The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-25
CITY IN BRIEF.

Park tomorrow night. 1t VIII De VIOLIN
hearing.
| Regular meeting of VIM. G. Hill Lodge
No. 21S, A. f. and A. NJ. Monday night
at 8 o'clock.
! Joseph Terry will be tried for per-
| jury, in the Hester Robertson case, next
Wednesday before Justice Roberts.
Mr.. e. M. Uzell has been given the
contract for binding all the unbound
copies of the old Supreme Court Reports.
The Governors Guard is expected to
return from Nashville this morning on
the IL 80 train. They went away last
Sunday.
1t was said here yesterday among Re
publicans that Gov. Russell and Senator
Pritchard ''had got together whatever
that may mean.
A negro, Louis Palmer, was sent to
| Jail yesterday for failure to pay costs,
$3.50, in the case against him for
whipping his wife.
| A freight train wreck at Roanoke
Rapids yesterday morning delayed the
| Seaboard passenger train, due here at
$3.50, for four hours. 1t did not reach
here until after o'clock.
On Thursday evening, July Goth, at
| the residence of Mr. Joe Blake, on West
| Morgan street, an ice cream social will
be given for the benefit of the st. Luke s
| Circle Contributions of cake or cream
will be thankfully received.
An embroidered bonnet and designs
! for pillow shams were found on Peace
street, near Person, on the car line about
week ago. The owner can get the ar
ticles by calling on Mr.. w. e. Cooper,
| conductor on one of the street cars.
| There will be concert at Pullen Park
Monday night. Wednesday night, the
| weather permitting, the Giving pictures"
will be again presented. Both will be
| well worth a trip to this delightful SUI
] burban resort. The programme will be
| printed later.
| The regular monthly meeting of the
| Ladies' Hospital Aid Association will be
held in the Supreme court room, Tuesday
afternoon, July q, at clock The new
committee will be announced and other
work inaugurated. Every member is
| urged to attend.
Acting Mayor Thompson had only one
case before him yesterday. 1t was a
negro boy, Tom Smith, charged with the
| larceny of an article of small value from
the store of Mr.. J. G. S. Lumsden. The
boys father gave him sound thrashing
and he was released.
1t having been intimated that the
! $4,000 bond given by Tom Robertson
was not a good one, the judge yesterday
| ordered a capias instanter issued for
| him, ordering him to be at once arrested
and brought before the clerk and made
! to strengthen his bond.
The local preachers and lay workers
conference will hold its twenty eighth
| annual session at Epworth chapel, this
city, August 10Th, 18th, 18th and 18th.
Rev. r. FL. Whitaker, DID,, is president
! of the conference and will preach the
opening sermon on Thursday night
Reports from the registers of deeds of
about one-third of the counties giving
this years valuation of property, have
been received at the office of the Rail-
road Commission, which is also the
Board of Equalization. These reports
show the valuation of property to be
about the same as last year.
Reports from the farmers in the coun-
ty are to the effect that the wind and
rain Friday night has done much dam
age, especially to corn and tobacco. The
places and in many fields the tobacco was
whipped literally to pieces. The storm
last night, it is feared, has done equally
as much damage. The wind was very
heayy.
commissioner Memborne and Mr. T. c.
E. Harris did not accomplish the object
of their visit to Washington. They will
go back again Wednesday for hearing
as to the change in the quarantine line
for cattle and the postage rate on the
Bulletin. This time some of the officials
whom it was necessary to consult were
not in Washington. They have no doubt
of being able to accomplish what they de-
sire when they get a hearing.
A meeting Of the members Of the Capt.
tai Club was held last night in the club
rooms. After full discussion of the
question of erecting a new home for the
club the building committee was author
lied to at once begin work on a new
building to cost $500 This is not to in
clude the furnishing. The building will
be on the site Of what is now kno
! he Pace building, corner of Martl.-
Salisbury streets, opposite postoffice
square.