The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-01
CITY IN BRIEF.

Tho now proprietor, Mr.. ]. c. Brown,
+ol-oS charge of the Park Hotel to-day.
uvbore is q case of scarlet fever on
u1arrott street at Miss LOWE Howard S.
Judge Robinson will preside at the july
term of court which convenes mere heA'
Monday week, July Il.
The Raleigh Commandery OF knlghts
Temnlar meet tonight at $50 o clock 10
confer the order of the Temple.
The Governors Guards have decided
IN attend the Nashville Exposition July
18th. They will go 40 strong, via Al
lanta.
Commissioner Mewborne will go 10
Pitt county July 18th to make speech
Of the Farmville Alliance Union meeting,
at Moves school house.
The marriage of Miss Alice Hoover
daughter of ex-senator j. Il. b. Hoover,
of Nash county, TO Mr.. Allen Taft, OF
Greensboro, on July %, is announced.
The Governor yesterday ordered the
Iouisburg military company to be pald
S65 expenses incurred when called out TO
sunnress n riot at Franklinton In June,
1896.
AXE Busbee, who farms ON j. Z. IL.
Harris's land near the fair grounds,
sent to the News and Observer on tues
day his first cotton bloom. He is an
industrious colored man.
There will be an important meeting OF
the Thompson Orphanage Guild this
(Tuesday) afternoon at 6 o'clock. Every
member is requested to be present, as THIS
will be the last meeting until the fall.
The Fayetteville Street Baptist church
Sunday school gives its annual picnic
next Friday. The place has not yet
been definitely decided upon, but 1t VIII
be an excursion some four or i've miles
into the country.
The primary class of Christ Church
Sunday school yesterday afternoon went
out to Pullen Park on the street cars
and enjoyed a pleasant little pic-nic.
They were in charge of Miss Eliza Fool,
and they had good time.
The Raleigh Electric Company's new
engine will begin running this week,
and then there will be no more stopping
of cars by power giving out Ana, II Is
hoped. the electric lights on the streets
will burn a little more regularly.
Mr.. B. f. Keith, the chairman of the
Free Silver party for North Carolina,
announces that he is determined to nave
in every township of North Carolina a
free silver club organized before the
year 1900 puts in its appearance.
Revenue officers made raid, trying
to End a blockade distilery near New
Hill. Tuesday night. After walking
some four or five miles and finding nc
traces of the reported moonshine corn
juicery, they came back to Raleigh.
The grocery store of Mr.. E. Id. Love,
on Hargett street, was entered Tuesday
might and about SO worth of goods
stolen. The thief entered by rear
window. Soap, tobacco, candy and
some other articles of small value were
taken.
Jim Young's excursion First Baptist
Sunday school, colored), left here this
morning, in two sections at 4:3O, foI
Charlotte, The rate was only ST., round
trim. and between 1000 and 1880 per.
sons went. They get back here at ll:3O
tonight.
CITY Clerk Ham Smith had tomato
of his own raising in his office yesterday
on which he was doing some considerable
bra gging. And it was large and pretty
enough to brag on too. 1t was perfect IN
form and color and weighed upwards OF
two pounds.
1t is said that the penitentiary, under
its new management, is in financial
straits 1t officials say that on the first
day of June there was not cent Oh
money on hand; that it then owed over
$4,000, and was going into debt at the
rate of $4,000 per month.
Those who went out to Youngsville yes
terday to the Seaboard Air Lines Expo
sition and Industrial School were de
lighted with what they saw and heard
There is said to have been about LOO
people present. They were given a pic
mic and had general good time.
The only offender before the Mayor
Yesterday was a white man, carpentel
named A. J. Blake. 1t seems that III
filed ND on liquor, went into a Fayette
Vile street grocery store, ran everyDod!
out and took possession himself. III
was released ON the payment Of $4.Io.
Mr.. A. +. Hileman and Col. lsaa
Sugg has indicated their intention OF at
tending the Cotton Growers Convention
in August, and have requested Comms
sioner Mewborne to try to secure re
duced railroad rates for them The 9th
er delegates have not yet been near
from.
The act recurring the special election
for the local school tax requires TN
ard of commissioners to advertise tn
election. 1t says: "And such notice sha
be published in the county papers an
posted in the school-houses of said dis
trict." In the other counties, this par
of the act has been complied with.
Wake it has not been published IN I'd
county papers"
AN OH CONVICT PARDONED.