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... "- . A. ii Til VOL. 3R, A TiJUlC'eC, MOJTO-ATS", DEOBMBER29, 1890. 1 NEWS NOTES ABOUT THE CITY. What Our Reporters See and Ilear Worth Giving to Our Readers Netrs in Brief. Mr. Chas. Hardle, of Petersburg, Va., is in the city visiting his parents. If Attention is called to the advertise ment of Messrs. A. Williams & Co., in this issue. Whiting Bros are out in this isue with their owl. They are on the alert for the trade and they get there. Rev. 0. L. Stringfieid will preach every night this week at the Union Mission on Wilmington street. Master Roy Thiem was accideDtly shot with an air rifle Saturday after noon, a physician was called in and extracted the ball. r In a fracas near the fair grounds, Saturday afternoon, a young colored man received a painful knife wound in 'the fleshy pvrt of the arm. A phy sician rendered the necessary aid. The Harry Lindley Company will hold the boards this week at Metro politan Hall, commencing tooight the 29th They come from our Sister 'towns well recommended and we be speak for them good audience while in the city. Reserved Feats on sale at John Y. MacRae's, drug store Mr. Hal. W. Ayer the popular and efficient local editor of the State Chronicle leaves Raleigh tomorrow for Washington City to take the posi .tion fomerly held by Mr. D. H. Rit- tenhouse in the office ot President L L. Polk, of the Farmers Alliance Mr Ayer has our verry best wishes. Presi dent Polk, the Farmers Alliauce and Washington City are to be congratu lated on securing him. We throw the old shoe after him. We are requested to announce that on to morrow (Tuesday) night the regular weekly meeting of Manteo - Lodge, No. 8, 1. O. O. F., will be held ot their Lodge room, over the Citi- zen's National Bank at H o'clock. As this will be the last regular meeting .' for 1890, every member of the lodge Is most earnestly requested to attend, busines of great importance and of special interest to every member iu ditidually will be brought to the at tention of the lodge. Some amend ments to the by laws to be voted on reorganization of the degree staff and the election of officers for the next six months. - It is hoped by the de gree 8 1 tiff that those candidates who were notified to be present on last Tuesday night to take the innitiato ry degree, and failed, to put in their appearance, vill be present and they are hereby notified that the innitia' tory degree, will be conferred again on to-morrow night. Attention Knights. - There will be a regular meeting of Center Lot'ge No. 3 K. of P. tonight at 7:30 o'clock. The Grand Chuncel lor will be present on an official visit. The entire membership requested to be present. W W. WiLLSOBT, K. of R. and S. It Pays to Advertise in the Visi tor. A party who gave us a small ad recently, in a conversation since said, "I think it pays to advertise in the -Visitor.' I sold what I adveitised at once Several applied the next day after the advertisement appeared." ( hrlstmas Greetings. The members of Rescue Fire Engine Company on Christmas day had their engine house -elegantly decorated with festoons of evergreens and flags, and during the day members of the company greeted t heir friends and visitors with a merry Christmas and a happy new year. The gray horse "Henry"' of Rescue Company hanged 'up his stocking Christmas Eve night, and it was plentiously filled with all they good. things of this life. The p tocking. can "now be seen at the Rescue Engine House, .' , DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. The New Round House of The 11 & G Railroad Totally Des troyedSeventeen En gines liurned. About three o'clock yesterday morn ing the Round House of the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Company waa discovered on tire. There were seven teen locomotives with their tenders in the build'r.g many of which were piled up with wood some of it light wood Irom Moor county, full of rosem. On one of these tenders in the wood it is supposed the fire caught from sparks and shouldered Blowly till the beat became cuflicient to break out, and when discovered no amount of work could avail anything. The angry flames hissed and played up in the roof of the magnificent build ing until what there was of wood was disappearing rapid ly in fmoke and the grand structure Koon btgan to tumble anu waste away till nothing was left but the blackened, Einoking ruins of that once magnificent building and the indestructible parts of seventeen railroad locomotives. The property burned will not fall very much short cf $200,000. It is es ti mated that tb.9 damage to the loco motives will be about $2,000 each. In the effort on the part of our fire com panies to save the property, the Res cue hose wagon broke down and be came disabled before reaching the fire. Also the Ref cue double reel was disabled by breaking the tongue. " ANOTHER BLAZE. About 4;45 o'clock this morning the house at No. 10 West Worth street, accupid by Chas. Holland, colored, was