The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-18
CITY ITEMS.

The Albemarle Steam Navigation
Company of Virginia yesterday complied
with the provisions of the Craig Bill
and became a North Carolina corpora
ton.
Adiutant General Register expects to
complete the programme for the State
Guard encampment next Tuesday. The
encampment will be held in July at
Morehead.
There will be a call meeting of ST.
Luke's Circle Tuesday afternoon at )
o'clock. ut the residence or Mrs. Har-
ward, on Mcdowell street. A full at
tendance is requested.
The Book Club will meet with Miss
Lille Hicks Monday afternoon at half
past five o'clock. New programs for
the quarter and new books will be
distributed at the meeting.
A voluntary petition of bankruptcy
was yesterday filed by Nj. Summerfield.
of Durham. Winston 4 Fuller are the
petitioners attorneys. The failure is for
a small amount and there are only some
eight or ten creditors.
The Raleigh Electric Company is ar
ranging from free concerts ut iuiien
Park. They will commence this week
The program will be published later. Jim
Jones. the ''coal-scuttle blonde" will
have them in charge.
1t is learned that the Police committee
has found on investigation that under
recent decisions of the Supreme court
the city is powerless in the matter of
suppressing houses of ill-fame. The
committee will SO report mt the next
meeting of the hoard.
Hiram Lodge No 40. will meet III
regular communication Monday evening
June 10Th, 1899 ut s o'clock. Work in
the first degree is expected. therefore
a full meeting of the membership is
desired Brethren of sister lodges are
cordially invited to be present.
State Treasurer Worth has received
notice that the Piedmont Bank failure
case will come up before Judge Burwell,
referee. at Morganton on June -. The
State had $4,000 in this hank and the
State Treasurer Will ~have to attend tn"
trial with certain of his books.
The old heating plant in the Govern
ment building here was taken out yes
terday. and new one will he put in at
n cost of over $1,000. The old plant,
put i'm quarter of a century ago, is
very cumbersome and unsatisfactory.
The new one will be of modern make.
The Sec,rrn. Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York yesterday came
in and complied with the provisions of
the Craig Bill This leaves only five
companies that are licensed to do bust
ness in the State that have not complied
with this law and become domestic cor
porations.
People from Goldsboro tell of per-
sonal encounter there Thursday night
between DIR. W. Street Jones and Mr..
George Smith, which came near result
ing seriously. as the friends of each
Of the parties were nbour 10 take. part
in the fight. They had hearing be-
fore the mayor Friday afternoon.
ter I st. Mary's Guild at Capt. Ashes
on Thursday next. June 22nd. All the
little folks must be silre to come in the
afternoon, for there will be great amusa-
ments for them and plenty of ice cream
and cake. And at night every lady Is
invited to come and eat ice cream.
On the Seaboard Air Line. commencing
with train 4O3 leaving Portsmouth at
$40 p. M, Saturday June 18th. through
sleeping service will be established be-
tween Portsmouth and Charlotte instead
of Chester as heretofore This will en-
able passengers to take sleeper from Raj
eigh to Charlotte without change of cars.
A regular council of Occoneechee
Tribe No. Is. Red Men, will be held in
their wigwam, Pnllen building. at s
o'clock Monday evening. Every chief
and warrior is earnestly requested to be
present as there will be business Of int
portance to transact, also the nomina-
ton Of chief for the ensuing term. Wis
iting brothers are cordially invited TO
attend