The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-30
In AND ABOUT THE CITY.

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In AND ABOUT TIE CITY.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. j. Bridgers, at the Union House,
on Martin street, is very i'll.
The name of Miss Annie Love
should be added to the list of the
graduates of ST. Mary's School.
The commencement dance at the n.
and NJ College comes off tonight. Ad-
mission will be by card, and there will
be no stays.
Tax Collector Lumsden yesterday
dred city lots for 1899 taeXs. They
were bought in for the city by City
Clerk Smith.
Yesterday four Federal prisoners
were placed in Jail here. They are
j. S. Moore. Geo. Cheek Elaine By
mum and Pomp Long. all of whom
have short terms for retailing.
Mr. j. A. Thomas. editor of the
Louisburg Times. is in the city. The
commencement at the LOuisburg
Academy is now in progress. The
address by Colonel Waddell was a fine
effort.
The young ladies of the Presbyte
rian Church will give a trolley ride on
Friday afternoon from $50 to i:3O
for the school children. Price TWEEN
" cents. No charge for nurses with
younger children.
The Three Muskateers tonight at
the Academy. The Atlanta papers
give this company flattering notices
of this play, which is produced with
scienic effects. Prices 20 and 80
cents. Reserve your seats early.
The breakfast given at the Iarbor-
oIigh Saturday morning by the presi-
dent and directors of the Seaboard
Air Line will be very elegant af-
fair A number of invitations have
been sent out to prominent people in
this city.
Republican County Chairman Dan
Young says the convention for nomi-
mating candidates for county officers
and members of the Legislature will
probably be held the last part of June.
On these there will be fusion between
Republican and Populists.
The funeral of Mrs. X. Il. Ellis was
held from the residence yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock. The pail bear
ers were Messrs. John Nichols. ID. T.
johnson. j. T. Ray, J. NJ. Broughton,
c. w. Newcomb. Major J. b. Hill. The
interment was at lakewood cemetery
In local item yesterday naming
candidates for the State Senate, by
mistake the name of Senator +. A.
Whitaker was omitted His record
in the last Senate is without a flaw
He voted right every time and re-
tiected the high sentiment of Wake
county.
Yesterday Sheriff Wright. of Rich
mond county, was in the city. He
brought to the penitentiary Will Ros-
COW, Il white convict, who was con
victed last September of the murder
of a man named Taylor. Roscow has
fifteen years to serve. He was Il ten
ant on the farm of Colonel III. c.
Wall. and he claimed the shooting
was done i'm self defense. He was de-
Tended by Colonel Jno. G. Shaw.
1t has been definitely decided that
= ,n I,
Carolina Naval Reserves this month
on the ''Prairie.' The reason for
this, as stated in these columns some
weeks ago. is that this is Il very busy
season in the trucking counties along
the coast and the men cannot get
away from their business for the
cruise. Only about dozen signified
their ability TO go at the time named
in the order and therefore the cruise
will not be taken. unless a later date
can be arranged.
Rev. Fl. c. Moore, of New Bern. Rev.
j. Il. Boone, superintendent of the
Baptist Orphanage, at ThomaSville
Rev. w. III. Smith of Durham, Rev,
Livingston johnson. of Greensboro
Rev. c. j. ID. Parker, of Durham. and
Elitor Carey Dowd. of the Charlotte
News, Solicitor Daniel and Mr.. }. IL.
Rich. of Lexington, were in the city
yesterday on their way to Wake For
est commencement. Messrs. j. W.
Bailey, \. b. Broughtop, T. A. Briggs
and c. J. Hunter, of this place. left
yesterday to attend the Wake Forest
commencement.