discovered on fire. Officer Beas ley, of the police force, attempted to Bend in an aiam from box 25, atcor ner of iSouth and WttiuingtOn streets, but the alarm being out of order he failed to send it in. A general alarm was afterwards sounded by the officer in charge at the station house. The building and contents were totally destroyed. Among the Churches Yesterday Dr Crter prfachgd two good, strofur sermons yesterday at the First Kapist Church, to large and atten tive audiences. Dr Watkics, at the First Presby te rian Church, had large congregations yesterday. The doctor preached in his usual forcible style to the edifica tion and entertainment of his people. Dr. Hall at the Baptist Tabernacle gave his people two strong sermons. The church was crowded. Two per sons joined the church at the morn ing service. At night there was much interest in the congregation mani fested, about ten persons stood up asking for tne prayers of christians. Dr. Nash, at Central Methodist Church, preached two able sermons full oj the gospel, yesterday morning and night. Notwithstanding the frost in the air the congregations were unusuallp large. One person joined the church by letter. The Sunday school was well attended for the weather. Dr. Cordon preached three times yesterday at Eden ton Street Metho dist Church, and all three are spoken of as good sermons. The sermon at 3 o'clock in the afternoon was to the Governor's Guard, who were paeseut in uniform and made a handsome presentation of themselves. The services at the Christian Church yesterday were conducted by the pastor Rev. J. L. Foster, who de livered two eiellent discourses the one in the evening was a Christmas sermon and was worthy of a crowded house. A fearful snow storm up North on Friday the 26th, sent up a howl in Philadelphia against their streetcars, calling them, by the po-' etic name of Perambulating Refrig erators. .. y Died. In RAlefc-hN. O ' De. 2firh 10n Mrs. Mary A.tfagstaff, aged 77 years. The funeral tpok place from the resN dence of Mr. . G. Putney's on Mon day morning, 'conducted by Rev. Dr. Watklns, and the remains were rev erently laid to rest in the city ceme tery. The ps.ll bearers were Messrs. Pollard, McPheters,. Fann, 8 tarns, Primrose and House. Santa Claus. What a boon to thousands v ho live hum-drum lives, ever driven on by necessity or by the exactings cf their occupation all the year round, is the Christmas season. In our city, entertainments for the Sunday schools by the different churches were given, in which the poor were not forgot ten. The Baptist Tabernacle had a very entertain; service for the chil dren and thrilled many a little heart with joy, and these good people re membered the poor right royally on the ocoosion. At the Central Methodist Church, Santa Clause held a reception for the Sunday school which was really en joyable. The church was crowed; and after the children were served the older people came in for a share. At the First Baptist church the Christmas tree services Were very ir teresting. The children were made happy, but the most prominent feat ure was the contributions for the poor, The First Presbyterian Church will have their Christmas tree tomorrow, (Tuesday) evening at Brigg's Hall. W. H. & R. S. Tucker fc Co. Shoes. We want to tell our friends something about our stock of shoes. It is pretty well known that Tucker Keeps only the heat shoes and that their. pweesref always afen!o8fffie "purse string" of Christmas cut lower than the same goods can be had for elsewhere. In ladle's shoes we can show the best $2 Peb Goat or Kid button shoe of any house in the trade. In Children's Spring Hell, school Shoes we have got just what the lit tle people need, strong good wear ing ones and not high priced. We can please any one in Btyle or price. W. H. & R. S. Tucker & Co. Fire in Auburn Prison. Auburn, N. Y., December 27. A fire broke out in the broom shop in Auburn prison at 7 o'clock this morn ing, and spread into the adjacent shops. The State shop was entirely destroyed, and the broom shop badly damaged. The storeroom of the col lar shop was partly burned, and the chair shop slightly damaged. No es tiniate of the losses can be given, neither is it known how or where the fire started. Fred A. Mildock and Joe Evans, firemen, while on a ladder, were precipitated into the ruins by falling walls, and seriously injured. The men are now in the prison hos pital. A Philadelphian entered a drug store and presented an order for a pint of whiskey, signed with his own name and the letters M. D. "You're no doctor," said the drug clerk. "No. I didn't say I was." "Well, what does M. D. mean?" asked the clerk To whom - replied the individual briskly: "It means mighty dry!" There is said to be a tree, or trees, j in front of a saw mill at Palatka that is a curiosity. A hickory and mag nolia, each fully two feet in diame ter, have grown solidly into each other from the roots to some distance up, the bark covering the whole without seam