The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-01
CITY IN BRIEF.


from Goldsboro that Ex-Governor Brog-
den is critically i'll at his home near that
city.
NOTICE.--There will he meeting of
the United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy at Mrs. Annie Parkers residence
this evening at 4 o'clock.
GRAND JURY.-The grand jury has
now about completed its work and will
today go out to the work house and ex-
anime it and the other county institu-
tons.
BARN BURNED.-The barn of Mr..
w. I'll. J. Goodwin, about four miles
south of here, was burned Wednesday
night. 1t contained come corn, forage
and farming implements.
ST. MARY'S GUlLD.-There win be
an important meeting of Chapter No. l
of st. Mary's Guild al the residence of
Mrs. L. L. Hay, on Hillsboro street,
this afternoon at 4:3O O'clock.
CORNER STONE LAID.-About rs
colored people from Raleigh yesterday
went down to Garner to witness the cere-
monies attendant upon the laying of the
cornerstone of new colored church.
THE SEAL FAD.-There is now Il
new fad-that of collecting official seals
of all kinds. LIE State officers are daily
being beseged by letters asking for the
different seals of the State. There are
about dozen Of these.
CLUB BUILDING.-The new plans
of the Capital Club building will be on
exhibition iii the club rooms today. The
Pace building on the site of the proposed
new club building is being torn down.
1t has been purchased by Mr.. Il. V.
Denton for $3.50.
JUDGE VAN WYCK.-Much inter-
est is felt here in the news from New
York that Judge Robert A. Van Wyck
of Greater New York. Judge Van
Wyck is a brother of Mrs. General X.
II. Hoke, of this city.
AT THE MANSION.--At the Gov
errors Mansion this afternoon from
4:30 to 10 o'clock the Woman's Temper
ance Union will give social evening
and lawn party. Refreshments win be
served during the hours. Every body is
cordially invited. Music by the band.
A JUMBO BOOT-Mr Sam Norris.
of the s. G. Pool shoe store, has just re-
ceiyed a boot for which an order was
placed more than six months ago. 1t
looks like a number so and would just
about have fitted Jumbo If his foot had
been made man-shape. 1t is a unique
sign for this popular boot and shoe store.
TRACK TAKEN UP.-An effort is
being made to induce the Seaboard Air
Line to put back the side-track running
to the Fair grounds. The rails were
removed some time ago and now there is
no way to get cars containing exhibits
to the grounds. Secretary Nichols is in
correspondence with the Seaboard au-
thorities in regard to the matter
NEW CORPORATION.-Th Secre.
tary of State has Incorporated the Ashe-
vile China Company for period of
thirty years. ]. p. Hcwatt, J. M. Stoner
and j. III. Tucker are the incorpora TORS
The capital stock is $4,000 divided into
shares Of $40 each. The business of the
company is to deal in china, crockery
and house furnishing goods.
MIR. DINWIDDIES PLANS.-The
Atlanta Constitution prints an electro
type of the new Fifth Regiment Ar
mory. The plans were drawn by James
III. Dinwiddie. architect. and have been
accepted by the officers of the regi-
ment. The cost of the building viii be
$4,000. The architect is the son Of
President Dinwiddie. of Peace Institute
MAYORS COURT.-Three negroes
Alex. Barnett, William Goodwin and
Code Whitehurst-were yesterday sent
to the roads by Mayor Russ. The first
one got thirty days, the other two fiji
teen days each. They were charged
with being drunk and disordery. Frank
Johnson was fined 1926 for disorderly
conduct and Alex. Day was sent on to
court for larceny.
MUCH INTEREST.-The revival
meeting in Central Methodist church is
proving to be one of very great power
for good. Its saving influence is being
felt throughout the entire city. Scores
of souls have been blessed and many
others are very deeply interested. The
work is all being done by the pastor and
congregation, assisted by some friends
from other churches in the city. These
meetings will continue till next Sun
day night, and longer il the interest viii
justify.
MAKE HASTE TO OPEN.-We
walked in front of the Female Universe
ty building IN Raegh the other day,
and il made the blood bound a iitt;.
fast az its great career opened before
our vision. We were proud that we had
q little stock in the enterprise, and If
we had the money we would rejoice
to take more. Our people ought Ia
make haste TO open its doors to our
young women. We were told that not
less than one hundred would enter frou,
Raleigh alone. When ii is completed
1t will he the most splendid school build.
ing In the State.-Charity and Children
no CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY