The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-22
CITY IN BRIEF.

MEASLES.-News comes from the
Swift Greek section that the white pub
bic schools have been practically broken
up by an epidemic of measles.
CONCERT.-A concert will be given
at Peace Institute next Thursday even
ing by the faculty. 1t will be followed
by a faculty reception, complimentary to
Miss Lulu A. Potter, the new vocal
teacher.
CAN'T BE BEAT.-The month of
January is neary gone-to-day DIS The
2znd-and only. two white people-both
over so years old-have died in this city
since New Years day. How's that fol
a health record in city of $4,000 PEG
pie?
Z NEW YEAR.--To-day is the Chinese
New Year. and John. Chinaman is every
where celebrating it. Strange that Raj
eig4. has not Chinaman here and has
not had for many years, though few
of them are to be found in almost every
eastern city.
PURNELLiS CLERK. Judge Pur-
nell has appointed Mr.. E. j. Best, of the
GoldSboro bar, as his stenograPher end
type writer at "a salary of 5000. The
government allows this sum ito the dis
trict judge for "a clerk. Mr.. Best is
expected to move to Raleigh.
GILBERT WARD.-Next. Mon lay
Gilbert Ward. the white man who 50
brutally murdered Maggie Dinkins in
Wayne county some four years ago, and
who is in jail here, will be taken to
Goldsboro for trial. An effort will be
made to get the case removed to another
county.
A JEWELRY TThIEF.- Sergeant
Thompson of the police force was yestcr-
day morning sent to Norfolk by Chief
of Police Norwood to bring back Il. NJ.
Womble, the young white man, who stole
watch from Mr.. c. NJ. Hawkins last
fall and for whom a requisition has Just
been issued. Womble will com
plete three months sentence in Norfolk
Jail to-day and will arrive here tonight
A MAD DOG.-A dog supposed to
have hydrophobia was killed near the
First Presbyterian church, yesterday
morning. Or course the bloody deed
was done by Col. lobe Marshall, who IS
an expert in that line and can dispatch
canine to the queens own good taste.
II was a white and brown bird dog and
had all the symptoms of having run
mad, though nobody had been bitten by
it,
REALLY INDECENT Young's
paper joints ]. Wiley Shook in desire to
turn all the Democrats out. -Four years
ago when the civil service protected Re-
publican letter carriers and clerks. it
wasn't regarded by Jim as "realIy indie
cent" Here is what he says in this
weeks Gazette: at is remarkable with
Swhat pertinacity the Democrats attempt
ed to hold on to the offices under Repub
lican control. Their action is really in
decent. No man should ATTEMPT bv
Civil Service or any other law to serve
III an office under chief by whom he
is not wanted"
A GOOD RULE.-There is general
tendency by the public now to have the
names of all parties who get in any kind
of trouble suppressed, and it is getting
so that under the requests that are made
it is frequently difficult to make seus..
out of an article and comply with the
requests. The Virginian REPRESENTATIVE
will in the future publish all names to
things that happen except drrnks in
the Mayors court or trifing offenses of
that kind. The people pay to know
these things and they have as much
right to know them through the par,e~
as they have to ask the reporters for
information concerning articles where
names are uppressed.-Norfolk Virgin
ian.