The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-12
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The Fair for the Catholic Orphanage
is said to have netted $1,000.
The next meeting of the Bar Associa-
ton willstake place at Wrightsville, on
June 18th. III
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Mrs. Chas. NJ Busbee will entertain
the Current Topics Club on Wednesday
morning at IL o'clock.
Mr.. Rivers states that there are still
few choice seats for 1.-THE Boston
ians not yet taken.
Marriage license was granted yesler
day to Mr.. C. H. Carter, of Wakefield,
and Miss Liddy B. Edwards, of the same
place.
There will be meeting of the Cal
endar Committee of the Raleigh bar to-
day in the Clerks office to arrange the
calendar of court next week.
The State Farmers Mutual Fire In
surance Association meets in the Sen
ate chamber tonight at 1880 o'clock. One
delegate from each county Branch As
ISOLATION comprise the body.
The monthly meeting of the Johnston
Pettigrew Chapter of Daughters of the
Confederacy will be held at Mrs. Annie
Parkers, on Wednesday, February 18th,
at 4 o'clock.
The entertainment that was to nava
been given last night at the Baptist
Female University has been postponed
until next Thursday night on account
of the Democratic caucus.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas w. Davis an
nounce the marriage of their daugh
ter Cornelia Kearney, to Mr.. Robert
Spencer Plummer. on Tuesday morning,
February 18th. at 10 o'clock, at Louis
burg. N. c.
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Next Thursday--the 14th-is st. Valen-
tines Day. This is the day on which
birds are said to mate and young men
aud maidens to choose their partners for
life. The day has been observed by the
Anglo-Saxon race for more than a thous-
and years.
The bankruptcy case of Hale Broth
ers from Halifax county was argued
before Judge Purnell yesterday. Judge T.
n. Hill appeared for Hall Bros, and
Day and Bell appeared for the creditors.
The object was to set certain prefer
ences aside.
Mr.. O. l.. Major. of this city. is the
engineer in the wreck near Cameron
last Friday night. 1t is said that the
engine was completely turned over and
the sab smashed. Mr.. Naylor escaped
with a bruise on the leg that has laid
him up for few days. The wreck is
said to be due to faulty tagging.
Rev. Livingstone Johnston, the Zap
fist Secretary of Missions for this
State. has removed his family from
Greensboro to Cary, where he will
make his future home. Mr.. Johnston
comes to his office here every morning
and returns in the afternoon.
DIR. and Mrs. Frances L.abadie will
appear at the Academy of Music.
Thursday evening. February 21st., in an
''Original Idea and An Infinite Jest
This is the fourth attraction of the
Peoples Popular Entertainment Course,
and will be one of the best of the series.
Tickets will be placed on sale at Kings
Drug Store February 18th.
Col. A. b. Andrews left for States
willie yesterday in his private car, which
was attached to the afternoon west
bound Southern train He goes to be
present at the trial of the suit brought
by Mr.. B. F. Long against the Southern
>for the killing of his son at University
Station last fall. The suit for $255.000.
DR. Headen, of Morehead City, the ply
stefan. who attended the, young man in
his last moments also passed through
on his way there.