The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-10
CITY IN BRIEF.

The penitentiary payroll for the month
of June amounted to S1,149.
The Insane Asylum yesterday secured
a warrant from the Auditor for $4,000
of its annual appropriation.
The sale of the Moss tract of land has
been postponed until the 18th 1t is good
property and will bring good price.
Superintendent Smith, of the peni-
tertiary yesterday made deposit OF
$4,000, earnings of the penitentiary.
In about fifteen days hundred or
more conyicts will be sent to Moore
county to work on the Carthage railroad.
Little Willie, the 2-year-old son of Mr..
William G. Martin, is very i'll at the
home of his father, Ill North Blood
worth street.
Whiting Bros, was yesterday display
ing to admiring friends, a handsome
basket of ripe grapes and figs. These
are the first of the season here.
Mrs, Huldah Harrison, of New Light
township. who died few days ago, was
10 years old, and had been a member of
New Light Baptist church 50 years.
A Farmers Institute has been held this
week at Guilford College. 1t was well at
tended. Prof. Massey, of the A. and M.
College, was present, and says the lnsti-
tute was unusually interesting.
Mr.. J. L. Williams died last night at
11:3O. at the residence of his son-in-law,
w. A. Williams, No. PIT n. Dawson
street, of heart trouble. He was about
60 years old and leaves two daughters
and four sons.
The building for males at the insane
asylum is now about completed and will
be ready for occupancy in about month
1t will accommodate about 120 patients
There are now 415 patients in the insti-
tuition, or nearly double the usual num-
Der.
Paiges Players were here yesterday
on their way from Louisburg to Colds
boro, where they played last night and
will play again tonight. The frost they
received here the first time they came
has not encouraged them to try again,
just at present.
Prof. w. f. Massey speaks in the
highest terms of the Seaboard Air Lines
industrial train. He has been with it.
Occurring. for a week or more and he
says it is doing a great amount OF good.
Immense crowds are present at every
point at which it stops.
The Southern Railway yesterday
turned over $4,000 to e. s. Walton,
the new secretary of the North Carolina
road. This amount is the lease payment
of interest for the past six months.
Secretary Walton transmitted $4,000 of
this amount to Treasury Worth, that
sum being the States share of the CAPT
tal
Mr.. Webb, of Salisbury, has secured
the contract to erect a monument to
the late Major A. M. Lewis in the ceme-
terry at Raleigh. This monument is to
be of Barre granite, Is feet and inches
high and to cost $425. Mr.. Webb is at
work ON the monument.-Salisbury
World.
Mr.. G. p. Wharton has gone to CHATEAU
qua. n. Y, to attend the annual con-
vention of the American Photographers.
Photographer Alderman, of Greensboro,
Joined Mr. Wharton here. At Philadel-
phia a special train, with some 800 dele
gates, will be made up. They will all
wear soft white hats with blue and gold
bands around them.
Mr.. Dave Moore and Miss Maggie
Brown were married at the Tabernacle
baptist church Wednesday night, Rev.
DR.. A. M. Simms, the pastor, performing
the ceremony. The best man was Mr..
Walter j. Moore, brother Of the. groom
and Miss Mamie l.. Brown, the brides
sister, was maid of honor. Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore have rooms at Mr.. w. Il. Mann S