The news & observer., 1897-10-07
CITY IN BRIEF.

cIRCTS CAR EERE.-The No. ad-
of tho Robinson and Frankling
chow arrived yesterday morning anu
.ox,n and country are being billed for
.i,o;r onneorance here Tuesday, October
10Th.
No CAME MONDAY.-Owing to the
fact that the football game between the
university and Richmond College Is can
ooIlad Richmond College will not play
the A. and A. College team mere next
Monday.
RuTLER TO SPEAK.-It is an
ronnced that Senator Butler will speak
Of Alamance Fair, Burlington, OctoDef
18th. Rocky Mount, Friday, OctoDer
18th. and Aulander, Bertie county, oc-
tober 10Th.
AI.pEMARIE PRESBYTERY.-A
Rev. DIR. Eugene Daniel is detained
- home nv sickness in his family, Mr..
w 6 Primrose left yesterday, as lay
daieeate. TO attend the Albemarle Pres
bytery. now in session at Littleton.
REVIVAL AT PILOT MILLS.-The
meeting at Pilot Cotton Mills, which be-
gan last Monday night, is still gong on
with increased interest. The church eS-
tends an invitation to all VINO are inter
ested in the meeting TO come out.
UNCLE SANS CHECK.-The North
Carolina Experiment Station yesterday
received from the United States treasury
a check for $3.50. An annual appro-
priat.on of $4,000 is made to the station
here by the government, and Is PAID
quarterly. 6e
NAVAL RESERVES.-Perm
has been granted the Elizabeth City bat
TALON of Naval Reserves to temporarily
leave the State They will attend the
fair Mt Norfolk next week. On the 18th
Instant the company will hold an election
to choose a successor to VIM. j. Griffin,
lieutenant commanding the division, who
was drowned several weeks ago.
TOES CUT OFF.-Mr. ]. L. Row
land yesterday came back from Eion
College, where he was called to attend
his brother, Rev. c.. II. Rowland, Who
accidentally shot himself Monday VIII lie
squirrel hunting. The shot entered his
right foot, necessitating the amputatlon
of two toes. He is now getting along
nicely, however, and hopes to soon be out
again.
TERRY SET FREE.-Joseph Terry
the old man who was convicted of per
Jury in the Hester Robertson case, paid
the costs yesterday and was given his
liberty Judge Robinson agreed to free
him from his sentence provided he pay
the costs. The other perjurer, Tom Hes
ter, has taken an appeal. He was sen
teneed to the roads for three years.
WHY NICK LEFT.-There is one
coon less in town this morning. 1t is
Nick Chavis who is absent. He left
rather hurriedly yesterday morning. The
cause Of his hasty. departure was that
he got into row with another negro in
the market, threw a butcher knife at
him, sticking it in his leg. AS soon as
the blood spurted, Nick spurted too,
and he hasn't been seen since.
GOES TO INDIANA.-Dr Bobbitt,
who has practiced medicine in Raleigh
for fifteen years, is preparing to remove
TO Marion, Indiana. He will leave for
his new home about November first His
family will accompany him. Raleigh
will greatly regret the departure of Mrs.
Bobbitt. who has by her sweetness of
character and earnest church work en-
deared herself to a large circle Of
friends.
MONEY TO BURN.-The North
Wilkesboro Hustler learns that Editor
Coley, of the Mocksvile Times, will re-
tire from that paper and accept a posi-
ton on new paper to be published in
Raleigh. 1t has been strongly intimated
recently that a new morning paper would
be started in Raleigh, and it has also
been intimated that the morning paper
already published there would publish
an afternoon edition. From all of which
we infer that somebody has money to
burn.-Statesville Landmark.