosperous con
dition. Tobacco crops have been good
and that has had much to do with the
thrift of the community.
Committees of the Y. NJ. G. A. are