The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-06
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Montgomery.
Mr.. J. @. Wilson, of Chapel Hill, was
in the city yesterday.
Rev. Walter NJ. Curtis, of Winston,
was in the city yesterday.
Miss Ella Bishop left yesterday for
Wilmington to visit friends.
Miss Helena Horner returned yester
day from visit to Durham.
Rev. W. f. Fry, Baptist divine of
Bayboro, was here yesterday.
Mr.. Lawrence Dortch, of Mississippi,
is in the city, visiting relatives.
Rev. &. Cree and Mr. I. n, Meekius,
of Wake Forest, are in the city.
Rev. Needham Cobb returned yester-
day from a short visit to Pittsboro.
Hon. JOS P. Batcblor and wife let
yesterday for Buffalo Lithia Springs.
Mrs Henry White, of Washington, D
c., arrived here yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. R. E. L. Bunch, of Washington,
is in the city visiting Mrs. Fred A. Olds
Miss Lille Taylor and mother, of
GoldSboro, are visiting relatives in this
city.
Mrs. R. 0. Burton left yesterday for
Roaring Gap, accompanied by her chill
dren.
Mr.. David H. Medlin is sick at his
home, corner of Bloodworth and Martin
streets.
Mrs. DR.. W. Fl. Whitehead, of Rocky
Mount, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ivan
Proctor.
Mr.. C. Tom Bailey left yesterday ''for
the South" on business for the Universe
ty Book Company.
Mr.. William Bailey returned to Louis
burg yesterday afternoon, having spent
Sunday here, as usual.
Grand Master Charles Lumsden of the
/. 0. 0 F. left yesterday for Rocking
ham to deliver an address.
Mr.. Percy Du. P. Whitaker returned
to day from Chapel Hill, where he took
a course at the Summer School.
Mr.. Alex McPheeters left yesterday
morning for Worthwhile, where he will
spend week visiting Mr.. Hal Worth
DR.. Fl. B. Battle has gone to Southern
Pines. While there he will make ex-
periments as to the proper fertilizers to
be used On fruit trees.
Messrs. F. A. Sinclair, Capt. A. B.
Williams and James r. Williams, Of
Fayetteville, arrived Saturday afternoon
and raf11rnad homo Sunday
Miss Annie Lee Merritt, recent grad
uate from the post graduate training
school for nurses in New York, is here,
visiting her cousin, Mrs. II. O. Brown.
Mr.. G L. Patton, of New York, rep
resenting the University Book Company,
Is in the city. Captain W. B Kendrick
is in Mississippi and G. Tom Bailey in
Moore county.
Mr.. Charles E. Johnson, his daughter,
Miss Mary, and Misses Mary Turner,
Mary Shipp and Eleanor Vass returned
yesterday from delightful trip to Vir-
GINA Beach and Old Point.
Mr. Ed Neathery, a nephew of the late
J. B. Neathery and son of Mr.. j, K P.
Neathery, Of Columbia, S. O.. has taken
a position with Edwards 81 Broughton,
and will make Raleigh his home.
Mrs. NJ. 7. Norris, accompanied by
her daughters, Misses Mamie and Ethel
and Miss Montgomery and Miss Lucy
Montgomery, who have been visiting
her, left yesterday for few days visit
to Apex.
Mr.. Chas. L. Abernethy, editor of the
Beaufort Herald, who is reading law at
Chapel Hill, is in the city. He says that
One-half the law class at Chapel Hill is
Republican and Populist; the other half
is Democratic,
Mr.. William Hood, of Marks Greek |
township, was in the city yesterday and
brought news Of the paralysis of Mr.. j.
r. NOVEL;, formerly sheriff of Wake |
county. The stroke was a partial one,
the paralysis being confined to the left |
side. Mr., Hood says that Mr. NOVEL; |
was better when he left home.
Mr.. W j. Cooper, of the Capitol City
Concert Band, was smiling yesterday.
He had just sent a telegram to Mr.. j. T.
Thompson, celebrated slide trombone
soloist, telling him to pack up his buds
and march on Raleigh. He of the good
lungs will take position as machlnist
in the seaboard shops here, and Of
course will play in the band.
Mr.. Marshall Wilson, of Warrenton,
is in the city visiting his sister, Mrs. W.
A. Montgomery. He brings the news OF
a lucky sale of land by farmer in War
rem. The Connell farm, in that county,
had long been devoted TO the raising Of
tobacco, but the owner recently discov-
cred that it held valuable mica mine.
A sale was consummtaed with Northern
parties, and the lucky farmer now Tolls
in hotel verandas, while his less fortu
nate neighbors YEARLY toll in the fields
The mica on the place is in exception
ally large plates and is Of very fine quail
ity, Mr.. Wilson says.