The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-18
CITY IN BRIEF.

NEW CORPORATION.-Ih Secre-
tary of State yesterday Incorporated the
IIaboring Union of RoxborO, Person
county, for a period of 20 years. Inc
capital stock of the company is to be
$4,000, divided into 10000 shares OF
So each. and its object is to conduct a
general merchandise business and pro-
mote the prosperity and happiness of all
its members by their cooperative labor
In all enterprises. The lncorporatOrs
are j. III. Harris, Abb Burnett, Dock
Peace, Ruffn Amis, G. III, Hester, John
Walters, Ed. Chism, Taylor Stanheld,
Thos. McGhee and Billy Woods.
ONLY THREE DEATHS.-There
has never whiting Raleigh's history been
such healthy year. Last months re-
cord broke all previous records and this
month promises to be even better than
that. Over half of the month has gone
and there have as yet been only three
deaths. One of them was Capt. Heart,
whose death has been expected for q
long time; another was a white woman
90 years old and the third was an infant
who was only one day old
TYPHOID FEVER.-A letter re-
eeived here from Siler City, In Chatham
county, conveys the information that
there are eighteen eases of typhoid fever
there. Il is a town of less than 300 In
habitants. rlrrj- ~
CORPORATE LfM1TS.-The eorpor-
,+a limits of Raleigh have not been ex-
Aended since 1856. A humber of at
tennis have been made to do so but they
wore never sbscceesfnl. Within the cor
norate limits there are only $4,000, but
there are several thousand people living
lust outside of the boundary line.
ALLIANCE PICNIC-The Alliance
picnic occurs at the A. & NJ. College next
Friday. Addresses will be delivered by
DIR. Cyrus Thompson and j. NJ. New
borne. There will be an adjourned meet
ing of the County Alliance after the pic
mic.
TfANKS.-iThe ladies of the Wom-
ans Exchange desire to return thanks
to those persons who assisted in making
the lawn party at Mrs. Julius Lewis res
idence such success.
REVIvALS-Rev. r. III. Whitaker
has closed an eight days revival al
Method. There were twenty-five con
versions. This finishes series of three
weeks meetings by DR.. Whitaker in
which he has preached twice a day. In
all three meetings there have been sew
enty conversions.
RAILROAD TAXES.-The State
Treasurer yesterday received SIG, 10000
from railroads for State taxes. The At,
lantic Coast Line paid S19509.93, the
Seaboard Air Line $6,20S.2S, and the
Wilmington, Newbern and Norfolk
$990.S5.
STOLE ELONS.-Anoth-
er watermelon thief is in trouble. Ed
ward Sims was yesterday sent to jail
for taking the luscious fruit without the
owners permission. He could not give
the required $50 bond.
TWO NEW CONVICTS.-Sheriff
Buffaloe, of Northampton county, yes
terday brought in two new convicts.
Both OF them were negroes-one for three
and one for four years. They were
sent up for larceny.
TO THE SEASIDE.-Seaside ex-
cursion to Wilmington Wednesday, Au-
gust 18th, is not an ordinary excursion.
Weathers and Bernard guarantee the
best order, no crowding, no smoking in
ladies' cars; ice water in abundance and
positively every comfort will be proyid-
ed. One dollar and fifty cents round
trip, via Goldsboro.
ELON COLLEGE.-Editor Moffitt. Of
the Christian Sun, returned yesterday
from Elon College, of which he is trus-
tee. He says the dormitory is being re-
modelled and refurnished throughout.
and larger attendance of students is
expected this year than ever before. The
prospects are very bright for the school
both in North Carolina and Virginia
President Staley is spending his summer
at Elon and is personally superintendent,
the improvements that are being made
ALL REIDSVILLE COMING The
Main Street Methodist Sunday school ne
Reidsville will run its annual summer ex-
cursion to this place next Tuesday A
liter received from Reidsville states that
1T will be the biggest excursion run in
many years, and Raleigh people are nre.
pairing to give the visitors a fine time