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

CITY ITEMS.
Fine cotton weather this. and farm
sers say they can almost see it grow.
Mr.. J. c. Maroon yesterday Qualified
as administrator of the estate of Miss
Miliken.
The Capital Club will give a german
Thursday evening, complimentary TO the
Bankers Association.
The capitol was closed yesterday on
account of the death of Mrs. V. G. Aver,
mother of State Auditor III. w. Aver.
The executive committee of the board
of trustees of the University will meet
in the Governors office at noon Friday.
Mr. T. ID. Moore reports an attempt
by burglars to enter his house hate Sat
urday night He shot at them several
times.
The North Carolina Car Company
case in bankruptcy will be argued next
Tuesday by the creditors before Referee
DeyereuX.
An excursion viii leave here this
morning at O'Clock over the Seaboard
for Delaware Park, Va. The fare is
$50 round trip.
The negroes so far seem to like the
jim Crow car. Some of the better class
of negroes, those that ride in the first
class car, are delighted with the arrange
ment.
The registration books for the bond
election closes Friday. If you want to
vote you had better register at once.
An entirely new registration is re-
quired.
Sunday afternoon Mr.. w. A. Myatt
and his little SON James were painfully
r hurt by fall at the ice factory. MIR.
Myatt's shoulder was dislocated and
his boy had his arm broken.
The Board of Directors of the Deaf
and Dumb and Blind Institution will
meet on the 18th of June to elect a
superintendent and teachers and other
officials Of the colored institution.
All except eight of those confined in
the smallpox hospital and the house of
detention have been released. The
remaining eight will be turned out the
last of this week and the first of next
week.
Edenton Street Methodist Sunday
school will be represented at the Dis
trct Sunday School Conference at Ok
ford, June oath, by Misses Ella McGee
and Gertrude Royster, and Messrs. j.
w. Cowper and w. j. Young, Jr.
There is great complaint Of burglars
and petty thieves They slip into back
yards and commit many small thefts.
Housekeepers cannot be too careful
about fastening hall doors and securely
barring windows these hot nights.
TO this date in this district there
have been only 80 bankruptcy eases.
The amount of debts eXtinguished is
100000, the eases averaging $4,000
each. Forty-one per cent. is the highest
dividend paid by anyone taking advan-
tage of the bankrupt law.
The Baptist Tabernacle Sunday school
yesterday decided to have their annual
picnic mt Norfolk. June u. Excursions
will also be run from Norfolk to Wash
ington and the ticket will allow the hold
ers the privilege of staying a day or
two. The route has not been decided
on.
Commissioner w. c. Brewer. who has
been sick since last January. was yes
terday able to again attend the meeting
of the commissioners. He received a
most cordial welcome and many warm
congratulations on his recovery. He is
still weak though rapidly regaining his
strength.
The tax listers for Raleigh township
report that people are coming forward
very slowly this year to list their prop
erty for taxation. The books have now
been open three days and only about 300
people have listed their property-120
the first day. 106 the second and less
than 100 yesterday.
The Corporations Commission meets
next Tuesday. There is nothing special
to come before it at this meeting, eX-
cept hearing exceptions of the Bell Tel
ephone Company to the new rate and of
the Atlantic Coast Line to the new fer
tilizer rate. The question of tax assess
ment may be taken up also, though it is
not probable.