The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-30
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
A subscription dance was last night
given at Henry Hall.
All g. Fields Greater Ministries will
parade today at noon.
A grand concert will be given by al
G. Fields famous band.
The business outlook here is good.
Merchants are preparing for heavy
fall trade.
The harlequin cabbage bug is re-
ported as doing much damage to gar
dens in some sections.
James Lanier, who was so desperately
hurt Sunday. was reported as slightly
better yesterday.
People from the country say that
there are plenty of birds in the fields and
shooting will be good this fall.
President Dinwiddie. of Peace Insti
tute. spoke at Jacksonville on Sunday
ON Christian Education.
The Raleigh Male Academy opens
next Monday, September 4th. The prin-
cipal requests all students to be present
if possible on the opening day.
John NJ Brewer, of Surry county,
filed voluntary petition in bankruptcy.
His liabilities are $4,03S14 and his as
sets $1,000, which are exempted by law.
The friends of Maj J. G. B. Grimes
will regret to know that he received a
serious injury to his hip in a fall, and
will hope that it is not fractured.
The Ladies' Memorial Society of the
First Presbyterian church will hold an
important meeting in the church parlor,
Wednesday night after prayer meeting.
The printer has promised the State
Fair premium list by the latter part
of this week and it will be ready for
distribution early next week.
AL G. Fields Greater Ministries will
open the theatrical season at the Acad-
envy tonight. Doors open at 1880 and
$50.
Good progress is being made in the
work of classifying and re-arranging the
books in the State library The old ar
rangement was in several respects
faulty.
Mr.. w. II. Brewer fell from his
bicycle on Martin street, near the Union
depot Monday night and was very badly
hurt rendering him unconscious for
sometime. His shoulder was dislocated.
Lawrence & Ray. a firm at Scotland
Neck, has filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy. The assets are merely
nominal, while the liabilities are said
to approximate $4,000.
Tomorrow is the day for the excur-
sion to Angler. Many Raleigh people
are preparing to go out on it and spend
the day Train leaves here at o'clock
and returns at Z.
Magistrate Barbee has sent Casey
Pulley, a seyenteen-year-old white girl,
to the roads because she could not pay
costs in a case against her.
Annie Clark, young white girl, and
her brother Jud Clark, We're yesterday
sent to the roads by Magistrate Nichols
for failure to pay costs and fine in a case
for an affray.
Wake Forest College opens today for
the fall session. The following Raleigh
students will attend: Talcot Brewer,
William Pace, Joe Moseley, Benjamin
johnson, Jas. Royster, Thomas King
and Charles Harris.
Mr.. r. III. Battle, president of the
North Carolina Fair Association, has
sent Secretary Wilson, or the AgrIcuI
tural Department, Washington, an invi-
tation to attend the State Fair in Oc-
tober and deliver an address.
News was received yesterday of the
death of Mr.. I'll. j. Hamill in the Con-
federate Soldiers Home near Balti-
more. He was long a resident of Raj
eigh and was once turnkey of the city
hall. Ait one time Mr.. Hamill was in
business here with Mr. Hunnicutt.
The. Royal and Borden Furniture
II
premium one of their Royal Electric
Mattresses for the best knit bed spread
on exhibit. For description of this mat
tress see ''ad' in this paper.
Mr. Frank Mitchell left yesterday for
New York city which place he will
make his home He has been travelling
for Coates Spool Cotton Company, but
he will now work for the Elliott and
Hatch Book Typewriter Company in
New York.
The Agricultural Department is revis
ing the mailing list of its Bulletin. A
notice is being sent out to this effect
to every subscriber and those wishing
the publication continued to their adj
dress are requested to send in their
names at once ON n nOStaI card This