The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-14
CITY IN BRIEF.

CITY IN bkltF.
CAPITAL HOSE CO.-There will be
A meeting of your company to-night at
$50 O'Clock.
POND DRAINED.-The small pond
inst inside the gate at lakewood cemetery
has been drained.
ONE DOLLAR A SLAP.-Jackson
Weaver, a negro, was yesterday fined y
by Justice Roberts for slapping negro
woman twice.
LAWN PARTY-The ladies of West
Raleigh Baptist church will give lawn
party tonight at the church. Come and
bring your friends.
ROCKED THE TRAIN.-A little 10
year-old negro boy from near Cary, was
placed in Jail here yesterday for throwing
some rocks at train as it passed by.
MAKING INQUIRIES.-City Clerk
Smith says inquiries are pouring in
about the new city bonds. Most of the
innuirers are Northern corporations and
bankers.
EXCURSION COMING.-This after
noon a big excursion is expected from
Norfolk, and tomorrow afternoon the At
lantic City team and the Nationals will
cross bats.
PEACE INSTITUTE. Tomorrow
Peace Institute will open for the session.
The young ladies are already coming in.
There are four here from Texas now.
The outlook for the school is bright.
ST. LUKES CIRCLE.-There will be
a very important meeting of st. Luke's
Circle this morning at 8 o'clock at the
residence of Mrs. Bates, Morgan street,
and all members are urged to be present.
SHERIFF IMPROvES.-Mr-
Bailey yesterday received a letter from
Senator Pritchard in which he states
that his brother is improving, and the
doctors now have little doubt about his
recovery.
BUSH ARBOR MEETING.-Rev. A.
L. Belts, the city missionary, aided by
several brethren, is holding meeting on
the corner of Lenoir and West streets,
under bush arbor The meeting will con.
tinue for several nights. Come and help
us.
OFF FOR TEXAS.-Mr. Richard E.
Irby, who has been employed by the Jul
Illus Lewis Hardware Company for the
past eighteen months, left yesterday af-
ternoon for Beaumont, Texas, where he
has accepted position in a grocery
store.
DIRECTORS TO MEET.-Chairman
Claude Dockery writes that he has called
a meeting of the board of directors OF
the State Prison, which will be held in
this city Tuesday, September q. The OBJ
ject of the meeting is unknown, but he
says it will be very important.
AT CENTRAL CHURCH.-Notwith
standing the very warm weather large
congregations attended, the revival serv-
ices in Central Methodist church Sun.
day and much interest was manifested.
These meetings will continue through the
week and you are invited to attend.
WHAT THEY MUST HAVE.-Jim
Young says that Mckinley is going to
recognize the negroes with three big
places in the State. He says those places
will be the collectorship at Wilmington
and at Newbern and the Raleigh postof.
fee. These three places. besides other
minor ones will be filed by negroes, ac-
cording to Jim Young.
ARGUMENTS BEGIN TOMORRW
Mr.. Zollicoffer, of Henderson, who is
referee in the many cases against the
Raleigh Paper Company, will tomorrow
begin hearing the arguments Of counsel
in the court house here. Mr.. Winburn, OF
Murfreesboro, VIII probably make the
first speech. The arguments will con
sumo several days, to say the least.
A GOOD MEETING.-Rev. J. F
Butt is accomplishing great good in his
meeting at Brooklyn. Deep interest wa.
felt in the meetings there Sunday al
both morning and evening service. Mr.
Butt is preaching with great power ant
his earnest work is having its effect
Mr.. Butt has host of warm friends il
Raleigh who rejoice to have him il
the city.
INSTITUTION TO OPEN.-Mrs
Meadows, of Oxford, the new matron
Mrs. Davis, of Warrenton, and Mis-
Parker arrived yesterday to assume thei
duties in the Institution for the Blint
here. The institution will open Thursda!
and Superintendent John T.. Ray say
that the prospects are for a very larg'
attendance. Some Of the teachers ar
now travelling over the State, bringing il
new pupils.
MR.. HAY PROMOTED.-The New
Orleans Agent, an insurance journal pub
lished in New Orleans, in recent issue
said: UNITED States Managers Hal
and Henshaw have appointed Mr.. GiIber
Hay southern special agent for their trit
of companies, covering the States o.
Virginia, North and South Carolina
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louis
lana, Arkansas and Texas, with head
quarters mt New Orleans. Mr.. Hay Il
a South Carolinian by birth, brothe'
q the General Agent, T. T. Hay, O
Raleigh, N. c., and has until this ap
po6ntment, for several years represent