The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-16
CITY IN BRIEF.

| EhnOh.-lu ne llHOtypeS mace us AL
nounce the death of Mr.. Alfred Wyatt
yesterday. 1t should have been Wyatt.
ADMINISTRATOR. - Mr.. Charles
Wildes yesterday took out letters of ad-
ministration on the estate of his mother,
the late Mrs. Rachel D. Wildes.
OPEN SATURDAY.-Th Raleigh
Savings Bank will open its doors for
business every Saturday evening at 5
o'clock and remain open until O'clock.
HOLIDAY.-The city schools will
have holiday on two days next week.
Tuesday and Thursday will be the days
Tuesday for the circus and Thursday
for the Fair.
| LOST NOTHING.-Citiz of Raj
eigh will be glad to learn that the
Nontr Carolina Home Insurance Com
pany, of this city, lost nothing in the
Durham ire Thursday.
ROAD CONGRESS.-The committee
in charge of the Road Congress has ar
ranged program for the meeting next
Wednesday night. Their recommends
tons will appear lin to-morrow's paper.
MR.. MYATT'S FUNERAL.-The
funeral of the late Mr.. Alfred Wyatt
was held from his home yesterday. A
large number of friends and ne;ghbors
were present to pay q last tribute OF
respect. He was one of Wakes best
citizens.
STATESvILLE BAND.-The States
vile band, which will furnish music for
the State Fair, will also give an open
air entertainment every night in front
of Metropolitan Hall, and will furnish
the orchestra in the hall. The band will
arrive here Tuesday morning at 7:30.
CONCERT AT PEACE.-The music
lovers of Raleigh, with their visiting
friends, will be rendered complimentary
concert by the music department of.
Peace Institute. Wednesday night of
Fair weeksS An+excellent program is be-
ing prepared.
A. & M. GERMAN.-Three germans
will be given in the hall of the Euphro-
syne Club next week. The young gen.
tlemen who compose the club will give
dance Monday and Tuesday nights
and the A. & M. College German Club
will give a german in this hall Thurs
day evening.
! GONE TO BRAZIL.-A letter from
New York announces that Mr.. A. p.
Massey, until recently resident of Raj
eigh, sailed yesterday from New York
for Brazil, via the Barbados, West In
dies. Mr.. Massey goes to Para, the
mouth of the Amazon river. He expects
to be absent year.
FAIR GERMAN.-The Queen City
Cotill;on Club, of Rocky Mount, has
sent out invitations to its annual Fair
german, October 2Sth and 10Th. Music
by the First Virginia Regiment Band.
Mr.. j. G. Braswell is president of the
club, Mr.. L. B. Gregory vice-president,
and Mr.. L. B. Bum secretary and
treasurer. @
h. REJOICING DAY.-Sunday win be
Rejoicing Day at Edenton Street M. Il,
Sunday school. The exercises begin at
$50 o'clock Sunday morning, and the
public is cordially invited to be, present
and participate i'm the exercises of
: tliankfuiness r. fer9 the success OF the
school during the seventy years OF its
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Already visitors are beginning to9aEriSe.
for the. State Fair. Nearly .agery thone
in the city is expecting .s0He~5er-a more
guests nextsweeks When year friends ar
rive send theaN ewss and Observer aver
and it. will be- gladly pub
sished. isBEfhat sfriendssmay kH6w they
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b, ST. vi LIKE Sew BIO ME- he e notice
which xappearea inaneyofnthebcity papefs
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INFORMATION concerning ST. Luke 8. Home
G,YOuld be gfHrnisbed sby.Eh frs@ w. AZ Cat
tbs was incorrectaesAll persons wishing
address Mrs. Telfair Hall, corresponds
ing secretary, Fayetteville street.
SINGULAR THING.-"Isn't it@a
singular thing" said gentleman yes
terday, "that the whole Of the first page
of the second edition of the Hayseeder
is taken up with an interview, copied
from another paper, with Mr.. M. ",
Richards, Industrial agent of the South.
ern Railway? Is that the hot stuff we.
were asked to warm ourselves ON this
winterW X
GREAT WEEK SOCIALLY.-Ther
will be a dance here very night during
Fair week-Monday and Wednesday at
the Euphrosyne Club, Tuesday and
Thursday at the Capital Club, and Fri.
day evening the Marshal's ball at the
Marlborough House. Then there will be
two theaters-opera at one and light
comedy at the other-every night. Truly
lit will be gay week socially.
CAUGHT AT LAST Officer Mart.
| w. Thompson is one of the best men on
Raleigh's very efficient police force.
Thursday he arrested John Faucet, col
ored, who escaped from the Durham
county workhouse about eighteen months
ago. Officer Crabtree, of the Durham po-
lice force, came down yesterday morn
! ing and carried raucett back to serve
out his term ON the roads.
OCTOBER DANUE.-Several of Raj
eigh's charming young ladies yesterday
afternoon left for Chapel Hill to attend
the October german given by the stu
dents of the University. They were cha
peroned by Mrs. Chas. Root. and among