The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-27
CITY ITEMS.

Oih IILWSs
The travel on the trains for the last
few days has been something immense.
The Confederate bazaar will close to-
night. The goods which have not been
sold privately viii be sold at auction.
The funeral of the late Mr.. II. A.
Montgomery will he held in Christ
Church this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The visiting veterans left on the
trains going out yesterday. They were
all highly pleased with their stay in the
city.
Road Supervisor McMackin says he
has just completed putting the rock
quarry road in fine condition for five
miles out from the city.
Two DRINKS were disposed of yester-
day by Mayor Powell Dick Fennell
was one of the offenders, and was sent
to the roads for 80 days. The other was
Sonny Gill, who increased the city's
exchequer 1925.
A number of valuable books have been
presented to the Confederate Bazaar
by the J. B. Lppincott Co., of Phila-
delphia, and Martin & Holt, of Attain
ia. These donations came through Capt.
w. b. Kendrick.
The handsome sofa pillow which was
the work of Miss Ida Rodman, of
Washington, and which she donated to
the Confederate Bazaar, was last night
presented to Commander A. 3. Stron-
ach, of l.. OBJ. Branch Camp. The
presentation was made by Col. w. j.
Saunders.
Up to this time the State Treasurer
has paid out pension warrants amount
ing to 100000 The amount allowed
for pensions is $4,000. The payment
of these claims began on December LIST
last and the warrants are being present
ed this year more rapidly than on for
, mer years.
The officers of the State Veterans
Association desire to return their CRATE
full thanks to the press of the State for
the courteses extended. They also de-
sire to publicly thank Prof. Ray and
the members of the orchestra of the
Deaf, Dumb ara Blind institution for
services rendered
The Sawyer Manufacturing Company
was Incorporated yesterday by the Sec
rotary of State. The business proposed
to be carried on is a general lumber and
timber business. The headquarters of
the company is near Asheville. The
incorporators are E..P. Sawyer, Della
Sawyer and b. G. Fisher.
The gentleman who took the wrong
hat by mistake from the first window
on the right side at the Academy of
Music on the night of the Sousa Con-
cert, can make the proper exchange by
calling on Mr.. T.. NJ. Uzzell. In the hat
which Mr. Uzzell now has is a small
silver plate with the letter ''V'' engraved
on it.
Two wills were admitted to probate
yesterday by Clerk of the Court Russ.
One was that of Mrs. Maria Harrison,
Mr.. Chas McKimmon, administrator;
and the other was that of the late John
Honeycutt, Mr.. John w. Reddick, adj
ministrator The first estate is worth
about $1,000, and the latter about
$4,000.
Mr.. w. l.. Spoon, superintendent of
roads of Alamance county, is in the city.
Two years ago an act providing for
working the public roads in Alamance
was passed and under Mr.. Spoons eff
fectiye management the roads have
h9eu greatly imnroyed They have
macadamized some fine pieces of road
and Mr.. Spoon says that the people are
more interested in the road question
than ever before. They are determined
to- have better roads and are willing to