The news & observer., 1901-02-22
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

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IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Two negro couples We're granted Ii
cense to marry by Register of Deeds
Bernard yesterday.
Mr.. j. c. Maroon has qualified in the
office of Wake County Superior Court
as administrators OF the estate of Mr.. A.
N. Gregory.
DR.. B. W. Kilgore, the State Chemist,
will lecture at the. State University today
on Foods" He left for Chapel Hill yes
terday afternoon.
Mr.. T. P. Sale. the city health officer,
who was injured by the falling of the city
barn has about recovered, and will be
out in few days.
The clerks in the office of the Secre-
tory of State are busy compiling the
vote for the years 1898 and 1900, to be
published in pamphlet form.
twenty eight bales OF cotton were sold
here yesterday the price paid ranging
from S1s to 8 cents. On the corresponding
day of 1900 siXty-two bales were sold
here at SIS cents.
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This issue contains the statement of
the Commercial and Farmers Bank,
which is most gratifying to its officers
and patrons, and reflects the highest
credit upon it's able wise and conserva-
tive management.
The statement of the Mechanics Dime
Savings Bank in todays paper is the
best in the history of this young and
popular institution. The management is
worthy of the high confidence reposed in
them by the public.
The statement of the National Bank
of Raleigh in today's paper shows the
individual deposits to be nearly five
hundred thousand dollars. This is one
of the strongest and most substantial
financial institutions ia the State.
Mrs. Martha Hol'ister died at her home
on Morgan street yesterday afternoon
about o'clock. The funeral will be
preached today at the Presbyterian
church at o'clock. The services will be
conducted by DR.. E. Daniel, the pastor.
Sheriff A. c. Elliott. of Chowan was
i'm Raleigh yesterday and settled his
county's taxes with the State, paying
over to the treasurer $4 ,593.7S. Sheriff
Jones. Of Moore, also settled. paying
$S,417. Both obtained receipts in full
for the payment of the taxes.
Judge Purnell has granted an injunc
tion in the case of Dressell VS.. North
State Lumber Company, a bankruptcy
case enjoining Mr.. P. C. Graham, trustee
in a deed OF trust made by defendants.
from disposing of the trust property.
Maj. w. a. Guthrie is attorney for plain
tiff. Sheriff Markham, of Durham, was
here yesterday in connection with the
affair.
The name of Dr. John Randolph Brown,
formerly OF Chatham county. North Caro-
lima, now Of Indianapolis is being men
toned in connection with the superinten-
dency OF the Central Hospital for the
Insane. He it IS said. is an alienest in
the speciality of medical practice, having
been connected with the asylum OF Ten
nessee and Indiana for the past twenty
years.
Sheriff Jones Yesterday carried bac, TO
Moore county the man, Silas Martindale,
who was brought here some time ago,
charged with rape upon a school teacher
in Greenwood township, Moore county.
Martfndale lenes his guilt. but it is
said that the evidence against him is
overwhelming. He was brought here
soon after his capture to prevent a
lynching.
There was a meeting of the Board Of
Aldermen Yesterday to receive the re-
port OF the Board Of Health. TO which had
been referred the question of compulsory
vaccination 1t had been stated that rep
resentatives of the Raleigh Academy OF
Medicine would be present and urge the
measure, but they did not appear and the
board passed a resolution recommending
all who have not been vaccinated TO do so
at once.
The Carolina Telegraph and Telephone
Company has completed its line to Dunn.
and Fayetteville was on Wednesday put
i'm phone connection with Raleigh, Colds
boro Durham, Wilson, Selma, Rocky
Mount, Henderson and Tarboro. and prac-
tIcally all the large towns in Eastern
North Carolina Cumberland's members
OF the Legislature now in Raleigh, We're
the first persons talked TO over the new
line by the citizens of Fayetteville.
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DR.. Curtis is representing the Congrega-
tional Sunday School and Publishing So
ciety of Boston. at the State Sunday
School Convention, at High Point. For
three years past he has had charge OF th,'
Missionary Department in supplying
their Sunday school literature TO schools
in North and South Carolina, frequently
visiting them and starting new schools
IN destitute regions. He represents the
Congregational denomination. but no spe-
cial church.
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