The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-25
CITY IN BRIEF.

COMING TO RALEIGH.-A CORE
spondent of the State says the gam
blers who caused the row at Dillon, s.
O., the day of the circus were on their
way to the Raleigh Fair.
THE CIRCUS COMING.-The Rob
inson- Franklin show. will exhibit in
Raleigh on October 18th. The show con-
sists of thirty cars. The advertising car
will be here in few days.
WAITING FOR TRIAL.-There are
now twenty-six prisoners in the county
jail Only three of them are white.
Usually just before criminal court
convenes the Jail is crowded.
PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS-The PRINT
tive Baptist Association met yesterday
at Middle Greek church, in Panther
Branch township. The association will
continue in session three days.
FARMERS INSTITUTE.-Dr D..
Reid Parker, the great and only original
Hopper and the patent Institute holder,
is here. He will hold a Farmers Insti-
tute in this county to-day, sixteen miles
south of here.
PAYING TAXES.-Taxes are coming
in pretty lively at the Sheriffs office.
They are being paid much better than
usual at this time Of the year. Taxes
this year must be paid on or before the
first of November.
FREIGHT WRECK.-News was re-
ceived here yesterday of bad freight
wreck on the Atlantic Coast Line at
Pikeyille, near Goldsboro. The after
noon trains on that road were very much
delayed on account of the accident.
THE NOVEL; ESTATE-Mr. Mil
lard Mial yesterday qualified as add
ministrator of the estate of the late J.
Robert NOVEL;, eX-sheriff of Wake
county. The estate is understood to be
worth very little after all the debts are
paid.
0WHISKEY AND CARDS.-In the
county chain gang there are now forty
two men. Last Sunday the request was
made that all who had been accustomed
to gamble stand up. Thirty-eight stood
up. Forty said they were habitual
drinkers.
ROYAL ARCANUM.-Mr Joseph G.
Brown, treasurer of the Raleigh branch
of the Royal Arcanum, has received a
check for $1,000, the payment guaranteed
on the life of the late Rev. W. S. Black,
ID. ID. This amount will be paid to DR..
Blacks heirs.
TIL 1ETS FOR CHILDREN.--Th
Raleigh Street Railway has placed on
sale special tickets for school children
at the rate of 40 for 81. The tickets
may be had of the conductors. The cars
commencing ON Monday will run to the
Fair Grounds ON the 15-minute sche-
dule.
CRAIGE HERE ON 2STH.-The
Hon. Kerr Cra:ge, special master in the
Southern Railway lease matter, will give
hearing in Raleigh, September 28th,
and not in Greensboro, as has been pub
lished. The witnesses to be examined
here are r. L. Potts, Alfred Thompson,
Jr., Willis G. Briggs, and G. D. Roberts.
MR.. DARDEN'S POSITION.-Mr
Darden, who comes from Wilmington to
make his home in Raleigh, succeeds Mr..
Hiscock as superintendent of the Raleigh
district of the industrial department of
the Life Insurance Company Of Virginia.
This change does not affect any of the
old officers, who have been here for
years.
MORE WARM WEATHER.-The
"NhIhCA 10 StcuubS SSLtlHS WdIHleIy anu
Weather Prophet Won Hermann, from
his perch on the top of the Fisher build
ing, is predicting that it will be still
warmer. One cold day, it seems. doesn't
make a winter. The straw hat has al
ready come from its hiding place and
the overcoat has disappeared. Now for
another touch of summer.
NEW JAIL BIRDS.-Two new Jail
birds were yesterday added to Sheriff
Jones' ornithological collection in the
county Jail. One of them, Henry Eau.
cette, was sent over by the Mayor He
will go to the roads, being unable to pay
his fine. The other was William Henry
Chavis, who is wanted in Vance county.
He has just served out his sentence on
the roads.
HEAVY TRAVEL.-There is now a
heavy travel from the South in this di-
rection, owing doubtless to the prevail
ence of yellow fever at different South
ern points. Persons leaving here for
Augusta, Columbus, Charleston and
points in Florida must be provided with
health certificate. 1t is also necessary
to procure a certificate before going to
Wilmington and Norfolk.
RISING IN THE WORLD."-"The
Art OF Rising in the World" a book il
which the means of self-advancement
are pointed out, has just been issued
1t is of especial interest to North Caro-
linians. as it is the work of HENRY
Hardwicke, who for a number of year,
was a practicing attorney in this State
Mr.. Hardwicke removed from Ashevill,
to New York several years ago, and nov
fills the position Of assistant district at