The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-27
SOLDIERS READY FOR WAR
THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY
TO HAVE FULL EQUIPMENT.
LECTURE BY KELLEY GRADUATE
Maj. Guthrie and Victor S. Bryant Addressed
the Guard--Personal and Social
Fifty Negroes Said 10
Have Enlisted.

! Durham, n. c., April 26-(Special.)-
On yesterday Messers. Guthrie & Guth-
RE paid into the clerks office of Dur
| ham county the sum of $21 300 it being
| the amount of the Judgment with inter
est and costs awarded Mr.. c.. III. Nor
ton against the Southern railroad. This
| is a good round sum, but it is not suffi-
cient to pay Mr. Norton for the irrepra-
BILE damages he sustained. He is now a
| physical wreck. having recently returned
/ from Baltimore where he spent some
| time under treat ment for his eyes.
| 1t is feared he will yet lose the use OF
his eyes entirely. 1t is not in the pur-
view Of money to repair damages.
| The Durham Light Infantry held
meeting last night at their armory and
were addressed by Maj. w. A. Guth-
RE and Mr.. Victor s. Bryant. After
| the speaking the company was formed
in line and Capt. Niche requested those
who would not volunteer to step three
PAGES to the front. Eight promptly re-
| sponded. Recruits were then called for
and quite a number were on hand. Thir-
| ty-two were mustered in and | under
stand the company now has the requi-
site number. eighty-four. Upon the
streets all the morning could be seen
members of the company in uniform
marching to and fro and seemed to be
holding themselves in readiness to go
upon a moments notice.
John Wesley Halliburton. well
known colored man about town, was en-
deavorng to secure volunteers among
his race When seen he was the only
man who had signed the call. For
months he has been talking war and is
dead in earnest. He said there had
been much war talk among his people
and now he proposed to try their faith.
1t is rumored that at a meeting held
last night fifty colored men volunteered
and others will follow suit.
Col J. Il. Mowbray delivered most
entertaining lecture lii the court house
last night. For some reason the crowd
was not very large one, but those who
were there felt amply repaid for the
going He was introduced by Mr.. Frank
l.. Fuller. Col. Mowbray is a graduate
of the Kelley Institute and his lecture
was largely made up of his experiences
before and after the treatment. His
word painting was eXquisitely beautiful
his style classical and ornate and his
delivery superbly grand. Without an
effort he ut once took all within the
sound of his voice captives and led them
through lovely glades, bedecked on
either side with the choicest and most
fragrant flowers. His lecture was one
Of the best / ever listened to and our
people thank Col Osborne for an oppor-
tunity of hearing him. Should Col.
Mowbray ever find it convenient TO
come this way again he can be assured
of n crowded house.
Mrs. A. NJ. Rigsbee is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. +. l.. Middleton, in
Cary
Mr. VIM. NJ. Jones has been here from
Asheville on Il visit to Mr.. NJ. ii. Jones
and went back home yesterday.
Miss Sarah Tenny is here from Chapel
Hill. on visit to the family of Ijr. C.
Il. King.
Miss IRA Utley is here from Moncure,
on n visit TO her sister. Mrs. H. A.
Moore.
Judge Il. w Winston and Mr.. S. NJ.
Holton are attending court in Oxford.
The mayor had three eases to claim
his attention this morning Two ARRAYS
and one for disturbing the peace
Mr.. +. a. Griswold is home from
Goldsboro. whore he visited relatives.