The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-03

Mr.. Robe TT ). Sledge, or SALISBURY,
nassed throu gh the city yesterday morn
mo on route to Forestville, where in the
AFTERNOON he was married to Miss Tray
Fort.
Mr. Won Herman. the weather man
here. has gone to Weldon to put in
river gauge. for the Roanoke river. He
will return to-day. In the meantime we
are having fine weather.
The Stuart Robson company left here
last night at 4 O'Clock over the Southern
for Savannah. They will arrive there
this afternoon at 4 o'clock and play
there tonight.
A Historical Society was organized at
Wake Forest College Tuesday night.
Prof. r. w. Sykes was chosen presi-
dent. The membership is already quite
large.
Sheriff Buffaloe. of Northampton
county. Yesterday brought two new con-
victs to the penitentiary They are
both negroes sent up for two and three
years for larceny.
Mai. Davis, Acting Adjutant General
of North Carolina. has been appointed
chief mastering officer for North Caro-
lima. Capt. Todd will therefore make
his reports to Mai. Davis instead of Ad
jutant General Corbin.
News comes from Warrenton that
Miss Mary Jane Hickman, sister of the
famous Beau Hickman. has been sent
to the county home. The family was
once well-to-do, and two Of her sisters.
now dead, married men of wealth.
A handsome oak bookcase was placed
in Judge T. r. Purnell's room in the
government building yesterday. New
carpets were put down in the rooms of
the collector, marshal and clerk of the
District court.
Mr.. Burke Bunch, of this city, has
been appointed tourist conductor, with a
run from Washington to San Francisco.
via Greensboro, Charlotte, Atlanta and
New Orleans. Mr.. Bunch is son of
Station Master T. " Bunch, of this city.
The Raleigh Electric Company are in
stalling some new machinery at their
plant. Owing to this fact the street
present. The public is promised better
service after the improvements are COM
pleted.
There will be Chrysanthemum Tea
at the residence of Mrs. V. e. Turner,
on North Pierson street. on Friday af-
ternoon, the 4th instant, from 4 to 6
o'clock, for the benefit Of Chapter No. 4,
st. Mary's School Guild.
The October civil term Of Wake SUI
perior Court has adjourned, and jurors
summoned for next week need not at
tend The current number Of the "Pur-
itan'' contains a very handsome picture
of Miss Elizabeth Hinsdale, of this city.
There is on the door to the Governor S
office in the Capitol, some marks made
by heavy hammers. 1t is claimed that
it was done by some members of
Wheelers Cavalry during the Civil War.
They thought, it is said, that they were
breaking into the Treasury.
The Secretary of State is now dis
tributing the 122d North Carolina SUI
preme Court Report.
Though the hunting season began
Tuesday, few hunting parties have yet
gone out, and there are no birds on the
market
Mayor Powell yesterday had before
him Dave Curtis, negro charged <yith
stealing set of harness and selling it
to his brother, Ben Curtis, who drives
a hack here. Dave claimed he bought
the harness from negro named Early
Edwards. AS Edwards is now in Dur
ham the hearing of the case was con.
tinued till tomorrow in order that Ed
wards may be found and Curtis given
the benefit of his evidence.