The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-28
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
Mr.. j. T.. Physioc, who kept a tailor
shop in the Marlboro building, has sold
out his business.
The State Museum yesterday received
a Mauser rifle captured at Santiago. A
Cuban machete was also added.
Metropolitan Hall has been secured
for temperance campaign which, it is
said, will be held for three weeks in
March.
The annual meeting of the board of
trustees of the University will be held
in the Governors office on Monday,
February 14th.
The sheriff Of Nash county yesterday
brought in four prisoners for the peni-
Tertiary. Two were long termers-ten
years each for burglary.
Acting Adjutant General Davis has
a letter from the Bureau of Construc-
ton at Washington stating that the ex-
pense of docking, cleaning and painting
the u. S. s. S. Hornet at Wilmington
is authorized at a cost of 1915.
If you do not pay your city taxes be-
fore February LIST you will have to pay
an additional cost of one per cent Tax
Collector Lumsden says this is not OPP
tional with him and he is bound to col
lect it. The law makes this manda-
tory.
Mr.. Thomas Pescud has moved to
the store in the Henry building, oppo-
site the postoffice. 1t is one of the best
locations in Raleigh as Mr.. Pescud is
one of the best business men. The
store>long occupied by Mr.. Pescud in the
Hol'eman build ng will shortly be occu-
pied by Mr.. w. e. Jones.
At the recent session of the Railway
Commission an order was made requir-
ing the Seaboard and Southern Rail-
ways to have gong placed In the
Union passenger depot in this city,
which the station master will be re-
quired to ring two minutes before the
departure of outgoing trains.
eighth installment of war claims, Incl
dent to the raising OF the volunteer
troops of this State for the Spanish
American war, due to North Carolina
by the Federal Government. The
claim amounted to S2T0.50 and was for
expenses incurred in raising the Third
regiment (colored.)
All the members of the Woman s
Auxiliary including the Junior Branch
es, and all persons who are interested in
missions are invited to the Parish
Rooms OF the Church of the Good Shep-
herd at A o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Brush of the diocese of Connect
cut, and Mrs. Chaplin, of the Church
Missions House will speak about their
work.
A negro named Turner Cardwell was
sent to Jail yesterday by Mayor Powell,
III default of $50 bond. Turner stole
an overcoat from Mr.. George Jackson
and attempted to sell it to Mr.. Dan
Harris. Mr. Jackson had notified Mr..
Harris of the theft and when Tur-
Der and the overcoat arrived a police
officer wa sent for and the thief taken
in charge.
The North Carolina Society of the
Cincinnati will meet in this city on
February Doth in the State Library at
10 o'clock in the morning. Maj. Charles
J.. Davis is secretary. 1t will be an i'm
portant meeting, as changes in the finan
cial rules governing membership will be
acted on. Important business connect
ed with the triennial meeting of the
General Association, which will be hello
in New York city May next, will alst
come up. The membership of this order
in this State is SO; the number of mem
bers in the United States is about G;"t