The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-25
CITY IN BRIEF

A false alarm az FIRE was last night
termed in from hex is.
Deputy Sheriff Hyatt, Of Edgecombe,
yesterday brought FIVE new convicts TO
the pcnS tentiarv.
Grand Secretary Woodell. /. O. q. T.,
has eSsSl liShe5 an office ON the second
aoor 81 the pnIlen building. near odd
Fellows Hau
Tlr. ana AIRS. ". Fl Turner will give a
reception this evening to meet Miss Me
GIL ef pstersbnrg. who is the guest OF
Miss Mary Turner.
Mr.. ana Mrs. W. n 1.yon-aave issued
snvirati8as To an mt home" in honor
Of the eighteenth anniversary Of their
marriage. on rae evening Of the 9th at
80 o'eloek
A number If people will probably 80
from here to Richmond on Thanksgiving
Day ta witness the game Of football be-
tween flse University Of North Carolina
and tie University Of Virginia.
Mai. IT. w. Wilson has just returned
from a trip TO the Western part Of the
State. lie says Black Mountain is COW
cred with snow, and its white-eapped
head can Ire seen many miles away.
State rrinter Stewart charges the
State over $4,000 for printing the PEN
sion lists The same work was done by
T. NJ TzzelI under Democratic ad-
ministration for ST00 This is reform
with big r..
Governor Carr has already begun the
preparation Of his message to the next
General Assembly. Little viii be done
on it, however, until he gets the reports
from the various institutions and depart
ments. They viii be issued early in
December.
The II. i. II. q. of the First Baptist
church viii give an entertainment eompli-
mentary to the young men OF the A. and
NJ. College, Friday evening, November
27, in the Sunday School room. A pleas
ant programme has been arranged, and
the public is cordially invited.
There are now over 400 patients at the
insane asylum here, and many others
are applying for admission. When the
annex. which is now being built, is conf
pleted there will be accommodations for
nearly 500. Nearly dozen new patients
have been admitted within the past
week
Invitations have been received here to
the series Of germans to be given by
L'Arioso German Club, OF Wilmington.
during the season of 1S96-9T. The ger
mans are to be given on the second We'd
nesday Of each MONTH beginning with
"wednesday, December 9th The clubs
governing committee is as follows:
Messrs r. III. Stedman, president; G.
10. Chadbcurn, yice-president; w. Mayo
Atkinson, secretary and treasurer; X. H.
Cowan, C. ID. Myers, Owen II. Love and
r.. B. Mason.
Chairman A. II. Holton, of the Repub-
lican State committee, is in the city. He
is here in connection with some appeals
before the Supreme court from his dis
trict. He will return to Winston to-day
TO be present at banquet to be given at
the Phoenix Hotel tomorrow night, i'll
honor Of himself and Lieutenant
Goyernor-elect G. A. Reynolds, by the
Winston Republican club Secretary
sHyams, of the Republican committee,
was also invited, but yesterday wrote 2
letter conveying his regrets that he could
not be present.
Arrangements have been made to have
a meeting and reunion Of the citizens
and descendants Of citizens OF North
Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia,
who have gone from their old homes
and settled in the South, West and
North. On account of the large hote
accommodations and the central location
Southern Pines has been selected as the
most suitable place for the meeting
Low round trip railroad tickets will bt
sold from all points in the United States
The rate will be about one-haf, the
round trip for one fare. Tickets viii b.
put on sale the 10Th and Goth Of Decem
her, good to return in thirty days.