The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-19
CITY ITEMS.


The lists of magistrates for the ccun
ties VIII he sent out by the Secretary
of State on Monday.
Passengers on the Seaboard yester-
day report the small pox scare along
the line OF that road as much abated.
The Apex News has entered upon it's
second volume. 1t is ain excellent local
paper and credit to Apex and to its
editor.
The remains of Mrs. T.. Fields, who
died at Bremen, Ga, on the 18th inst,
passed through to Jackson, N. c.. yes
terday.
Kadie Burt and Lettie Gardner, both
OF color, were married in the registers
office Yesterday afternoon by Deputy
Clerk Register.
A citizen Of Raleigh who has prop
erty listed for taxation at $1,000, was
put on the pension roll by the last Gen
eral Assembly.
The county treasurer was kept busy
yesterday paying vouchers of county
school teachers, this being the season
of the rural school closing.
Auditor Aver sent out on yesterday
pension warrants to those old soldiers
who We're granted a years back pen
sion by the last Legislature.
There will be an important meeting
of the Ladies' Memorial Association and
the Daughters of the Confederacy at
Col. Kenan's office at o'clock Tuesday
afternoon.
Deputy Sheriff King, of New Ham
over county, brought batch of eight
prisoners to the penitentiary yester-
day. Four of them are serving five-year
and four two-year terms.
The summons sent out in the Barnes
Bros public printing case are being
returned after service. Those from
Cleveland, Orange and Richmond coun-.
ties came back yesterday.
The War Department has notified the
Governor that Corporal James A. Gragg
was honorably discharged from the
First North Carolina on March 18th.
His home is at Canton, n G.
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There will be an important meeting of
the Isaac Pitman Shorthand Club at the
office of Miss Ellington on Fayetteville
street, Tuesday evening at 1:4o. All
members are requested to be present.
Mrs. A. B. Hunter, who for several
months has been confined to her room
with asute rheumatism has been removed
to Rex Hospital, Raleigh for special
treatment. We trust her recovery will
be magical.-Apex News.
The lady honorary and auxiliary mem
bers of the Il. OBJ. Branch Camp are
requested to meet with the Ladies' Me-
mortal Association and the Daughters
of the Confederacy at the Supreme
Court building Tuesday afternoon,
March 21st
There will be called meeting of
the Hospital Association in the SUI
preme Court building Tuesday after
noon, March 21st, at O'Clock. A full
attendance is desired so as to make ar
rangements for the proposed concert to
be given April 9Th.
Tn Mt.Icn &Sln Infee CHileu states
: fis.. commissioners will meet the State
fish commissioners at Edenton to dis
cuss the adyisability of the removal of
the fish hatchery. The juniper water
at the present location of the hatchery
INJURIES the fish, and it is proposed to
nut the hatchery on the other side of
Albemarle sound on one of the branches
of Chowan river.
Mr.. p. Fl. Lybrook, paymaster gen
eral of the State Guard, drew on the
Treasurer yesterday for $1,000. This
will be distributed among the various
companies composing the guard to pay
their expenses. The last Legislature
appropriated $4,000 for this purpose.
The law further provides for the an
nual encampment that used to be
summer event. Towns desiring the en-
campment should begin to send in their
bids accompanied by a classified list of
attractions.