The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-25
PERSONAL.

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Mr.. A. J. Moye, clerk of the Senate, is
in the city.
John R. Smith, ex sheriff of Wayne,
is in the city.
Attorney Crowell, of Concord, is here
on legal business.
General Freight Agent Charles L
Capps is in the city.
Mr.. j. D. Carr, a Sampson Democrat,
looked lonely in the lobby.
Editor J. A. Thomas, of Louisburg,
was sighted in the crush yesterday
Elder w. G. Jones will preach to night
at the Primitive church at O'Clock.
Mr.. VIM. Morris and wife, Of New
York, are registered at the Marlboro.
Senator Westmoreland is here with
several of his friends from the west.
Mr. NJ. L. Wood, ex-member of the
Legislature from BERTHE, was on hand.
Mr.. Wm. Bailey, President of the
Louis5prg bank, was in the city yestc--
day.
Mr.. ]. d. Pruden, prominent railway
contractor of Hendersonville, was in tie
city yesterday.
Mr.. John Blue, president of the Abel
deem 81 Rock Fish Railroad, was IN the
city yesterday.
Mr.. william R. Tucker is at Warm
Springs, Bath county, Va, spending
feu DAYS with his family
Miss Matte Johns is in the city, the
guest of her sister, Mrs. r E L Yates,
of the A. and NJ College.
Mr. Zach 7. Garrett, prominent Pop
ulist from Vance, was in the lobby last
night caucusing with Senator Fowler.
Miss Sadie Lamb, of Norfolk, who has
been visiting her cousins here, the Misses
benson, the past week, returns to her
home to day.
E1itor Cowan, of Durham, came down
Yesterday afternoon, not as delegate TO
the convention, he said, and was talking
with his friends.
Mai. John H. Small, of Washington,
one of the staunch Democrats OF the
East, is here in attendance upon the
silver convention.
The popular CLERK Mr. Chas Banbow,
of the Marlboro returned yesterday from
Greensboro, where he went on visit to
relatives and friends.
Mr.. j n Chapman, Of Whining on
was in the city yesterday. NJ. Chapman
is Private Secretary Of superintendent
VIM. Moncure, of the s. A. L.
Mr.. Dave King travelling engineer Of
the s. A. T. left yesterday for Atlanta.
Mr.. King has the inspection of the en-
gines and engineers Of the system.
Mr.. r. L. Smith, Of Stanley who came
here to give evidence before the. grand
jury in the case against Clerk Satterfield
returned home yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. r. G. Howard, division freight and
passenger agent Of the Norfolk and
Western road, was here last night on his
way to Norfolk, on railroad business.
Mr.. George F. Edmiston of Gulf, came
in yesterday in connection with Green's
boro coal property. He was accompanied
by Messrs. J. Stewart Knight and A. Fl
McIlWaine, beth of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Ed. Bledsoe, Jr., who lives near
the city, has been brought to Rex Hos
pital quite i'll with hemorhagic fever
His illness is only of few days, but bis
friends have grave fears about him
Among tie arrivals on yesterday af
ternoon trains. most of them bound for
the Silver Convention, were: A J. Con
ner, Laskar, editor of the Patriot and
Cleaner; N. P. Strause, Henderson; Hon.
7. J. Jarvis, Greenville; Senator NJ. W.
Mewborne; r. B. Davis, Wilmington; ".
Z Harris and B. L Gray, Jackson.
President Crosby, of the A. and NJ.
College for the colored race, located at
Greensboro, is in the city The next
session opens on Wednesday of next
week and President Crosby says the
outlook for a large attendance is fine
Prof. Crosby has been the President Of
this institution since its inception, and
its success and excellence had been
chiefly due to his wisdom and practical
energy.
DR.. Chas. Duffy, of Newborn, passed
through The city yesterday on his way
home, having finished complete inspec
ton of the Insane and Deaf and Dumb
Institutions at Morganton. He was as
sisted by Mr. s. W Reid, of Mecklen
burg, also member of the board The
doctor expressed himself as highly graf
flied with the management of the insti-
buttons, and will soon have his report in
shape to be submitted to the president of
she Board of Public Charities, Mr.. @. b
benson, Of this city.
"2rQf" Banks, of the Charlotte Oh
serve, arrived in the city yesterday after
moon, as special correspondent for his
paper, from the Silver Convention. 1t is
said that Bro Banks is the author of
many of the humorous productions that
appear in the Observer. At any rate he
10 one of the best equipped, all-round
newspaper men in the State, aRd the
leaders of his paper will no doubt have
a treat in store ia his account Of men
and things in Raleigh duhng the next