The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-10


Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
temperature. IS; mean, %; rainfall, 900
inches flor "a hours.
CITY INNS.
The Watauga Club will meet next
Monday night.
Mrs. Thos. S. Kenan has issued in
vitations to an at home this after
noon.
Attention is called to the excellent
statement of the Raleigh Savings Bank
in this issue.
Sfr. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones viii
carry a party of New York guests to
the Mardi Gras carnival at New Or
leans.
The Euchre Club which was to have
met this afternoon at Miss Lille Hokes
has been postponed until tomorrow (Sat-
urday) afternoon.
The "Old Nick whiskey advertisement
on the North Carolina Exposition car is
being taken off and some other adver-
tisement will be substituted
A musicale will be given at Peace In
stitute tonight, complimentary to the
members of the General Assembly. Low
ers of good music are invited to attend.
~ a.@
have passed resolutions unanimously en-
dorsing Mr.. ]. ID. Mcneil, of Fayette-
vile, for the position of Railroad Com
missioner.
Owing to the inability to secure suffi-
cient music the dance which was to have
been given last evening by the Mono
gram Cotillion, has been postponed till
after Easter.
Mr.. A. b. Gardner who has held po-
sition with the Stronach dry goods es-
Enlistment has taken position with
the new dry goods firm of Boylan, Peace
and Company.
Senators James, Williams and Smith
and Representatives Craig, Wall Davis,
Carr, Bryan and johnson, a joint COM
nnittee, left yesterday for the University
to inspect same.
The dance which was to have been
given by the Monogram Cotillion Club
last night has bsen postponed until
after Easter, owing to the inability to
secure the proper music.
Cards have been issued announcing the
marriage of Mr.. Samuel Alexander
Henszey and Miss Katherine Kirby
Waite at Wilmington, Del, on January
LIST, 1899. At home after February LIST,
New Drop, Staten Island, n. Y.
Pro. Willoughby Reade of the Episco-
pal High School at Alexandria, Va, will
give one of his humorous readinks at the
A. and M. College chapel tonight at $780,
after which d dance will be given in
the dining hall. Admission 25c.
Mr.. Ramseur. of the North Carolina
Rolling Exposition, has issued neat in
vitation cards to the members of the
General Assembly to visit his car .These
invitations will admit the holder free.
The car will remain here till tomorrow
evening.
Leave will be granted today to j. #.
Spainhour, of Morgant6n, by Attorney
General Walser, to bring suit to test the
right to the solicitorship in the 10th
judicial district, now held by Moses n.
Harshaw, republican. Mr.. Spainhour
claims that there were Irregularities in
voting in Mitchell county.
The Mayor had three cases before him
Yesterday: Melvin Chavers, colored, for
an ARRAY, was sent to the roads for 10
days. Tom Johnson, colored, for disor-
derby conduct was sent to the roads for
20 days. VIM. Johnson, colored, was up
for tresspassl. His actions indicated that
he was insane. A court of lunacy was
instituted ana he was pronounced insane.
He will be sent to the asylum at
Goldsboro.
The Greensboro Telegram has the
following to say of DIR. Il. y. lvey,
who comes to Raleigh to edit the new
Methodist paper, the Raleigh Christian
Advocate. to be published here: The
people of Greensboro regret to lose DIR.
Ivey as a citizen, than whom none
has had a better or larger influence,
ana WISH lOT u1In SuNNSHo'
Mrs. Ivey and the children viii remain
in Greensboro for several weeks, prob
ably until spring" Raleigh people are
glad to welcome DIR. Ivey to our city.
James C. Davis, Esq, or Beaufort, is
in the city to attend today the meeting
of the Board of Directors of the State
penitentiary, having been recently elect
ed by the Legislature, member OF the
Board from the Sixth Judicial district
AR Davis was for number of years
Register of Deeds of Carteret county
and Director of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad. He is strong
Democrat and is prominently mentioned
for the position of Commissioner of Agri
culture.