The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-17
CITY IN BRIEF.

Tax Collector Lumsden takes the cake
IN reaches ND to date. He has two heav-
ily laden trees of very fine ones. lie
brought one. nearly four inches in diam
eter. over to his desk But not even the
newspaper men were allowed to taste it.,
which detracts very much from Its size
and beauty, to say nothing OF MI Lums-
denis popularity.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Wyatt have issued
invitations to the marriage of Their SIS
ter, Margaret Lena Harden, to Mr..
James Scott Burch, Wednesday evening,
June %. at $40 o'clock, 309 cleveland
street. Durham, n. G. Miss Harden is
cousin of Mr.. J. w. Harden, of this city.
A delegation of Atlanta folk will spend
the summer at Flat Rock, N. G.
The Junior Hospital Aid Association
will give a lawn party on Thursday be-
tween the hours of $50 to 10 p. m. for
the benefit of the hospital, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. r. S. Tucker. The public
is cordially invited.
Don't forget the musicale to be given
at the residence of Mr.. j. D. Riggans to-
night for the benefit of the church. Go
and have a good time and help worthy
ments will be served at a small cost Let
everybody go.
Miss Emie Louise Drewry, the charm
ing little daughter of Mr.. John Z.
Drewry. has issued invitations to her
little friends for birthday party Satur-
day afternoon. She will then be just
eight years old
Chief of Police Norwood went down
10 fob
Roundy, a white man about fifty years
old, who sold S16S.54 worth of goods
consigned to him by d. w. Hardee and
then skipped. He came to Raleigh to
spend his wad. He got drunk and spent
it in East Raleigh where he was ar
rested.
Mrs. Stevenson, of Chicago, National
Secretary of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, who stopped over
here on her return from the w. c. L. U.
convention at Henderson, and lectured
Tuesday evening at Edenton Street NJ
E. church, left yesterday for Durham,
where she will also deliver an address
While here Mrs. Stevenson was the
guest of Mrs. Russell.
The tile floor now being put down in
the office of the State Treasurer will
fine and beautiful piece of work. 1t will
cost nearly $500. Capt. Jack Weir Is
doing the work.
The 12-inch water pipe on Fayetteville
street, for two squares, is being lowered
without cutting off the water. This is
very difficult feat of hydraulic en-
gineering-one not often successfully
performed. Mr.. Alex. McPheeters, super
infa Of hn for lie X
experimenting the job.
The First Baptist Sunday school will
next Thursday, picnic at Chapel Hill
Tickets will be sold at 81 for the rount
trip.
Miss Frances e. Ufford, of Albemarle
who is State superintendent of the Loya
Temperance Legion of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of Nortf
Carolina, arrived in the city yesterday
from the State convention at Henderson
which has just closed. The w. G. Il. u
of Raleigh will hold a parlor meeting a.
the Executive Mansion on Friday even
ing next, when Miss Ufford will speal
of her work done in the South during
the past eighteen years.
The Conductors annual excursion from
Raleigh and Durham to Norfolk will b,
run Tuesday, July IS. The round-triI
fare is $1.75.
The county commissioners were il
session yesterday revising the jury list
1t will take all day to-day to complet,
the job.
1t is very probable that Rev. w. G
Clements, of Morrisville, will be chosen
to succeed Mr.. Thos. III. Briggs, resigned
as member of the County Board of Edu
cation.
The st. Luke's Circle will hold thei
regular weekly meeting this evening a
o'clock
The young ladies of the Baptis
Tabernacle will hold "a lawn social to
night on the lawn of Mr.. d. T. Moore
corner of Morgan and BloOdwOrtl
streets, to which they invite all thei
friends and the nnhlic generally.