The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-29
CITY ITEMS.

There are now between ZoU anu -oo
students at the A. and Nj. College.
Prof. Lee, the hypnotist continues to
draw large crowds at the Academy OF
Music.
Fine weather, this; couldn't possibly
be finer for harvesting the crops, and
farmers are happy.
The regular meeting of the w. {. L. Y.
will be held at the Executive Mansion
at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
No improvement is reported in the
condition of Rev. o. L. Struggled, who
is i'll with fever at his home in the coun-
try near here.
The Wilson News says that Rev. r..
G. Glenn lis preaching powerful SER
MONS at the revival in the Wilson
Methodist church.
Judge Moore has not yet announced
his decision in the Sherwood Higgs "
Co.'S sign injunction case. lie Will
probably do so today.
Raleigh can soon be eating spossum
and taters" The law permits possum
hunting from the first day of October
to the first day of February.
The Commercial and Farmers Bank
mas receiver Il uOllCe lllstl tic iu5Hty
for the school bonds has been paid. The
money will be available October 1st.
The Craig law case, brought by the
Mutual Reserve Life Fund Association
of New York, will be argued this morn
ing at 10 o'clock before Judge Moore.
The Kenntniss Club will hold an Inn
portant meeting this afternoon at 4
o'clock at the home of Miss Sadie
Root. All the members are requested
to be present.
Two cases of disorderly conduct,
against a negro man and negro
woman, constituted the mayors docket
yesterday morning. 1t cost the defend
ants $4.25 each.
Federal court meets here the first
Monday in December The Federal court
at Elizabeth City will be held in Octo-
Der. The docket for the Raleigh court
will be very heavy.
Occupants of Offices in the new Tucker
building are this week moving in. The
offices are very handsome ones and
those who have been so fortunate as to
secure them are very much pleased.
The family of Captain S. E. Linton
will move from Charlotte TO Raleigh
about the middle of October. The News
says: charlotte regrets very much to
lose both Captain Linton and his fam
ily."
Governor Russell and staff will not be
in Washington on Dewey Day" The
Governor will spend several days next
week in New York and will not reach
Washington in time for the celebration
there.
One Of the Wake Forest College law
students who stood examination here
Monday before the Supreme court will
practice his profession in Indian Terri
tory. He left here Wednesday, for
his new home.
Mr.. Frank Morris mas gone to Dur
ham to succeed Mr.. Strickland as man.
ager of an undertaking establishment.
Mr.. Strickland will return to Raleigh
and go in business for himself, says
the Durham Herald.
The Wake Forest College law class
made a good showing before the SUI
preme court this year. Fifteen out of
the seventeen applicants were licensed.
The percentage from the other schools
could not be learned last night.
The committee appointed to build a
knitting mill will meet at the Mayors
office at ~ O'Clock today and mark out
the work to be DONE 1--WE have resoly-
ed to build THE mill" said a member Of
the committee. sand it must be DOME"
Rev. T. H. Leavitt arrived in the city
yesterday from the Piedmont section of
this State, where he has been engaged
in evangelistic work for several weeks.
He will occupy the pulpit of the West
Raleigh Baptist church Sunday morning
and night.
Captain S. e. Linton, superintendent
of the Raleigh Gas and Electric Com
pany, has secured the late residence OF
Col. w. J. Hicks, corner of Edenton
and Dawson streets, and will move his
family from Charlotte to Raleigh Oeto-
Der 18th. His family will receive IL
hearty welcome in the City of Oaks.
The new rock quarry machinery
crusher, engine, boiler, elevator, screen,
etc.-recently purchased by the CITY, has
arrived and is being removed from the
depot to the quarry. The street car
tracks and tramway for hauling rock
are being used to transport the heavier
pieces of the machinery. The steam
road roller is being used as locomotive
III Ills iildtnlutIs.
The Rector Of st. Mary's School
wishes to announce that a talk will be
given by Miss Gertrude Bush on the
Fletcher system of teaching music in
the kindergarten, Saturday, the 30th
at p. IN. in the Calsthenic hall of the
institution. All friends of the school
interested in this matter are cordially
invited to be present.
The action of the Raleigh district con-
ference in appointing a committee TO
purchase a district parsonage in Raj
eigh has been carried out. nice par
sonage has been purchased on Saunders
street, the home formerly occupied by
Mr.. Leo. ID. Heartt, and the presiding
elder, DIR. J. L. Gibbs, and his family
are expected shortly to move into it..
They are not strangers in Raleigh, and
will receive a warm welcome to the
capital city.