The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-16

| The Judges Unable to decide the CUES
ton After the Vance Literary Debate
additions to the Methodist Church
Meetings at Trinity Chuwh-Brcczy
Briefs and Personals.
Durham, \. c.. Sept. 15.-(SpcciaD -
The debate last night by the Vance
| Literary Society was greatly enjoyed
by those present. The subject for dis
cuss;on was:
Resolved, That the State should CON
tinuc to aid the University"
| The discussion pro and con was good:
| SO well were both sides represented that
| the judges were unable to decide the
question and it was tie. Judge Win
| sion entertained the audience after the
debate and gave the boys some wholesome
| advice.
| Mr.. Jno w. Pope attended Alamance
| court i'll The. interest of Parrish'S ware
! house.
Mrs. Mary Lyon and Mrs. Bette Lee
| came home last night from Chase Clty
Both are greatly improved.
Mr. s. w. Dixon is here from Florence,
s. c., ON Il visit to the family Of Mr.. G.
d. Whitaker.
Mr.. Paul G. Graham went to Hills
bor0, yesterday evening to attend the
funeral of his cousin, Miss Ruffin.
Mrs. j. W. Harden and Miss Daisy
Harden are here from Graham, on Il
visit to Mrs. Magruda Wyatt.
Mrs Ida Harper, a professional and
skilled nurse, went to-day to Faison
to nurse sick lady, Mrs. Harper has
made much reputation as Il nurse and is
kept constantly busy. A patient is
! in safe hands when Mrs Harper is in
charge.
Mrs. j. J Rogers is home from Fay
| ettevillc. where she has been visiting.
! Mr.. NJ. w. Reed left yesterday for
| Baltimore. Philadelphia and New York,
ON business. As is known he is the
| general superintendent of Blackwelfs
Durham Tobacco Company, and as such
| is doing Il great work in this community.
He is a fine business man and is a pow
er for good both for his employers and
those who are SO fortunate as to work
under him.
Mrs. Wescott is home from New York.
where she went to purchase a stock of
millinery for Mrs. G.. NJ. G.. Follett and
| Company.
| -
visiting Mrs. G.. NJ. Herndon. She had
been to Baltimore for trea tment and was
on her way home to Chapel Hill.
Mr.. W. III. Workman has gone to Ashe-
vile. where he will spend several weeks
on business
Miss Matte Rigsbee went yesterday
to Raleigh, where she will attend Peace
Institute.
Gen. w. Z. Roberts was on the east
bound train this morning. He is look
ing remarkably well.
Mr.. c. l.. Corpening, one of the clever
and popular clerks at Hotel Carolina,
left yesterday for his former home in
Statesvile for a few days recreation. A
pleasant stay and safe return.
Mr.. George w. Watts and Mr.. Frank
l.. Fuller came in this morning from
Charlotte where they had been ON bust
ness.
Maj. w. A. Guthrie is attending Ala
nance court
Capt. w. a. Bobbitt was here yester-
day OH his way to Kinston.
Miss Ada Tucker was here yesterday
on her way to Greensboro, where she
goes to visit Mrs. A. l.. Brooks. 1t is
learned with much regret that Mrs.
Brooks is quite sick.
The meetings at Trinity continue with
increased interest. Last night a very
large congregation was in attendance
and was evident that the people-saint
and sinner-are terribly in earnest The
morning, services while enjoyable are
not very largely attended.
Miss Hattie Freeland is visiting rela-
tives in Chapel Hill.
Mr.. l.. G. Cole is in Winston on bust
ness.
Durham band accompanied the ex-
cursiOn to Asheville.
Mrs. J. II. Patton who was danger
ously i'll yesterday, is reported decidedly
better to-day.
The largely increased congregations at
West Durham Methodist church has nee
essitated an enlarging of the build
ing. The addition is 40x50 feet. Rev.
r. w. Bailey is doing a great work for
the Lord and Master and Methodism out
at West Durham.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. Horton have re-
turned from Chase City.
Rev. G. A. Oglesby has returned from
Concord.
Miss Mamie Miller is at school in Ashe-
vile.
Mrs. G. A. Mangum is visiting in Louis
burg.
Mrs. w. l.. Wall went to Hillsboro
yesterday evening.
Mrs. w. r. O'Brien and children re-
turned from Washington, d. c., yes
terday.
Mr.. J. d. Kelley has gone to Danville,
| Va, to live.
DIR. J, A. Cunninggim was on the east
| bound train this morning. He was off on
a weeks vacation and will spend the
| time visiting two sisters whom he has
not seen for several years. One resides
| in Greene county, near the old home
stead, where the childhood of these good
people was spent and the other lives in
Pitt county. The eather is disagreed
bly, hot, but "Uncle Jesse" had arrang-
cd his appointments for week off and
he takes it.
81 crave but One Minute said the
public speaker in husky voice; and