The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-10
A GOLDEN COUNTY
GuiIford's Taxable In
crease 100000.
This is for the Past Year. Three Car
ne lie Libraries. Sad Story of
Two Sisters. Wuman Falls
in Fit.
in Fit.
Especial to News and Observer

Greensboro. n. c., Dec. 9.-The
finance committee of the Board of
County Commissioners and County
Treasurer McNairy have had full
settlement of all fiscal affairs. There
was collected in special rural free
school districts. the result of voluntary
special tax elections during the year.
of $11.50O to supplement the regular
school tax. The total receipts of taxes
by the treasurer for county purDD -es
We're $60.265.29. The disbursem hts
were $46.563.SS. leaving balance o.
deposit in banks of $13.764.t5.
The total value of all taxable prop
erty is $14.76S. 539.07. There is now un-
der consideration by the Corporation
Commission matter of amount of
corporate excess. which is thought will
raise the valuation to fifteen million
dollars.
These two items alone show an in
crease over the previous year of 1854
600. The total taxable property in
crease for the year is over three mil
lion dollars.
Three Carnegie Libraries.
At a meeting of the Board of Alder
men last night, Mr.. +. p. Wharton APP
peared before the board and asked
that the city accept an offer from AM
drew Carnegie to erect a ten thOuS-
and dollar library for the colored peo-
pie. on agreement of a one thousand
dollar annual aHnropriation for its
maintenance by the city. Mr. Whar-
ton stated that the A. and M, College
would assume half of the annual OBJ
legation in the event Mr.. Carnegie's of
fer was accepted. He asked that the
board appoint a committee to inVcsti-
gate the proposition. The board so
decided. Aldermen Hunter and Odel.
and City Attorney Scales being desig
mated There is but little doubt that
the offer will be accepted. Greensboro
will then have five public library facil-
tiles The fifty thousand dollar CITY
library is now nearly ready for use.
The fifteen thousand dollar one at the
State Normal and Industrial College
has been in use for some time and Is
a handsomer building than the $50, 000
one to all appearances.
A Deplorable Situation.
Yesterday a richly attired lady from
a nearby city accosted policeman
here asking his aid in locating her
sister. She said that years ago the
woman sought for had separated from
her husband and since then had ben
and means. The woman was found
in few hours holding a position in
factory here. The meeting of the
two sisters was peculiarly affecting
and at the same time sad. The rescuing
sister purchased an entire new outfit
of clothing for her and begged all
last night that she accompany her
back home but the truant wife this
morning had not consented to do SO.
Simply Horrible.
Policemen here yesterday arrested
Dora Loposse, a white woman, on ac-
cusdtion or keeping a baWdy house.
When the warrant was read to her,
81, ,en on the moor ana had, OF
feigned to have a fit. The officers were
inclined to think that she was Shdm-
ming and after communicating with
Chief Neeley, decided to put her in the
patrol wagon ana bring her to the
calaboose whether or no. And they
did so. On arrival at the station the
woman was frothing at the mouth. The
city Musician had been summoned and
was in waiting when the patrol wagon
pulled up at the entrance to the GALA
boose. He gave her a hypodermic in
ietcion and she gradually resumed her
normal condition.
Dog i'm Manger.
The North State Telephone Com
pany is endeavoring to get a charter
or franchise in Greensboro for the
purpose of operating its long distance
service. which radiates from High
Point to a large number of towns
| in Randolph, Moore, MONTGOMERY
Davidson and other counties. The
Southern Bell Company seems intent
on holding its monopoly here, since
at a meeting of the Board of Alder.
men here last night, when applica'
+. ton for the franchise was presented
Attorney Wilson for the Bell Com
pany, secured postponement of 1t
| consideration until December 18TH
Baby Mine.
| Policeman Ridge was standing d
| the station yesterday. when a woman
rushed off a train and threw a bob!
i in his arms. eclaiming in imperlou
jtones, Here, take this child l