The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-12
CITY IN BRIEF.

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Alex Perry 1925 for disorderly conduct.
a meeting OF the Rescue Circle of
Kings Daughters will be held at Mrs.
Norths this afternoon at O'clock.
At the First Presbyterian church Sun
day moring, one new member was adj
mitted prior to the administration of the
communion.
Mr.. A. G.. Lehman has made a tabulated
statement of the official vote of the State
so that there may be no delay in the
count to-day and Russell may take the
oath ON schedule time.
The clerks and heads of all the depart
ments were busy yesterday burning old
letters and papers and Strengthening up
their. offices preparatory to turning them
over to their successors.
The difference between keeping the
Marlborough House closed and open is
5000. With the large crowd in Raleigh
to-day, It is a shame that this hotel is
closed. Who is responsible?
While delivering his sermon Sunday
morning, Rev. ". II. Marhsall, rector of
of Christ church, had a slight attack Of
vertigo and had to retire from the pulpit
in the midst of his discourse. He has
entirely recovered now.
Miss Dixie Leach, who has had an art
a4A AAGttlSfilItsa LII StNG III y mas
gone to Greensboro to take charge OF the
art department of the Brockmann School
of, Music Miss Leach is sister Of
Messrs. II. I. Leach and G. e. Leach.
of Raleigh, and has made reputation as
an accomplished artist and instructor.
The congregation of the West Raleigh
Baptist church Sunday extended a call
to Rev. A. l.. Belts, who has been its
pastor since last March, to serve them
another year. During this time Mr.
Belts has also been the Baptist city mis-
sionary and yesterday the city mission
committe met and employed him for an
other year.
The Forsyth Republican Club, of Win
ston-Salem, viii have a good delegation
here to attend the Inauguration. Among
the members already in the city are: p.
Ell. Lybrock, president; Lieut-Gov G. A
Reynolds. State Chairman A. Il. Holton,
j. /. Nissen, w. 3. Ellis, John Il. Rey-
nolds, Harry Nissen, II. G. Kerner, Ned
Shore. ]. e. Alexander, w p. Ormsby,
j. Il. Grubbs, Fred. /. Nissen and j. w.
Mcneil.
The meetings of the week Of prayer for
missions will be held each afternoon Of
the week promptly at $3.50 o'clock in the
Sunday school rooms of the First Baptist
NAutt-4. a MS d1lGIAOOn GSHtgS Will UG
read ly several ladies', the subject being
mission Work in the United States"
Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. Tatum, Of
China, win address the meeting. All
ladies are most cordially invited to these
meetings.
Another false alarm Of fire was turned
in Sunday night from box is. This Is
the third false alarm that has been turned
IN within the past week. SO frequent
have become this nuisance aud so ex-
pensive and dangerous is this useless
calling out Of the fire department that the
town authorities have put detective at
work to find out the miscreants, and the
Legislature will be asked to pass a law
making the turning in a false alarm a
felony, as it is in Wilmington
OF all the popular American airs, the
fayorites Of Edouard Remenyi, the great
violinist, are "Suwanee River" and Dix
ie." 1t recently came to the notice Of Mr.
Remenyi that the author of Dixie" Mr.
Dan. Emmett, was living in poverty in
an obscure town in Ohio. The fact SO
touched the heart Of the genial genius,
that he Immediately set about to raise
a fund for his relief, and started it him
self with a contribution Of $4,000. That
q man lrsAssS'ffS~compose Dixie should
live in poverty in enlightened America is
something Unaccountable.