The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-12
A SENSIBLE HORSE
Old Charlie, Pride of the F ire
Department.
The Affairs Of the Great Eastern in Splendid
Shape and the Road an Assured
Fac.
Especial to News and Observer0

| dOl0SDOro, N. -, June ia most re-
markable thing occurred here yester-
/ day demonstrating the wisdom of
"horse sense or instinct as the reader
may for himself determine. Recently
| the fire alarm system has been out of
| gear, and Capt T. Fl. Balm, Chief of the
| Fire Department, has been making
| test alarm station No. 10, he advised
| the drivers of each company of the fact
so they would not turn out in response
| to the alarm. When the alarm was
| turned in the driver of Eclipse Com
pany stood at the rear door of the engine
| house. Charlie the old gray horse,
leaped over the chain used as stable
| bar and rushed to the wagon and in
position for being hitched. He stood
| there for a moment and receiving no
attention away he dashed, out the door
| into Ash and down Ash to John street,
and on through John to the corner of
Walnut, where box 19 is located, coming
i to a halt Capt. Balm was standing at
the box and taking in the situation, he
said to old Charlie: Fires out, go on
back to the stable, and turning the
faithful old gray lesurely went back
to his stable. Charlie has done service
in the department everal years, is de.
lighted with his work and enjoys the
admiration of the entire department.
Mr.. B. w. Ballard. of the board of
internal improvement, returned home
last evening, owing to Geographic adj
vices received here to the effect that
pol 70 hol ind
fore leaving for home Mr. Ballard was
given drive through the city by Mr.,
Jno. f. Switzerland On the drive Mr..
Ballard had very narrow escape One
wheel of the buggy came off, Mr.. Bal
lard being thrown to the ground. For
tunately the speed made by the horse
did not at the time exceed three min
ute gait, else results would have been
disastrous to both Mr.. Ballard and Mr..
Switzerland.
Mr. S. w. ISler has decided to re-
move to Kinston and build up the prop.
erty recently purchased there. We
shall miss his familiar figure from our
streets.
| Mr. J. w. Lynch, president, and l.. v.
Morrill,, attorney, of the Great Eastern
Railway, were in the city today. Mr..
Lynch left via the Coast Line for New
| York, where he goes to attend meet
| ing OF those besides himself interested
| in the road. From trustworthy source
| it is learned that the affairs of the
| Great Eastern are now in splendid
| Shape. and while progress may appear
| a little slow, yet the road is an assured
| fact. Several Northern capitalists. each
| one millionaire, are behind the enter
prise.
! Among the sick of the city are Jonn
/ D. Whitley. Mary Britt, little George
| Norwood and. Miss frankie Roberts.
/ The condition last evening Of Mr.. Whit
| ley and Miss Roberts was reported as
| serious.
! A train reaching here about 5 a. m.
| from Raleigh is being talked among
| the near possibilities and our people are
pleased.
Quite a number are passing through
/ EN- route to the Teachers Assembly at
| Wrightsville. Among these l notice:
Prof W. T. Whitsett and j. H. Joyner,
OF Whitsett Institute; M. D. Carmich.
ael of Durham; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
| Clark and daughter, Misses Daisy Holt,
Mary Arlington and Mrs. j. p AIRING
ton, of Raleigh. Spending the day in
the city: c. L. Bunting, the handsome
and aggressive soliciting agent of the
Southern Railroad; Baylus Cade, of
| Morehead. Passing through. John
Quinnerly, Frank Quinnnerly, of Kin
ston; l.. V. Morrill, and daughter, Miss
Olive. of Snow Hill; Rev c. w. Blanch
ard, of Kinston; Wiley B. Fort, of Pike
vile; c. c. Daniels, of Wilson.
Mrs j. C. Collier and children left
this morning for Smithfield on a visit
| to relatives.
/ Frederick Ward returned to the city
last evening from an extended visit to
/ Florida.
/ The "Duplin Journal Faison, n. c.,
by Faison and Hines, has launched upon
the sea of journalism. Success to these
dear old Duplin boys.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Eason, Mrs. j. r.
Griffin, Mrs. r. a. Creech and number
of bright, interesting little children are
! picnicking today at Hooks farm.
Prices Of beans continue good. Buy
ers here are paying soc to $1.00. New
York and Philadelphia remain about az
| yesterday, while Boston quotes quick
market at $3.50 per basket. Prices po-
tatoes very firm at previous figures
| with upward tendency. On local mar
ket prices reached $500 today. Certain
of the resident spectators complain
that the local price should not be quot
/ ed, that parties in the western part OF
the State are advising shipment if al
figures named. There is nothing wrong
in quoting these figures save the buy
er declines to furnish it, and the re-
porter must need look the grower uI
to get the information. Our friends
elsewhere must need expect to pay The
buyer here a profit or else come down
and go upon the market himself
i Capt. Jno w. Gullick has sailed from
/ Manila and expects to reach San Fran
| cisco the 18th inst, and proceed home
| A brilliant reception awaits him here.
/ The X. p. Minstrel and Concert Com
| pany will give their performance al
the opera house Thursday night The
/ opening will be preceded by a grand
| street parade.
Our farmers are evidently getting out
of the grass as a number of them art
| bringing in spring chickens, eggs and
| butter.
Substitution.
the fraud of the day,