The news & observer., 1897-06-06
CITY IN BRIEF.

The conductors excursion to Norfolk
will be run on July 18th. The fare will
be $1.75 round trip.
DIR. Peyton Ell. Hoge, of Wilmington,
will preach the Teachers Assembly SER
mon, Sunday, June Goth.
The reduced rates to Norfolk on the
Seaboard yesterday induced quite a
crowd to go down to the Virginia coast
to spend Sunday.
The death of the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. l.. Burkhead occurred at their
home on Edenton street yesterday morn
ing at Z o'clock. The interment was made
in Oakwood cemetery.
Monday is class night at the North Car
olna A. and NJ. College, and the friends
of the large graduating class will be out
in force to enjoy the fun and show their
interest in this fine body of young men.
The News and Observer was in error
in stating that Mrs. John w. Jones won
first prize in the millinery advertising
contest of w. e. Jones. Miss Katie
Duffie and Mrs. S. r. w. were the lucky
contestants.
The work of putting down the marble
thing in the Treasurer's office begins to-
morrow. All the material has been re-
ceived and yesterday the office furniture
was removed preparatory to beginning
the work tomorrow.
Farmers are delighted with the rains
Of the past week, but are complaining of
the cold nights. Crops, they say, are
doing well, but their growth rs retarded
by the low temperature at night. This
is especially true of cotton.
"Justin Paige's Players" a stock COM
pany, with headquarters at Green's
&c, Ton fha ma
towns of the State They are booked for
a week here. Mr.. Paige was here with
the Woodard- Warren Company last
winter.
Shipments of blackberries from here
began several days ago and the first ones
were put on the local market yesterday.
The crop is very fine and the prices on
Northern markets are good. Large guam
titles of berries will be shipped from
points along the Seaboard road between
here and Hamlet.
Wednesday will bring a large crowd to
the North Carolina A. and NJ. College,
this being commencement day. The
graduating class is large and the exer-
cises will be unusually interesting. Gov
ernor and Mrs. Russell will honor the oc
casion, and the Governor WILL in the
name of the. State. present the diplomas.
Judge Avery had a most original sort
of present given him the other day. 1t
is a Chinese implement to scratch the
back. 1t came from California, and con-
sists of small ivory hand with fingers
bent downward for scratching and a
long, slender handle of flexible material.
Nobody would ever guess for what such
an instrument were made.
The Wiley Gray medal, awarded an
nually at Trinity college by Mr.. r. L.
Gray, of this city, in memory of his
brother who was killed in the late war,
will this year be presented by President
Chas. d. McIver, of the State Normal
college at Greensboro. The presentation
will be made Wednesday, during the COM
mencement exercises.
Rev. p. III. Hoge, DID,, of Whining
ton, n. c.. reached Raleigh yesterday af-
ternoon and is stopping with President
Holiday, at the North Carolina A. and
NJ. College. He will preach the Bac-
calaureate sermon to the graduating
class in the college chapel this Sunday
evening at 8 p. M, and a cordial invita-
tion is given to all to attend.
On Tuesday President Crawford, of
the celebrated Williamson Technical
School of Philadelphia, one of the finest
technical colleges in America, will make
the annual address before the North
Carolina A. and M. College in the college
chapel. President Crawford is one of the
most accomplished scholars of our coun-
try and one of the recognized authorities
on technical education. His address will
be rich treat to our public.