The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-04

Local uHtd lUE INdle1SD yesterday
Maximum temperature, 56; minimum
total rainfall, o.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Gen. Julian s. Carr has contributed 100
bounds of -four to the Soldiers Home.
Special musical programmes have been
arranged for the services at the Episco-
pal churches today.
The bird law in many counties in the
State prohibits the shooting of game
after the 18th of this month.
Over 800 young women are present
in attendance upon the Normal and In
dustrial College at Greensboro.
Judge Brown is in the city. on his way
to Wilson to hold court this week. He
held court during the past week at
Iouisburg.
Mr.. David NJ. King, master machinist
for the Seaboard Air Line road here, is
sick, and Mr.. James Reed is acting
master machinist.
The annex now being built to the in
sane asylum here will be completed and
ready for occupancy about March 1st.
1T is an extension of the main building,
back.
First Sergeant Walter ]. Moore having
been promoted. by election, to the po-
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Light Infantry, Capt. Bernard will at
the meeting on next Monday night APP
point his successor as first sergeant.
Mr.. Sam Parish has gone to Norfolk
to play the organ in Cumberland street
NJ. e. church today Miss Elizabeth
Burt of the Baptist Female University
will play at the First Baptist church in
his absence.
Six miles of track have been laid on
the Carolina and Northern railroad
which is to extend from Lumberton,
y. c., to Marion, S. @. The distance
between the terminus is forty-two miles,
most of which has been graded.
All who are interested in the Epworth
leagues of the city are cordially invited
no be present at the mass meeting this
afternoon at 3 o'clock in Central Metho-
dist church. Rev. Joe NJ Ramsay. the
Epworth League Organizer, of the Ten
nessee Conference, will address the meet
ing.
The first news of Governor Goebers
death reached this city last night over
the News and Observers wires at $50
1T will cause much sorrow all over even
this State. Everybody hoped, even
against hope, that he might recover and
Il thus defeat the assassin's murderous in-
tent.
Some 80 convicts were yesterday
brought to the penitentiary from the
caledonia and Northampton farms on the
Roanoke river. Some of them will be
sent to the Wadesboro farm, some to
Hoffman to work in the lumber mills
and the others will be kept here in the
penitentiary.
On Friday evening, February 18th,
"The Little Hussar, a popular comic
opera, will be presented in Raleigh under
the auspices OF the Daughters of the
Confederacy and the Ladies Monumen-
tai Association. The proceeds will be
added to the funds being raised by the
ladies for the erection of a monument to
the memory of President Jefferson Davis
Work will be resumed Monday OH the
North Carolina Home Insurance build
ing on Fayetteville street. 1t was
stopped month ago on account of some
trouble in regard to party walls on either
side. Finally Mr.. Vass mas decided to
build his own walls, in order that the
work may go forward without further
delay. Also he has made changes in
the plans for the building.
Prof. Geo. f. Ivey, of the A. q NJ.
College has just received q patent for
an improvement in cotton machinery.
{, IT is an electrical device to indicate
when and where 4 thread breaks on
twisting machine. BY its use a great
deal of waste Is saved, and an operative
is enabled to attend to more spindleS.
As it is exceedingly simple and inexpen.
sive it will doubtless soon come into gen.
eral use.
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The Supreme court will have a rather
unique case before it from Durham
appealed from the county Superior court
Il. c. Gear brought suit against the
Durham Water Company for damages
on the ground that the Water Company
i'll taking water from Emo river, had di-
verted such amount as to impair the
operations of plaintiffs mill. which is
located further down the stream. The
case was holly contested. The Jury
gave Gear 81 $50 permanent" damages
and 800 per annum from December 8.
1894, making a total of about 81 $50.
The water company appealed to the SUI
preme court.