The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-04
CITY IN BRIEF.

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meeting Friday. June 4th, at p. N.
The ST Luke's Board will meet FRI
day. June 4th at II a. IN. The members
will please assemble promptly.
Mr.. J. B. Massacre is at present So
forming at Mt. Vernon Springs and his
friends and correspondents will take no
tice accordingly.
Deputy Sheriff Mills, of Iredell county,
brought one convict to the State prison
Yesterday. The number of convicts at
the prison has steadily increased tins
week since none have been pardoned
owing to the Governors absence.
Messrs. J. W. Bailey, Carey Norris,
David Berwanger and John Pace went
to Wakefield yesterday to attend the
commencement of the Wakefield Classl-
cal and Mathematical school. Mr..
Bailey delivered the literary address
Yesterday and Rev. A. ID. Hunter preach
ed the sermon.
Mr.. ALT Thompson, who has been
connected with the Union Ticket office
on Fayetteville street and assisting Col
S. S. Bachelor in his insurance business,
has retired from this position. MI
Thompson is an energetic young man
and the young men of Raleigh add their
voice to the urgent entreaty OF the young
ladies that he may remain in the city.
The ladies of Raleigh are noted for
their wit as well as their beauty. The
original conundrum propounded by
lady yesterday is an example. She ask
ed an admirer if he knew the name of
the place in North Carolina which sug-
gests Noahs wife in the nursery. After
.yainly scratching his head for several
minutes, the young man gave 1t up.
when his fair tormenter quickly replied
Rocking ham,.
Deputy Warden Moore at the State
Prison moved his family to Raleigh yes
terday. A reporter inquired where they
were from and he was regarded with
establishment What, ask where an
employee at the State Prison is from?
Why. Goldsboro, of course. The next
Legislature will be asked to change the
name of the institution from State
Prison to West Goldsboro,' which would
vertainly not be a misnomer," said the
informant.
The "W. b." of St Agnes Guild, will
meet. with the Misses Trapier, at their
home on Saunders street, this afternoon,
at $50 o'clock.
A. Dughi, Raeigh's popular caterer is
to furnish the banquet tonight at Chapel
Hill. Mr. Dughi intended leaving ON the
evening train, but missed the train, so
the hustler that he is he chartered spe-
cial train from the Southern and left Raj
eigh at six o'clock in time to reach Chapel
Hill at eight.
The executive committee of the board
of directors of the State prison held q
meeting yesterday afternoon for the pur
pose of examining the account books of
the institution and discussing plans, &c.
Messrs. Claud Dockery, W. II. Chad
bourn, z. L. Clark and DIR. r. r. Cotton
were present
Mr.. J. ID. Newsome killed large king
snake, measuring about 3 feet inches,
ON Davie street, between the intersec
ton of Fayetteville and Wilmington, yes
terday morning.
Prof. and Mrs. Wallace Riddick en-
tertained some Of the members of the
graduating class OF the A. and M. Col
lege at their home last evening in their
usual charming manner.
Miss Helen Primrose entertained a
party Of friends at her home last even
ing. Several of the students from the A.
and NJ College attended and the young
people who attended spent a delightful
evening Delicious refreshments were
served.
Yesterday a mad dog created sensa-
ton on Fayetteville street, but after a
hot pursuit he was finally killed. He
wounded Henry fairfield, a colored
blacksmith, on the arm and bit a dog on
Blount street.
Prof. Wfthers left yesterday for David
son College TO attend the marriage of his
sister. Miss jamie Withers, to DR. Goode
Chea;ham, a prominen physician of Hen
derson.
Mr.. w. W. Payne, of Norfolk, is III
the city and has completed arrangements
to run AN excursion from Raleigh to
Norfolk June IA. The excursion is run
to enable those SO desiring to hear Will
liam Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, when
he speaks to the Chautaugua on the after
DON of the 14th. The rate will be $3.50.
Mr.. George Kuehne left last night by
the Seaboard Air Line vestfbule for Phil
adelphia, whence he will sail Saturday
with the other gentlemen of the party
Messrs. e. B. Barbee and NJ. Il. Leach,
for Europe. Mr. Kuehne has become a
great favorite in Raleigh since he has
resided here and has many friends in the
city.