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SEWS BOTES ABODT THE CITY.
What Our Reporters See and
Hear Worth Giving to Our
Readers News in Brief.
A busy time.
Shops windows look beautiful.
Rub op your gnns for Christmas.
A large number of our people ex
pect to attend the Immigration Con
vention at Aiheville this week.
Bee notice of sale of valuable pro
perty by W. N. Jones, attorney for
mortgagees
All the newly elected Supreme and
Superior Court judges have been
commissioned and will enter on their
duties January 1st next.
The cellar of the store of Mr. W. T.
Woodward, was entered last Satur
day night and several boxes of or
anges and some cocoanuts taken
There is no clue to the thief.
There have been about 55,000 bales
of cotton compressed in Raleigh, thus
. far, this season This is a splendid
showing.
The "Kings Daughters," we learn,
have in course of preparation a peti
Hon to the Legislature, for an ap
propriation towards the establish
ment of an Industrial school for girls
in North Carolina.
The students of Auburn Academy
ate preparing to give an entertain
ment, Christmas Eve night. It is
thought that it will be the best they
have every given. They are a smart
set of boys and girls.
The Visitor is adding to its sub
scription list daily which is pleasing
of course. This is the way to have a
paper that suits you. Patronize it
liberally and then make your de
mands. Send in your subscriptions,
We hope that amoDg other busi
ness, the next General Assembly will
pass some law by which our oyster-
men in the eastern part of the State
may'd well together in uuity.'without
the constant dread of involving the
"Old North State" inter's war. iysters
are doubtless a great luxury, but
not to the extent of causing blood
shed.
There were no services at the two
Methodist Churches yesterday and
service only at night in the Christian
Church' The service at the First
Presbyterian Church was interesting
several persons were added tojits mem
bership The day was a bright one
and all the chnrches having services
were well attended.
The Methodist Conference at Wil
son may conclude its labors today, or
tonight; in that event the appoint
ments will be known tomorrow. The
passage of the character of Elders was
very nearly concluded on Saturday
and with the memorial exercises,
which were held Saturday, out of the
way, the miscellaneous business may
not occupy thejattention of the con
ference very long,so that it is probable
that adjournment will be reached by
tonight.
Attentiou, Rescue! ;
Theie will be a special meeting of
vour company tonight at 7:30 o'cIock
Sharp. This will be a very important
meeting.
-' Masonic.
Hiram Lodge No. 40, A. F. and A
M. will meet in regular communica
tion this( Monday) evening at 7 o'clock
Election of officers for the ensuing
Masonic year. By order of w. M.
E. B. Thomas,
Secretary.
All Right.
The committee chosen by theBoard
of County Commissioners and the
County Board ' f Education for the
purpose, have made an examination
of the books of Mr. L : O. Lougee,
County Treasurer, and found them
all right in every respect. Mr. Lougee
' s an officer of whom any people may
jrell be proud. - "
Died.
At his rceidecce in Asbury, about
six miles west of Raleigh last Satur
day night about 8 o'clock, Mr. L. II.
King, a well known compositor of
this city.
Mr. King was highly esteemed not
only by the hor;orablb craft of which
he was a member, but by all who
knew him. He was a man of noble
and generous impulses, always ready
to extend a helping hand in the hour
of need so far as he was able. He
leaves a widow and six children, be
sides a father, mother and three
brothers to mourn their loss. The
burial took place at 3:80 yesterday
afternoon near his residence, and was
attended by representatives from the
Raleigh Typographical Union and a
number of relatives and friends.
To the bereaved family the Visitor
extends its sympathy in their sad be
reavement.
Clirbtnias Holiday Rates.
The Richmond and Danville R. R
will sell tickets between all points on
its line in North Carolina on account
of the Christmas holidays, at the rate
of four (4) cents per mile one way for
the round trip. Tickets on sale Dec.
20th to 25th inclusive, good returning
until and including Jan. 2d, '91, and
Dec. 29th to 81st inclusive, good re
turning until and including Jan. 5th,
1891.
Tickets will also be sold inter-State
and to points on other roads as fol
lows: From Charlotte, Greensboro
boro, Winston-Salem, Durham Ral
eigh, Goldsboro to Washington, D.C.
Lynchburg, Richmond, Va., Wil
inington, Fayetteville,N. C, Chester,
Columbia, S. C, and Augusta, G.
Advertise.
Now is the time to attract trade
through the medium of advertise
ments. Everybody is scanning the
newspapers to see where they can
find novelties in the way of Christ
mas goods. If your advertisement
does not appear in the papers, and
especially in the Visitor, it is taken
for granted that you have nothing in
stock worthy of notice, and the con
sequence is, you will get left, and
have a lot of worthless goods on
haud ater the holidays. This is no
fancy sketch, but real solid fact.
