The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-30
CITY IN BRIEF.

CITY politics is getting pretty warm
sbese DAYS. Every candidate is pushing
mis- claim for all 1t is worth.
Mr.. Henry Blount will deliver his
lecture, Beyond the Alps Lies Italy IN
Cary on this CTuesday) evening, March
Both.
Only one marriage license was issued
yesterday. That was taken out by Frank
Nunroe and Lizzie Wilson. colored
couple living out near the Far grounds.
There are many reports of damage to
fruit by the frosts of the last few nights.
1t Is not believed, however, that the dam
age is general, certainly to no great ex-
tent.
Sheriff J. Nj. Davis. of Surry county.
yesterday brought four convicts-three OF
them white--to the penitentiary. One
of them gets seven years for killing his
brother-in-law.
1t is understood that there will be
some very sensational developments in
the Logan Howell-Logan Harris assault
and battery case next Monday before
Justice Maroon.
The Wake Forest College and Univer-
sity of North Carolina baseball teams
will play here next Saturday. Both
claim to have the strongest teams in
many years. An interesting game Is ex-
pected.
I'VE had the biggest Sunday school
last Sunday in the whole history of our
church." said member of the Central
Methodist church yesterday. I'VE are
moving on prosper0usly and with steady
increase"
AS Superintendent Toms, of the Dur
ham Graded Schools, has been elected to
a professorship in the University, it is
said that an effort will be made by the
Durham people to secure Prof. Logan d.
Howell, Of this city, as his successor.
Mr.. N. b. Broughton is in the eastern
part OF the State organizing Baptist
Young Peoples Unions. He organized
one at Scotland Neck with member
s~ship of seventy-eight. Editor e. +.
billiard, Of the Commonwealth, is presi-
dent of it.
The residence of Capt. s. A. Ashe, on
HillsbOro street, very narrowly escaped
destruction Sunday morning. After the
family had gone to church, servant
discovered fire in Mr.. Tom Ashes room,
and the discovery was soon enough to
check the flames. AS it was, Mr.. Ashe
lost suit OF clothes by the fire.
Maj. w. FL. Martin is back from
Washington. He thinks his chances for
getting the dictatorship are splendid. He
says he has good letters and heap OF
them. He took fifty-four papers to
Washington and filed them. They con-
tanned 733 names. The Major says he
Is going again soon to take another batch
Of endorsements. Mr.. Simmons term
does not expire until November %.
The large male wildcat, one of the
largest ever captured in this State, was
killed by chloroform yesterday afternoon
by Mr.. Brimley, the curator OF the Mu-
scum. He will be mounted and placed
by the side Of his mate, which was killed
two weeks ago, in the Museum. These
cats were caught near Newbern by a
trapper. Mr.. Brimley has been studying
their poses 50 as to properly mount them.
Last night the quarterly conference of
Edenton Street Methodist church was
held, DIR. Yates, presiding elder, in the
chair. The delegates elected to the Dis
trict Conference, which meets at Garner
July 81, were Messrs. Garland Jones.
W. J. Young, A. III. Green and Joseph
G.. Brown. Alternates-A. M. Powell
and w. I'll. Hughes. On Sunday DR..
Yates preached both morning and night.
His morning sermon was particularly
able discourse.