The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

Rev. DR. Thos. q. Skinner yesterday
celebrated his seventy-second birthday
Miss Florence Bonitz, OF Wilmington
who has been visiting Mrs. +. B. Aren-
dell, left to-day for her home.
There will be a called meeting of st.
Agnes Guild at the Chapel this friday
afternoon at o'clock. A full attendance
desired.
Among the interested spectators at the
Academy of Music last night was MI.
NJ. 1. Stewart, State Printer, and editor
of the Winston 'Daily J.
Mr.. c. c. Pagan, the clerk to the Board
OF EQUALIZATION. is in the city and will
enter upon his duties May LIST. He will
move his family here and make Raleigh
his home.
Volume 10 of the Supreme Court Re
Dorts is just out, the first copy having
been received yesterday by the Secretary
of State. 1t contains the Rules Of the
Court and comprises 1880 pages.
There will be called meeting OF the
Womens' Auxiliary Of Christ church, IN
the chapel this morning Immediately at
ter service 1t is especially important
and every member is asked to be present.
The elocution and physical culture re-
cital will take place Friday evening at
8 o'clock at the Blind Institution and the
public is cordially invited to attend. No
small boys under 10 years will be admit
ted.
1t is /, pity for genius like Jim Ander-
son TO waste his time in railroad Of
fee. He ought to go on the stage as the
rival of De Wolf Hopper. The reception
he received last night was an ovation such
as has never before been given an actor
in Raleigh.
A special called meeting of the directors
of the Oxford Orphan Asylum was held
last night in Durham to make arrange
ments for furnishing and occupying the
new buildng-Mr. n. B. Broughton
went up to Durham yesterday afternoon
to attend the meeting.
Marriage licenses were issued by the
register of deeds yesterday as follows:
White-Rufus King and A1inta White;
Henry BonseH and Margaret Crocker.
COlored-John Mclean and Adeline
Branch; William Montague and Celia
Mcknight; Henry Tyler and Maggie
Dunn.
The ladies OF st. Luke's Circle Of
Kings Daughters will hold childrens'
reception at 1.-THE Home" to-day, from
40 to 5 o'clock. Each child may bring
q pound or less of some article for use
in the Home. In the future the last Fri
day in each month will be devoted to
the children. The same hours, from
4:3O to 6 will be observed in the reception.
The Raleigh Electric Company has de-
cided to accede to the request OF some
OF its patrons for street car tickets, ana
2 limited nunlbed of 20 ride books nave
been issued which will be sold at ~ cents
each. These books are good for bearer
until used and will be placed on sale sat.
urada, May i. They may be purchased
of Sherwood Higgs & Co, or at the COM
pany's office, corner of West and Jones
street.
Three new specimens were yesterday
added to Sheriff Jones collection Of jail
birds. They were: Andrew Freeman, a
negro sent up from st. Matthews town
ship by Magistrate A. L. Mial, for as
sault with deadly weapon; Sam Rogers,
a negro from Barton's Creek township,
committed to Jail by Magistrate }. ).
Penny for forcible trespass and attempt
to murder G.. r. Thompson; Will Brown,
a negro boy sent to Jail by Mayor Russ
OF charge of snatching a pocket-book
from a lady on the street.