The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-11
CITY IN BRIEF.


MARRIAGE TO-DAY.-There will
be marriage in the Baptist church at
Franklinton to-day at high noon. Mr..
T. W. Whedbee. a young business man
there, will marry Miss Blanche Morris.
JOINING ALL THE TIME.-Two
new members were received into Fay
stteville street Baptist church Sunday
night They are taking them in all the
time at "John Pullen's church, as every
body calls it,
COLORED FIREMEN.-The Victor
Fire Company has gone to Winston to
enter the tournament of the Colored Fire
mems Association. The company had
several days practice before it left.
REMODELLING.- The residences of
Mr.. w. L. McGehee and Mr.. Chas. III.
Belyin, on Hillsboro street. are being
remodelled and enlarged. They will
both be very handsome residences when
completed.
LITTLE JACK HORNER.-The adj
vance agent Of James B. Mackie's must
cal comedy, Little Jack Homer is in
the city. His company will be here next
Opera House for the season.
BANK STOCK.-The Auditor is now
sending out to the sheriffs of the various
counties lists of the bank stock owned
in those counties, that they may see that
it is all given in for taxation. Heretofore
much of it has been escaping taxation.
HOME WEDDING.-Miss Mary Yam
eey. daughter Of Mr.. Il. b. Yancey, will
be married to Mr.. Rowlett E. Barnes
this morning at 10 O'Clock. The cere-
mony will be performed by Rev. DR..
Thomas e. Skinner at the residence of
the brides father, on Peace street.
LIVERY STABLE SOLD.-The liv-
cry stable property on East Morgan
street, occupied by Martins livery, has
been sold to Mr.. III. A. Bland of Mill
brook. The price paid was $1,000. 1t
was purchased from the estate Of w. j.
Hawkins.
FREE SCHOLARSHIP exami-
nation will be held to-day in the Rail-
road Commission office for the Bingham
School free scholarship for this district.
1t begins at 8 o'clock. The committee is
composed OF Messrs. W. A. Withers, J.
A Weston and A. W. Blair.
MISS POWERS TO WED.-Mr. Ros-
zoe S. T. Dodd, of Johnston county, will
this evening lead to the altar Miss Fan
ME Powers, daughter of Dr. J. B. Pow
ers, of Wake Forest. The ceremony will
be performed by DIR. G. e. Taylor, presi-
dent of Wake Forest College.
A LAWN PARTY.-There will be
a lawn party at Mrs. Julius Lewis, ON
Hillsboro street, Thursday night. There
will be music and refreshments and pref
ty girls by the score. The price Of ad-
mission and refreshments is only 25
cents. Everybody is invited.
LEAVING THE WEST.-A letter
from prominent citizen Of Denver to the
State Agricultural Department says
many of the Colorado people are com
ing to North Carolina, and there is much
interest in that State regarding the ad-
vantages North Carolina offers to the
home-seeker.
FINEST EVER SCIENTIFIC crops
in Chatham this year are the finest /
have ever seen," said Mr.. d. T. John
son yesterday, on his return from a visit
to his native county. Farmers have
just commenced cutting and curing the
finest crop of tobacco ever grown in
Chatham"
ship in Wake county was the local taxa
ton election carried. That was in Cary
township. 1t was badly beaten every
where else, even in Wake Forest. Sher-
if Jones, who was at the latter place,
tells me the votes were about even, with
a large number who were registered not
voting.
NO NEGRO IN IT.-Labor Commits
sioner Hamrick yesterday returned from
the western part of the State. He says
a good number of townships up there
will carry the local taxation election,
held yesterday. The negro question does
not play the important part up there that
it does in the east.
Mr.. Meade DEAD.-Mr. w. r.
McCade passed away yesterday in his
S7th year. He was born in Wake county
and lived here all his life. He was an
honored citizen and one of Wake county's
most successful farmers. He leaves a
wife and a large circle Of friends. The
body will be buried to-day at the Coun-
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