The state chronicle., 1893-04-11
HOTES ABOUT TOWN.

There will be a meeting of the
Bar OF this city on Thursday after
noon at 4 o'clock in the office OF
the Clerk Of the Court to set cal
endar Of cases to be tried at the
approaching term; by order OF the
Calendar committee,
Regular summer weather pre-
vailed Yesterday and Sunday. 1t
was unusually warm for April
weather and the thermometer stood
at 90 during the warmest hours.
This is verify transformation
from few weeks ago.
Lew Dockstader, the minstrel
man, said in his show last night
that Raleigh was the only town
where two morning newspapers
were published by the same staff
and the same Office. Lew recog-
nizes rev idea when he meets one
A meeting Of the Kings Daugh-
tiers will be held at the mission
rooms Tuesday, the l1th, at 4:3O
p. m. Business OF Importance is to
be transacted, and every member Of
the order is earnestly requested to
be present. By order Of the Presi-
dent
The Colorado beetle or potato
bug has appeared in this city in
great numbers, much TO the sur
prise Of many gardeners, who be-
lieved the severely Of the past win
ter had exterminated, this increas-
ing pest. A dose of paris green is
said to "do them good.
The reports from the farmers all
over tie State, now on file in the
Office of the Commissioner of Agric-
ulture show that there has been
large increase during the past year
in the amount Of hog meat raised,
indicating that the farmers are
turning there attention more to-
ward making their own meat. This
is good indication.
The Economic Club, recently or
ganized among the students Of
economics and finance at Trinity
College for the purpose of discuss
ing questions of interest, had quite
an animated debate of the question
of the government owning and con-
trolling the railroads within its bor-
ders. The question was ably pre-
sented by both sides, and showed q
wide research and investigation by
the participants.
Mr.. John R. Upchurch continues
to. improve slowly and it is now
hoped that he will eventually re-
cover, though he will in all proba
bility be confined to his room fol
several weeks. Mr. Upchurch is {
man CT family, and having beer
shot in the discharge Of his duties
as an officer, his confinement will b.
great hardship, calling for tn
sympathy and assistance Of hi
friends, which we doubt not will b.
extended to him.
The Executive Committee of tn
North Carolina Commercial and In
dustrial Association have requisite
the President, Alf. A. Thompson
ESQ, to make an address before tn
North Carolina Press Association, 0
its Convention at New Berne. Nj
Thompson will make an able &C
dress, and it will no doubt resu
advantage ously to the Commerce.
and Industrial Association, and th
furtherance of its aims.
The members of the congreg'
ton Of the First Baptist church n
ceived scare Sunday night Jul
before the services began. II
ngregation had only partially q
sembled when the sexton Charl,
Cardvell went up to ring the be-
He accidentally stepped upon Il
laths of tie ceiling and plunge
through and when the startled CO..
gregation looked up they behe
the sections lower extremities dan
ling from the ceiling. There can
near being a stampede, some thin
ing tie roof was falling, but tn
were soon reassured. Charl
Cafdgell was unable to extrica
himself f-cm his unpleasant pr