The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-31
CITY IN BRIEF.

OF Music April lOtn.
The WORK on the new Presbyterian
church is going forward rapidly.
Mrs. w. H. Holleman is confined to her
residence, ON Hilsboro street., by sick
ness.
The Governor appoints ]. Kemp Bart
lett. Jr. of Baltimore, commissioner of
deeds
The Maryland Projectoscope Company
va ne III the Metropolitan on the night
al .tprI 18th. $3.50
y hundred Or more new residences
many of them very handsome-have been
built in Raleigh within the past year.
Kock-t'.h are now plentiful on the mar
ket here They divide honors about
evenly with shad as a table deicacy.
Constable Deaton. of Mooresvile, Ire
dell county. yesterday brought back to
the penitentiary an escaped convict, Jim
Ray. a white man.
William Rostic. a negro from Rocking.
ham county. yesterday completed two,
years term in the penitentiary and went
home on the afternoon train.
Rarlow's MINISTRIES went from here to
Durham. where they showed last night.
From there they turn back to Goldsboro,
Newbern and Wilson. thence to Norfolk
The railroad trains were nearer on
time here yesterday than than they have
been in long time. Both morning and
afternoon trains made prompt connec-
fions.
Sheriff Webb Of Burke county, was
here yesterday and put FIVE convicts in
the penitentiary. They are all colored,
and will he just that fewer Republican
votes I'M 1898 Isl
u. Edgar Hodges. member of the
House fr"m Beaufort county. writes
that he said ST. Caisson, and not S. L.
Carrow, would be the next postmaster
at Washington. .
Marshal O. j. Carroll went to New
bern yesterday for the purpose Of serving
Judge Simonton's restraining order on
the directors Of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad. IS
4 young white man. NJ. ID. Brady,
from Moore county, was yesterday put
in Jail here TO await the next term of TIL.
Federal court to answer to a charge OF
retailing without license.
There seems TO he no question as TO
Maj Joshua b. Hill being the next
Marshal of this district. The term Of the
present incumbent, Marshal Carroll.
does not expire until---
Five new convicts were brought y the
penitentiary yesterday by Sheriff Webb,
OF Burke county. They were all put in
for minor offenses. Their terms range
from nine months to one year.
The Raleigh Gas Company has fled its
bond for it's. contract for 100 street gas
lamps to be furnished the city at S1.hO
apiece per month for the next five years.
The bond given is in a bonding and Sc"
curity company. ~
As spring approaches the number Of
cycling enthusiasts in Raleigh increases.
One well known hardware firm here sofi
four wheels yesterday morning almost
as rapidly as they were taken out OF the
crates in which they were shipped.
The following notaries were yesterday
appointed by the Governor: W. w.
Hodges. of Wilmington; John Foriaw, or
Beaufort; David White. Of Greensboro;
A. III. A. Russell, Of Gulf; j. Z. watson,
of Charlotte; G. +. Harris. of Wilson.
Starkey Hare.
The family Of Mr.. John X. Smith.
the new superintendent OF the peniten-
tiary. arrived yesterday from Goldsboro
and moved ont to the penitentiary. They
will reside in that portion Of the build
ing adjoining the business offices, not
nsed Ivy the penitentiary authorities.
The Secretary OF State was yesterday
busy issuing licenses to insurance compa-
MES 10 do business in this State during
the next twelve months. Last year there
were licenses granted to over hundred
companies. This year only about one
fourth OF this number have as yet taken
out license.
Bob Wood. a ''gemmun Of color" went
into "a restaurant near the old depot and
tried TO rule the roost. The action did
not exactly suit the owner Of the premi-
SEES. SO policeman was sent for and
Bob was marched off to the station
house. Yesterday he contributed 1925 to
ne city treasury.
Governor Russell said that his heavy
correspondence almost necessrated the
..nploymeui of another private secretary,
pointing 10 y biz pile of mail. When ask
cd The l:i,nr" Of the letters. he remarked:
They IRE from people telling me that
they nre standing with me- against the
$40 IN" hat is trying to loot the
state
Warrants were issued yesterday Tor
d;@act Lard tex claims to the amount of
sonao $500. There We're some - claim
ants. tie amounts varying from 81 TO
S16 These claims were filed prior 10
March . 1897. No claims filed since
that time will be allowed, all the re-
naming land tax fund having been turn
ed over to the public school fund.
The presbyterians of Raleigh have a
yeritable little giant in their pastor.
DIR. Daniel. AS Il preacher he Is learned
and powerful and as pastor he is great
w beloved. Every one in Raleigh has
come 10 admire and respect hlm. Our
friends of his church are now building
a handsome edifice which will be an sorna-
ment TO the city.-Bibical Recorder.
The current number Of the telegraph
Age contains ii handsome engraving Of
Mr.. T.. Fl. Hughes manager of the Pcstal
Telegraph Gable Office at Savannah
Georgia. Mr.. Hughes was 1t one time
m charge of the Postal Office in Raleigh
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