or break. "A man paid $3 for a barrel of ap pies. He Bold half of them for, $2.50, : and the rest decayed on his hands, j How much did he lose?" asked the' teacher. "He didn't lose nothing," j bawled out a farmer's ' hoy in the class; "he worked 'em up into eider." A New Book. A School History of tho Negro R ci in America by Edward A Johnbou, Principal of the Washington School, Raleigh, N. C. The book is welW-ritteu, priuted in clear type and handsomely bound. The author may well be proud of his book; and the race should bo proud of its author ! Hon. J. L. M. Irby, United States Senator elect from South Carolina, received an ovation upon arriving at his home, Laurens, Wedneslay. Nearly the entire population, white and colored, turned out to great him. In a neat speech, Mr. Irby said lu appreciated to the full the honor em bodied in bis election, and he promis ed that neither word should ha said nor act done that would bring dis credit to South Carolina Polish for pianos, organs &nd all kinds of furniture at W. S. Uzzle's, 12 East Hargett street The Railroad Commission Bill just passed by the South Carolina Legis lature is copied closely after the Georgia bill and gives the commis sion absolute power to fix and de termine rates of transportation for freight and passengers withia the State. A new commission is to pre pare and publish the rates when de cided on. The railroad men made no fight against it. Big lot fresh eggs at 12 East Hargett street. W. S. Uzzle's. SPECIAL NOTICES. Sewing machine needles, oils, parts for all machines at W. S. Uzzle's, 12 East Hargett street. Norris' Dry Goods Store. The "glad tidings'' are upon us and loose. Display good judgment and make your selection from this ltet. Dress patterns in black and i'oJoml henriettas, cashmeres, cloths fl.mnels, ginghams, prints, &c. Handkerchiefs, gloves, hosiery, blankets, shirtings, table linens, Marseilles quilts, bed spreads, underwear, shoes aud rub bers, &c. Buy such articles as render genuine service and you confer a benefit and your gift will be appreci ated. Norris' Dry Goods Stork. The "New "Home" lightest, quick est, almost noiseless, cheap for cash, W. S Nzzle, 12 East Hargett street. At 15 Cents. We have concluded to give you something you never heard of before iu this town nor in any other town. We have a big lot of ladies felt hats left over and we don't propose to carry them next season and this day we put the lot on sale at 15 cents each, and there are hats in the lot that are worth one dollar. Now think of this, a real good felt hat for 15c. While this is a big sacriflce we think it a very good advertisement, and are willing to lose something for the good of an advertisement like this. Now, do not stand off and think this means nothing. It's a brna fide sale and means just what is said 15o each for nice felt hats. When you get a hat for 15o and the ribbon to trim the hat for c, you must conclude you are getting a hat very cheap These hats are exhibited just as you enter the door, plainly marked lBc. New carpets and new dress goods this week at Swindell's. The light running New Home sew ing machines at reasonable nrices at W. S. Uzzle's, 12 East Hargett street. The hunting costume for women is of such a clerical stamp that when a lady was thrown lately in' Ireland a country man rushed up with the re mark: "If your riverence will just kape along the bank a bit, there is a h-ndy rail you might climb over." Exchange. Hardware, &c. BEFORE Cold weather ci m me rices coat your walls and ceilings with ALABASTINE ! Destroys all ditoase germs and brght ens up your homes. Thousar Is of pounds have bap i sold in this market. It i; no experiment bat has been proven to be all e claim tor it. Send fo: Circular and sample car of twelve beautiful l ints. THOMAS B, BRIGGS $ SONS, RALE IGH, N O. IJL,W.HITO.I II. ii, Dry Goods, Notions, &c. HcKimraoo, Koseley $ McGeo. (DEaipistfimiias AT OUR STORE. We have excel' ed all previous re cords this season in the beauty, ele gance and splendor of our HOMDuYj-eDISPLAY, HRISTOAS NOVELTIES, HKlSTiV VS .NECESSITIES. HRlSTisi.S BARGAINS, Articles of every day need, adapted to every requirement of both old and young, rich and poor. ChriHtmas Presents for Everybody ff . H. ft R. S. Tflcier ft Co. THE HOLIDAY TEAM IS OVER. WE ARE NO1 READY FOR OUR-REG ULAR DRY-GOODS- BUSINESS. J Dress G-oods. Our showing ir. Dress Goods is all that could be detired; the shades are perfect, the ma erials are the best and newest to be had, and onr prices are the lowest. To those who have deferred any part of their Dress Goods shopping until after the holidays, we most ask their attention to the interesting line we have. Materials for Evening Wear. Our line of textures for evening wear was never so great, and em braces all the n r effects in Tinsel, Crape de Chine, Velvet Dots, Velvet Stripes, Chenille Figures, &c. We uow give greper values in tb" goods than yon 1 wer knowr 17. fi. 9 'v
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