The news & observer., 1897-02-11

The Capital Club will give a german
tomorrow (Friday) evening.
Misses Blanche Blake, Mamie Sim
mons, and Ethel Bagley have returned
from visit to Durham.
Ruff Henderson is here and he's in
bad humor. He says the Republicans
owe him an Office and he wants it.
Mr.. Wiley Rogers little daughter,
Bessie, has scarlet fever at her fathers
home on North Halifax street.
The Euchre party meets tonight at the
home of Miss Nella Grimes on corner of
Halifax and North streets
Two convicts were brought in yester-
day by Deputy Sheriff Chas. d. Nc
Donald, of Buncombe county.
Col. and Mrs. j. NJ. Boyd, OF Green's
boro, are in the city, the guests of Gov.
and Mrs. Russell at the Mansion.
Marshall T. r. Allison, of the West
ern district, was here yesterday. Sher-
dff GALL of Wilkes, was also here and
has his eye on Mr. Allison's office.
DR.. j. r. MeLelland, who has been on
a short visit to his home, has returned.
He brings the news of the death OF DIR.
McCorkle, of his place, who was a broth
er-m-law of Hon. Augustus Leazar.
Mr. Thos. Westray, an influential citi-
zen Of Nash, is one of the delegates TO
the Baptist meeting. He says the ad-
dresses last might were the best he ever
heard in his l:fe
All resident members of the Baptist
Board of Missions are requested to meet
to-day at 5 p. IN. at the Mission Rooms
on Fayetteville street for the purpose OF
hearing some applications for help.
The .ucNaueara trace OF land adjoin-
ing the Gatling tract, in Raleigh town
ship, was sold at public auction at the
court house door yesterday. 1t contains
about 25 acres and was knocked off to
John Gatling for $500.
A Southern freight train ran into
Seaboard freight at the crossing of the
tracks near Cary yesterday morning,
demolishing two Seaboard cars and badly
damaging a Southern engine Four cars
were derailed, but no one was hurt.
The Marlborough House opened yesteT-
day and had large number OF arrivals.
The management is to be congratulate ted
on the efforts made to open the hotel on
such short notice and the success with
which they have started out.
State Auditor Aver has received letters
from a number of building and loan as
sociations indicating their purpose not to
try to enter this State this year becatse
of the per cent interest law, which, they
claim, is disastrous to them.
A tract of land comprising 212 acres, in
Marks Greek township, belonging to the
John Gregory heirs, was yesterday sold
by order of court at public auction at the
courthouse door. 1t was bid in by ID. e.
Harrington for 500.
Only two marriage license were issued
yesterday--one white and one colored.
The white couple is b. G. Glover, Of
Durham. and Mary II. Nixon, of Wake.
The colored couple is j. d. Mitchell and
Lucy Jones, both of Wake county.
John Shields white man from Moore
county, was brought here yesterday AMI
put in Jail on a charge of retailing liquor
without license He will have to stay
in prison until the July term of Federal
court unless he gives bond.
The North Carolina Railroad Company
yesterday paid to the State Treasurer
a 312 per cent semi-annual dividend on
the 10000 shares of stock owned by the
State. The total amount of this semi
annual dividend is $105,000. 1t is the
lease money from the Southern Rail-
way.