The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-01

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CITY ITEMS. .
The Railroad Commission meets again
on December 10th.
The latest additions to the penitentiary
are two convicts from Pamlico county.
Why is Ollie Dockery second lieuten-
ant: Because there is no third lieuten-
ant.
Clerk Brown, of the Railroad Commits
sion, has about completed his annual re-
port.
The Supreme courts decision in the
James case will be handed down next
Tuesday.
The Governor has not yet commenced
the preparation of his message to the
Legislature.
st. Luke's Circle will meet at the
Home" today at 4 p. III. Members will
please attend.
The Missionary Society of the Pres
byterian church will meet i'll the ladies
narlor Thursday evening at 1 o'clock.
News comes from Shelby that the
mother of Labor Commissioner J. Y.
Hamrick is seriously i'll. She is not ex-
pected to live
The up-to-date firm of Royal and Bor-
den Furniture Company, are decorating
their mammoth establishment for the
holidays.
Thirty-two newy-elected magistrates
qualified yesterday. Their term of Of
flee begins Monday. They are elected
for two years.
--
William Leigh, son of the late Ben
jamin Watkins Leigh, born August 18th,
1856, died in Raleigh November Both,
1898. Burial in Virginia.
Mr.. n. b. Wilson, private in
the Raleigh company of the First regi-
ment. has received final discharge. He
returned to the city yesterday.
A colored child named George Dewey
Fleming died at the age of four months
yesterday. He was named in honor Of
the illustrious naval commander.
Private J. G.. Morris. of the First
North Carolina regiment of volunteers,
died on the Dist instant, at Atlanta, Ca.
Of typhoid fever. He was n member
of the Ashevile company.
The report of the State Labor Com
missioner will this year be ornamented
with the picture of no less distinguish
ed gentleman that DR.. Warren Bull
Hail. clerk to Commissioner Hamrick.
Hon. Dossey Battle, Judge-elect of the
Eastern Criminal district, took the oath
Of office yesterday before Justice Walter
Clark. He opens court at Halifax NEXT
Monday.
Federal court meets here next Mon
day. The docket is quite a large one.
Both criminal and civil cases are to be
tried. Though court, is opened on Mon
day. as required by law, no cases are
tried until Tuesday
during the recent race riot will receive
the same pay as soldiers in the regular
army. Though the bills for this service
have not yet been made out, it is known
that the cost to the State will be con-
siderable.
DIR. Hubert Haywood has returned
from Hillsboro. where he was called in
consultation with Dr. Strudwick to see
Alexander Hawkins Graham. the eight
year-old son of Major John Graham,
whose arm was broken by a horse
jumping from under him.
A big shipment of North Carolina and
Virginia bright leaf tobacco will be
made to Japan for the manufacture of
cigars and cigarettes. The shipment will
embrace six thousand hogsheads. Large
quantities of of cigarettes are exported
from this country to Japan.
Tomorrow will be Mayor Russ's last
day as chief executive of the city OF
Raleigh. At the meeting of the board of
aldermen tomorrow night Alderman A.
NJ. Powell will be elected to succeed him,
taking charge Immediately. Mayor Russ
will enter upon his duties as clerk Of
court next Monday.
At the Baptist Mission Rooms, on Fay
etteyille street, the only picture of Mar
tin Ross now in existence is on exhibit
ton. This portrait is the property of
DR. r. p. billiard, of Edenton. who
prizes it most highly. Martin Ross is
considered by Baptists as the father of
the Baptist State convention, and DR.
billiard has loaned the picture to the
convention 10 be put on exhibition at its
session in Greenville next week. that
town being the conventions birthplace
The members of the AUXILIARY ia
the Board of Missions of Christ Church
the Church of the Good Shepherd, and
st. Mary's School, are requested to be
present at joint meeting in Christ
Church Chapel today at IL o'clock. Mrs
Patton the wife of missionary to ia
pan. will give an address on their work
in that country, which cannot fail to be
interesting and instructive to those pres
ent Every member who possibly can il
urged 70 he present