The news & observer., 1896-12-29
PERSONALS

Mr.. J. w Hicks, of ATiuboro, is in
the city.
Collector Il. NJ Simmons has gone down
to Newbern.
Mr. w b. Guthrie, of Durham, was
here yesterday.
Col A. b. Andrews returned from New
York yesterday
Mr. and Mrs. c. r. Ellis, of Charlotte,
are at the Park
Mr.. Herbert Jackson returned from
Tarboro yesterday.
Mr. r. II. Rigsbee, of Durham, spent
Sunday in Raleigh.
Sheriff Jenkins, of Chatham county,
was here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. G. Brown spent
Christmas in Pittsboro
Sheriff Ham Jones has gone to Char
lotte to visit his brother
Mr. Fred Saunders spent Christmas in
Durham with relatives.
Mr. John w Jenkins, Of the Charlotte
News, was here Sunday.
Mr. w. G. Petty, Of Carthage was
here yesterday on business.
Messrs. J. w. Petty and T. A. Lyon,
Of Greensboro, are at the Park.
Mr.. ii. b. McNair, Of Tarboro, is in
the city, stopping at the Park Hotel.
Rev and Mrs. J. J.. Foster have gone
to Alamance county for a few days.
Mr. s. Browne Shepherd of the Uni
versity, is here on a visit to his parents.
Railroad Commissioner S. Otho Wilson
has gone down to his farm in Franklin
county.
Messrs. Thos. NJ. Holt and Charles II.
Holt, of Burlington, spent yesterday in
Raleigh
Mr.. John II. Winder is spending the
holidays in Raleigh. He is now living in
New York
Miss Susie and Margarite McPLoc5-
ers have gone to Durham on a visit 20
Mrs. Jas a. White.
Mr. c. X. Aver and Miss Celeste Aver
OF Rome CA. who have been visiting
Mrs. Y. G. Aver have gone home.
Judge r. c. Fuller has returned from
Durham, where he went to spend Christ
mas with his son, Mr.. f. l.. Fuller
Mr.. w. E. Neal, of Apex, was here
yesterday, accompanied by his little
daughter, Estelle and by Miss Janette
Hudson.
Prof S. NJ. Smith, of the Berkeley Mil
itary Institute has been spending the
holidays with relatives at Auburn, his
old home.
mr.. r. L. l. Bunch spent Christmas
in Raleigh with relatives. He returned
TO Washington yesterday. His family
are still here.
Mr.. II. X. Myers of Charleston, S. c.,
spent Sunday in Raleigh. He has many
warm friends here and is always a vel
come visitor.
President Alderman, Of the University,
spent Sunday here on his way back from
his old home in Wilmington, where ne
spent Christmas
Mr. Lee +. Afford, of the News ana
Observer, returned yesterday from his old
home in Johnston county, where he went
to spend Christmas
Dir. Ed. Lee has gone to Liverpool and
other points in England in the interest
Of his cotton business. He will be gone
two or three months
Miss Kate s. Jones, Of Wilson, n. c.,
passed through en- route to Alabama,
where she went to spend Christmas and
to act as bridesmaid for q friend.
Mr. Hiram Worth, who holds a position
in the Atlantic National bank Of VIII
mington, is spending the holidays with
his father, State Treasurer Worth.
Afr. VIM. J. Andrews is home from
Mexico to spend Christmas with his par
ents. He is secretary to Minister Ran
som at the American Legation in Mexi-
co.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". T. Spencer, Of
Greensboro, who have been spending the
holidays with Mr.. Elbert Riddick, at his
farm near here returned to their home
yesterday.
Health Inspector Sale has just return
ed from Georgia, where he went to visit
relatives. He stopped over in Atlanta
several days to inspect the health de-
partment of that city.
Mrs D. c. Haskell, the widow Of
Hon. d. G. Haskell, of Kansas, who
was for many years a prominent men,
her Of Congress from that State, is spend
ing the winter with Mrs. Meserve at
Shaw University.
Mr. r. E. l.. Bunch, who with his
family, spent Christmas here, returned
to Washington yesterday. Mrs. Bunch
and Robt., Jr., will remain here for some
days Mr.. Bunch occupies a responsible
position in the Southern Railway, and
his railroad ability is Of the highest order.
RIOT N NEW YORK STATE.
Schenectady, n. Y, Dee. 28.-A seri-
ous riot occurred at Aqueduct four miles