The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-12-20
CITY IN BRIEF.


The Raleigh tobacco market will close
next Wednesday and reopen January A.
Sheriff Jones, of Moore county, yester-
day brought two convicts to the peniten-
'tiary.
All the exterior work on the annex to
the Agricultural building has been COM
pleted.
DIR. J. w. Garter will preach Christ
mas sermon at the First Baptist church
Christmas morning at IL O'Clock.
Lampson & Company will this week
open another brokers' Office here. LIT will
be under the management of MIR. John A.
Duncan.
There are now seventy veterans at the
Soldiers Home-thrty of these are away
on a Through During the year thirty
two new inmates have been received and
eleven have died.
Judge Oliver III. Allen, of Kinston,
who succeeds Judge Boykin after Decem-
Der 81, holds his first term of court in
Wake county-the January term for the
trial Of criminal causes.
The famous violinist Remenyi is booked
TO appear at the Metropolitan Opera
House January IS. He was here three
years ago. Two other artists. a soprano
and pianist, will appear with him.
The Monday Evening club will meet
next Monday evening at the residence
of Mr.. Ed Lee. Subject: James Rus
sell Lowell. Members are expected to
have quotations from that author.
'sThe Private Secretary" which was
presented at the metropolitan Opera
House some three weeks ago, will be here
again January 5. The company has
been South, and viii stop here on their
way back to New York.
1t is understood that Capt. Roberts,
Keeper OF the Capital, will not be disturb
ed by the incoming administration. He
is wounded ex-Confederate soldier, and
has made an excellent officer during his
fourteen years Of service.
Judge Avery was on the bench yester-
day, having returned from the bedside of
his son, who was recently assaulted by
Two negroes in Morganton. He reports
young Mr. Avery as doing well and re-
covering as rapidly as could be expected.
A large number of pretty girls passed
through Raleigh yesterday. They were
students of Salem Female Academy and
Greensboro Female College, on their way
yersity and Wake Forest students also
came through.
-Four more of the young negroes who
have been making night hideous around
Mangum's bar room were up before the
Mayor yesterday. They were John War
rem, Anthony Jordan, Robert Boss and
William Hale. They were required to
contribute $7.25 each to the city treasury.
Mr.. Walker, Of the revenue depart
sment, was last night dubbed as royal
good fellow" by a number of his intimate
friends. He received a barrel of excep-
tionally fine oysters yesterday from New
bern, and last night ''the boys" had a
high old time roasting the luscious BIZ
valves.
Mr.. Frank knight, who has been with
the firm Of Mcpherson & Witherspoon
for the past two years, left yesterday
morning for Raleigh to take a position in
the shops Of the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
road. lie is an excellent young man and
the best wishes of the people here go with
him.-Sanford Express.
The Southern Railway should follow
the example of the Seaboard and put
bulletin board on Fayetteville street, SO
that people might know when to expect
trains without going to the depot and
then having to wait an hour or two for a
belated train. Some thirty or forty peo-
pie stood under the car shed for an hour
yesterday waiting for a train which was
reported on time but came an hour late.
Norfolk has dramatic club which has
achieved great success. In the course Of
few weeks the club will give perform
ance at the Academy of Music in this
city for the benefit of Rex Hospital
Ruth Lodge, No. 4, Daughters Of Re
becca, at their meeting Friday night
elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing year: e. S. Cheek, N. g.; Miss Nellie
Wedden, " c.; ]. S. Keith, r. S.; Miss
Ethel Collins, f. S.; and Miss Matte
Perry, treasurer.
Engineer Heilig, Of the Seaboard, who
made such a wonderful run-nearly 70
miles an hour-with the directors train
on November 81, has a watch that he is
showing to his friends with great deal
of pride. It is very valuable and hand
some watch, with the finest movement in
it that is made. 1t was presented to him
by the Richmond Locomotive Works. It
was with an engine built by them-No.
540-that Mr.. Heilig made his remark
able speed record.