The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-24

DIR ELLIS BETTER.-The condition
Of DR.. r. b. Ellis, who was last week
paralyzed, was slightly improved yester-
day.
MARRIED.-Au %, 1897, at 3
o'clock. by the Rev. Bennett Smedes, at
Christ church. Miss Bessie Tucker to
Mr.. Edward Fellowes.
RASEBALL-There will be a base
ball game at Athletic Park this AFTER
noon at 8 o'clock. The Nationals (col),
of this city, and the Hard Hitters (col.),
Of Chapel Hill, will cross bats.
A SUDDEN DEATH.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Hulin, wife OF Mr.. A. ID. Hulin,
dropped dead Sunday night at her resi-
aence on South Harrington street. Mrs.
Hulin's death was caused by heart affec-
tion.
BARBECUE.-On Wednesday barbe-
cue and Brunswick stew will be served
at IL o'clock at the Woman's Exchange.
The pig will be barbecued in regular
pit style by an old stager in the business.
The ladies will serve orders to any store
or office.
PANTRY THIEVES.-There were
three complaints of larceny at the Police
department yesterday. Pantries were
raided in all instances and good supply
Of provisions was made away with. The
thefts occurred in the southeastern part
Of the city.
SCARLET FEVER.-There are two
eases of scarlet fever in the city. Mrs.
Dickson who lives on North Bloodworth
street. has a little daughter afflicted with
the malady. Mr.. Saintsing, who lives on
East Davie street, also has a daughter
who liz afflicted.
THE NEW PAPER.-The new after
noon paper-The Times-will make its
appearance Saturday. The material has
been purchased and some of it is already
here. 1t will be a six-column, four-page
paper. The subscription price will be
Eve cents a week.
LIQUOR DEALERS.-Quite a mum
Der of delegates to the Liquor Dealers
Association passed through Raleigh yes
terday afternoon, on their way to Dur
ham, where their convention meets this
year The delegates from Raleigh will
go this morning. All the dealers here
will attend. Mr. Sam II. Smith, of this
city, is the first vice-president of the
association, and Messrs. Denton and
White are members of the Executive
committee.
THE WATER SHED.-Mayor Russ,
Col. Shaffer, engineer to the State Board
of Health, and DIR. Mckee, superintend-
ent of the Board of Health of the city
of Raleigh. will to-day go out to Walnut
creek to examine the watershed. They
will begin at Cary and come down to
the water-works. AS engineer to the
State Board Col. Shaffer will have to
perform a similar duty for every town
in the State Fifteen in number that has
water-works.
WASHERWOMAN AFTER HIM.
There is Seaboard Air Line conductor
who is likely to get into some serious
trouble-and all over So that he owes a
woman and will not pay. Justice Of the
Peace Whitaker yesterday issued a war
rant for him. 1t is a wash bill that he
skipped" He had 161 pieces washed
The woman agreed to do the work for 81
She did it, and returned the clothes. He
put her off, then left town; now an Of
ficer is hunting him. He is said to have
worked the same trick at many other
places between here and Hamlet, always
having from 100 to 200 pieces of wearing
apparel washed.
GOING TO THE KLONDIKE.-1he
latest accession to the army Of gold
seekers and travellers Klondikeward is
Mr.. Richard Merrimon, brother-in-law
of Hon. l.. s. Overman, who is well
known here, and is at present visiting in
the city. Mr.. Merrimon will be in Raj
eigh on Monday, and says that very
shortly after he will leave for the now
famous gold fields of Alaska. He is now
corresponding with Col. w. A. Turk,
passenger agent of the Southern, in re-
gard to rates, routes and other arrange
ments Of the trip. Mr.. Merrimon will prob
ably go by way Of the Northern Pacific
Railroad, and will stop a few days in Chi
eago.-Salisbury World.