The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-17
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

Mr. r. A. Bowen is very sick at home.
The stating of the roof of the First
Presbyterian church is nearly completed.
The mayor did not have case on his
docket yesterday morning-rather re-
markable for Monday, and especially
Monday of Fair week.
Sheriff Williams of Henderson county,
yesterday brought one convict to the
penitentiary. He is negro, Ed. Wheel
er by name, and gets ten years.
The University German Club at
Chapel Hill has invited the members of
the Capital Club of this city to attend
a german to be given at the University
Friday night, October 9th.
Mr.. G.. w. Gold, of Wilson, spent hast
night in the city ON his way home from
Atlanta. where he read paper before
the State Dairymen's Association. Mr..
Gold is the editor of the Dixie Dairy
man.
Insurance Commissioner Young, who
has been at home in Henderson several
weeks, sick, arrived in the city yester-
day. Though he has about recovered
from his illness he has not yet regained
his strength.
There are now about 80 pupils in the
Catholic Orphanage. The building is
half a mile south of the Fair grounds
and in plain view 1t is said the Catho-
lies propose to greatly enlarge their
church work here.
Work has begun on the NeuseA Cotton
Mill, at the Falls of Neuse, II miles
north of here. The buildings formerly
in use as a paper mill, which are Of
stone, will be used. 1t will also be the
material of the dam.
Mrs. Nancy Pritchard has brought
suit against Burke county and the town
of Morganton for $4,000 damages for
the burning of her house during the
smallpox epidemic last spring. The house
was condemned and burned by the Board
of Health.
The Secretary of State yesterday in
corporated the Arthur NJ Field Com
pany, of Asheville. Its capital stock is
$4,000, and the incorporators are Ar
thur M. Field, David S. Gudger and III.
J. Sage. The business proposed is the
manufacture and sale of jewelry.
The State officers will take a half
day off Thursday to attend the Fair.
All offices will be closed at 2 o'clock,
which is legal office hours. 1t has not
yet been decided whether the Supreme
court will take day or not. Last year
the court adjourned on Thursday to at
tehl the Fair.
President Chas. e. Taylor, of Wake
Forest College, was in the city yester-
day. The present session of that excel
lent institution will be one of the best
in its history. Not only is the number
of students in attendance larger than
usual, but they are men of fine charac-
ter and studious habits, DIR. Taylor
says.
Capt. E. l.. Summerell, and his attor-
neys and witnesses arrived last night to
90 before the penitentiary directors to-
day i'm answer to a charge of cruelty by
Sumnerell to conyicts on the North
ampton farm. his attorney Is capt. Ii.
B. PEBBLES. He is also accompanied
by NJ. w. Ransom, Jr., an w. III. JOY
ner, of Garysburg.
The Finance committee of the Board
of Agriculture met yesterday afternoon
and went over the books and vouchers
of the State Treasurer and Secretary
Brlmler They WIFI make their report
to the board this morning. The COM
mittee is composed OF j. +. Goffield,
chairman; w. A. Dilis, ]. A. Stevens
w. r. Capehart and "A. T. McCallum.
A letter from Jonesboro yesterday an
nounced the death of Mrs. j. G.. Troy,
of that place. She died yesterday morn
ing after an illness of two weeks 1t
was thought that she could be saved by
a surgical operation, but it was not
possible. The operation was performed
some two weeks ago by DR.. Long, of
Louisburg Mrs. Troy was the wife of
Rev. j. G. Troy, and sister-in-law of
Mrs. G. G. Mcdonald, of this city. She
leaves ten year old daughter.
An 0ninion Exnecfad November LIST.