The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-17
CITY IN BRIEF,

WAKE FOREST-The next session
Of Wake Forest College begins next
Wednesday week The largest attend
ance in the history of the college is eX-
pected
T,ANDMARKS.-C Joyful Laugh
ter Ramsey. Secretary of the Agricultu-
raj Department and editor of the Pro
gressive Farmer says that the walks IN
the Capitol Square are landmarks, and
should not be destroyed.
LITTLE JACK HORNER.-The
commencement of the season will open to-
night at the Metropolitan Opera House
bv James h. Mackie and a strong COM
many. presenting the funny comedy, Lit
tie Jack Homer" There will be plenty
of fun. pretty girls, fine singing and
dancing Get your seats early.
SEVEN Y)EARS OF PLENTY.-A
stalk of corn bearing seven ears-full and
matured-was displayed yesterday before
Sherwood Higgs and Co.'S store. They
offered a premium for the stalk of corn
bearing the largest number of ears. This
was the prize stalk. 1t came from the
field of Mr. Bagwel, who lives on Capt.
b. p. Willamson's farm.
PAY OF REGISTRARS.-The News
and Observer Sunday in the article
"Has Cost the State a Mint of Money"
was wrong in referring to chapter 37S,
Acts of 1897, as defining pay of regis
trars and judges of election. This act
applies only to twenty-eight counties.
The general law on this subject is section
so. chapter 159 Acts of 1895.
BOY SCALDED George Harrison,
the little son of Mr.. John Harrison who
lives on North Salisbury street, was pain
fully scaded about the head and face
Yesterday morning. He was playing in
the back yard, and as he ran by the
kitchen window, a pan Of hot water,
which had been dashed out struck his
face and head. The skin peeled from his
ears and face.
WHICH ONE?-"They say that ].
G.. L. Harris and S. Ohio Wilson both
aspire to represent this district in Con-
gress, succeeding Representative Strowd.
Loge thinke he needs one more office to
fill out the round dozen, and SothO
thinks a $1,000 salary would beat a
$4,000 salary plus the profits from the
Southern Railway eatin-house, where
all trains stop ''a-comin' and a-gwine"
for meals.
DEMAND FOR CONVICTS.-Ar-
rangements have about been completed
by the penitentiary authorities with Mr..
w. G. Hinshaw, president of the Stone
Mountain Railroad, to furnish 200 con-
victs this fall to grade that road, which
was chartered by the last Legislature.
Work will probably begin in October.
Seventy-five convicts are grading rail
way from the Seaboard Air Line near
Weldon, to the Roanoke Rapids cotton
mills
EPWORTH LEAGUE.-The old or
chestra has been recognized and will
make its frsts appearance at Central
N. E. church this evening at o'clock,
under the auspices of the Social depart
ment of the Epworth League. All are
cordially invited to attend. Admission
free. The Literary and Social depart
ments Of Central Epworth League will
hold it's regular session this evening at
o'clock Music by the orchestra, re-
citations and speeches comprise the pro-
gramme. All who desire a pleasant
evening, be sure to attend No charge
for anything.
THIS is SIGNIFICANT Pro-
gressive Farmer this week prints the ad-
dress issued by the Populist State Exec
utive committee, but it does not make it
prominent and makes no editorial ref
erence to it whatever The meeting of the
committee is not even mentioned in the
paper, other than in the printing of the
address. This is significant. Mr.. Ram
sey, editor of the Progressive Farmer,
did not attend the meeting. / asked him
yesterday what he thought of the ad-
dress. "Oh there's some very good doc
trine in it, | reckon" he said. II regard
it merely as a minute-gun-sorter keep
ing I'D the racket Won know"