The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-21
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

John Duffy, the boy who was aliudged
insane Tuesday was yesterday committed
to the Insane Asylum.
There will be a meeting of st. Lulles
Circle of Kings Daughters at the
home of Mrs. j. II. Johnston. this
tThursday) afternoon at half past
five O'Clock.
Carolina Hotel at Pinehurst is practi-
cally completed. Its cost exceeds quar-
ter of a million of dollars. 1t is OF wood
The design is beautiful the furnishings
magnificent.
On Wednesday morning, June p.
ut 10 o'clock, Miss Leila Lawrence will
he married to Mr.. +. A. Carter. Of
Plymouth. n. c. The marriage will be
Il quiet home one.
Edenton Street Sunday school will
have one of its delightful lawn
parties tonight, beginning at Z O'Clock
on the lawn in front of the Sunday
school room. Children will be served
from to Z O'Clock.
The Odd Fellows of Raleigh are ar
ranging for a picnic in the near future.
Joint committee from the various
lodges Of Raleigh have the matter under
consideration, but have not yet decided
on any definite course of action. The COM
mittee met yesterday evening.
The Sunday school of ST. Savior's
Chapel will picnic at Fuquay Springs
Friday, June 22d. Train leaves Union
Station at $50 Friday morning. Price
TO outsiders: Adults. Soc; children un-
der u years, Csc Tickets on sale at
James l. Johnson's drug store.
The stockholders OF the Clayton Cotton
Mill will hold meeting today for the
purpose of electng directors and officers,
and also for the purpose of giving out
the contract for the mill building. Raj
egh contractors have placed bids and
il is likely that Raleigh firm will get
the contract.
Have you listed your taxes? Next
SATURDAY. week and the time Will eN-
pire. The tax listers have had their
office open now since the first of June
and only about half of the usual 5000
abstracts have been written. Some
body's got to do some tall hustlin9
this next week or they'll have to pay
for their failure.
The Wachova Mills were Incorporated
yesterday in the Secretary of States
office, the signers Of the agreement be-
ing H. W., w. F., ]. W. and +. H. Fries,
G. l.. Dull G. E. Shelton. n. S. Wilson,
r. j. Wilson, n. ID. Sullivan and w. II.
Turner. The capital stock is $40 coo, and
The company is incorporated for 60 years.
The principal place of business is Win
stoh Salem, and the purpose is conduct
ing a roller mill.
1t is expected that Gov. Russell will
this week take action in regard to
Tom Smith, either fixing the day for
his execution or committing his sen
tence to life Imprisonment. Smith is
now in Jail here under conviction of
the murder of young white man
near Selma during the christmas hol-
idays of 1898. 1t is generally believed
that the Governor will FOLLOW the
recommendation of the Supreme court
and commute the sentence.
Willard F. Moore, life convict in the
penitentiary here, is something of an in
ventor. 1t is said that he has complet-
ed three new improvements a double
cotton hoe, and a corn stalk cutter
which will save one half the labor OF the
present method, and a water wheel, the
use of which gives three times the power
ordinarily obtained from given stream
of water. He will ship models of his in
ventions to Washington soon to- obtain
patents.
Mr.. w. H. Worth, State Treasurer, and
Mr.. Ed. Chambers Smith, yesterday re-
turned from Burlington, where they ct
tended a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the North Carolina railroad
Mr.. Worth says the books Of the Score
tary and Treasurer were exlmsned and
found to be in first-class shape. Nothing
except routine business was transacted.
The meeting was preparatory to getting
in shape for the meeting OF the stock
holders of the road which takes place