The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-16
CITY ITEMS.

The First RECIPIENT Band-thercs none
better Go hear it tonight.
A new savings bank is soon to he
established at Reidsvillc. it is said.
Mrs. A. Il. Andrews will entertain the
ladies of the Johnsonian Club on Thurs
day afternoon.
The special committee examining the
accounts of Sheriff H. Il. Jones will
probably complete its work to-day.
Rev. DIR. 4. n. Ivey will deliver the
literary address at the closing of the
Littleton Female college. May 10Th.
The Boys Brigade will cross bats
with the Wake Forest second nine at
Wake Forest Wednesday. May oath.
When the Federal court meets here next
week three ex7postmasters will be tried
for embezzlement and transportation
of funds.
The sixteenth aanHal council of the
Diocese of Eastern Carolina meets in
", -
May 18th.
Two native Spaniards. who played in
Spanish bands during the war; are in
the First Regiment Band and Cuban
boy is with it.
Those persons who had Jacobs cigars
seized from them can recover the same
h,,x ST.
defraying all expenses attached there
to.
There are those who are saying that
Mayor Powell has been enforcing the
vaccination law against others. while he
himself has not been vaccinatcd. This
is not true.
1.-The handsome notices given the Tar
Heel band by the papers elsewhere were
not hatteling. 1t is the best band by
far that has ever visited Kinston. =
Free Press.
Major Davis. II. S. A.. is now at work
re-organizing the State Guard. This re-
organization is made necessary by the
return of the First North Carolina regi-
illent to the State
A Montgomery county teacher is re-
ported as having asked the county com
miseiOners to make an order requiring
all the people in the county to attend
his commencement.
Invitations have been received to the
seventh annual commencement of the
State Normal and Industrial College.
Tuesday and "Wednesday, May 23rd and
oath, at Greensboro.
The News and Observer is indebted
to Miss Daisy Stuart Page, daughter
of Sheriff Nj. w. Page. OF this county.
for an invitation to the commencement
exercises of Louisburg Female College.
The Corporation Commission will
change its office from the first to the
second floor of the Agricultural building.
AS soon as the board meets and gives
formal consent to the change the COM
mission will make the removal
Do you love good music? Then you'll
be ut the Academy of Music tonight.
The band that clleered the lonely hours
of 1.-THE boys" in camp will be there;
The band that led them as they marched
the first American soldiers through
the streets of Havana.
Mr.. John +. Pullen occupied the pulpit
of the First Baptist church Sunday,
Rev. DIR. j. w. Carter the pastor. being
absent attending the Southern Baptist
convention. Mr. Pullen delivered an ex-
cellent address both morning and even
ing.
Bids for the site for the government
building to be erected at Elizabeth City
were opened last Wednesday. Twenty
four bids were submitted. An agent is
this week inspecting the site accepted.
If it is desirable it will be purchased at
the pice named in the bid.
A party Of Raleigh and Durham peo-
pie who have been spending several
days at Morehead City. the guests OF
Messrs. l.. A. Carr and E. b. Barbee.
returned yesterday. There were thirty
one ladies and gentlemen in the party
nineteen from Durham and twelve from
Raleigh. They report most enjoyable
stay at the seaside.
The SeabOard Air Line contemplates
having an additional train between Char
fotte and RutherfOrdtOn-a train to
enable people Of the western division
of the Seaboard Air Line to arrive in
Charlotte at 3 Il. M, and return at :
D. IN. The train in regular operation
leaves Charlotte in the morning and
arrives there at night.
This item from the Iifin tOhio) Daily
Tribune about a former Raleigh boy
will interest many readers: Sam Hell
Ter. travelling salesman of Boston, was
in this city, today, on business. He went
to school with Ensign Bagley. who.
with George Burton Meek. was killed
ON the Winslow. He was his DESIGNATE
at Raleigh, North Carolina. and says
that the Ensign was one of the brightest
scholars he ever knew. Mr.. Heller
dropped into Clyde. Thursday not know
ing however. that Meek was to be buried.
He attended the exercises when he
learned the circumstances.