The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-26
CITY IN BRIEF.


Lent is rapidly drawing to close,
Next SABBATH is Palm Sunday, the
beginning OF Holy Week
Nayor Russ yesterday fined Frank
t,aeevton tcoloreel five dollars for
disorderly conduct
The Superior Court yesterday dis
a,ase,l ST a number of small cases on the
criminal docket.
rlsas r. Purnell, Esq, says he has
mt announced himself a candidate for
Secretary of State, as has been pub
Eshed,
Mrs. John T. Bennett sends $51.i5 70
Treasurer Brown for the Vance Statue
fnnd the proceeds from the Polk Miller
entertainment at Wadesboro.
The regular meeting of the Minister
inc Circle of Kings Daughters viii be
held this evening at o'clock at the
residence of the president,
The Yates Mission Band of the First
Baptist church will give a musical at
the residence of DR.. J. W. Carter FRI
day evening, March 27th, at O'Clock.
Public cordially invited.
Coles circus is to appear at Cary
Friday and Friday night, but gives
Raleigh the marble heart" What has
Raleioh done that the circus should
forsake herr
prof. BRYANT. Of Peace Institute,
went down to Goidsboro yesterday 10
test the new top pipe organ just put
i'm the Presbyterian church there:
Miller q Uzzle, of this city, installed
the instrument.
The Pansv Club entertainment at
the Presbyterian session room VIII be
a delightful occasion. Some CT the
best talent will contribute to the en-
tertainment. Full programme TO-
morrow.
The Raleigh correspondent of VIII
minpton Star says: 'Is Senator Butler
using the Alliance, and is Jim Young
using the colored Baptist churches IN
Wake county for political purposes?
A Republican says So.
Sheriff Wooten, of Bladen, who was
here yesterday, says the Populist ana
Republican executive cmmittees VIII
meet at Flizabethtown Saturday 10 ar
range the fusion in that county. lie IS
Populist.
IT needs only two more generous
citizens to complete the $1,000 as the
basis for the Public Library. VIII not
two liberals citizens write to Mr. b. Il.
Montague or the News and Observer
to-day and complete the first thousand
dollars?
DR.. T.. A. Scruggs, who has returned
to the city from trip to western
North Carolina, says that the plan or
establishing a sanitarium Tor coiofea
people at Southern Pines is very popu-
lar. and that people of means and pub
Hc-spirit are helping him.
The architects have submitted TO the
building committee of the First Pres
byterian church plans for Gothic
structure. The plans that were almost
decided upon were of the Romanesque
type. Al meeting of the committee Will
probably be held Monday to consult on
the plans.
Mr. G.. A. Hosmer, of Rochester, N.
Y. who was formerly city missionary
of that city, has been at Southern
Zines for his health. 1T is greatly inn
proved and he is now visiting in Raj
eigh. A few nights agohe preached at the
Soldiers Home, and on Sunday preach
ed at the penitentiary, where 80 OF the
conyicts requested prayer,
Mayor Russ, Chief Heartt and others
are hard at work compiling the census
returns. The result viii probably be
announced tomorrow morning. A
school census was taken at the same
time as the regular census; SIPS per
capita lis allowed each child, and this
new census will materially increase the
superintendent for the city schols.
Little Mary Imogene Cheek, infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. III. +. Cheek,
died at Greenville Tuesday. The re-
mains were brought here yesterday af-
ternoon. The funeral will be held this
morning at 10 O'Clock from the resi-
dence Of Mrs. M. L. Pierce, corner Of
Bloodworth and Lane streets.
RANGE COMPANY MUST PAY.
The Supreme Court decides that the
wrought iron range companies doing
business in the State must pay the
State tax or seek another field. The
State tax is 500, and the county tax
the same. The case decided came up
from Person. By direction of Treas
urer Worth the Sheriff levied the tax;
the range companies carried it into
court; the Superior Court decided the
tax was legal; and the Suprem Court
affirIns the decision of the lower court.
So the Interstate law doesn't apply
in this case.