The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-18
CITY IN BRIEF.


Federal court meets here next Mon
day. Judge Purnell presiding.
The State Association of Funeral Di-
rectors meets in annual convention in this
city, June 18th and 10th.
The Colored State Teachers convention
will be held in this city, at Shaw Uni
yersty, June 10th to 10th.
The Isabella Circle will meet this af-
ternoon at 5 o'clock at the residence of
Mr.. j. b. Hill. 4 full attendance is de-
sired
A regular meeting Of Raleigh Chapter,
No. 10. II. A. NJ, will be held this CTues-
day) evening at O'Clock Work in Mark
Master degree.
The Board of Trustees of Shaw Uni
versty will hold their annual meeting In
New York city June 2. President Me-
serve will attend it.
There will be a meeting of the Isabella
Circle of the Kings Daughters this after
noon at FIVE o'clock at the residence OF
Mrs. Chas. H. Allen.
A car full of convicts was yesterday
afternoon taken to the Arson farm, near
Wadesboro OF the twenty-One men IN
the lot, two were white.
The penitentiary authorities decline to
allow the Roanoke Rapids Power Com
uany the use of convictS, as the COM
pany desires them for too short time.
The School Board met yesterday after
noon and decided to close school on Fri
day, May 18th The commencement ex-
Y ercises will take place the Monday and
Tuesday following, at the Centennial
School.
The Revenue Department here is max
ing inquiry as to the probable amount
Of grape and fruit brandy to be made this
year. Last year very little was made
save grape brandy, which was princi-
pally used in terrifying wines.
Mr.. Tom Pace has sold his fast horse,
Miss Meadows, to Mr.. George Harden,
of Durham. Miss Meadows will be re-
membered as the horse that made "a re-
markable record in the gentleman's drlv-
ing race at the last Fair.
Ralph, the little son Of Mr.. T. G. Stur-
gis, is dangerously Ill IwiM congestion
Of the lungs. 1t was thought Sunday ne
could not live, but yesterday the doctor
thought he was better. His mother was
buried only last Saturday.
The Tabernacle, Sunday School will
this year go to Richmond on its annual
excursion. June Sth is the date selected.
The route is by way of Goldsboro, then
ever the Atlantic Coast Line, by Weldon
and Petersburg The trip can be made
in four hours. s.
St. Lakes Circle Of Kings Daughters
will give a musicale at the Park Hotel
at 8 o'clock next Friday evening
for the benefit of the hos
pital No admission will be charged. Re-
freshments will be served. The pro-
gramme will appear later. ray "a.
Col. Odds writes to the Wilmington Mes
senger of Sunday: I'm looking over the
legislative documents of 1923 a letter
was found giving the. cost of the entrench-
ments which surrounded this, city--4-being
$4,000. Some portions OF these en-
trenchments are yet well, preserved, but
the greater part is plowed to level"
News reached here yesterday of the
death Of Mr.. Frank Dunn, at his home
in Forestville, in his 47th year. He has
been i'll for several weeks. He leaves two
children, Miss Birdie Dunn, profess
sional nurse in Baltimore, and Mr.. Will
Dunn. in Charlotte. Only last January
Mr.. Dunn's wifeFdied. He will be buried
at Forestville to-day.
The bishops Of the Methodist ID.
Church South, have recently held their
annual meeting and arranged the plan
for Episcopal visitations. Bishop Har-
grove is to hold the North Carolina con-
ference at Raleigh, December LIST, and
Bishop Key the Western North Caro-
lima annual conference to be held Novem-
Der 18th at Asheville.
The new additions at the peniten-
tiary for the accommodation Of the Grim
NAL insane will be completed about June
Ia The insane will not be required
to wear prison uniform. There is only
one insane convict in the penltentlary.
He is a white man, by name Abe Hen
son. He came from the western part OF
the State. Henson has already served ten
years.
Two Southern Pacific tourist sleeping
cars passed through Raleigh over the sea
board Sunday, filled with sailors. Iney
were men who had been serving on the
United States steamer Columbia ana
were on their way to the Pacific coast. 70 70
reach there they will travel some 3,OoO
miles by rail. There were AZ men IN
the party. They occupied two cars. a
third car carried their baggage.
The North Carolina Freight AssoGa-
ton was wise in placing Mr.. w. II. WI
liamson. OF the Pilot Cotton Mills, on tne
executive committee. He is one OF the
brightest and safest young manu1actuI
ers in the State. The executive commit
tee is composed of the following: Messrs
r REYNOLDS and f. B. Vaughn, o
winston. W. III. Williamson, of RAJ
e;pb. NJ. w. Reed, of Durham; +. w
Arlington. OF Reidsvile; Geo. b. HIS
~ Charlotte: Caesar Gone, Of Greens
I,oro. r. w. Brooks, of Greensboro.
SIXTEEN MONSTER ENGINES.