The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-29

The Triple Link excursion to Nor
folk and Northern points Will be rum
as usual, some time in July
last Monday, Lizzie Mitchell, col
ored cf Barton's Creek, was killed i'm
stant9y by stroke of lightning.
Can't. Dodson's private car was at
/. 4ached 10 the west-bound mail yester-
dav afternoon The genial Captain
and Mr- Harmon were aboard.
superintendent w. j. Croswell. of
this division of the Southern Express
Co, WIS here yesterday in company
IS with loute Agent z. Il. Wilkes.
Contractor Whitaker, of Raleigh,
q who has the contract to lay the piping
from the Yadl<in river to the new
shops, will begin work at once-Salis-
: bury World.
1.-THE crop of fruit at Southern Pines
IS very large" said a gentleman from
Moore yesterday. This week the first
shipments were made. They are bring
ing very fair prices"
A wagon loaded with turtles went
through here a few days ago, going
to Raleigh. AS this is not the rabbit
season our Raleigh friends can now
feast on Chatham turtles.-Chatham
Record.
Saturday, May 30th being legal
holiday, the General Delivery Window
at the postoffice will be opened from
s until a. m, and from $3.50 until
. 6 u. N. The carriers will make the
morning delivery only.
The members of the executive COM
mittee of the Baptist Sunday School
Chautauqua are in the city. At this
meeting they will determine the time
and place for the Chautauqua, and
make all necessary arrangements.
At the competitive examination held
at Greensboro this week, w. G. Pearce,
= of Oxford, received the appointment
to West Point, with Howell Fry, of
Greensboro, as alternate. Mr.. Hollis
Winston, son of President Winston, OF
the State University, receives the APP
pointment to Annapolis.
Little Miss Eugenia Paul Cameron
gave delightful party to number of
her little friends Wednesday after
noon at the residence of General Cam
eron, in compliment to Miss Jennie
lee, little lady from PARKWAY Japan.
The guests were charmed with the hos
pitalify of their lovely little hostess.
Theweather for the past two weeks
mas been unusual for May. For twelve
consecutive days there has been
siderable rainfall, and some of these
storms have been phenomenally severe.
The hail-storm last week was one of
the severest ever known in this section
Col. f. A. Olds writes to the Rich
mond Dispatch: at is alleged that the
American Protective Association has
is 900 members in North Carolina, and
100 in this city. If this is true, it has
been kept very quiet, for not once
year does an outsider hear mention
made of that order. The figures must
be. exaggerated
THAT report that Russell is to retire
came from Jack Winslow's news bu-
reau,'' said Bailey yesterday. Register
Of Deeds Rogers, who is fusionist of
the New borne school, gives some Gre
dence to the report, and believes that
Russell might withdraw Fin the in
terest of harmony" But the majority
qof Republicans regard it as an idle
fake.
: White and green, the colors of
Greensboro Female College, Were large
~ IN evidence on the east and north
bound trains yesterday, the young
ladies returning home from school.
s'It Is the prettiest lot of school girls
I ever saw" said one gentleman as he
gazed at bevy of the beauties. Raj
seigh had three graduates at Green's
jboro this year, Miss Lizzie Price Jones,
Miss Kate Griffin, and Miss Sallie
Whitaker.