The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-08

A. w. ARCHER, MANAGER-Buffalc
Lithia Springs Hotel.
SHERWOOD HIGGS & CO-Excite.
ment in the Dry Goods Trade.
CITY ITEMS.
Bishop Cheshire is to I've married July
10Th to Miss Mitchell, of Ellicott City,
Md.
The North Carolina State Dairymens
Association will meet in Concord, \. G..
on June 9th and 18th, 1899.
st. Luke's circle will meet this after
noon at ) O'Clock at the home of the
president ON Mcdowell street.
Mrs. Gertrude Winder Tucker yestcr-
day qualified before the clerk of court
as guardian for her three children.
Mr. j. l.. Allen, of Forestvile writes
that the temperature there yesterday at
] p. M, was H. in the sun and NC in
the shade.
The North Carolina Press Associa-
ton will hold its next convention at
Wrightsville or Carolina Beach, July
18th and 18th.
Instructor Crawford Biggs. of the
Summer Law School at the University.
is in the city. He says it will open
with fifty students.
There will be german given at the
Capital Club tonight, complimentary
to the members of the North Carolina
Bankers Association.
Two counties-Rowan and Camden
yesterday settled their 1898 taxes.
Rowan paid into the State Treasury
S13,573.31; Camden paid in $1,S77.67.
Remember the lawn party at Master
James Thomas Ice cream and cake
Will be served at the usual price, and
everyone will receive a cordial welcome
A number of Raleigh people yesterday
went UP to Durham to attend Trinity
College commencement. Others went
to ElOn. the graduating exercises of
which will be held today.
Near the court house door yesterday
100 lunches of bananas We're solt. ut
auction, by the bunch. The price ranged
from 20 to 80 cents per bunch. Mr.
Geo. l.. Tonmoffski was the i: Ictioneer.
Central Sunday school will take their
annual picnic at Broughton's Grove,
near Garner, today. All members of the
school will be carried free; those who
are not members will be charged 50
cents each.
The special services at the Christian
church continues and Il good interest
is being manifested. The pastor cordially
invites Christian workers and singers to
come and help. A welcome to all I'M
converted people.
A number of young men in Atlanta
have formed "a protective association
whose sole object is to reimburse the
members who spend money on their
girls and then lose the girl The initia-
ton fee is So and charter will De OBJ
tanned.
Much interest is being manifested
by local sports in the Fitzsimmons-
Jeffries fight to be pulled off at Coney
Island Friday night. The News and
Observer will receive it over it's leased
wire just as it occurs. Bulletins will lie
posted.
Miss Hutchinson, of Richmond, will ar
rive today to succeed Miss Miiikan. do
ceased. as housekeeper at the Var
borough. Miss Hutchinson has been as
sistant housekeeper at the Jefferson
Hotel, in Richmond, since its establish
ment and comes highly recommended.
Invitations have been issnnI to the
marriage of Miss Laura Avery Bing-
ham. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs &. A.
Bingham, and Rev. Robert Bruce Owens.
now rector of the Episcopal church at
Oxford. The ceremony is to take place
in st. Luke's Episcopal church, Sails
bury, at $50 p. M, June 14tn.
DR.. j. w. Carriers lecture tonight on
the Mammoth Cave" will prove of
great interest to all. 1t will be given
in the Sunday school room of the First
Baptist church and musical selections
will add to the evening. A collection
will be taken at the door. All are in
vited.
The tax listers have now been at
work six days. The first five days only
412 persons listed their taxes. Yesterday
about Is listed. AT this rate it will take
several months to complete the work.
But the books are to he kept open only
one month, so you had better attend
to it at once.
Business with the railroads during the
summer is generally good, but the ont
look for the present season gives promise
of an increase over that done last
year The railroad men generally look
for more travel. Summer rates have
gone into effect and the inquiries from
parties who contemplate spending the
heated term away from home are com
ing in very fast.
Mr.. Primrose tells us that the state
ment in yesterday mornings News and
observer that Mr.. Tompkins. of Char
lottp wOuld have voted for Winston for