The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-01
CITY ITEMS.

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CITY ITEMS.
Monday being Labor Day the banks
of the city will be closed.
A force of hands are grading the
grounds of the Baptist Female Univer-
sity.
Mr.. p. w. MCGOWAN has taken charge
as manager of w. A. Fulcher's store,
corner Lenoir and Blount streets.
Two Mormon elders are now in this
city preaching their doctrine. They al
ways go out on their missionary pilgrim
ages by twos.
The Street committee has decided to
recommend to the board OF aldermen to-
night the election of the ex-StaIe libra
rian j. c. Ellington as surveyor.
The city has decided to buy a new
rock crlIsher, and Il seventy horse pow
er boiler and thirty five horse power
engine to run it.
There are now 316 lodges of Masons
in this State, three having been char
tered this year. The order has 1000
members in this State.
Mr. Castleberry is building another
brick storage warehouse ON the east OF
the present warehouse ON the corner of
Dayie and Salisbury streets.
John Robinson's circus will make a
Winston. September 18th. John Low
low, the famous clown, is with the show
this year.
Superintendent Mebane is sending out
the blanks for the school census Uf next
month which will be made the basis of
the apportionment of school funds to the
districts.
The Durham Herald, which is always
getting off something bright, says: mo
one would object to return to the whip
ping post for brief season until the
cases of Summerell and Sears have been
disposed Of"
A new style Pullman car, not often
seen here, was attached to yesterday
mornings Seaboard train. 1t is the
style of car used in the West-the plat
form being built in the car with door
opening from it on each side.
Hon. L. T.. Smith, of Gates, who was
here yesterday to attend the meeting of
trustees of the Methodist Orphanage,
said the storm did considerable damage
to the cotton and peanut crops OF his
county. The peanut crop of Gates is
especially valuable.
The executive committee of the Pho
tographers' Association met recently in
Asheyille and arranged a list of those
who it is said, are making pictures to be
sold, bu. who have failed to pay the
special photographers tax. This special
tax amounts to S25 the State and coun-
ty tax being $40 and the city tax SO.
Mr. Will n. Churchweif, of Wilson,
was here yesterday preparing to go to
the Philippines. He has enlisted for
service in the Doth regiment band,
which is practically the same as the
IA1SI NdIOIIld itEiiiituI UdHd Ill
the Cuban war. This regiment is now
at Fort Mcpherson, near Atlanta.
Grand Master of Masons II. ]. Noble
and Grand Secretary John @. Drewry
have returned from Statesyille, where
the cornerstone of the court house
was laid Mr.. Drewry says 200 Masons
Were present. The address was by
Charles ii. Arrnfield and the Masonic adj
dress by w. Il. Liddell.
The Asheville Citizen says that Rev.
Weston X. Gales will probably be man
ager of the Mountain Retreat, near
Asheville, which is to be made a South
ern Mortified. Mr.. Gales has been
doing evangelistic work for several
years. He is well known and has many
friends in Winston Salem.
James Lanier, the midget who was so
badly hurt Sunday by a fall was re-
ported as better yesterday, except that
there We're some symptoms of concus-
sion of the brain. If this can be ayerted
and there is no change for the worse dur
ing the next three days, the doctor
thinks there will be chance for his re-
coyery.
If the stories that come from the
Ports gold mine in Franklin county be
true, it is a very rich deposit of the
precious metal Several of the promo
tiers of the company recently formed to
develop it went down there this week
and they come back saying the dirt
taken out is washing so cents to the
cubic yard.
Mr.. Sherwood Riggs left last night
for New York on the ATLANTA Special
to complete his fall purchases. Having
placed import orders in the early part OF
the year, and bought largely of American
factories for the fall, he has wisely es-
capped the strong advance i'm prices on
all dry goods. He will devote especia:
attention to the millinery, novelties,
cloal1s and suit buying.
Mr.. p. r. Farmer and his brother, X.
Il. r. i. Farmer attended the picnic at
Angler yesterday. Mr. Z. Il. Farmer
has large saw mill ON Mr.. Anglers