The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-20
CITY IN BRIEF.

Mr.. NJ. b. Barbee of this city, was
yesterday appointed a notary public by
Gov. Russell.
Hawkins Jeffreys (col.) and Della Page,
both of this county. were yesterday
granted license to marry.
State Printer Stewart was yesterday
paid $327.54 for printing done for the
Agricultural department during the
month of February.
The Agricultural Bulletin for the
month Of March will be issued next
Tuesday. 1t will contain 16 pages of
reading that will be of interest to farm
ers.
Jim Davis, the convict who was shot on
the county road by guard Johnson, while
trying TO escape, was reported yesterday
as much better. The doctor now thinks
he may recover.
1t is learned that there will be con-
test in the courts regarding the dispen-
safy law for Cumberland county. The
opponents of the dispensary contend that
the act establishing it is defective.
Gov Russell yesterday made requisi-
ton on the Governor of South Carolina
for w. L. McGhee and G. A. Taylor,
who stand charged with forgery in the
county of Union and have fled to South
Carolina.
A telegram from Petersburg yesterday
morning announced the death of Mrs.
Robert Pritchard. ii sister of Mrs. Chas.
d. Heart, of this city, and the youngest
daughter of Ex-Governor Bragg. Mrs.
Heartt left in the afternoon Southern
train to attend the funeral to-day.
The Litchford and Mckee Eneamp-
ments, I. o. o. F., have consolidated
under the name of Litchford- Mckee
Encampment, and meeting was held
at 7:30 O'clock yesterday evening for
the purpose Of electing and installing new
officers. Refreshments were served.
In the notice Of it's suspension, the
Southport Leader pays a we'll deserved
compliment to a talented Raleigh lady
"Among it's many friends, The Leader
wishes to thank Mrs. f. A. Odds, it's able
and faithful Raleigh correspondent. who
did much to make the Leader what it
was" &
There will be a special meeting of
Hiram Lodge, No. 40, A. +. and A. NJ,
this Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
for the purpose of attending the funeral
of Brother w. G. Burkhead. Worship
full Master of Lebanon Lodge. No. 207
members Of William G. Hill Lodge, are
cordially invited TO attend. By order of
S. w. Walker, w. NJ
The good wishes of the people of Raj
eigh will go out to the proprietors Of the
new job printing firm Of Clifton, Scar
boro & Co, who have opened an estab-
lishment at III East Martin street.
They have a complete new outfit, and
can do work neatly. They are capable
printers and excellent young men-de-
serving of every good thing.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has affirmed decision of the
Land Court written by Judge Thomas G.
Fuller. of Raleigh. involving
title to 276 square miles of
land in New Mexico. This gives some
idea of the magnitude of the issues before
the court of which our townsman, Judge
Fuller, is an honored member.
An interesting revival meeting is being
held by Rev. r. HI. Whitaker, the pas
tor. at Epworth Chapel, near the Pilot
Mills. Much interest Is manifested, and
the meeting promises to be a successful
one.4 The Methodists built this church
three years ago for the benefit of the
operatives at the Pilot Mills. and they
now have a membership of $50, and a
large Sunday school.
The Washington correspondent of the
Atlanta Constitution says that Judge
Russell has ben given assurances that
if he desires the vacant United States
Judgeship in that State he can have it."
The general opinion in Raleigh is that
Governor Russell prefers to be Governor,
or rather that he will not accept the
judgeship and fight it out on the line of
being Governor for the whole four years.
There was a man here yesterday from
Danville, Va, looking for a boy named
Howard May, who is here under the
name of George Wilson. May is IL years
old, of slender build, and ran away from
Chatham, Va. He wrote a letter from
here to one of his chums and his parents
heard of his whereabouts and sent down
here for him. He has not yet been
found, though the police have a descrip-
tion Of him and are irving to find him,