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

ular meeting or the MlnlsUering OHci.
will be held Monday afternoon at
o'clock, at the home of the president.
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE.-Gene
Passenger Agent Anderson, of the Sea
board, is trying to arrange for an I'M
portant change in schedule on has road
SHIPPING 4GRAPES.-Large guam.
titles of grapes are now being shipped
from here and from Southern Pines
The crop is fair one and prices are
good.
TO THE SEASIDE.-An excursion
will be run from here to Wilmington co
August 25th, at $3.50 for the round trip.
1t will be managed by J. III. Weathers
and j. j. Bernard.
ONE LONE BILLY GOAT.-Mitchell
county returns only one goat as given
in for taxation. But it has 1888 sheep.
This, too, when Fl dogs are given in for
taxation, valued at S119.
BOND ELECTION-Regi ton for
the bond election September 9Th has so
far been very light. 1t is expected how
ever, that the matter will wariH up very
much during the next few weeks.
A WEDDING TUESDAY.-Card are
out for the marriage of Mr.. Roscoe Stan
ford Theophilus Dodd, of Johnston
county, and Miss Fannie Powers, daugh-
ter of Dr. J. B. Powers. of Wake Forest.
TO THE LAND OF THE sKY.-Thc
Southern Railway has secured Mrs. NJ.
A. Edwards as chaperone for its excur-
sion to Asheville, August 10. This is
the first personally conducted excursion
from here to the mountains this season.
A NEW OFFICE BUILDING The
old brick residence ON the corner cf
Martin and Salisbury streets, opposite
the Academy of Music, is being re-
modelled and turned into an office build
ing. 1t is owned by Mr.. w. n. Jones
and will be occupied principally by law
yers.
TUESDAYS ELECTION.-Ticke
have been distributed and ballot boxes
for all the townships, except four. have
been sent out by the clerk for use in the
school election Tuesday. The townships
that have not yet got their boxes ere
Stony Hill, Harris Store, Rogers Store
and Buckhorn. These boxes will be sent
out to the voting precincts Monday.
COAL MINE TO BE SOLD.-The
Gumnock coal mine, in Chatham county,
Is to be sold to the highest bidder Sep
fember 6. 1t is likely that the property
will be run up to 100000, the amount
of the first and second mortgages. Dur
ing the past five years at least 100000
has been spent ON the plant of this mine,
which is now fine one.
HAVE QUIT MARRYING.-If one
may judge by the return of the I'M
listed taxables made to the State Audi
tor by the sheriff of Buncombe, there
was not marriage in that county last
year. The price Of a marriage license
is 81. OF this the State gets 81. The
sheriff OF Buncombe does not return any
thing for this item. The Auditor thinks
it is an oversight and has written to have
it corrected.
HOBOES IN HARD LUCK.-The
Mayor yesterday sent two white tramps
to the city limits with the parting in
junction to return not again. One of
them was lame and the other said he was
mighty sick.' But they were both able
to work the begging business for all it
was worth while they were here. 1t was
only one week ago that four white
tramp beggars struck town and got into
a fight with a negro. As a result one
of them is now in Jail and the others
were ordered out of the county.
A NEGRO WOMAN sHOT.-It is a
penitentiary offence to throw rocks at a
train and yet to somebody it seems to
be favorite amusement. As the excur-
sion from Lexington was leaving here
Monday four or five negro boys threw
rocks at it and broke out several windows.
Friday morning as the colored excursion
from here to Newbern was returning to
this city, between midnight and day,
rocks were thrown at it at Goldsboro,
Selma and Clayton. Several pistol shots
were also fired at it and a negro woman
shot in the face and badly hurt
HELD FOR PERJURY.-The case
of Joseph Terry, charged with jerjury
in his testimony in the Hester Robertson
trial, came up for a hearing yesterday
before Justice Of the Peace Roberts. The
defendant waived examination and was
bound over for his appearance at the
September term of court The two
Hester Robertson trials and the two per-
jury cases growing out of them will cost
the county large amount of money be-
fore they are over. Already an enor-
NOUS bill of costs has been piled up and
the end is not in sight.
GOVERNORS BUSY WEEK.-Gov.
Russell is expected to return to the city
to-day. Next Saturday he goes down
to Ocean View for few days. Several
members Of his staff and the Governors
Guard will accompany him. AS he has
been ebsent during the past week and
will be absent next week, this week will
be a very busy one for him. While at
Ocean View Governor Russell and his
party will visit Fortress Monroe on a
pleasure trip. Major Hayes will leave
Monday to make arrangements for the
party. They will witness the target
practice from the fort.
MORE TAX DODGING.-The State
imposes a license of 81 on every horse
Kept for hire by a liveryman or others.
1t is interesting to go over the returns
and see the small amount of tax Eaid
on livery horses in some of the counties
-eele .i~uI <, Ior Instance, pays only S13
: lie Buncombe pays Sill. New Han
r pays only $50, while Wake paw,
W., iredell pays $36, Cleveland S3S
CASTOR $40, Henderson $2S, Cherokee
500 Moore SIG and Burke S15. Others
such as, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden
Carteret, Chatham, Clay, Dare. David.
son, Edgecom5e, Graham, HYDE. Madi.
son, Martin, Mitchell and Montgomery
pay nothing at al, while Jones, Jackson.
Davie and others pay 81. Greene comfy
pays only 81, Chowan $3.50. Johnston
80 and LinsoIn $3.50.