The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-12
In AND ABOUT THE CITY.

The next attraction at the Academy
of Music viii be another of Az Q. Scam
mons companies. 1t is billed here for
Wednesday, January 18th.
An annex Of sixteen rooms will soon
be completed at the insane asylum. 1t
will be occupied by the officers Of the
institution and by pay patients.
The executive committee of the North
Carolina Insane Asylum met here this
week in regular monthly session. Only
the usual routine business was trans
acted.
The rain that fell here yesterday was
badly needed, as much damage was
being done by the drought. All the
wells were drying UP and cisterns had
been entirely exhausted.
A petition in involuntary bankruptcy
has been filed against B. w. Beergerson
and J. P. Jackson, of Washington, n.
c., by Norfolk firms.
Rev. T. n. Ivey, D. D., has begun an
interesting series of articles in the Raj
eigh Christian Advocate entitled 1.-The
Methodist church in North Carolina-a
glance at it's Past, Present and Future.
The military company here is now IN
its new armory-the third floor OF the
Henry building. 1t is much better for
the purpose desired than was the old ar
mory in the Briggs building.
County Superintendent Clements says
that hereafter no order will be given on
the county treasurer for school funds
until after the township trustees have
made the appointments to the dis
tricts and reported the same to the
Treasurer.
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The dead and decayed trees in Nash
Square are being taken UP and new
ones put out in their places. The new
trees are to be boxed and protected from
the sun so that they shall not be de-
stroyed as the old ones were.
Prof. Albert Whitehouse, Professor of
Physical Culture at Trinity College, will
lecture before the institution for the
Blind this (Friday) evening IS o'clock
upon the subject How to care for the
Body" Friends of the institution are
invited to be present.
Yesterdays Lumberton Robesonian
said: 1.-The Raleigh Light Infantry,
which came here Thursday night under
orders, returned home Saturday night.
The members of the company We're gen
tlemanly in their department and We're
treated courteously by our people, who
attached no blame to them for coming.
In the Federal court yesterday morning
the case of the Sydnor Pump and Wen
Company VS.. the Rocky Mount Ice Com
pany was compromised by verdict OF
$500 in favor of the PLAINTIFF. The
plaintiff claimed that the amount due
was 81, 800; the defendants figures were
$1,000. 1t was compromised at S3,ooO'
The Alumni of the University, resident
in this county, who meet tonight at 8
o'clock in the Supreme court building,
will reorganize the Wake County Alumni
Association. The object is to further the
general plan, adopted at Chapel Hill at
the last commencement, of keeping rost-
err of the names and residences or all
persons who have been students of that
institution, and of publishing a correct
catalogue.
The early marriage of Mr.. George
Moseley, formerly of this city, and Miss
Thomasa Netterville of Mississippi, is
announced. The wedding will take
place at Magnolia Vale, the brides home,
in Wilkinson county, Miss, on the morn
ing of January Oath Mr.. Moseley will
bring his bride to North Carolina and
they will be given reception by Mr..
and Mrs. Charles A. Moseley, of Char
lotte.