The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-11
BRIEF CITY ITEMS

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The Rescue Circle will meet at Mrs.
James McINimmon's at 4:30 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon.
During the past year the congregation
of the First Baptist church has con-
tributed, to all objects, $4,000.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the ..House Warning" reception at
the Capital club Thursday night.
The exact amount made by the Con
federate Tea and turned over to Mr..
Stronach for the Soldiers Home, was
S1O3.50.
A hundred pounds of the finest beef
were yesterday contributed to the Sol
der's Home by Mr.. Schwartz, the
butcher.
The Isaac Pittman Shorthand Club
will meet with Miss Stella Jordan at her
home on West Jones street this even
ing at 8 o'clock.
Rev. B. +. Black. Of Elon College, oc
cupied the pulpit at the Christian church
Sunday in the absence of the pastor,
Rev. j. l.. Foster.
Miss Frances Cameron, of Raleigh, is
one of the lady marshals at the State
Fair. instead of Miss Annie Simpson,
as previously announced.
The revival services at the Central
Methodist church will continue through
to-day-the morning service at $3.50, and
the evening service at 7:30 o'clock.
The Cleveland Wilson minstrel parade
to-day will be a great event. They nave
engaged sixteen horses here to be used
in it. This is a magnificent minstrel
troupe.
We have not space to print the full
list of appointments of Democratic
speakers every day. Appointments that
appear once should be preserved by the
local committees.
Rev. NJ. A. Adams has been holding
services in the West Raleigh Baptist
church during the past week. The in
terest is such that the meetings will
continue this week.
Don't forget the live doll show at the
home of Mrs. Hodges, Hillsboro street.
this evening at o'clock for Church OF
Good Shepherd. Admission 10 cents,
children ) cents. Refreshments served.
A regular tailoring establishment has
been added to the penitentiary. 1t lis III
charge of a Federal prisoner from
Louisiana. who is a fine tailor. lie VIII
make clothes for the guards and other
employees.
The Rev Maj. Baylus Cade, the Gov
ernor's private secretary, is this week
campaigning in Chatham county. 1t is
to be hoped that by this time he has
found out how and why he is a fusion
Pop.
Jackson and JOSH the faithful coored
servants at the Capital Club. were hap
by yesterday, mighty happy The
cause of their happiness was fine uni
forms with q generous trimming of brass
buttons and gold braid.
DIR. B. A. Capehart has returned from
two weeks visit to his old home at
Kittrell. He brings back a most en-
couraging report of the political situation
in Vance county The negroes, he says,
are divided and the Populists are dis
pruntled and the leaders find it hard
work keeping the voters in line.
A negro boy, Clee Lee Dunn, was yes
terday committed to Jail by Justice Rob
erts for forgery. He is charged with
raising orders for pay for picking cotton,
given by Mr. Ed. V. Denton's overseer
at his farm. One ticket was raised 5l4
pounds and four other tickets were
raised. making total of 1,121 pounds.
The granolithic pavement around capt.
tai square is very fine one and one
that should be taken care of. But already
it is being put to an improper use. A
number of young persons nightly convert
it into a skating rink. This should not
be permitted. In turning the c2pners the
skates will cut up the cement and
otherwise disfgure the smooth sur
face.
Rev DIR. Pittinger, rector of the Church
of the Good Shepherd, being absent, tie
service in that church Sunday mornin.
was conducted by Rev. Mr. Bel. o.
Wilson Next Sunday Rev. Mr.. Osborne,
chaplain of the Second regiment. VIII
conduct the service. At Christ church
Sunday lay service was read by DR.,
X. III. Lewis.
George Hunter, colored, adjudged
criminal insane person, was yesterday
transferred from the county jail to the
criminal insane department of the penitel-
tiary. Hunter was convicted at the last
term of Wake Superior court of assault
with deadly weapon, and also for car
rying concealed weapon. AMI there is
now a warrant pending against him for
larceny.
The Republican county candidates
spoke yesterday at Millbrook to eighty
three negroes There was not half
dozen white men in the crowd Loge
Harris thought there must have been 100
negroes present and Little Office-Hunt-
ing Dockery, Jr., saw several hundred;