The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-02
CITY IN BRIEF.

Mr.. e. d. Guthrie, of Wilmington, was
yesterday appointed a notary public by
the Governor.
Advance copies of the April bulletin
were yesterday received at the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
w. A. Pegues will preach a special ser
mon to voters at the A. NJ. r. church
tonight.
A special term of Durham Superior
court, for the trial of civil causes, has
been ordered by Gov. Russell, to begin
June Dist and continue two weeks.
The Guilford College and the A. and NJ.
College teams were to have played a
game of baseball yesterday afternoon,
but the Guilford team did not get here
The Supreme court, during the term
just closed, cleaned up it's docket more
completely than it ever has before, only
docket
The directors of the Blind Institution
meet next Monday week, May 10th.
Only routine business will be transacted.
New officers will not be elected until the
June meeting.
Two marriage licenses, both white,
were issued yesterday. They were for
Sidney A. Holloway and Carrie Gilman;
w. T. Murdoch and r. p. Lowe. All Of
them are from Wake county.
The farmers are rejoicing over the rains
Of the past two days. They were greatly
needed by the growing crops and the
ground was too dry in many sections to
terminate newly planted seeds.
asdany donations were made to the ST.
lakes Home during the past week by
Mrs. W. N. III. Smith, Mrs. Hinton Bled-
soc, Mr.. Dorsett and others, including the
children who assembled there Friday.
All sons of Confederate Veterans are
requested to attend a meeting at the
Mayors Office Wednesday evening at 8
dclock, for the purpose Of forming a
camp of Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Mrs. Ida l.. Pearce announces the mar
riage of her daughter, Ida Outlaw, to Mr..
John Allen Tucker, Wednesday, May
9th, at Cedar Rock, n. G. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tucker viii be at home in Raleigh after
May 10Th.
Judge Whitaker's friends will be pleas
ed to hear that he is regaining his good
health and strength. The doctor was out
to see him yesterday and pronounced him
much better 1t is hoped that he may
very soon me entirely well.
Regular services at Central Methodist
church to-day, conducted by Rev. j. O.
Guthrie, at the usual hours, II a. N. and
8 p. M. The pastor has sufficiently recOv-
cred from his recent severe attack to be
able to sit up little to-day.
The friends of Mr.. III. M. Holleman
will be glad to know that his magazine,
Good Stories" published at Boston, is
succeeding well. 1t is five cent maya
zine, and it's circulation is increasing at
the rate of one thousand a month.
Secretary of State Thompson yesterday
turned in to the State Treasurer SIS, S51,
the receipts of his Office during the month
Of April for seal fees, sale of Supreme
Court Reports, land grants, insurance
taxes.and insurance licenses. During the
month of March he collected over $780,
600 from these sources.
Among the prominent railroad Of
ficials here yesterday were Messrs. N. J.
O'Briant, superintendent of this division
of the Southern Railway, with headquar-
tiers at Danville; r. A. Martin, of At
1anta, southern travelling passenger
agent of the G. B. a. O.; and II. A. Will
Hams, Of Durham, train master of the
Southern.
Mr.. II. F. Garrard of Norfolk, Va,
sold large lot Of cotton raised on his
Johnston county farm Oh the Raleigh
market and was well plea sed, as all are
with the Raleigh market. Mr.. Garrard
is largely interested in the trucking in
terest near Norfolk, but thinks old John
ston leads all in the cultivation of the
fleecy staple
Remembers the Birthday Tea to be
given at the Branson House next Tues
day evening, May 4th, for benefit of
the Central NJ. T.. church. Every lady
should go and give as many pennies
as they are old, and get supper free. A
nice programme Of music ami recitations
has been arranged. and everybody should
go and rave q good time.
Cart. ]. II. Chavasse, of the Seaboard
Air Line, is the representative from this
division of the Order of Railway
Conductors, and will leave Monday for
Atlanta to join the other delegates to
their National Convention at Los An
geles, Cal, May 10th. A special train
leaves Atlanta Monday night with a
number of delegates on it.
We have received the May number OF
the American Queen" beautiful
fashion magazine issued by the enter
prising firm Of w. III. & r. s. Tucker 4
Company. This number is full Of beau
tiful illustrated articles on the fashions
for the coming season, and will prove OF
great interest and assistance to ladies in
the preparation of their summer ward
nuQ,ea.