The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-10

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IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The Charlotte Trousers Company
amends its charter by increasing the
capital stock from 900 to $4,000.
The damage from the fire at Mr.. Ber-
nard's house Wednesday night was only
some $50 or $40. 1t was insured in a
company represented by Mr.. Primrose.
There will be a, special meeting of
st. Mary's Guild of the Church or
the Good Shepherd this afternoon V'ri-
day. at 4:30 o'clock in the parish rooms.
At the Fair grounds this afternoon the
A. & NJ College and the Guilford Col
lege football teams will play a match
game. The game will be called at
o'clock
There will be an important meeting
of the Christ church branch of the
Women's Auxiliary to the Board of Mis-
sions this tFriday) evening, in the chapel
after services.
This weeks Raleigh Christian Advo-
cate says: "Rev. J. W. jenkins reports
that Mrs. Mary A. Exum, an elect lady
of Eureka, has given $500 to the Or
phanage A noble gift from a noble
woman
Mrs. Neva Fowler, wife of Mr.. Rod
ney Fowler, died at z o'clock yesterday
evening at her home on South Dawson
street. She was ~ years old. The
funeral will be held from the house this
afternoon at o'clock.
The Corporation Commission is pre-
pairing its appeal in the railroad tax case,
recently decided by Judge Simonton.
The appeal is to the Circuit Court of APP
peals at Richmond 1t is hoped to have
it heard there at the February term.
Mr.. T. w. Blake had what came near
being a very serious fall in the mayors
office yesterday. He was on a step lad
der fixing the office clock when the lad
der gave way throwing him to the floor.
Fortunately his injuries were slight.
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News reached here yesterday of the
death of Miss Lena Spivey, daughter
of Mr. J. w. Spiyey, of Youngsville.
She died Wednesday night at o'clock
in the twenty-first year of her age.
She was very pretty young girl and
exceedingly popular.
Wake Superior court spent most of
yesterday and much of Wednesday try
ing the case of Baker Bros. VS.. The
North Carolina Building and Suppis
Company, and the case is not yet finish
ed The amount involved is only be-
tween $50 and $50.
Superintendent Mebane has received
letter from a prominent citizen of Char
lotte protesting against the publication
of his paper, in the forthcoming report
of the bureau of labor, giving the figures
as to illiteracy in this State. The CORE
spondent says he thinks it will hurt the
State.
1.-The Merrymakers'' will be at the
Academy of Music all next week. Spe-
cial ladies night on Monday, when all
ladies will be admitted to a reserved
seat for 15c., tickets now on sale at
Bobbitt- Wynne Drug Store. Prices du-
ring the week will be 10, 20 and 80
cents.
The old church bell was yesterday
swung in the tower of the new Presby
terrain church. This bell was cast more
than hundred years ago and it has
not only called together thousands to
worship, but it has tolled the funeral
knell of hundreds of the best people the
city has ever known.
The Seaboard Air Line will on the
18th and ON the Goth Of this month
sell a cheap ticket to Philadelphia on
account of the National Export Exposi-
ton there. The regular return ticket
is $15.75, but on the 18th and goth this
will be reduced to SLID. The ticket
is good for ten days
The passenger steamer Neuse, Of the
Norfolk and Southern Railroad, which
went ashore, on Porpoise Point near the
mouth of Pamlico river, n. c., arrived
at Norfolk Tuesday night under her own
steam. She is thought to be in fairly
good condition, but was sent to Thomas
marine railway for an overhauling and
necessary repairs. The steamer was
grounded on the 18th of August during
the heavy gale.