The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-05
SEVENTH M. E. CHURCH
THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE METHODIST
DENOMINATION AT DURHAM.
The Ladies' in Easter Dress Monday
News and Observer Appreciated
News Notes and Personals.

Durham. \. c., April 4.--(Special J.
The spectacular production tomorrow
night of the great comic opera, Wang,
will be Il striking event and one that
fun-loyers will be sure not to miss. Ii
will be rendered by the Famous Com
pany of fifty, and judging from the
favorable comments heard on all sides
every seat will be taken
Both Saturday and Sunday morning
there was a pretty heavy frost. though
fortunately very little damage was done.
Up to this time the frost does not seem
to be hurtful the weather is cold and
disagreeable to-day, and there is great
danger yet A good fruit crop would
prove of great benefit TO this country.
The mayor had four cases for trial this
morning. Two DRINKS and two a. u BIS.
One of them must have been an aggre-
waited one as the defendant was found
guilty and sent to the county roads for
30 days. From this there was an appea
to the Superior court. For some time
things have been remarkably quiet in
police circles, but the violators seem to
have taken Il fresh start.
Mr.. NJ. Il. Rogers died at his home in
East Durham Saturday morning last i'll
his Goth year, from paralysis. He was
a native of Wake county. and moved to
East Durham a few years ago. He was
a brave Confederate soldier and bore
upon HIS person the marks of a Yankee
bullet. None knew Mart Rogers who
was not charmed with his genial sun
oh. ,,st 1pa 10 ,,,,,E
has gone to its home beyond the skies.
Work is progressing on a Methodist
church out at the Pearl Mill. Mr.
Brodie l.. Duke generously donated the
ground upon which this new church
edifice is being erected This makes the
seventh white Methodist church in
Durham. which speaks volumes for that
progressive denomination. The con-
tract for another new church of the
same denomination has been awarded
to Mr.. j. II. Cole. of Graham, y. G.
This will be erected at or near the
Commonwealth mill. and will make eight
white Methodist churches in Durham
For some time there has been a con-
siderable awakening among the Method
ist people in that locality, weekly pray
or meetings with large attendance are
held at private residences, and the build
ing of this church is ncessitated by
large and growing demand.
The three last days of the past week
the streets of this city presented a rare
scene of loneliness. Never before in its
history were so many pretty dressed
ladies seen on the streets in the same
length of time. Durham is noted for
it's many beautiful women. and during
this time the eye enjoyed rare feast.
The occasion that drew forth so much
beauty, the millinery stores all had
their openings 1t is well known fact
that nothing gets nearer woman's heart
than a beautiful spring bonnet, and /
am told that in Durham this season they
are of rare and surprising loneliness.
1t is decidedly more pleasant to our wo-
men to look at and wear new bonnets
than to sit and hear war probabilities
The Monday morning edition of the
News and Observer was a surprise to
our people, and during the day ha
been the subject of many warm CON
4 gentleman who has Il
keen eye for the latest news. said to
me this morning that he didn't see why
everybody mere WHO wants the latest,
most reliable news in the most con
densed form did not take the News and
Observer. That he had been running
after sundry and Sunday newspapers.
bnt none of them filled the bill like the
News and Observer. And he was right
Mr.. w. ID. Merritt. of Roxboro. was
in The city today on legal business.
He was Bryan and Watson elector in
1896. and | hear is a candidate for the
of solicitor in the Fifth Jul
lic:al district nj the hands of the Popu-
list convention. Mr.. X. l.. Daily is
said to be II candidate for similar honors.
This looks like there will be no fusion
this year. The talk now is that the
Populists propose this year to stand up
and be counted as feeling certain that
they can make such showing that they
will he enabled in 1900 to make their
own terms for fusion. Certain it is that
many pie hunters in these parts don't
know where thnV arc nj