The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-11

For North Carolina: Showers aud
thunderstorms Friday; fair Saturday;
continued high temperatures fresh south
erly winds.
CITY ITEMS.
The board Of aldermen will meet to-
night in special session.
Raleigh has a new colered doctor, nr.
NJ. L. Pope, who comes from Charlotte.
Splenic fever is reported on two farms
in Arson county. No further particulars
are known.
The w. C. L. u. will meet this evening
at 5 o'clock ut the Executive Mansion.
A full attendance is desired.
Within the past two weeks State lm-
migration Agent John w. Thompson has
registered over 100000 acres of farming
land in North Carolina for sale.
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The colored Odd Fellows of Raleigh
will run an excursion in September from
Durham and Raleigh to Richmond over
the Seaboard Air Line.
Mai. Martin. of the Treasury Depart
ment, yesterday paid off the employees
at the insane asylum here for July. 1t
took nearly $1,000.
Oscar Neal yesterday paid the fines
against him and was released. They
amounted to $3.50. He sold part of
his stock of goods to raise the money, it
is said
Capt. j. NJ Wright, of Fayetteville.
was in Raleigh yesterday prospecting
with a view to locating in the capital
city. Come along and stay with us,
Captain. Raleigh is the best all-round
city in the State.
The executive committee of the In
sane Asylum here was in regular month
" session yesterday. Only routine bust
ness was transacted and the accounts
and vouchers of the institution for the
month of July examined.
State Treasurer Worth yesterday re-
ceived check for 500, GOETHE last half
of dividend No. 81 ON the North Carolina
railroad The first half of the dividend
this year. according to the terms of the
lease of the read to the Southern was
49, per cent. and the second half per
cent. "a
Archie Campbell and Walter Guy, the
two desperadoes from Harnett county,
arrested here by United States marshals
at prayer meeting the other night, Will
first be tried in the Superior court. as
there are indictments in this court
against them of a years standing, and
besides the Superior court meets hrst.
Mr.. John Bradshaw and Miss Sarah
Haywood were married yesterday morn
ing at 1890 O'Clock at the residence OF
Mrs. Pattie Griss0m The ceremony
was performed By Rev. J. l.. Foster.
pastor of the Christian church. The
happy couple left on the 1915 Southern
train for Washington u. g
Mrs. Cooke. wife 0f Alderman Ghas
r. Cooke. yesterday received a letter
stating that she had haesn awarded Ofss
Of the so bicycles offered as prizes By
a New York newspaper ~ pefsoas Las Is
ing gle largest assiEabef ST words out 0f
ksssRrS Ia the tapesss nanfe. These
uazzes ans given dairy aud fl1s y tie
se.sesnd sone titat has Ieone 10 Raselgh-
g'hs Bainss.s Marsalseuse Company "
61laa;Irl.sal, BEafs4si asousMs, WAS yesterday
sssssssrtsetastsfd by the Ssaeretafg ~ State.
nnvb d capital stock 81 sz1e9, Ahe liz.
ersrrsaaaess anee a, ~ Clark. n. =.
Tasai6 aud ~, III. 6nsese, The 0oseef
ssse mA6lsb SO corporation - formed y 70
carry 40 saae bessAAss0s asasaal9 esafTie0 ~
Iy a0Aaete warehouse p1ea AID dealers
81 Ieaf EDssaeer>,
About q 0feg0ek yesterday morning 2
house ii the Watson field WAS destroyed
by fire. II II fAe house occupied by the
negro Allen, who Was last Christmas
charged with numbering bis wife there.
Allen IL B0w serving thirty year term
In the pc4ffentiaYy. No one has lived IN
the house since he left IL. The cause
OF the fire Ii unknown.
A telegram was received here yester-
day announcing the death Of Mr.. John
w. Hobby at Chapel Hili. He died at
\ O'Clock yesterday morning and his
death must have been sudden, since his
sickness was not known In Raleigh. The
funeral services win be held here today.
He leaves wife and five children. lie
married Mrs. Dunlop, nee Miss eliza
Thomson, sister of Mrs. q. II. Lums-
den, Of this city.
RAuR0AD GEL