The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-08
CITY IN BRIEF.

FOJ1R MILLION.-During the past
wear the Southern Railway, according TO
its annual report, handled 4,0o7 ,32I pas
sengers.
THE w. G. T. 1.-THE w. c. I. U.
iii moot This afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
in tbe Woman's Exchange building. All
members are requested to be present.
ROAD HANDS.-The twenty-one con-
yicts sentenced to the roads by Judge
Robinson at the last term of court, were
yesterday sent out to the WORK mousse.
A GERMAN TO-NIGHT.-To-night
Miss Annie Rogers will give German III
the Marlborough House dining room
complimentary to her friend, Miss DOR
sett.
BARBECUE.-Barb good and
hot, served at the Woman's EXcnange
Friday. from II to 6. Brunswick stew
and hot lunch will also be served at rea-
sonable rates. Orders solicited.
TIME EXTENDED.-Judge Purnell
has extended until October 10 the time
for the State to file an answer In the
Western Union Telegraph rate case. The
case comes up at Wilmington, November
list.
RESIDENCE SOLD-The residence
of DIR. HI. b. Battle, corner Edenton
and Wilmington streets has been pur-
chased by Mr. w. III. Williamson for So
600. Mr.. John A. Duke has bought. for
$4,000 the West property on Blount
street.
FORTY-FOUR MEMBERS.-As a
result of the recent revival, held by the
pastor of Central Methodist church,
forty-four new members have been re-
ceiyed into that church. There were
seyenty-fve conversions during the
meeting.
SCARLET FEvER.-There is an
other case of scarlet fever at the nome
of Engineer James Watson ON Firwood
avenue. 1t will be remembered that
only last week one of Mr.. Watson's
children died with a complication OF
diptheria and scarlet fever.
BICYCLE THIEF.-The sheriff yes
terday afternoon sent Officer Cakes M
to Hoffman to get Ed. Goode, the negro
who broke into Engineer NowelPs resi-
dence and stole Mr.. Everett Belts bicy-
Gle. Goode will be brought here to-day
and tried before Mayor Russ.
MIR. BUSBEE TO SPEAK.-Mr. Per
rim Busbee. of Raleigh, will deliver a lee
ture to the Odd Fellows at Burlington
Academy next Monday night, October
18th. The public are cordially invited
to attend. Have something funny ii
store for you.-Burlington News.
OPERA FOR FAIR WEEK.-The
Wilbur Opera Company, which will be
at the Academy of Music during Fair
week, will arrive here over the South
week. will arrive here next Wednesday,
and remain until the oath, when they go
to Atlanta for a siX-weeks engagement.
There are forty people in the company.
MAYORS COURT.-Niek Chavis,
the one-eyed negro who threw butch n
knife ut Henry Lyon, a negro boy in the
market house and cut his leg, was before
the Mayor yesterday morning. As it
appeared that Chavis was using the
knife as missile and not to cut the
boy. he was let off with payment of a
fine of $7.25 and Lyons doctors bill.
ASKING A PARDON.-Mr. L. A..
Mcneil, of Robson county, is here to
ask the Governor to pardon Purdie
Jacobs, Croatan Indian who is now
serving life sentence in the peniten-
tiary for the murder of one Earps. ia
cobs was at first sentenced to be hang
ed, but Governor Fowle, during whose
administration the crime was committed
committed the sentence to life imprison-
ment
A NEW CORPORATION San
ford Clothing Manufacturing Company
was Incorporated yesterday by the Sec
rotary of State for period of thirty
years. The capital stock Of the company
is to be $4,000, divided into shares of
500 each. The incorporators are A. l..
Mcneil, W. A. Monroe and w. j. Ed
wards, of Sanford The purposes for
which the corporation is formed are
manufacturing articles of wearing APP
pare and buying and selling general
merchandise.
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