The news & observer., 1897-01-28
CITY IN BRIEF.

DIR. Marshall's condition is still un-
changed.
Mr.. A. S. Peace is still critically all.
His wife is at his bedside. lie is at the
hospital.
The church improvement society of the
First Baptist church will meet in the
Sunday School at o'clock this afternoon.
Two colored people from this county
one man and one woman-were taken
to the Insane Asylum at Goldsboro yes
terday.
Mr.. w. I. Womble will commence his
school for children at his residence, 636
East Hargett street, Monday morning,
Feb. 1st.
Licenses have been issued to 20 firms
IN Wake county to sell liquor. There are
as yet only Is of these who have paid the
county tax.
All members OF the boys brigade are
requested to be present at the d9'ill at the
Governors Guard armory this afternoon
at o'clock.
Elder ]. NJ Wyatt will preach at the
Primitive Baptist church Sunday night,
Jan. 31st. Services will begin at half
past seven O'clock. All lovers of truth
are invited.
Populist Sheriff Harrington, of Pitt,
is here and says the Populists in that
county are disgusted with the action
of the boilers in supporting Prtchard.
He says they condemn Harry Skinner
most heartily.
Mr.. Tufts, the founder of Pinehurst,
will ask the Legislature to charter his
electric railroad from Pinehurst to South
ern Pines. 1t is FIVE miles long. Mr..
Tufts has done a great deal to develop
that section of the State.
James Young, the tragedan, played at
Goidsboro last night. 1t seems that the
reason he played David Garrick here in
stead OF Hamlet was that he had lost two
of his troupe and without them it was
impossible to play Hamlet.
Two young white boys, pupils of the
Graded school, were up before the mayor
yesterday ON charge of turning in
false alarm of fire. 1t appeared from
the evidence that they saw a smoke and
thought it came from n burning house.
They were released with a good lecture
from Mayor Russ.
Mr.. c. I. Bailey yesterday went down
to Warrenton, where he to-day, at noon,
,weds Miss Wimbish. He was accom-
panied by Mr.. ]. w. Bailey, his brother,
who is best man, Mr.. and Mrs. L. X.
ePurnell, Mr.. Edgar Haywood and Repre-
sentatiyes O.. A. Cook, Spencer Black
burn and ID. b. Sutton.
There have, as vet, been but few cases
of suffering from the very cold weather
now prevailing in this city reported to the
police All of them We're promptly att
tended to. Most of them were due in
great part to the fact that the grippe is
epidemic and in some families nearly ev-
cry person is IN bed.
The marriage of Miss Frances +.
Heartt. eldest daughter of Capt. G. ID.
Heartt. to Mr.. Francis E. Hall, promi-
nent insurance man of Richmond, Va,
will occur this morning at IL o'clock.
1t will be quiet home wedding. Rev.
DIR. Eugene Daniel will perform the GER
emony.
The Durham Industrial Art Company
has arranged to publish, in attractive
book form, the biographies of the officers
and members of 'oThe Legislature of
Carolina, Session 1897" The volume
will be handsomely bound in leatherette,
with title side stamped in gilt. The bio
;graphies will be limited to 500 words
teach The book will be complete and
ready for delivery by February To-
"a marvellous escape from a disastrous
passenger train wreck on the Southern
Railway just beyond Asheville Tuesday
night. As the Chattanooga train came
laundering along just at the foot of q
mountain, great landslide upon
the track occurred. Though the engine
and several cars were badly torn up and
came near being wrecked they passed
safely through the falling rock and earth.
The smallpox scare at Greensboro has
not yet subsidized, though it is claimed
that Mr.. Tucker only has well-detned
and yirulent case of chicken-pox. The
Benbow House is still closed and prob
ably will be for sometime. 1t is said
that the proprietor will take advantage
of the quarantine to thoroughly renovate
and improve his hotel. No new cases
have been developed, but parties from
Greensboro say that there is quite q
panicky feeling still prevailing among thc
residents of the city.