The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-27
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

I'm AMI AbUU1 / lie G14 l.
The Current Topic Club will meet at
Mrs James McKimmon's this morning
at IL o'clock.
The Christmas tree will be given the
children of Christ Church Sunday school
in the church chapel at $50 this after
noon.
The State Treasurer yesterday paid
out $10,496 in pensions. Since Decem-
Der 10th when payments began $40,1S2
has been paid out.
The Christmas exercises of the West
Raleigh Baptist Sunday School will be
held at the Sunday School rooms this
evening at 1870 O'Clock. Public invited.
The types made us say Sunday that
Mr. Charles Rouss, of New York, con-
tributed $50 to the monument to North
Cardinals dead at Winchester, when it
should have been $3.50.
Deputy Sheriff Reed, of Pasquotank
county, yesterday brought three negro
convicts to the State prison. Two were
one-year men sent up for larceny One,
Noah Gray, gets twenty years for MUIR
der. He was sentenced by Judge Star
buck.
Thus far only two sheriffs have: set
tied the taxes Of 1889 with the State
Treasurer. Ten years ago it is said thar
half the counties settled in December.
The reason for the change is supposed
to be the difficulty sheriffs have in
making collections.
Mr.. Alexander Webb, vice-president of
the North Carolina Home Insurance
Company. says his company will make
very fine business showing this year.
The new business Of the company for
1899, he says shows an increase of SO
Per cent. over the business for 1898.
In Saturdays guessing as to the num-
Der of visitors to the store of Sherwood
Higgs and Company 52S COUPONS W ere
used. The so French doh y as won by
Miss Molhe Ellington. of No. IS Saun-
ders street. She guessed 6,S75 while
the register showed that 6,932 people
visited the store.
Mrs. Beavers yesterday received q let
ter from her son Capt. w. r. Beavers,
of this city, now on his way to the Phi
ippines. The letter was written from
Fort Said on December 6, and states
that Capt. Beavers is well and that the
reg ment has had d pleasant voyage. The
transport will also touch at Colombo.
1t is learned that Gastonia Is to
have another cotton mill. Already S125.-
600 of its stock has been subscribed
and the machinery has been ordered.
1t is expected that by next fall 1t will
be in operation. The Ozark Cotton Mil.
at Gastonia, is also nearly ready to be-
gin operations. CASTOR county now
leads the State in THE matter of cotton
mills, having twenty
Mr.. James A. Higgs, of this city, who
for nearly twenty years has been repre-
senting John Il. Hurst and Company. Of
baltimore on the road, has closed a con
tract with the large dry goods establish
ment Of SWeptzer, Pembroke and Com
pany. Of New York. This is one of the
largest firms in the country and it Is Ger
tain that they will have no more OK
perienced and efficient representative
than Mr.. Riggs.
Considerable complaint is being made
in some. counties where there IS no Law
against trapping cartridges, that the,
are being caught in great numbers: III
fact eXterminated, and no doubt shipped
out OF hte State. The next Legislature
VIII be asked to pass an absolutely
sweeping law against netting and tran
ping to apply to all counties. Man,
counties in the State already have sucl
a law.
The demand for timber in this Stat
SHOWS no abatement. and the lumber
men are coming money. All tho sow
mails are taxed To their utmost capacity
Some Of them are making lnmher o,,t
OF IaIien trees. The demand for hard
wood equals that for pine. For wal
nut and poplar there is a scramble
There are timber RATS for distance
OF thirty miles on the Black river. Man,
new saw mills have been put mn ana
long disused ones reftted.
An interesting debate was held At tha
Academy in Garner Christmas night =,
the question of restricting immigrafio,
70 TINS country. Messrs. j. II. Bronql
ton' =. K. Broughton and Allie Wealth
ers contended that it ought to be r.
y y!I.. ted, Megsrs. Henry Davis, VII
"eathers and Arthur Wallace argue,
against any restriction and won. Tho,
who heard the debate say il was YER,
interesting one and that the young me,
VINO took part in it acquitted them
selves most creditabiy.
The grand jury at the last term
court here presented Justice Of m
teace Harry Roberts, of this CITY. fo
laElng jurisdiction as a magistrate 6
cases of assault in Which a deadly VIZ
pom was used. The particular case ~
winch the presentmem is founded * tba
OF William Jones, 4 negro hacRman wn.
assaulted and badly beat up a,lothe
negro here one night. and then ~,
70 the magistrate and SUBMIT "a 49,
w y,..,,. discharged on payment of the costs
william Jones has since left the civ.