The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-27
PERSONALS.

Mrs. John G. Williams yesterday
came back from Morehead.
Judge r. B. Winborne, of Murfrees-
boro, is in the city on business.
Miss Lillian Green, of Louisburg, IS
in the city visiting Mrs. Ernest Martin.
Miss Hattie Green, of Smithfeld, is
visiting the family of Mr.. J. \. Sanders.
Mrs. w. w. Green, of Franklinton,
was here yesterday on her way to At
lanta.
Mr.. Harry Heck and Miss Susie Heck
yesterday went out to Wake Forest
College.
Col. John w. Hinsdale yesterday went
to the Eastern part of the State on
business.
Mrs. George Thompson and children
are back from u visit to relatives at
Pittsb0rO.
Mrs. Fife White, of Baltimore, is in
the city, the guest of her sister, Mrs
Ford Taylor.
Mr.. Ed. Chambers Smith has returned
from business trip to the Western part
of the State.
Misses Virginia and Mary Burton and
Miss Elizabeth Montgomery, have gone
to Warrenton on n visit.
Mrs. J. B. Clifton, of Louisburg, and
Mrs w. j. Robards, of Henderson, are
visiting Mrs. A. B. Andrews.
Capt. John r. Smith, superintendent
of the penitentiary, has gone to the
Castle Hayne farm for a few days.
Mr.. w. #. Marshall, of Wadesboro,
one of the liveliest insurance men in
the State, was in the city yesterday.
Sheriff Jenkins, of Chatham county,
was here yesterday on his way to the
County Officers convention at More
head.
Miss Lizzie Taylor, Miss Theodore
Marshall, Mr. J. X. Marshall and Mr..
Henry Mckee yesterday returned from
Morehead.
Miss Lillian Cox, one of Newport
News's most charming young ladies, who
has been visiting Miss Stone, has re-
turned home.
Mr.. Charles B. Parks has gone to
Troy, Montgomery county, to put in an
engine for the North Carolina Building
and Supply Company.
Mai. Rollins, of Asheville, who has
been here for several days urging the
Governor to pardon convict, returned
home yesterday, having accomplished the
object of his visit here.
Mr.. H. c.. Brown, clerk of the Railroad
Commission, returned to the city yester-
day. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Brown, who went with him to the West
ern part of the State week ago.
Messns. F. III. Busbee, Philip Averitt
and w. III. Day yesterday went to Sails
bury to attend the hearing of the testi-
mony today before Mr.. Kerr Craige,
master, touching the question of fraud.
Mr.. B. S. Aronson, of Henderson, was
here yesterday. He is member of the
Henderson minstrels. They will give a
performance at Henderson Thursday
night for the benefit of the bicycle track
there.
Mr.. T. c. Harris, who is engaged in
fertilization work at Fayetteville under
the direction of the United States gov
eminent, spent Sunday at home with his
| family. He returned to his work yes
| terday.
Rev. Dr. F. D. Swindell, Rev DR.. j.
G. Kilgo and Mr.. S. l.. Adams were in
the city yesterday, returning from the
Methodist District Conference at San
| ford. The next session of the conference
will be held at Jonesboro.
Mr.. Chas. A. Cook, attorney for the
| North Carolina Railroad, was here Sun
day on his way to Salisbury, where evil
dence will to-day be taken in the lease
case before Kerr Craige, master, touch
ing the question of fraud.
Mr.. J. p. III. Adams, of Gary. spent
yesterday in Raleigh. He says it is al
most certain that the local taxation cleo
ton will be carried in that township. 1t
| will be remembered that this is the only
township in Wake county that has no
negro committeeman over white schools.
Mayor Russ is back from Greenville,
where he went to bring back Mrs. Russ
and the twins, who have been visiting
relatives there. He says that crops
in that section are very fine. The east
ern part of the State, he thinks, 10 at
least two weeks earlier than this section.
Mrs. d. III. Hill. ST., Of Raleigh, has
now at her mountain residence, "Seyen
Pines" near Hendersonville, quite a
house party, including Prof. d. H. Hill,
of the A. and M. College; DR.. Randolph
w. Hill, chairman of the Democratic
Committee of Los Angeles, Gal; Mr.. D.
III. II. Arnold, of San Diego, CAL: Miss
Nancy Lee Hill, of San Antonio, Tex,
and Mr. Walter Clark, of Raleigh.