The news & observer., 1898-08-30
PERSONAL.

.drs. David ]. Duncan is visiting reia-
tives in Beaufort.
Mr. James III. Pou has gone to Smith
field to attend court tnis week.
MIR. II. w. Beckett, of Louisburg, is IN
the city on professional business.
Mr.. j. T. Leach, of Littleton, was in
the city for n short while yesterday.
Mr.. Chas. A. Cook, the would-be but
couldn't be brigadier general, is at the
Marlborough House.
Collector Duncan spent Sunday at his
home in Beaufort, returning to the city
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Laura Bradley Las gone to vii
mington on a visit to her cousin, Miss
Lillian Breckenridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Batchelor, and
daughter, Miss Loeb, returned yesterday
fern Buffalo Lithia Springs
Miss Alice Haynes, formerly Of this
city, but now of Morganton, is here for
a few days visiting friends.
Miss Lillian Brecknridge, who has
been visiting at Mr.. r. III. Bradley $, has
returned to her home in Wilmington.
Mr.. Walter Watson has recovered
from severe case Of fever. He WAS
on the streets for the irs. time Satur.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josephus Daniels left
yesterday for New York, where they go
fer weeks vacation They expect to
return next Monday.
Mr.. Il. w. Pou, the next solicit II Of
this district, was in Raleigh Sunday
He left on the afternoon train 10 attend
court at Smithfield this week
Messrs. A. +. Page, president of the
Aberdeen and Asheboro Railroad, and
w. G. Petty, president of the Carthage
Railroad, were in Raleigh yesterday.
Mr.. John A. Sims, chief clerk in the
Auditors office, has returned from Con
cord. wnere he went Saturday to attend
the Cabarrus county Populist convention.
Mr.. David King, of Raleigh, Master
Mechanic of the Seaboard Air Line, ar
rived in the city this morning on visit
to his brothers, Messrs. Jas. A. and
Ralph b. King. ng.-Fayetteville Observer.
Miss Crawson. of Rex Hospital. left
the city yesterday for short vacation
TO Old Point and Norfolk. Va. Miss
Crawson has been quite sick for several
days past and her many friends hope
the trip may greatly benefit her.
Mr.. r. ]. Pence, city editor G. the
Morning Post,has returned from Florida,
where he has been spending week s
sStIdAIpn NISlliHS llc ~sUIlI 1HIGlind Stfl-
diers now i'll camp thcre. Mr.. Pence
returns much improved by his rest.
Judge Timberlake spent Sunday at
Wake Forest with his mother and last
night left here for Greensboro to hold
court there this week. The criminal
docket was disposed of last week; this
week the civil docket will be taken up.
Lieutenant Christian. who has been
here on recruiting service for the First
North Carolina regiment, left yesterday
for Jacksonville. Having completed his
recruiting work he was ordered to re-
port back to his company for assignment
to duty.
Senator Butler and wife are visiting at
Colorado Springs. The Gazette says that
many attention have been shown 'the dis
tinguished Senator and his charming
wife" 1t also says he is one of the
greatest orators in the South, foremost
silver leader, and a coming as well as a
present man."
DIR. ID. e. Everett. Mr.. \. A. Brown
and Col. f. A. Olds spent Sunday at
Old Point inspecting Uncle Sans fleet
now i'll harbor there. They came back
with many interesting stories to tell of
the San Francisco and other vessels. The
of the navy would rendezvous in Hamp.
ton Roads has attracted large numbers of
people there from all sections. Dr.
Everett thinks there was not less than
six or seven thousand there Sunday