The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-05

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Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, 81; minimum
temperature, 20; mean temperature. 50;
total rainfall, .01.
CITY ITEMS.
The Raleigh Male Academy opened it's
fall term with f1attering prospects yester-
day morning.
Sunday was the sixth anniversary of
Rev. DIR. Simms' passionate ait the Bap-
fist Tabernacle here.
DIR. A. o. Jones has purchased and
moved into the Haynes property on
North Person street.
A new heating plant Us being put i'm at
the First Baptist church. The church
will also be recarpeted.
About sixty students are already in to
attend the "A. and Nj. College. The
entrance examinations begin today and
the college opens. tomorrow.
Yesterday being Labor Day the banks
and State offices in the Capitol were
closed. There were no public observ-
ances of the day beyond that.
The stockholders of the Raleigh and
CASTOR Railroad meet here tomorrow to
consider the matter of consolidation
with the Greater Seaboard system.
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Yesterday evening at 6 o'clock the
Hebrew new year began; the year $3.50.
Messrs. s. Il ID. Berwanger's store wall
be closed until o'clock this evening.
Chas e. johnson 81 Co. write New
York cotton men that the cotton crop in
this section will be an average one #
conditions are favorable from now on.
Wright's Cornet Band will give a fine
concert at Park Place, North Blount
street, tonight at the lawn party. Let
everyone go out and help a worthy OBJ
ject.
Mr. C. e. Horton, who was recently
burned out, has rebuilt at the same
place, corner of Swain and Newborn
avenue. and he opened his store for
business yesterday.
Workmen are busy putting in the new
scenery at the Academy of Music. The
drops and wings are great improve
ment over the old ones, and the stage will
present a handsome appearance when
the work is completed.
Mr. George w. Fowler, who succeeds
Mr.. o. w. Belyin as night Waterman
at the institution for the blind, is
member of newspaper row, having been
pressman in Raleigh many years. He
will make an efficient Waterman.
The city schools will open on the 10th
instant Children who did not attend
last year can get tickets on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
A normal class will be organized at the
Wiley school ON Monday of next weea.
The $50 State convicts now employed
building railways will be sent back to
the State farm September l to pick
cotton. Last year much cotton was lost
by reason of failure to gather it, this
being largely due to bad management.
LIE IL6V. LII. Oh NdSnNlIe,
who was expected to occupy the pulpit
of the Presbyterian church last Sun
day, was prevented from coming by con-
tinued illness, not serious but such as to
make it imprudent for him to travel. His
letter announcing his inability to come
was received too late for public notice.
The Corporation Commission meets this
morning at 10 o'clock. Minor affairs,
mostly, will occupy the time of the Com
mission at this session, the most i'm
portant matter being the cotton rate
which comes up today. All the railroads
have been notified and the principal cot
ton carriers will doubtless have repre-
sentatives before the Commission.
The glass for Messrs. Cross & Line
hams front windows in the Tucker
building arrived yesterday and are be-
ing put in. The glass for McGee's phar-
macy will be here Friday. This is a ire
nrendous glass, the largest in the State.
1t was made in Pittsburg, and four casts
were necessary before it could be made.
1t required an entire car to bring it.
Mr.. w. J. Young, who succeeds Mr..
B. Irby in the hardware business, is
widely and favorably KNOWN in North
carolina. The firm will be known as
NJ and W. ]. Young. A few days ago
Mr.. S. M. Young who has has long and