The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-15

Personals.

EeTSOBdISs
Major Guthrie returned last night from
Lynchburg, Va, and went to Raleigh
to-day, where he will meet Congressman
Silbey and they will go together to the
picnic at Cary tomorrow.
Father Marion, of Raleigh, was here
this morning looking around for some
place in which to hold regular services
for the little band of Catholics in our
town He secured the second floor of
the later Halliburton building which
was formerly used as the Y. M. q. a.
rooms. They are to be fitted up and
used for the purpose of holding religious
services.
Mr.. J. S. Hall, of Oxford, who has
conducted a successful business in collins
and harness at that town, and has also
dealt largely in sewing machines, has
decided to handle the Domestic Sewing
Machine here. His men are here and
they opened up nice stock of machines
in the warerooms of Royal IL Borden
this morning. 1t is probable that Mr..
Hall will b ing his family here in short
while.
Miss Nora Hampton, of Bahama, was
here this morning and went to Oxford.
Miss P. B. Hicks, of Oxford, was here
this morning on her way home.
Mr., T. Z Marrow, Of the Southern
Railway who has been at the Watts
Hospital for two months with typhoid
fever, has so far recovered as to be able
to get out and left to day for his home
near Loudon, Va.
Mr.. f. G. Porter, of Goldsbor0, re-
turned to Durham this morning as tie
representative of the Insurance Com
panies in the making out of the esti-
mate of the damage to the Stokes build
ing, the loss on which has not yet been
adjusted.
Mr. W L. Terrell, leaf dealer of this
place, Mr.. T. H. Street, of Roxboro, and
Mr.. R. l. Featherstone, also of Roxboro,
have gone to Kinston to look after the
tobacco market being opened there. Mr.
Featherstone will be the auctioneer for
the new warehouse just opened.
Miss Minnie and May Gattis left to
day for Lyons to visit friends.
DR.. J. H. London, of Chapel Hill, and
Mr.. Arthur London, of Pittsboro, came
over from Chapel Hill this morning and
spent the day here.
Mr.. W. T. O'Brien and family, who
have been spending several weeks at the
Blue Ridge Springs, Va, returned home
last night.
W. NJ. Yearly returned to-day from a
short visit to Chapel Hill.
Mrs. s. V. Tomlinson returned to day
from short visit to Archdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Duke, who have
spent several weeks in the western part
of the State, came home to-day.
Mrs. W. a. Erwin and children and
Mrs. Bessie Leak are at the Blue Ridge
Springs, Va.
Mrs Heartt, who has been on visit
to her son, Maj. Leo D. Heartt, went to
Raleigh to-day.
Miss Mary Manning, of Chapel Hill, is
visiting Mrs. J. s. Manning.
Miss Annie Morton, of Kinston, is Wis
iting Mrs. NJ. 3. Wyatt on Cleveland
street.
Col. John S. Cunningham is at the
Carolina tonight.
Mrs. Z. W. Kennedy left to day for
to visit her sister Mrs. Husk. |
Senator Butler and Congressman Buck |
Stroud were on board the mid day train |
bound for Raleigh.
Rev J. Ernest Thacker and Mrs.
Thacker, of Oxford, were here to-day en-
route home after visit of about a
month to relatives of Mrs. Thacker's in
Cleveland county.
E. a. Bradsher and F. o. Walton, of
The travelling fraternity, spent the day
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bailey Owen, of Hen
ierson, were here this evening and left
over the Southern Railway for Blowing
Rock.