The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-23

The bicycle has been brought out as
another reminder of spring.
Mr.. Chas. Gattis. of the Seaboard Air
line city ticket office, is improving, but
is not yet able to be at work.
The streets Of Raleigh are better light
ed these nights than they have been in
month-the moon is nearing the full.
4 painter will to-day go up to the
top of the big new snOke-stack of the
Raleigh Electric Company and paint it.
The northern travel to Southern Pines
and Pinehurst still continues, though the
season at these two winter resorts is
about over
Ii is announced that Thos. a. Edison,
the inventor, will visit Wilmington dur
ing the meeting there of the national
convention of Railway Telegraph SUI
perintendents.
A queer story comes from Norfolk,
Va. to the effect that a smallpox club,
the object of which is to prevent the
removal of its members to the pest
house, has been formed near there.
Manager Rivers. of the Academy of
Music yesterday received from Wilson
an order for ten seats for FL Captain
Wednesday night The show is fine
one and the prospects are for big
house.
The Governor was yesterday notified
by the War Department of the dis
charge of Private John E. Wright.
Company X, (Raleigh company, First
North Carolina infantry now in Cuba.
Wright's home is in Gibson, \. c.
A fine Pamlico colt belonging to Capt.
Thos. b. Mosely had to be shot yester-
day. AS it had lock jaw and there was
no possibility of recovery, Col" lobe
Marshall, janitor of the city hall, put
an end to it's misery with a bullet.
News was received here yesterday to
the effect that ex-Sheriff Ham Jones is
not doing well, and there is some prob
ability that his broken leg will have to
be amputated. 1t has turned black, it
is said, and the fracture is not healing.
Miss Maggie Reese has returned from
the Northern cities and will, during this
week, have ready for inspection her usual
elegant line of millinery. She has no
opening days, but she is ready at any and
all times to serve the trade with correct
and desirable headwear.
The Insanity Laws of the State have
been published in a pamphlet entitled
1.-The Insane Laws of the State" Sec
rotary of State Thompson is careful to
disclaim all responsibility for this title
and to explain that the book does not
include all the laws passed by the last
Legislature.
Mr.. Daniel Hugh Mclean, of Har
nett, who is in the city says that he
has not found a Democrat in Harnett
county who is not in favor of the Con
stitutional Convention. .'They approve
the tax receipt condition, TOO" said Mr..
Mclean, land Harnett will give a big
majority for it"
Auditor Aver was yesterday busy get
ting ready to send out tax lists and alb
stracts to the registers of deeds in the
various counties of the State. Something
of the size of this job will be rallied
wnen it is remembered that every year
about 100000 abstracts and 100000 tax
lists are thus sent out.
A runaway marriage took place in the
office Of Justice of the Peace Barbee
yesterday afternoon. The bride was
Miss Cornelia Mangum. daughter of Mr..
ID. c. Mangum, of this city; the groom
was Mr.. Arthur Jewell, son of Mr.. Will
liam Jewell, farmer in this county.
lacy did it ''all unbeknowst" to the old
folks and left Immediately for their
home in the country.