The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-02
CITY IN BRIEF.

Register tomorrow Register every
SATURDAY.. Don't forget!
The Confederate Veterans of the state
will meet during fair week.
1T is very pleasant to pose as nero
said Mr.. Pou, our nominee for Congress
Yesterday, ''if one were only lnsdy en-
titled TO he name
seThe real credit of rescuing the poor
deaf and dumb woman who was caught
in the wreck of Mr.. Lawrence Haugh-
tons kitchen, under the fallen tree bhe
other day, is due to colored man ana
woman. who risked their lives in the
storm under the falling limbs to eX-
tricate the woman. The assistance l
rendered was slight. and to this brave
man and woman Mary Prince is due
the credit
At Miss Mary Grimes Cowper's the
w. II. of ST. Agnes Guild will meet
this (Friday) afternoon at 4 o'clock.
For special reasons, the president re-
guess every member to attend prompt
ly.
The executive committee of the State
Fair Association has appointed Major
Alfred Williams, 1st Regiment n. Z. D.
G., and Capt. Woollcott and Lieuten-
ants Jordan and Crawford, of the Gov
errors Guard, a military committee
who, viii have charge of the eneamp-
ment of / F9ops here during Fair Week.
llcarrespondenre should be addressed
to.sNajoE Williams, chairman.
Mrs. j. j. johnson has returned
fros4l New York, after az two weeks visit
to.her son. Mr.. Joseph E. Johnson.
". II. Crawford q Son received tor
dav fine carload of fat Virginia cat
file. They got them of Sheriff James
Mitchell. of Carroll county, Virginia
The well-known and popular sales
man. Mr.. Archie B. Uzzle, has accepted
a position with the new and thriving
dry goods house of Sherwood Higgs d.
Co. where he will be pleased to serve
his friends.
Mr.. Thomas Taylor, of Ohio, will
bring a handsome exhibit of Essex
swine to the Fair.
The musical recital, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. James Boylan and Mrs
Il. L. Hay, will be held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. r. S. Tucker this even
ing at s o'clock. A delightful pro-
gramme has been arranged for the oc-
casion.
Nearly fifty trees were blown down
in the windstorm in Raleigh Monday
afternoon
The Marlborough House, it seems, will
have the furniture sold out of it right
away, but there is some talk that an
effort will be made to keep it in shape
at least until after the Fair. Other
wise, great hardship may come to the
good name of the city as well as to the
best results for the Fair.
A notable social event will transpiTe
Al - H.. I. ILL.,,
riage of Miss Margaret Hinsdale, of
this city, to Mr.. John Gotten Engel-
hard, of Owensboro, Ky. The ceremony
will be performed at Christ church.
The musicale which was to have
been given under the auspices of the
Ladies Aid Society at the residence of
Mrs. E. E. Moffitt last night, has been
postponed till a late date which will
be announced in due time.
The ladies of 1.-THE Wait Saving Cir
Gle" are requested to meet at the home
of the leader, this afternoon at S
o'clock. There will be business of i'm
portance.
The Board of Control of the North
Carolina Liquor. Dealers Association
met yesterday morning and transacted
matter pertaining to the association,
which viii not be made public. Those
present at the meeting were: Frank
O'Donnell, of Asheville; A. d. Wallace,
Wilmington; and Luther White and
Sam Smith, Raleigh.
A pleasure club was yesterday or
gained in the rooms at the Cotton Elk
change. It starts with twenty mem
bers, having for it's object recreation,
amusement in the way of games, liter
allure, athletic features, &c. Officers
were elected as follows: President
James w. Allison; ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
b. Holmes; Secretary s. Hamp-
ton; Treasurer Upchurch;
Keeper of Club-M. L. Maroon.