The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-02
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

There are now only eight prisoners
confined in the Jail of this county.
Mr. o. /. Hudson has established
school of telegraphy at Holly Springs.
The Board of Managers OF st. Luke
Home will hold meeting this after
noon at 5 o'clock at the Home.
Marriage license was yesterday IS
sued to Mr.. A. T. Lee, of Dunn, ana
Miss S. E. Barker, of this county.
Miss Ruth Worth is to talk to the
Ladies' Missionary Society of the Bap-
list Tabernacle this (Tuesday) after
noon at 4 o'clock.
Revival services are being held
nightly at the Central Methodist
church. Five new members were add
ed to the church Sunday.
Mrs. w. H. Bobbitt, of Marion, In
diana, rendered the offertory at Ed
enton street Methodist church Sunday
morning. 1t was beautiful.
The annual convention OF the
Daughters of the Confederacy will be
held in Raleigh, October 9th. Fifty
six delegates will be present.
There was double burial in House
Creek township, this county, Sunday.
Jim Harris and his wife died within
few hours of each other on Saturday.
Answers were tiled by the Corpor-
alton Commission yesterday IN the
suit against it by the railroads OF the
State in regard to the over-assessment
of taxes.
In the mayors court yesterday
George Grady was fined $4.25 for af-
fray. and for the same offense Ander-
son Jones was fined 1928, and Ed.
Broadie was fined 1925.
The Board of Commissioners met
Yesterday, all being present except
Commissioners w. c. Brewer. No busl-
ness was done out of routine work.
They are i'm session again today.
Before the clerk of court yesterday
Mr.. John w. Woodlief qualified as adj
ministrator ON the estate of John n.
Woodlief the former administrator, H.
Woodlief, having died before he had
fully administered on the estate.
-
Vaughan. the man who was indicted
at the last term of court for taking
feathers that did not belong to him.
was acquitted. The State failed to
make out a case against him and the
judge did not allow it to go to the
jury.
Would-be Congressman j. j. Jenkins.
of Chatham, was in the city yesterday
to consult with the revenue ring. At
ter consultation he announced that ne
was ''in the race to stay" and would
begin his canvass in Nash county this
week.
Prof. S. L. Mordecai announces that
he is absent from the city in connec-
ton with his duties as Professor of
Law i'm Wake Forest College only on
Monday and Saturday. On these days
he leaves Raleigh at 1913 in the morn
ing and returns at 3:47 in the after
noon.
Old-time theatre-goers don't remem-
here quite as rank an article as
'O'Flynn's Birthday. which was at
the Academy of Music on Saturday
night. The manager of the theatre at
Oxford telegraphed here that it was
good show.
The Raleigh Water Company COM
menced work on the new improve
ments yesterday. When the work is
completed the plant will be one of the
best in the country. The same system
will be used as that of Washington.
D. c., Norfolk, Va, and number of
the larger cities.
The regular monthly meeting of
the l.. OBJ. Branch camp of Confeder-
ate Veterans will be held this even
ing at s o'clock. At this meeting ar
engagements will be made for the re-
ception of delegates to the State con-
vention of Daughters of the Confeder-
acy here on October 18th.
On Yesterday the time in which the
recently appointed referees in bank
ruptcy could tender and file their
bonds was out. 1t is said that only
one of them has filed his bond. The
failure to do so renders the office va
cant. and it is probable that new APP
pointments will be made shortly.
Yesterday Judge Purnell made an
order in admiral confirming the
sale of the schooner Elihu White. This
suit has been pending for some time
and its object was to have the schoon-
er partitioned. 1t was sold under or
der of court by the marshal and
bought by Mr.. J. B. Jones, Jr., of
Beaufort.
1t is seldom that our theatre goers
have an opportunity to see a play and
company that has met with such sue
cess as has David Belascos now ia
nous play Zaza.' Arrangements
have been completed and it will be