The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-20
CITY IN BRIEF.

Don't forget the Mystic Midgets tonight
at Metropolitan Hall Curtain rises
promptly at $50.
The Euchre Club will meet with Miss
Mary Turner at her home on NJ PERSON
street, Friday evening at o:oo cioch'
Six women are to be brought from
the State farms within the next Jew
DAYS to work in the laundry at the penn
tertiary here.
A car load of stoves was yesterday re-
ceiyed by julius Lewis and Company
from Detroit, Michigan.
The work of planting has been COM
Melted on the State farms and the pros
uects for a good crop this year are nne.
There are 5000 acres in cotton, 6,OOO IN
corn and large quantity of wheat, oats,
gardens and other crops.
Nine conyicts were brought in yester-
day from Edgecombe county by Sheriff
w. l.. Stallings.
Fifty-two conyicts We're yesterday TAX
en- down to the State farms on Roanoke
riyer-iifteen to the Halifax farm ana
thirty-seyen to Caledonia. Among thls
number was an Indian from indian 1er-
ritory. He was here with Buffalo Bill
show. When he got to Charlotte he APP
propriated somebody else's property ana
was s4t to the penitentiary. He is good
natured and a great mimic and humor-
list.
Ned Bryan, who drives a wagon ior
Jones and Powell, was in trouble yester-
day. And it all came about through
granddaughter and her mother. Accord
ing to Ned's showing his home is sort OF
a free ''cussin" school for 1.-THE old iady
and her gal" But when Ned tried 1t the
step-daughter tried to put him out OF the
house and the mother went for ponce
man. AS it seemed to be purely family
row the Mayor let Ned go on payment OF
costs.
The Secretary Of State has been in
formed by the public printer that the
printing of the indexes to the laws pass
ed by the last Legislature has been I'm
ished, and that the bound volumes OF
the acts will be ready for distribution IN
q few days.
A prominent Republican says Gov. Rus
sell is pardoning Republicans out of the
penitentiary faster than Mckinley can
appoint them to Office.
There will be special meeting of Hi
ram Lodge, No. 40, A. +. 4 A. NJ, this
Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock sharp for
work in the first degree. The members
will please be prompt, and brethren of
sister lodges cordially invited.
The Thompson Orphanage Guild is
making arrangements to have musicale
Wednesday evening of next week. A de-
lightful programme is being prepared
and every effort will be made to have
most successful entertainment. A full
programme will be published later.
Treasurer Worth is at MOorehead pre-
pairing for the Sheriff's Institute to be
held there in July
The banks of the city wi be closed
today in honor of the anniversary of the
Mecklenburg Declaration of Indepen-
dence, which is a State holiday.
Capital Lodge has appointed its excur-
cunsion committee and is making ar
rangements to run two excursions this
season-an early one to Norfolk, and Il
later one to Asheville or Charleston, S. c.
The st. Luke's Circle of Kings Daugh-
tiers will hold an important meeting at
the home this afternoon at 4:3O o'clock.
1t is urgently requested that all members
attend.
johnson High School fcol) held its
commencement exercises in Metropolitan
Hall last night.