The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-01
CITY lTEMS.


The Federal court viii convene next
Tuesday for the trial of civil cases.
The organ recital which was to have
been given by the First Baptist church
on Friday night has been postponed.
The Kentniss Book Club will meet to-
morrow "wednesday afternoon at Miss
Mary Armistead Jones' at 4 O'Clock.
The Masonic banquet which was
by Mr.. A. Dughi, Raleigh's popular
caterer.
Sheriff Scott, of Wayne county, yes
terday brought one convict to the pen
itentiary.
The Seaboard Airline will put on
sale special rates on the 9TH instant, for
the Mardigras. The tickets will be good
until the following 2Sth.
The biennial concert by the Blind In
stitute here, given complimentary to the
members of the General Assembly. will
take place on the evening of February
7th.
The members of Edenton Street NJ. e.
church announce that they will give
delightful Reception and Musicale" to
their friends on Thursday, February
9th
Some slick duck got him a quantity
of lead ''nickles'' and played the money
slot machine in the saloon of K. E
Parham and cleaned out every cent it
contained
A reception and musicale will be given
in the Sunday school rooms of Edenton
Street Methodist church on Thursday
evening, February 9th. which will be a
most enjoyable occasion.
The bottom of street car took FIRE
from the electric current yesterday, in
front of the Supreme court building.
The hose used for sidewalk sprinkling
was turned on and the fire extinguished
Deputy Collector j. p. I'll. Adams was
in the city yesterday, having returned
from raid on an illicit whisky distillery
on Cow Skin branch, near Apex. He
cut a copper still of 20 gallons capacity.
Mr.. HI. A. Leard, of the Seaboard
Airline is in Macon, Ga, looking after
the transportation of the Third North
Carolina regiment, which will be brought
here on a special the latter part of the
week.
Prof. Willoughby Reade, the we'll
a reading in the A. and Nj. College
chapel Friday night, February 10th
Proceeds are for the benefit of the
Athletic Association.
The new opera chairs for Metropolitan
Hall are at the depot and will be put
in at once under the direction of Mr..
Mont r. Haynes. There are $50 OF
these new chairs. There are already $50
opera chairs in the hail.
The Secretary of State yesterday in
corporated the Miller Wolff Company of
Rural Hall. The company will deal in
merchandise. The capital stock is &c.
600. The incorporators are: j. +. Mil
Ter, r. K. Transon and others.
Geo. W. Justice, who stands charged
with the larceny of law books. waived
a preliminary examination before Mayor
Powell yesterday and gave fifty dollar
bond for his appearance at the next
term of Wake criminal court.
Renfrow's Jolly Pathfnders will
hold the boards at the Academy OIL
Music the whole of next week. This is
popular priced company. 1t carries
brass band and an orchestra. Special
ties are introduced between the acts.
Mr.. C. G. Whiting, the poplar junior
of the firm of Whiting Brothers, will
be married on February 14th to Miss
Roberta Virgins Harris, of Greensboro.
The ceremony will take place at West
Market NJ Z. church. They will be 'At
Home in Raleigh after February 25th.
The faculty Of the Baptist Female
College will be elected in April. A meet
ing of the board of trustees of this
institution will be held on April 18th.
At that time they will receive the re-
Communications of the nominating COM
mitree, of which Prof. w. l.. Poteat,
of Wake Forest, is chairman. In the
selection of the faculty the trustees will
act on the recommendations of the COM
mittee.
The Rev. A. NJ Simms. Mr.. r. H.
Bradley and Mr.. Francis ID. Winston
left yesterday afternoon for Selma, to
attend the dedication of the new Ma
sonic lodge at that place. Other Masons
OF the city desired to go, but were kept
away by business engagements. A ban
quet will be given by the focal MasOns
after the dedicatory services are con-
cluded. AT least $50 guests are expected
to be entertained.
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