The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-30
CITY IN BRIEF.

There Will be no meeting ior men az
the rooms of the Y. NJ. c. A. this after
noon.
The people of Edwards Mills are
preparing a big barbecue to celebrate
the establishment of the new post Of
flee, 'Dughi."
There will be a meeting of the Guild
of ST. Timothy Tuesday afternoon at
$50 o'clock at the home of the secre-
tary, Mr.. Moore Parker.
Fab Lane, colored, was yesterday
sent to the roads for thirty days for
assault and battery on negro woman.
He was tried by Mayor Russ.
Docker's Index says: IN power on
earth, no convention, no man or set OF
men can make the negroes of Rich
mond county vote as a unit for hus-
SELL"
Rev. w. C. Norman, who has return
ed from a visit to Lexington, will occu-
py his pulpit at Edenton Street church
this morning and this evening at the
usual hours.
The many friends of Mr.. C. o. Ball
will be pleased to know that he has
accepted position as salesman with
Mr.. John S. Jones, staple and fancy
grocer, on Hargett street.
Mrs. Charles Lyons, who lives near
vanteen, in New Light township, Wake
county, gave birth to triplets one day
this week. They weighed % pounds.
Mother and children are doing well.
The excursion from Bennettsville
that arrived here Friday with three
hundred negroes aboard left on the
return trip yesterday afternoon. The
excursionists had huge good time
here and were pleased with the place.
Rev. f. A. Yates, ID. d., will preach
at Central M. E. church this morning
at IL o'clock. There will be no SER
vices at night on account of absence
of the pastor, who is visiting his
parents at the old home in Lenoir,
n. C.
David Wayne Marion, the fusion or
"P. S. A." candidate for Congress in
the Fifth Georgia district, was here
yesterday, going north. His wife is
editress and proprietress of news
paper, 'sThe Hornet" that, queer
enough to say, advocates the election
of Mr.. Marion.
Rev. e. A. Yates, ID. d., viii preach
at Brooklyn church this evening at
o'clock, after which he will hold the
fourth quarterly conference for that
place. There will be no services at
Epworth Chapel tonight, but the con-
gregation of that church will worship
with the Brooklyn congregation.
Col. A. @. Holiday, DR.. H. b. Battle
and Prof w. f. Massey returned yes
terday from Mocksville, Dayie county,
where a very successful farmers in
stitute was held. Commissioner Patter-
son is expected home Monday, after n
round of farmers institutes that have
been interesting and well attended.
One of the handsomest advertise
ments ever seen here is the Bathing
Hour Calendar" issued by Hunter,
Apothecary," at Asbury Park, N, j.
The apothecary referred to is our own
b. w. Hunter, of the firm of Jas. Nc
Kimmon e. Co., who the past summer
has run one of the most popular drug
stores at the famous Jersey resort.
Editor J. w. Bailey and Travelling
Correspondent j. c. Caddell, of the
Biblical Recorder, Rev. John T.. White,
Secretary of the Baptist State Board
of Missions, and Editor Archibald
johnson, of Charity and Children"
returned yesterday from a two weeks
tour of Baptist Associations in Wilkes,
Ashe. Watauga and Davidson counties.
They report delightful trip through
the mountains.
The Rockingham Index, edited by
Settde Dockery, says that the Story
that he pledged his father to vote for
Mckinley and Russell, is not true. The
Index says s'Claudius Dockery was in
vited into the Republican committee
room and went. He was Intercepted
as to his fathers position and simply
said: Il have no authority to speak for
my father. Whatever he does will be
done in good faith That was mighty
clear thing for the politicians to have
gotten so badly mixed up"