The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

yates scattered over uhe elFtlS 0hloh'
The attendance runs from 200 to oOo.
Peace Institute, under Presbyterian
patronage is another well-knoWn school
for young ladies. 1t has an able corps
of twenty instructors, and its patronage
embraces manly States. The present
number Of pupils is 250.
Tine Baptist Female University is one
of the new institutions of the city, ana
will be remarkably successful. 1t has a
splendid faculty and every advantage
obtainable for doing the best work. 1t
counts 300 students to matrlculate When
it opens in September.
The Raleigh Male Academy is a splen-
did school for Boys in its fifteenth year.
The record OF the standing OF its stu
dents in universities and colleges rs UNI
excened by any in the country. Its en-
rollnent is about 145.
Shaw University, for colored people
is huge brick structure. Adjoining is
Estey Seminary for females, and near
BY is Leonard Medical College. There
is also a law department. All are under
the same management They have a
wide patronage and number, about 300
students.
st. Augustine Normal School is a
large institution for the education of the
colored people 1t has many handsome
and conmlodious buildings Both sexes
are admitted. 1t is the principal diyin-
ity school for colored people under the
patronage of the Protestant Episcopal
church in the United States. It's en-
rollment is about 200.
There are State schools FOR the white
and colored blind, and the colored deaf
and dumb and blind, and numbering al
together about 400.
There is also Kindergarten, with
anout 80 children, and a college Of Phar-
macy, with about 40 students.
The total number of pupils and stu
dents in the immediate city is accord
ingly about 5000, larger number than
any other place in the State.
During the present year the Methodist
Denomination have begun the erection
If an orphanage and Old Ministers
Home. The Catholics have also pur-
chased property and begun to build an
orphanage.
/ The University of North Carolina Is
twemty-eight miles west of the city.
Wake Forest College is seventeen miles
north, and Trinity College is twenty
eight miles away.
NEWSPAPERS.
Raleigh is remarkably we'll off in the
line Of newspapers. Here is published
the News and Observer, the leading daily
in the State. Employment is given to
thirty-nine people by this paper.
There are also the Morning Post, daily,
and the Timcs-Nisitor, issued every AZ.
ternoon EXCEPT Sunday.
The weeklics are: The North Carolillian
issnea every Thursday Josephns
Daniels. editor; The Farmer aud Me-
.hanic. Tuesday: The Biblical Recorder;
The Raleigh Christian Advocate; The
Caucasian; The Progressive Farmer;
The Gazette. and numerous school,
church, fraternal papers and magazines.
The newspaper circulation from Kat
eigh is enormous There is more post
age paid on periodicals than by any
town of it's size in the Union.
BANKS AND BANKERS.
The city has five banks, all sound
financial institutions, as follows: The
Citizens National Bank. Incorporates
1870. capital 100000. The Commercial
and Farmers Bank hegan business 1871.
CAPITAL 100000. The National Bank
of Raleigh. Incorporated 1880, capital
S22J. 600 Raleigh Savings Bank, com
nlenced business 1887, capital Sl5,OOo.
Mechanics Dime Savings Bank, inc3r-
porated in 1895. capital $4,000
Grimes and Vass conduct private
banking business.
INsU NOE COMPANIES.
Inc North Carolina Home Insurance
T, Jp,N ~, III N
a fire insurance company in 1868. MI.
Pulaski Cowrer is it's president
.ne Peoples Mutual Benevolent AS
ISOLATION of Raleigh, was Incorporated
in 1897.
The Peoples Benefit and Relief As
sociation of North Carolina is color
ed institution.
Most of the large life and fire compa-
MES of this and other countries are well
represented in Raleigh.
nc Mechanics and Investors Union
is a model Building and Loan Associa-
ton. Mr.. John G. Drewry is president,
Mr.. George Allen is secretary, and b. s.
Jerman is treasurer.
HOSPITALS AND INFIRMARIES.
The State Hospital, on Dix Hill, over
looking Raleigh, is an asylum for the
insane, accommodating about 400 pa
tients. DR.. Geo. H. Kirby is superinten-
dent
le Rex Hospital is a public hospital
for patients suffering from all except
contagious diseases. The Hon. X. IL.
Battle is President, Mr.. X. L. Gray,
secretary and Drs. T. Il. Hines and
Jas. Mckee, the other members of the
Board of Directors. The endowment is
about thirty thousand dollars.
North Carolina Soldiers Home, Mr..
r. Ii. Brooks, resident manager, has an
appropriation from the State Treasury,
and also receives voluntary contributions.
Ii has about sixty inmates.
ST Lukes Home is managed by the
Kings daughters.
Leonard Medical School Hospital,
Shaw University, is for the colored peo-
pie.
st. Agnes Hospital and Training
School, for Nurses is also for colored
people.
FACTORIES.
Raleigh is making at the present time
greater progress in material development
than at any previous time in her his
tory. as may be seen from the number
of factories and various industries nov