The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31

The first rice birds of the season are
on sale at the restaurants here.
The County Commissioners will meet
in regular monthly session next Mon
day.
The new heating plant in the govern
ment building here was tested this week
and found satisfactory.
The excursionists that came here Mon
day from Norfolk left for home yester-
day morning at 10 o'clock.
The State charters the Mebane- Ridge
way Telephone Company, which has au-
thority to construct lines in Alamance,
Person, Durham, Orange and Caswell
counties.
Lit is stated that great frauds have
been discovered on the penitentiary
farms in the sale of the crops. 1t is
expected that the committee appointed
by the Legislature will investigate the
charges.
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Dobler & Nudge, of Baltimore, was in
the city yesterday. He sold the Agricul-
tural Department a large lot of paper
for its Bulletin.
The will of Mrs. Sallie Pool, of Au-
burn, was yesterday admitted to pro-
bate by the clerk of court. The estate
valued at $1,000. is left to her sons,
Troy Pool and Moscow Pool, who are
named as executors.
An insect pest believed to be the army
worm is preying on the crops in south
eastern Rowan. 1t made it's appear
ance about week ago and is causing the
farmers considerable anxiety.
The al G. Field Minstrels travel in
two private cars, the Dixie and the
..Erlanger.' The Dixie is the sleep
ing and day car and the "Erlanger'
is used for carrying the scenery, bag
gage, stock and for kitchen purposes.
The excursion for Angler leaves this
morning at O'clock. A large crowd will
go from Raleigh. Barbecue Brunswick
stew, speaking and selling town lots is
the order of the day. The train will re-
turn at z o'clock.
Mr.. J. e. Garland, Greensboro's lead
ing tailor, is in the city. lie is accom-
panied by Mr.. J. j. Fowler, his assistant
Mr.. Garland has many customers an
Raleigh, and comes here periodically to
take their orders.
There will not be many circuses in this
State this season on account of the
heavy tax ON them. The last Legisla-
ture, it appears. doubled the tax. The
State will receive 5000 per day, while
the county and city get 500 each. In
addition each side show is taxed $50.
Col. ArmfieId, who has been appoint
ed major in the 10th regiment, United
States volunteers, now encamped in
Massachusetts, has been ordered to this
State on recruiting duty. He will re-
port to Lieutenant Settle, the recruiting
officer in charge in this State.
The sheriff of Gates county has set
tied his taxes for 1898, paying into the
State Treasury $2.6S512. There are
still about thirty counties who have not
paid their 1898 taxes. Some of the
shemffs have not even got their abstracts
correct yet. One sheriff has recently
sent in his abstract without one single
correct item in it.
Mr.. Chas. McKimm0n, of the firm Of
Boylan, Pearce & Co, is now in New
York buying for his house. He is stop
ping at the New Amsterdam Hotel and
will be there for month yet. About
September 10th the Misses Besson viii
go on to New York to purchase for the
firm a large stock of millinery.
But for the alertness of Engineer
John 0. Smith, who brought in the Sea
board Air Line passenger train from
Hamlet yesterday morning, there would
have been two horses and probably a
negro killed near the Union depot. The
negro was carelessly driving along and
was about to cross the track when the
engineer saw them just in time to stop.
The heads Of the horses We're within a
few feet of the engine.
'sYou can see Wilson grow every day.
said Mr.. Ernest f. Nadal, one of the
most progressive and successful drug
gists in Eastern North Carolina, who is
in Raleigh "rrhe sales of tobacco this
year have broken all records and ship
ments reach Wilson daily, as far off as
Baden and Onslow counties Wilson is
the best town in Eastern North Caro-
lima and will soon be the biggest
Rev. Jno. Z. Edmnndson helped Rev.
A. D. Hunter at a revival at Shady
Grove church, near New Hilllast week.
There were ten or twelve conversions
and much good was done. lie will as
sist also in meetings at Rolesyille to be-
gin September 21st, and at Wakefield
just week later. Mr. Edmundson is
fine preacher and is meeting with sue