The news & observer., 1897-01-26
CITY IN BRIEF.

Raleigh will be given treat next Tues
day with the X rays, and the admission
will be within the reach of every one.
Something very unusual for this time
of the year happened yesterday-the
register of deeds was not called on to
issue marriage license.
The board of directors of the \. NJ. G.
A. will meet this evening at p. m. to
organize for the year, and devise plans
for the progress of the work.
Mr.. Kimball, the ticket agent of the
Seaboard Air Line, is sick and Mr.. Waiter
Lloyd, of Greenwood, s. c., has tempor-
arily taken his place as ticket agent.
Services will be held at the Mission
rooms on Wilmington street (Old ware
house,, every night this week by j. III.
Wilson and Howard ii. Pyche, evange-
lists, of Boston.
Everybody is in bed with grippe and
pneumonia at the home of Mr.. w. X.
Crawford-Mr. Crawford and his three
daughters. Mr.. r. Il. Crawford, mana
ger of the Park Hotel, is also sick.
Mr. b. f. King, formerly of Raleigh.
but more recently with Mr.. Wyatt Nc
Ghee, of Franklinton, is now with the
extensive clothing firm of w. Il. Wal
lace & CO.. of Bristol. Tennessee.
No Sunday drunks, but one plain case
of disorderly conduct was all that there
was on the docket yesterday to engage
the mayors attention. The unfortunate
was Sam Price He was fined S7.25.
Governor and Mrs. Russell entertained
at dinner last night a party composed OF
DR.. j. L. NJ. Curry, Mr.. and Mrs. John
B. Pearson, Col. John S. Cunningham,
Senator Alexander and Representative
Alexander.
A metallic disc has been put in a stone
In the Northeast corner of the Capitol
by the Geological Survey, giving the ele-
walton of that point above sea level as
SG3 feet. There is fine of $3.50 for tam
pering with this mark.
The James l. johnson drug store prop
erty, part of the Judge Reid estate, cor
ner of Martin and Fayetteville streets,
was sold at public auction yesterday. 1t
was bid in by Mr.. j. w. Harden, ad-
ninistrator, for $4,000.
1t is said that seven persons died with
in n radius of few miles around Evans
postofice, in Chatham last week. From
every direction comes the news Of great
numbers stricken down by grippe and
pnuemoni9. The number Of cases prov
ing fatal is greater than has been known
for many years
James .. Gillian, Jr., who for the past
three years has been messenger in the
internal revenue office in this city. has
resigned his Office, much to the regret Of
all the force, and will go to New York
in day or two to accept better position
with the American Tobacco Company.
He will be succeeded by James a. Mitch
ell, Esq, of BERTHE county.
L TT Wilson avauoaIfsf wife and
daughter, and Howard FL. Pyche, assis-
tant, from the North, are in the city. Mr..
Wilson was at the First Baptist church
Sunday, and spoke of his work for the
past three years, with his Gospel tent
in four different States and of what he
hoped to accomplish in the South. 1t is
expected they will have the assistance OF
Christian people.
Mr.. J. Wayland Jones and his best
man, Mr.. Thornton Rowland, leave here
for t5oldsboro this morning on an interest
Ing mission. Mr.. Jones goes to Colds
boro to lead to the altar tomorrow one Of
that city's most charming daughters
Miss Fannie Giddens. Mr.. Jones is
young business man here, with Whiting
Bros, and has many friends who extend
their heartiest congratulations
A large number of Raleigh people will
probably attend the Inauguration of Pres
ident Alderman at the University to-mor-
row. The Governor and Mrs. Russell
and the jority of the General Assem-
bly, will be present. The Southern Rail-
way will furnish free transportation to
all members Of the General Assembly
and State officers. This will be done by
passes.
Sheriff Maroon, of Durham, yesterday
brought three new convicts to the penten-
tiary. All of them were negroes-two
men and one girl. They were all put in
for FIVE years each, the men for larceny
and the girl for manslaughter. Her name
is Arfellia Mitchell She nursed for Rev.
f. w. SowelI, colored, of Durham, and
was charged with giving his child car
bolic acid from the effects Of which it
died. The circumstantia evidence against
her was very strong and her attorney
submitted to IA verdict Of manslaughter
rather than let the case go to the jury,
though there is now some doubt as TO
the guilt of the girl. 1t is believed by
some that the poison was innocently
given by child.