The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-15
CITY IN BRIEF.


Sixty persons left yesterday morning on
the West excursion to Asheville.
CROSS FINED.-Mayor Russ yester-
day fined George Cross $7.25 for an as
sault upon Lucy Cone. both colored.
WILL MARRY.-A marriage license
was yesterday granted to Mr.. Joseph
Wood and Miss Eula Powell, both of
Wake county.
INTEREST PAID.-The State Treas.
urer gave a check on a New York bank
Yesterday for $S2, 400, the amount of in
terest due on the North Carolina railway
construction bonds.
Mr.. RIVERS RETIRES.-Mr. r. G..
Rivers, chief deputy under Sheriff Jones,
yesterday retired according to his res
ignation some time since. Sheriff Jones
will conduct the business part of his
office for while at least without an
assistant.
THE HOSPITAL.-The committee
from the Hospital Association desires to
thank those who responded to the appeal
made for contributions through the pa
pers. Thanks are also extended to the
News and Observer for kindness in pub
fishing the notices.
EXCURSION ARRIVES.-Thee xcur-
sion from Norfolk arrived about o'clock
yesterday afternoon and they will leave
this afternoon about o'clock. Hence
the game of baseball will be called at l
%. m. All the excursionists, about go in
number, are negroes.
INSPECT MACHINERY.-AIr. w.
z. Blake, street commissioner of this
CITY. has gone to Greystone to inspect
the machinery used in the quarries there
since Raleigh will purchase the machin-
cry necessary for operating the rock
quarry at an early date
IDA FINED.-Jackson Adams and
Ida, his wife, live near the wagon fac
tory. They were arrested for engaging
in an ARRAY, but the evidence clearly
showed that the woman was at fault
and there was nothing against the man.
so the Mayor fined her S3.25 and let
Jack go.
MARRIAGE TO-DAY.-This morn.
ing at eleven o'clock Miss Minnie Barber
will be married to Mr.. James j. fowler,
of Danville, Va, at the residence of
her parents ON Newbern avenue. Miss
Mary jefferson, Miss Katherine Jeffer-
son and Mr.. James A. Jones, all Of DAN
vile, arrived yesterday to attend the
ceremony.
ANOTHER CONSULTATIONS
T.. G.. Edwards, of Oxford; Capt. G. a.
Cook, of Warrenton, and Attorney Gene
raj Walser are here in consultation be-
fore filing the answer at Wilmington in
the injunction of the Western Union Tel
egraph Company against the Railroad
Commission to prevent the reduction of
telegraph rates by the commission.
MEETING OF WATAUGA CLUB
The meeting of the Watauga will be
held at the office of II. b. Raney, at
the Marlborough House this evening at
$50 O'Clock. The special order of bust
ness will be to consider the program for
the banquet given at the reunion to be
held during the State Fair. Papers or
road and street improvement will also be
read.
THE GUILD MET-St Mary's
School Guild met this afternoon in the
Supreme court building and was presid-
ed over by Mrs. Iredell, president Of the
Alumnae. The organization was COM
pleted and the work, interrupted by the
summer, resumed. A musicale is plann-
ed to take place in the near future UNI
der the management of some of the most
accomplished musicians in the city.
LET ALL RESPOND.-All persons,
whose State pride or sense of duty to
North Cardinals dead sleeping in our
State lot in Stonewall Cemetery, Win
chester, Va, who recognize both the
privilege and obligation to send flowers
to go ON the graves of our noble heroes
will please bring or send them ito Rev.
James Weston, D. d., at Park Hotel,
Raleigh, not later than 8 a. m. Wednes-
day, the 18th, that they may go that
day by express to Mr.. Oscar w. Black
nall, Winchester, Va. Let all respond
to this call THAT we may honor patriot
ism.
IA NGEROIIS ACCInENnE