The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-02
CITY IN BRIEF.

TIE Board of Aldermen hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting tonight.
The Thompson Orphanage Guild met
at the home of Mr.. r. III. Battle yeste--
day afternoon.
The Governors Guard is making pre-
paration to visit the Tennessee Centen-
NAL Exposition at Nashville July 18th.
Dog tax is now due. If you don't want
your ''purp" killed call at the office of
Chief of Police Norwood and pay the tax
and get a tag.
Benjamin r. Smith. of Reidsville has
been commissioned First Lieutenant and
Adjutant of the second battalion of the
Third regiment.
Private Secretary J. E. Alexander has
gone to Tyrrell county in response to a
telegram announcing the death of his
uncle, Mr.. Spruill.
The Board of Directors of the Y. NJ.
G. A. will hold a special meeting at the
rooms tonight to take action on Secre-
tary Overton's resignation.
The sheriff. Jail account for the quar-
ter ending June Both amounts to So43.
During the quarter there have been IS
prisoners in the county Jail.
Clerk w. Z. Bachelor, of the Secre-
tary of States office, is the proud faith
er of new bouncing baby boy. w. F.,
Jr., arrived yesterday morning.
Enough laws have been sent in to the
Secretary of State to supply all existing
needs and he requests registers of deeds
in the various counties not to return any
more.
There was a lawn party in Saunders
old field on the vacant lot in front of
the Seymour Whiting house on Saun-
ders street, last night for the benefit of
Epworth Sunday school.
The Mayor and the fire companies Of
the city yesterday received a special invi-
tation from Capt. Jas. d. McNeil,of Fay
etteville. to attend the Firemen's Tour
nament there Aug. 3-5. The Rescue
Company, of this city, will attend.
A private car of the Atlantic and Dan
vile Railroad was here yesterday with
officials of the New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk Railroad, on their way from
Atlanta, where they have been to attend
a meeting to consider the question of
reducing freight rates on cotton.
Some one entered the home of Mrs.
w. A. Faison, ON West Jones street,
Wednesday afternoon, between 2 and
o'clock and stole a clock and pair of
spectacles. In an hour afterwards the
articles were found by Officer Creighton
at a pawn shop ON Wilmington street.
Yesterday the directors of the Com
mercial and Farmers Bank held meet
ing and declared the usual semi-annual
dividend of per cent. In addition to
the local directors Judge Philips, of
Tarboro; FL. A. London, of Pittsboro,
and Maj. Scott of Sanford, were pre-
sent.
The Fayetteville Street Baptist Sun
day school will picnic at Wilder's Grove
to-day. The pic-nickers leave here at s
o'clock and return at 6. They will be
under the charge of Mr.. John T. Pullen,
T.. w. Blake and George Ball. Some
300 persons are expected to go, and ii
will take some forty wagons to carry
them.
There has been sent from the Depart
ment of Agriculture here some casts
of the largest gold nuggets found in the
State, for exhibition at the Gold Miners
convention there July 9Th and 9th. The
largest nugget weighs 1914 pounds. Prof.
Holmes also has some literature about
the States resources to distribute to the
delegates.
Mr.. David Clark and Mr.. John Blount
have gone TO Cornell University, where
they will take course in the summer
school before the university opens. Mr.
Clark made an excellent record both as
student and instructor in the A. and M
College. He will take a course in me-
chanical engineering and graduate next
June.
The little village of Hartford, on the
Perquimans River, in Eastern North
Carolia, says the Louisville Courier
Journal, boasts the possession of the only
floating bridge, supported by air-tight
whiskey barrels, in the world. This
bridge was the happy idea of an old in
habitant half a century ago, and its re
suit still stands, monument to his gen
Jus.
Judge Simonton's decision in the North
Carolina Railroad lease case is just ex
actly what it was said by Southern Rail
way officials here it would be. 1t il
truly wonderful how accurately some
people can guess on some matters.
they could foretell the result of a hors
race with as much certainty as they car
Judge Simonton's decision in a railroa,
case, they would wear diamonds.
The time for listing taxes has expired
but the listers are still in the office get
ting their work in shape and they viii
to-day allow those who have not al
ready done so to list their taxes. TIL
man who was the other day reporte
as giving in $4,000 on hand in none
and $4,000 solvent credits called a
the tax-lister's office yesterday and sal
he had made a mistake. that he mean
to give in S2,700 ON hand and So, 200 j
solvent credits. The correction wa
made.
Chief of Police Norwood has locate
Shackleford John, the old negro VIII
killed another negro in a quarrel over
woman here one Saturday night, tire
years ago. He is said to be in Norfol