The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-01


Iae year 1895. which MAS rung out
last night at the hour of twelve, has
been fruitful Of important events, in
the city, in the State, in the United
States. and in the world at large.
N THE CAPITAL CITY.
RAJ, igh has felt the presence Of 1895
chiefly in the loss by death OF its
wealthiest and foremost citizens. II
has been a year when the reaper has
gathered the ripest sheates, taking
the most influential and wisest citi
zens OF the community. In no other
year OF It's history have SO many
wealthy men died in Raleigh. The
closing months of 1894, when Raleigh
lost by death Maj. II. S. Tucker, Col.
j. NJ. Heck, Maj. John B. Neathery,
County Treasurer H. O. Lougee, Dr.
T. T.Fuller, may be counted as belong
ing to the same period. During 1895,
among the deaths Of Raleigh's leading
citizens We may mention Mr.. w. II.
Holleman kne Of the wealthiest citi-
zens; Mr. H. s. Pullen, donor of Pullen
Park and site for the 4. and NJ. Col
lege; Judge Edwin Reade, president
of the National Bank of Raleigh; DIR.
w. J. Hawkins, president OF the Citi-
zens National Bank; w. g. Upchureh,
president OF Caraleigh cotton mills:
Mai f.. II. Engelhardt. superintendent
City Water Works;
Raleigh has prospered during the
year 1925. There has been no boom,
but steady Improvements. building
operations have been on a large scale
IN all parts of the town. Improve
ments involving considerable expen-
tliture of money haze been made on
the new city fire department building,
and at the A. and NJ College, the insti
tuition for the Deaf. Dnmb and Blind
for coIored children: the n. G. Insane
Asylum, and Shaw University. 4 large
sum has been spent on the Baptist
Female University. 1t is entirely with
in the figures TO say that these inn
proyements alone have cost 100000.
In addition. many new and handsome
houses have been built and many
Others have been renovated and inn
proved Among the new houses built
is the parsonage of Edenton Street
Methodist and Central Methodist
churches. and the residences of Mrs.
". II. IIolleman. DR.. III. y. Battle, A.
NJ. Powell, T. w. Dobbin, Joseph i.
Ferrell, t. s. Jerman, Miss Emmie Me-
Yea, DR. e. w Blacknall G. II. Ed
wards. Thos Howell. Thos. Bailey, Mrs
G. r. Bailey. L. II. Royster. Mrs NJ. A..
Clarke.
Mrs. II. ]. Askew has erected several
new and modern houses for rent. as
has also Mr.. Emerson. of baltimore
Mr.. Jno G. Drewry has built three
houses in Idlewild and two houses near
the city limits Ford Bros. have built
q number of cottages in northeast
Raleigh. At the Raleigh cotton mills,
in addition to a 100000 addition to
their mill building, twenty five new
cottages have been erected The Pow
hatan Lumber Company has Quilt SIX
cottages and a cotton storage ware
house for the Pilot cotton mills. Mr..
!. D. Bivins has built a number Of neat
cottages. and is now busy building one
for Mr.. Thos. A. Partin, and one for
Mrs. c. T. Bailey. Barbee d Leach
have built two cottages on East Nor
gan street w. ID. Unchurch has built
a cottage on the corner OF Person and
I,enoir streets.
The Park Lumber Company have
built handsome addition TO the col
ored d., -. and II. institution; re-
modelled residences for j. S. Wynne,
on Halifax street; Il. II. Lacy, on Peace
street; j. s. Allen, on Person street;
has greatly improved the colored
Methodist church, corner Edenton and
Harrington streets. and has built "A
pretty cottage for Mrs. 5. NJ. Parish.
They are building handsome home
for Ar. +. II. Royster, alxee q cottage
for Mrs. NJ. A. Clark, cornSr Polk and
East streets; new cottages with all
modern improvements on North West
street, and one in southwest Raleigh;
are also the work of these contractors.
Hicks and Ellington have about fin
ished on Morgan street the new fire
department for the city, and also the
Edenton Street Methodist church's
new parsonage. They have finished
several small cottages over the city,
and have now in course of erection
seven cottages with modern improve
ments.
Five cottages have been erected on
the property formerly owned by Mr.
John Watson: several in Idlewild,
three on Oakwood avenue, several in
West End near the A. and NJ. College
and in addition there have been erect
ed four new cottages on South Blood
worth street; three on n. Bioodworth
street: four on Person street; two on
Blount street; two on Lenolr street;
one on +. Cabarrus street; three on =
Davie street.
Many Improvements to their homes
have been made by Messrs. Joseph g
Brown, r. T. Hay. w. n. Jones Q. }
Carroll, Chas. f. johnson, j. S. Wynnc
and others.
1t has not been a year Of activity ~
business building. the previous year
having surpassed it in that direction
The cotton market has felt the de
crease of production and the tobacco
n,,a1.I1ef has heen helped hYthe inereast