The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-04
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
Federal court adjourned yesterday
mofning. "A large number of cases on
the docket have been continued.
Davidson county yesterday settled its
taxes for 1898. by paying in to the
State Treasury $S,665.90.
Three recruits left here yesterday for
service in the Philippines. They 90 to
S.r Francisco from here.
Raleigh investors have bought the
issue of $4,000 in six per cent. bonds
tf Sanford. y. c., at Il premium OF o.S.S
per cent.
Elon College commencement will be
held on June 9th, 18th and Sth. The
address Will Ee delivered by President
Alderman, of the University.
There was yesterday q rush to the
seaside The Southern Railway sold 30
tickets to Morehead and the Seaboard
Air Line sold % to Old Point.
Bishop Duncan who breaches at
Edenton Street Methodist church this
morning, has the reputation of being one
of the first divines in America.
The Capital Club will give IL german
next Thursday evening, complimentary
TO the b..Hers who win he here attend
ing the North Carolina Bankers Asso-
citation.
The following persons were elected
members of the equalization board by
the board of aldermen: Lem II. Roys-
ter. John ID. Briggs and Rev. j. l..
Foster.
Charles T.. Johnson one of the direc-
tors of the Richmond and Ridgeway
Railroad, says that all that part az the
line lying III North Caronna Is ready
FOR the laying of rail.
Rev. A. J. McKelway, editor of the
Presbyterian Standard, Charlotte, will
tonight, at s O'Clock, preach the bacca
laureate sermons at the A. and Nj. Col
lege. The public invited.
Several Raleigh people will this sum-
mer, go to Europe. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
L. johnson and Mrs. A. B. Andrews
and Miss Jane Andrews will sail from
New York on June Sth. Mr. and Mrs.
A. q. Hunter will sail on June 21th.
1t would be well for the people OF
Raleigh to remember that i'll order to
vote in the coming elections they will
have to register especially for that pur-
pose. The registration for the recent
city election is not sufficient.
Mr.. j. +. Barber. n student of Ia"
Agricultural and Mechanical College.
who has completed his course, has taken
a place MS electrician for the ,MayOdan
corporation that furnishes. power for the
Fries and other mills in Winston and
Salem.
When the Olivia Raney Public Ii
brary is open Miss Jennie Coffin will
be librarian. There is no person 50 well
suited for the position, and the public
viii he gratited to know that Miss Cof-
fin has signified her acceptance of the
position.
Mr. III. G. Zachary, senior member of
the firm of Zachary Il Zachary, returned
Yesterday from Wilmington where his
firm has the contract for building the
new cotton mill the Delgado, which
Mr.. E. G. Holt is to be the head. Work
on the fundation has commenced AMI
Mr.. Zachary viii return on Monday.
The National Educational Association
meets at Los Angeles. Cal, about the
middle of July. Several teachers here
are talking of attending. ANY others
that desire to go should communicate
with Mr.. John T.. Ray. of this city,
so that the entire delegation from
North Carolina may go together. The
fare round trip, is $40.
The body Of Il negro man ). Jeffries
was shipped from New York here by
express. 1t reached this city nearly five
days ago but no one has as yet claimed
it. The box was addressed to j. JEFF
fries. Raleigh. \. c." Since the body re-
manned here tlncalled for it was this
morning inferred in the Mount Hope
cemetery. 1t is said that }. Jeffrles
called for the body last week. but as it