The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-09
CITY IN BRIEF.

The first watermelons of the season
arrived here yesterday. They We're from
Florida.
Raleigh and Henderson baseball clubs
have arranged to play a game of base
ball here June 14th.
The Capital Club gives its June ger
man, complimentary to the students of
the University, this evening. The
Euphrosyne Club gives its german Fri
day evening.
Work began yesterday on the new
floor of the Treasurer's office. 1t is to
be of thing and will cost $500. 1t is to
be completed within ten days. Mi Jack
Weir, of this city, has the contract for
the job.
Haywood Bros. colored MINISTRIES, of
this city, appear at metropolitan Opera
House next Monday night. Wednesday
and Thursday evening Paige's Players
of Greensboro, hold the boards in repor-
toire productions.
Mr.. George d. Meares has again leas-
ed Metropolitan Hall. He takes it for
a term of five years: $500 for the first
year, $425 the second year, $3.50 for third
and fourth years and $475 for the fifth
year. Mr. Meares' present lease expires
Novmmber list.
The Fayetteville Street Baptist church
of Raleigh has recently completed their
new infant class room at a cost of $500,
all of which has been paid. They have
also purchased an elegant church bell
weighing about 1000 pounds, which will
be placed in position this week.
The kaleidoscope, Edison's latest
achievement in electric inventions, will be
exhibited this evening at s o'clock on
court house square. 1t will be a free
show and while it will amuse all it will
surprise and instruct. All are invited to
this free show.
1t is expected that fully 10000 per-
sons will attend the International Ep-
worth League Conference at Toronto
next month The Virginia delegation
will probably number 100. Raleigh will
send several. Most of the delegates from
this State viii leave Norfolk ON the
steamer Old Dominion for Baltimore
Tuesday, the 18th, at 1:30 o'clock p. m.
At Baltimore a special Epworth League
train will be made up, and will carry
the North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland
and Washington delegates.
The Pastors Institute at Wake For
est College this year will be held at the
same time as the Summer School, be-
ginning June 2Sth, and continuing four
weeks. 1t is designed primarily for pas
tors, but will be open to all, and much
of the work will be equally well adapted
to the needs of Sunday school teachers
and Bible workers in general. Among
the lecturers for this institute are Rev.
DIR. J. w. Carter, Rev. DIR. Thos. E.
Skinner, Rev. DR.. A. NJ. Simms, Rev.
John d. White, Mr.. n. B. Broughton
and Editor J. W. Bailey, of this city.
Gov. Russell yesterday received an in
vitation to be present in Chicago July
% at the unwilling of the equestrian
statue of Gen. John A. Logan, erected
by the State of Illinois. The President
and his cabinet, justices of the Supreme
Court, members of the United States Sen
ate and Governors of all the States are
expected to attend Men distinguished
for military service in either the United
Stats or Confederate army during the
civil war have also been invited to be
present and participate in the ceremonies.
Rev. Len. G. Broughton. who was
here and preached several times at the
Tabernacle some weeks ago, has ac-
cepted the following engagements: First
Sunday in August, to deliver an address
on 'The Sacredness of the Ballot in
MUSIC hall, Boston, Mass, under the
auspices of the anti Romanists and
Christian Citizens League. August 9th
he will lecture before the Martha's Vine
yard Chautauqua ON 'srhe Marks of
Christ in Amounting for Service" Au-
gust 10th he will begin two weeks
preaching with A. G. Dixon in Greater
New York, most of the time in Cooper
Union. The balance of the month he
will atfand tho Moody R;hla Cou faran oo
at Mortified.