Bring in your "ads" now, so that peo
ple can have time to read them and
make selections. Don't be "penny
wise and pound foolish." It works
ruin in the end. Printer's ink will
bring you to the front when all else
fails.
Our Roads.
The workhouse of this county now
contains about fifty convicts which,
under act of the General Assembly,
are libable to work on the public
roads, The system so far, appears to
work most admirably, and we trust
it will not only be kept up, but im
proved upon. Nothing is more con
ducive to the interest of a State than
good roads, and a liberal provision
should at all times be made lor such
work. Much good has already been
done in Wake county during the past
two years, but there still remains
much to do. The roads for at least
ten miles out from the city should be
kept at all times in fine order, and
specially should this be the ' case
where there is no line of railway, and
the people are dependent entirely on
dirt road travel. We must think
that the time is not far distant when
a small tax will be required in the
different counties for road purposes
Our people surely could not be called
upon for an assessment more directly
devoted to the public good.
Toys, Toys.
W. G. Separk, agent, has just re
ceived direct from the largest factory
in the world large assortment of the
latest art and designs. Every toy
fresh, new and nobby. Just the thing
to please everybody's little ones. Call
early and make your selections next
door to Woolloott's.
THE BRAVE SOLDIER BOYS.
First Virginia Regiment Will
Encamp with Our Soldier
Boys' Next Summer.
On Saturday! night last the field
and line officers of the First Virginia
Regiment held a meeting at Rich
mond and determined to accept the
invitation of Adjutant Gen. Glenn, of
the N. C. State Guard to encamp with
them at Wrightsville next July, pro
vided Gov. McKinney will agree,
about which there is not any doubt.
This is one of the finest regiments
af citizen soldiery in the country and
if they will bring their splendid band
with them a most delightful time
may be anticipated.
Deaf and Dumb and Blind.
The Trustees of the institution for
the deaf and dumb and the blind
have issued a most important circular
giving the present condition of the
institution and urging a separata
Asylum for the blind.
As a subject of interest to the pub
lic and for the purpose of placing the
matter as permanently as possible be
fore the people, we give space to the
following extracts:
The facilities in our institution are
not sufficient to accommodate one
half of these children. In 1880 the
deaf and dumb and the blind popu
lation in North Carolina was more
than three thousand, with over five
hundred deaf children along under
twenty one years of age. Tet we have
less than thirty per cent, of them in
school, and could not admit them if
all applied.
The North Carolina institution ia
one of only four or five in the United
States where two classes are kept to
gether There is no reason why they
should be kept in the same buildings,
for there is no bond of sympathy be
tween the m. They oannot communi -cate
tneir thoughts nor even their
simplest wants to each other.
What we need is a new institution
for the deaf, entirely separate from
that of the blind. There are more of
either of these classes in North Caro
lina than we could accommodate in
our present buildings. This means
that we must deny a great many of
them admittance. If you had a deaf
son would you be willing for our
State to say, "You cannot come in ?"
Our last General Assembly appro
priated one hundred acres of state
land to the Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb, but we have not a dollar
to erect a building. We need a plant
with sufficient room to accomm e
one hundred and fifty white mutes to
begin with. On this land we might
teach practical agriculture and
gardening, raising and caring for
stock. We should have industrial
shops where we could teach carpen
try and cabinet making, printing,
shoe-making, broom and mattress-
making. The North Carolina Insti
tution is the only institution for the
deaf in the United States that has no
art department Many of our boys
and girls have shown marked natural
talent for drawing. It is conceded by
all who are well acquainted with the
deaf, that they make the finest of
artisans, Many State institutions for
the deaf have turned out some of the
finest artists many of whom have
made enviable reputations. We
should, by all means, have such de
partment. Art is to the deaf what
music is to the blind.
We confidently believe that if we
had such facilities, we could make
the institution at least one third or a
fourth self supporting, after the
second or third year. Nearly every
institution in the Union has just such
facilities as we are asking for.
Eighty one counties in Texas were
represented at the Union stock yards
at Fort Worth on Friday. ,
- Klldare Texas recently voted 155
for local option and only two against
It
Our JIarket House
Correspondence of the Visitor
I notice that the Visitor has been
frcm time to time, a most earnest ad
vocate of all improvements in our
city, and I notice further that the
ideas of the Visitor alwayt-, or most
generlly prevail in the end. I am
sorry to see however, that the prop
osition to give the market house a
new coat of paint, from some cause or ', 5 . , ,.
