The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-30
FOR THE POOR AND RICH
FOUNTAIN OF LEARNING
WITHOUT PRICE.
BRILLIANT GERMAN TO VISITORS
Fashion Of City in Attendance '-Mr. Eubanks's
Narrow Escape in a Runaway.-Msj.
Guthrie's New InventiOn--Breezy
Briefs and Personals.

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Next Tuesday night a free public reccp-
ton will he given in the home Of the
public library, to which everybody is
most cordially invited. Just what the
programme will be have not been
able TO ascertain, hut there will doubt
less he good for both the intellectual and
physical man. The opening of a public
library ought. and doubtless will mark a
new era III the history of Durham. 1t
viii be plan, where the poor. as well
as the rich, the low as well as the high.
can congregate and feed upon the best
thoughts of the greatest minds. Every
body should go.
An accident occurred this morning at
the city stables. in which Mr., 2ubanks,
the driver of Hose Company No. /.
made a narrow escape. His horses had
been hooked mp to the street sprinkler,
and he was driving out. Just as hewas
emerging from the door his attention
was attracted by some one passing and
ne failed 10 make the necessary bow
His head struck the top of the door
frame and he was violently thrown from
the wagon to the ground. 4 pretty
severe scalp wound with other severe
bruises was the result. The horSes be-
came frightened and dashed off at q
pretty fast gate. They ran into an
electric light pole, in front of the Ban
ner Warehouse. broke the tongue out of
the wagon and made splinters of the
pole. The horses were unhurt.
The young men gave a german last
night complimentary to the visiting
fE3l fgIIg Do,
were in attendance: Miss Matte Lde
of Goldsboro. with Mr.. Geo. NJ. Graham;
Miss Francis MeAden. of Charlotte
with Mr. Paul G. Sneed: Miss ,Cofiifnc
Erwin. of Morganton. with Mr.. Fred A..
Green. Miss Mamie Cannon. of Concord
with DR.. s.. r. Pierce; Miss Adde
Clayp6oI. % Newborn, with Mr.. Ar
thur Lyon: Miss Elizabeth Morehead,
with Mr.. w. Il. Roseland: Miss Char
lotte TomlinSon, with Mr. George Lyon;
Miss Iora Lyon, with Mr.. James w.
Walker: Miss Vera Lyon with Mr.. Paul
G. Graham: Miss Mary Wall with Mr.
@. Il. Smoot: Miss Henrietta Hcartt
with Mr.. John Lipscomb; Miss Mabel
Tomlinson with Mr.. W. VI. Yearly:
Nr.: and Mrs. Albert Kramer: Mrs. J..
II. Patterson, of Salem: Mrs II. l.. Pat
terson. Mrs. VIM. A. Guthrie, Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Kramer; Mcssrs John +.
Wiley anil r. Ii. Fuller "a 81
Mr.. $. J., Adams. the popular and
energetic representative of the Christian
Advocate. was here yesterday.
Mr.. j. r. Paylor was here from
Goldsboro yesterday.
Mr.. j. ". Tatum spent yesterday in
Cary.
Miss Kate Craven and Miss May Pc
gram are spending Il fey days visiting
in Chapel Hill.
From the number of people who are
favorably discussing the coming of the
Veteran Corps Band. the opera house
will be crowded Monday night. Per
SOILS who have seen it enthusiastically
pronounce it the hest entertainment of
the kind they ever seen.
Mr.. Jn0. L. Britt, whose Public
Ledger is a great credit to Oxford. was
here for Il short tine yesterday
Mr.. j. ]. MacKay is here from Raj
eigh and is receiving II warm welcome
at the hands Of our people.
Mrs. ]. L. Whitmore is visiting friends
in Henderson.
M. and Mrs. C. Uzzell are visiting
friends IN Chapel Hill.
NJ. and Mrs. James Gattis. and Mrs.
BETTE Lee went yesterday to Wilkins
on ayisit.
Prof. A. II. Murrell, of Trinity Col
lege. went to Cary yesterday, where
he was ito lecture before the high
school on Caesar.
DR.. Il. A. Yates is holding quarterly
conference at Cary.
Maj VIM. \. Guthrie has gone north
in the interest of his automatic fire
alarm. 1t has been tested and Tsp ro-
nounced a complete success.
DR.. Arch Cheatham spent yesterday
in Henderson.
Misses Mena Cozart ana .Addic Reed
are home from Wilson, where they made
a most delightful visit.
DR.. Frank III. Heartt has been here
this week. and was greeted on all sides
by most cordial shake of the hand.
Rev: y. NJ. Jurney is here on
visit TO friends. He was formerly pas
tor of Main Street church, and has a
great many friends here, who are always
glad to see him.