The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-08
NORTH CAROLIyA NEWS.
4 Daily Afternoon Paper in Kaieigh
Changes Hands.

RALEIGH. ~ c.. Dec. 1.-Special.-Ihe
News and Observer yesterday purchased
THE Daily Times a small afternoon
daily that has been published here short
while. Tie Times will be continued.
Wake county Jail is now full, as so
many prisoners have been brought mere 10
await their trial i'm the Federal court now
i'm session. II is the biggest docket mere
for many years. and will push the Judge
TO get through with IL before next Mon
day. Then Judge Purnell goes 10 Char-
Iotte to hold court for Judge Dick, VINO
is unable to do so. Judge Simonton mas
assigned Judge Purnell. Judge DICK d9-
ties for the present. There IS but httle
doubt but that Judge Dick will soon re
sign and then it is expected that Judge
DOuglas OF the Supreme Court bench mere
will be appointed as his successor
Insurance companies that nave not laN-
en- out license in this Stale are giving
Secretary Of State Thompson a good deal
of trouble. as they try TO do business IN
different parts OF the State. An agent Oh
the Milers National Insurance company
of Chicago. was soliciting business IN
Weldon Secretary Thompson telegraph
ed 20 have the local authorities arrest
The County Commissioners are hold
ing their regular monthly meeting. 80 tar
they have given their attention 10 the
county poor and rebates on taxes. Inc
county home IS well looked after. but II
is not an attractive place. Guilford coun-
~ has the best county home in the State.
Ii stands in sight OF the railroad; large
attractive clean-lOoking building.
The rewards for Engineer Bumgard-
ner's murderer have gone 10 Sl,lOO. The
Southern railroad offered 500.
The Adiutant Generals report VIII be
issued the first OF the new year IL VIII
show thirty-fOur companies, all that IL
allowed. and all OF them are well equip
during this has
disbanded.
An insurance company here yesterday
received an application for half million
dollars insurance. The annual premium
on this would be S6025.
The Capital Cub has put on the bulletin
board in the club-rooms two amendments
to its constitution; one Is 10 make the in
itiation Zee SlO0. instead of-S2J, and the
other is 20 raise the initiation fee OF nom
resident members from 81. 80 To $50 Work
on the new club building is going on nice
ly. The above amendments will be acted
on at the next annual meeting. the 9Th
OF January.
Henry &. Dockery. OF Rockingham. has
no fears as TO his succeeding Marshal q.
J Carroll for this district. II was
thought once Jhat n. l.. Grant. Of Wayne.
might get the place. II Is said that the
collectorship matter will be settled in all
probability to-day. No one seems to
know who will get the district attorney
ship
Mrs William y. Hicks died suddenly
last night al the home of her father-in-
law. w. j. Hicks. She was a daughter
OF Mr.. \. F. Page of the Page Lumber
Company. Of Abel deem.
The State Superintendent Of Public In
struction is assigning topics 20 the diff
ferent county supervisors Of education.
and urging Them 10 attend the convention
here December 30th.
state Treasurer Worth spends TO-DAY
with his mother ar Greensboro. This Is
her ninetieth birthday.
There will probably be either a weekly
or a sem-weakly Republican paper start
ed here and il will favor cooperation
with the Populists against the Democrats.