The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-29
/. CITY IN BRIEF.

RAILROAD TAXES.-The State yes
terday received S.. 173 State taxes from
the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail
road.
sion, colored, will reach here tomorrow
morning. 1t will bring ten car loads of
darkies. A big baseball game is sched-
uled for the afternoon.
OFF FOR A VACATION.-A large
number of persons yesterday went down
to Old Point, Ocean View and Norfolk.
Quite number went further north to
New York and Boston.
CITY EDITOR.-It is announced that
Mr.. Marshall De Lancy Haywood will
be the city editor of the Daily Times,
the. new afternoon paper. The Times
will make its first appearance tomorrow.
ODD FELLOWS DAY.-October the
10Th has been designated as Odd Eel
lows day at the Centennial Exposition
at Nashville, Tenn. The Grand Lodge
of Tennessee meets at Nashville on the
Goth.
BASEBALL-The Concord eolored
N6dIl Will play Iuc 1NdtlOudlS VI tuip City 4,
Monday at Athletic Park. Whining
toms great left handed pitcher will twirl
the sphere for Concord against James
Naming.
NEW COMMISSIONER B. r.
Lacy, the new commission of the sink
ing fund of the city, yesterday took
charge Of the books, the term of Mr..
B. S. Jerman. the former commissioner,
having expired.
EIGHT STILL SILENT.-There are
still eight counties that have not yet
i made returns to the State Board of
EQUALIZATION. The sheriffs of these
counties are summoned to appear be-
fore the Board on September list.
A DUTIFUL SON.-The Salisbury
World quotes s. Ohio Wilson as saying,
with reference to his having taken the
management of the Round Knob hotel.
"My mother is running the hotel and I,
as a dutiful son, have helped her and
boarded with her."
EPIDEMIC OF FEvER.-The news
comes from Goldsboro that there is an
epidemic of typhoid fever there. DR.. Jas.
Mckee went down there yesterday, hay
ing been called to consult in several
cases. He will also make an examina
ton Of the existing conditions and their
cause.
MARRIED.-At the home of Mr. w.
G. Long at Mount Pleasant, N. c., on
Aug. 18th, Mr.. G. f. Uzzle, was mar
ried to Miss Lulu Long, DR.. J. B. Shear
er officiating. After spending a few
days in the Western part of the State
Mr.. and Mrs. Uzzle are now at their
home at Wilson's Mills.
MORE NEW COTTON.-Mr. J. Wal
ter Wyatt, Of Johnston county, had
bale of new cotton on the Raleigh mar
ket yesterday, the third bale that has
been received here, it sold for rs. Mr..
Wyatt sold his first bale at Dunn sew
eral days ago, and says that he has four
other bales ready for the market.
NEW COTTON COMING IN.-Five
new bales of cotton have thus far been
received in Raleigh-four of them grown
in this county. Two new bales came in
Friday and three yesterday. The cot
ton receipts ON the local market for the
season just ended were 27,4OS. The re-
ceipts the year previous were 22,174.
BITTEN BY SPIDERS.-Another
dangerous spider bite is reported. Mrs.
Crabtree, at the water tower, was Bit
ten Friday and suffered intensely Fri
day night. She was better yes
terda. Mr.. w. G. Kimball is
still confined to his room by the spider
bite received at the Union depot Friday.
APPROACHING NUPTIALS.-The
cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Fannie Gloss Parper, daughter
of Mr.. w. Scott Parker. Of Henderson,
to Mr.. Junius Hill Parham. The cere-
mony will be performed in the Methodist
church, in Henderson, on Thursday, Sept.
End.