The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-10
CITY IN BRIEF.

MEET TO-DAY.-The w. c. L. U.
will meet promptly this Friday afternoon
at $50.
LICENSE TO WED.-License was
Yesterday granted to Mr.. A. j. Wood, of
APEX to marry Miss Bessie A. Holleman,
of this county.
TO PICK COTTON.-About one hun
dred conyicts will be sent from the State
prison tomorrow to the Roanoke farms
to pick cotton which is rapidly opening
POURING IN.-Prof. Logan Howell
has Just returned from the State Uni
yersity. He says the registration does
not begin until Saturday, but there are
eighty four new students already there.
WON THE RACE.--Mr. J. A. Sims
of the Auditors office has received in
formation that his son, Mr.. j. O.
Sims. Of Concord, won the two mile
bicycle race at Lexington. His time
was six minutes and seventeen SECONDS.
MANY AUTHORIZATIONS
persons stood the examination for the
two positions as teachers in the colored
graded schools which are vacant. The
papers will be carefully examined AMI
graded before the school committee meets
to elect these two teachers.
COMES UP TODAY.-Mr. q. I.
Rroughton has been indicted for auc-
pioneering without license and the matter
will be heard before Justice of the Peace
Roberts today. This is merely friendly
test case to ascertain the exact meaning
Of the law.
Y-YOUNG.-This card has
been issued: miss Shively requests
your presence at the marriage OF her
sister Lottie Parsons to Mr.. Samuel
Marvin Young, Thursday afternoon, Sep
TENDER twenty-third, eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven, at three o'clock, Eden
ton Street Methodist church, Raleigh,
N. CT
EXCURSION COMING.-A large ex-
cursion is expected from Norfolk on
18th, next Tuesday afternoon. Wednes-
day afternoon the Atlantic City baseball
team will cross bats with the Nationals
of this city Manager Jack Winslow
says that it will be hotly contested
game. The excursionists will return
home Thursday.
CLERK AT THE PARK.-Mr. p. r.
Mason has accepted the position of day
clerk at the Park hotel and will assume
his duties the 10th. Mr.. Mason was for
in the capacity of clerk and he is one
of the cleverest of hotelists. Since he
left Raleigh he has been travelling for
a large wholesale drug firm.
DOG misunderstanding twelve par.
ties paid taxes on their pets. About 40
owners of dogs have deposited the re-
quired amount with the city and the
happy dogs belongs to these can go ON
fhni hIlt no
their companions whose masters have
failed to ante up for Col. lobe Marshall
shall visit his wrath upon them at an
early date.
WANT TO KEEP OPEN.-The sa-
loon keepers of Raleigh will present a
petition to the aldermen at their next
meeting to allow them to keep their
places of business open until at least
twelve o'clock during the State Fair.
They contend that forcing them to close
before the theaters close will damage
their business, injure the Fair and con-
sequently hurt the city.
MISS ELLINGTON.-At the lease
hearing at Salisbury ON Wednesday.
the stenographer was taken i'll and
Miss Clyde Ellington, OF this city, who
was attending as a witness was sworn
to all parties that she has been retained
for the rest Of the case. Agreement of
her proficiency was the only point of
agreement by opposing counsel.
PICKFORD SANITARIUM.-The
corner stone Of the Pickford Sanitarium
at Southern Pines will be dedicated to.
day at eleven o'clock. A special train
will leave Raleigh at seven o'clock. The
Odd Fellows will lay the corner stone
and a special sermon will be preached
by Rev. j. j. Worlds, of Raleigh. DR.
l.. A. Scruggs, secretary and general
manager, has done excellent work.
WHAT is UP?-Mr. Tom Allen, the
clever engineer on the S. A. L., fol
whom Mr.. Ben Lacy named his baby
was called to Portsmouth to see the Of
fcials by a telegram yesterday morn
ing. This caused much comment a
mong the railroad men here yesterday
since they conjectured that this possibly
means that changes of some kind ma,
be made in the railroad force here.
SHOT IN THE LEG.-Master Ton
Johnson, son of Mr.. ID. T. johnson, me
with a painful accident the other day
He was going up the steps with a sho
gun, holding the barrel down, when tn
hammer struck the railing and the loa,
of small shot entered his leg. The physi
clan who was summoned said the sho
were so small that he could not pic
them out, but he bandaged up the woun,
and Tom is doing well. His hurt is no
serious.
TO PREVENT CONFUSION.-Com
plaint has been entered at the office q
the Railway Commission because Of tn
departure of three mails at the sam
time in the afternoon from the. Unto
depot here. These trains are the ma
going east and the one going west o
the Southern and the south bound s
A. L. The compliments contended tina