The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-18
CITY ITEMS.


A ncw desk is being put in at tn,
State Tr, asurer's office.
A.regular meeting Of Raleigh Chapter.
No. 10. will he held this evening at :
O'clock. A prompt attendance is re-
quested.
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Proofs were yesterday received of the
city ana township bonds to be issued
They are in denomination of $1,000 ans
Of very beautiful design.
Thirteen negroes yesterday stood ex
aminations for certificates as public
school teachers in this county, tits not
yet known how many passed.
Workmen yesterday commenced tear
ing down the Primitive Baptist church,
corner Morgan and Dawson streets,
preparatory to moving it to ldlewild.
The conductors excursion leaves this
morning for Norfolk. 1t will not re-
turn until Thursday. n very low rate
will be given the excursionists to Bal
timore ana Washington.
The term of court just closed here was
record breaker THE cases disposed OF
cost on an average of about $S.4S each.
1t is estimated that it costs about $40
an hour to run the court.
The Raleigh people yesterday returned
from Chapel Hill. where they had been
attending the Summer School. The
school this year had the largest attend
ance in it's history The enrolment was
161.
The Union Lumber Company, of Jer-
rett's Mason county, was yesterday in
corporated by the Secretary of State.
The capital stock is $4,000, and the in
corporators are John w. Beecher. I. \.
Beardsley. John A. Inness and O..
Beecher, Jr.
Some method should be devised for
protecting the very beautiful shade
trees in front of the court house. Some
one has tied horse to one of them
and allowed it to gnaw off much of the
bark. And more beautiful tree could
hardly be found.
A severe wind and rain storm visited
this city Sunday afternoon. Several
fine trees were either blown down or
abdly broken. A large oak. the only one
of original growth left in Nash square,
Was blown down. The rain. however,
did great good, as crops had already
begun to suffer from drought
Answer has been filed by the railroad
company in the damage suit of Lenora
Jones. administrator of Thomas e.
Jones VS.. North Carolina Railroad.
Thomas Jones was killed on the track
between here and Cary. The company
claims that Jones' death was due entire
~ to his own negligence.
The new superintendent of public
schools in this county is already taking
charge of the school affairs of the coun-
ty in q b,lsiness-like way and a way
that portends good for the schools. He
will do all in his power to both lengthcn
the school. term and secure the besr
teachers.
A grand temperance rally and barbe
cue will be held at Dortch church. in
Nash county, next Friday and Saturday
Der have been invited from Raleigh
The purpose is to organize an effort t.
prevent the manufacture of whiskey in
Nash and Edgecombe counties Their
will be about dozen speakers.
The Southern Railway files answer i'm
the damage suit brought by Samuel
COley who lost his arm on the shifting
engine at Goldsboro and sues the rail
road for damages. The defendants
claim that this accident was due to the
plaintiffs negligence, and that if the en-
CINE was in a dangerous condition or
needed repair. Coley was acquainted
with the fact and should have reported
it to the company.
Little Marguerite Whitley, the nine
months old daughter OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. J. p. Whitley. died Sunday
morning. The funeral was held from
the residence at $50 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. The service was conducted
by Rev. DR.. j. w. Carter and the inter
ment was in lakewood cemetery The
pail bearers were Messrs. Charles New
comb, Wayland Jones. Joseph Ellington,
Jr., and Robert Simms.