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other is entirely ignored by our city j n-ernis and bright
Fathers. Now, this, at first, may ap- j j ens up yom homes,
pear too small a matter, but it is one ; $ The: sands of pounds
that is much needed for the adorn- 'i hav been sold in this
ment of our principal street,and even ;'.
for the proper preservation of the I
building. As it is at present the mar
ket house building presents a most
unsightly appearance, and is not at
all calculated to impress the mind of
the average stranger, with the idea
of tidiness that should prevail in a
city the size of Raleigh. The cost of
such an improvement 's so email, too,
in comparison with the good to be
accomplished, that it is (surprising
that our worthy Board of Aldermen
should so long Lave given it the go
by. If nothing else will do, the ques
tion should be made a vital one in
the approaching election for Alder
men, and no man should be chosen
who is unwilling to add this small
mite to the beauty of our city. Let
our city .bathers comply with the al
most unanimous demand that the
building shall be painted at once.
No Grumbler.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
At Auction.
We will sell tomorrow at 12 o'clock
three pianos besides a large lot of
other personal property.
Yancey & Stkonach.
Sales Ladies Wanted.
Three good sales ladies to sell toys
only. None but those experienced
need apply. W. G. Separk, agt.
New Boarding House.
A few gentlemen can be accommo
dated with day board or room.
Mrs T P BISHOP,
No 11 West South street,
de9 6t Near St John's Hospital.
Morris' Dry Goods Store.
Merry Christmas is in the minds
of many, and what to bestow in way
of gifts is the perplexing problem. So
much money is uselessly invested in
worthless presents. Why not consider
the serviceable articles cf real value
that conduce to comfort, pleasure and
genuine gratitude, such as silks, vel
vets, plushes, dress goods, calicos,
ginghams, dress - plaids, gloves, hos
iery, neckwear, corsets, collars, cuffs,
dress shirts, underwear, cassimeres,
kerseys, blankets, shawls, muffs,
handkerchiefs, towels, napkins, table
linens, shoes, hats, purses, shopping
bags and a great many serviceable
fancy articles at the lowest possible
"prices.
Norris' Dry Goods Stoub.
We Can Do It.
And if you will give us the oppor
tunity we will do it that is, sell you
a beautiful carpet for less money than
you will find it anywhere else. We
will also sell you a suit of clothes or
an overcoat at low figures. We have
the goods to suit you; we ask you to
come and see them; we are sure of a
sale if you look. Don't you think
that a carpet, suit of clothes or over
coat or a handsome dress would be a
better gift for Christmas than some
of those pretty but useless things so
commonly given. We simply ask if
you don't think it would. You ob
serve we don't say that it would be.
Still we have anything in this line
you could wish, while in the former
line we have none. So you see it is
natural for us to think they would
be, and we believe you do; if so, don't
delay but come for Xinas is drawing
very near now and you have but little
time to make selections Remember,
our prices are very low and our goods
are all useful, at Swindell's.
Phone 113.
Hardware, &c.
BEFORE
Cold weath i com
mences coiv- your
walls and rulings
with
LA3 ASTINE !
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niarit.
Tt is no experiment but
i ins ueen proven lo De
11 we claim tor it.
jSend for Circular
land sample ard of twelve beautiful
tints.
THOMAS :?. BRIGGS SONS,
R LEIGH, N C.
Dry Go-tdg, Notions, &c.
MimmoEj Hoseley $ McGee.
to-day,TTto-morrow
AND
EVERY
;AY THIS
WEEK
vVe will offer
GOODS,
Silks, Cloak.'
Gloves, Ui;
Linen;
Blanket.
Robes, at
We do thip
Capes, Furs, Hoisery,
ierwear, Towels, Table
Napkins, Quilts,
Comforts and Lap
extremely low prices,
to make room for the
XMAS GOODS
That are c
beii
nstantly arriving and
I opened by us.
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
We can alrer ly show a great variety
of NOVEI TIES of every descrip
tion. Ve have an elegant
line of
ART MATERIALS
And n; w and artistic designs in
STAMPED a OODS.
Fancy Plus!.- -s, Drapery Silks, Chair
Scarfs, Ba:- 'iets, Dow Pillows and
Cushion:;, Head-Rest, Pin
Cushions, and a host of
other Xmae goods now
reaif y for inspection.
A cordial invitation extended every
one to visit 'ir Siore,
129 and Hi FAYETTE VILLE ST.
& 0, & I S. Tucker & Co,
OTTI3, STOBE
HOLIDAY FAIR !
TZtLo-ixsaxLcLs
-OF-
Mghted Patrons!!!
-WARES AND MORE
USEFUL THINGS
than our store
HAS EVER HELD
BEFORE.
W. H. & R. S. Tucier 6 Co.
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