The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-10-05
CITY ITEMS.

The IdlewiId property will be sold at
auction November z.
Tbe Confederate Tea on Friday even
;nr must and will be a success.
The new stamp cancelling machine in
the postoffice here will be operated by
electricity.
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Tho voung ladies are meeting with great ,
oncoura cement in their efforts TO raise |
funds for the Soldiers Home.
The appeal of Jim Booker for the nlur-
dor Of Mahala White will come up be-
fore the Supreme court week after next.
The revival services at Central church
continue with marked interest. Services
at $50 a. m, and 1880 p. M. The public /,
cordially invited.
News was received last night that Mrs.
Charles II. Meserve, who is i'll IN Massa-
chusetts is very low, and that little nope
of her recovery is entertained.
Senator Pritchard speaks in Green's
boro tonight. This particular time was
chosen in order to get good crowd,
Federal court being in session there TINS
week.
Reports from the eastern part of the
State say that the peanut crop is con
slderably below the average this year
r le vines are luxuriant but the nuts are
short in quantity.
Wake Superior court at its October
term. the Fourth district call in the
Supreme court and fair week occur at.
tbe same time. This is hard on the
legal profession of Raleigh.
Tuesday is "opinion day" in the SUI
preme court, but no opinions were filed
Yesterday. Opinions are never filed
earlier than the third week Of court.
There are few cases of general interest
to be tried at this term.
Clerk FL. G. Brown. of the Railroad
Commission, is busy at work on the next
annual report of the Commission. Al
ready he has 100 pages of statistical
matter prepared and in press. The re-
port will be issued about January LIST,
and will contain about 700 pages.
Health Officer Sale has received a
letter from Secretary Neal, of the Ma
tional Sanitary Association, notifying
him that the convention has been post
poned until the latter part of October or
the first of November Mr.. Sale is q
member of this association.
The young people of the Raleigh Bap-I
-. TIL al "
night for the purpose of perfecting an
organization. young mems prayer meet
ing. which has been merged into
Young Peoples Union, and ladies will
be admitted.
A private letter from Mr.. Carey T.
Rogers, who is now studying medicine az
Johns Hopkins Hospital, says that the
medical class consists of 90 men, OF
whom 20 are from Yale The class is
limited to this number, and on this ac-
count many good men from Harvard,
Yale. Princeton and other colleges were
rejected.
Mr.. Edgar A. WombIe, clerk in the
revenue office here, went up to Green's
boro yesterday afternoon to attend Fed
eraI court there this week. He goes as
witness in several cases TO produce GER
tain books and records in his office This
court will be held by Judge Ewart, be-
ing his first court since his appointment
as Federal judge.
at the home of Mrs. Hanna Whitaker,
near this city, this morning at 10
o'clock, there will be a quiet home we'd
ding, in the presence of a few invited
friends Mr.. John III. Gill and Mrs.
Whitaker will be united in marriage by
Rev. DIR. Eugene Daniel. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. Immediate
~ after the ceremony the bride and
groom will leave for trip north.
The State is having some trouble III
getting back the money it paid out, in
cident to the mobilization of troops here
This is due to the fact that many Of
the accounts are irregularly made out or
they do not set forth the proper data.
The government is mighty particular
when it comes to paying out its cash.
No doubt, though. after much CORE
spondence the matter will be arranged.
Auditor Aver says he'll have the money
if he has. to sue the United States.
This year there are no State fairs al
Richmond Danville or Lynchburg and
r,any Viroiniauc will aftand fha North