The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-16
CITY IN BRIEF.

A free concert will be given at Pullen
Park Friday evening.
The Henderson ball team has gone to
Tarboro to play the team there.
The trees in Capital square are being
trimmed up, adding much to the appear
ance of the square.
A lawn party was given last night at
Epworth Chapel, near Peace Institute,
for the benefit of the chapel.
Capt. Chas. D. HEARTS health is much
improved. He has returned from several
weeks stay at Seven Springs.
The auditor yesterday finished send
ing out the revised pension lists to the
clerks in the various counties.
Next week the Washington Cd. CD
colored baseball team will play the Ma
tionals of this city at Athletic Park.
Next season Raleigh will ship quite a
lot of Strawberries One man who now
has twenty acres is adding twenty five.
Black berry shipments are quite active.
News reached here yesterday morn
ing of the death of Capt. Eudy. of James
town, n. G.. He was the father of Mrs.
Nat Brown, of this city, and is well
known here.
"Prof" E. G. Butler is in the city. He
arrived yesterday, looking as pleasing as
a basket of chips He comes, it is said, to
lay in supply of the latest textbooks on
English and bursarology.
Governor and Mrs. Russell have gone
to Wrightsville to spend the summer.
The Governor will visit Raleigh as often
as the public business requires. He left
Sunday and is expected back next Mon
day.
Mr.. d. w. Hardee, one of Hender-
sons substantial business men, was in
the city yesterday, and reports the ses-
sion of the W. c. 7. U. just closed the
most enjoyable one since its organiza-
ton.
Haywood's Minstrels leave here next
Monday for tour of the principal towns
in Eastern and Central North Carolina.
1t is probable that Mr.. Meares, manager
of the Metropolitan Opera House here,
will be their manager this season.
Supt. Mebane has received an invita-
ton from Hon. Chas. r. Skinner, sup
superintendent of public instruction for
the State of New York, inviting him to
dine with him on July Sth at Hotel
Pfister, at the meeting of the National
Teachers Association in Michigan.
The Academic Council of Johns Hop
kins University has announced appoint
ments to scholarships awarded students.
Among the list we note our townsman
Mr.. G. G. Holden, who has just been
reelected principal of the High School at
Elkton, Md.
DIR. d. Reid Parker, the legislative
topper, Alliance song-writer and insti-
tute holder, is in the city. Fl, is here TO
watch the carving out of his piece of
pie by the board of agriculture. His re-
munera ton for holding institutes has not
yet been fixed.
In order to accommodate those who
have to use the street cars this hot
weather, the company has agreed to sell
tickets ($1 worth) at a reduction of 10
per cent, or twenty tickets for 80 cents.
They can be obtained of conductors or
at Sherwood Higgs & Co.'S.
Hill r. King, of Onslow, wants more
relief. He has twice been clerk of the
Senate, and now he wants to be clerk to
the executive committee of the board Of
agriculture, or something of that sort
Verify, it is hard for Populist to know
when he has enough pap and turn loose
the tit for somebody else to take pull.
The small boy nuisance is becoming
very great here-especially along the
street-car line. Crowds of negro boys
assemble at points along the line and are
continually jumping on and off the sum-
mer cars, greatly to the annoyance of
passengers. These impertinent little fell
lows ought to be arrested and punished;
they not only annoy others, but greatly
endanger their own lives and limbs by
such conduct.