The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-28
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
1.-THE melancholy days have come, the
saddest of the year"
Don't forget the meeting of citizens in
the Mayors office this afternoon ait five
O'Clock.
Mr.. Percy Albright has rented the resi-
dence of Mr.. II. Il. Hay, ON Hillsboro
street. Mr.. Hay win have room there.
Quite number of overcoats were seen
on the streets here yesterday morning,
and last night fires Were not at all I'M
comfortable.
The force of the auditors office is
still busy with the pension lists. So
soon as the work is finished the interior
of the office will be remodeled
Congressman Atwater thinks there is
no doubt about the success of the Consti
tutional Amendment. The straight Pop
ulists in his section win, he says, vote
for it.
There will be a meeting of st. Luke'S
Circle of Kings Daughters at Mrs. Wal
ter Woollcott's S, Thursday afternoon, the
18th, at 4:30 o'clock, all are requested
to attend.
The Corporation Commission meets on
Monday next. The exception of the
Seaboard Air Line to the cotton seed
and hull rate and minor matters will
be heard.
DIR. T. N. Ivey, editor of the Raleigh
Christian Advocate, and family, have
moved into the residence corner of Hail
fax and Jones streets, formerly occu-
pied by Capt. William Smith.
1t will be an event of interest to the
gentle-folks this evening at w. j. Jones
twin-store. The big autumn millinery
opening will occur. New and artistic
creations I'M millinery will be in evidence.
A string band will add zest to the enter
tainment.
The Dalrham Sun takes up a quarter
of column telling of the exhibits Dur
ham mem viii make at the State Fair
and says: durham will be there"
That's right Durham is always fore
most in helping to make the State Fair
a success.
A committee of young gentlemen rep
resenting the literary societies of Wake
Forest and Trinity Colleges will meet in
Raleigh today at 10 o'clock to decide on
the question for the annual inter-collt-
gate debate here, and to make other
arrangements for that occasion.
The revival services at Edenton street
Methodist church continue with increas-
ing interest. The pastor preached last
night from the text Choose Life" aud
preached sermon of power. There were
several conversions Services are held
daily at 10 a. m. and 7:45 p. IN.
Mr.. Octavius Coke SON of the late
Secretary of State Coke. has enlisted
here for service in the Philippines. He
has chosen the cavalry branch Of the ser
vice and is assigned to the 18th cavalry,
commanded by Maj. Il. M. Hayes. Mr.,
Coke leaves here next Tuesday for San
francisco.
The case against Rev. e. G. Steven
son, the sanctifed preacher. who is
charged with failure to provide support
for his family, will not come up at this
tern of court 1t has been continued
until the next court on account of tae
sickness of Mr.. Ell. Il. Norris, attorney
for Stevenson.
Among those who took part lin a nalsi-
cal concert in concord, the Standard
mentions Miss Minnie Johnson, of Raj
eigh, who goes to Converse College,
where she teaches the violin. The Stand
ard says "she is a most excellent per-
former ON the violin and our people Were
fortunate in hearing her."
Judge B. b. Winbourne, of Murfrees-
boro who is here attending the Supreme
Court, says that Chowan Baptist Female
Seminary opened better this year than
in 1897, and that President John G..
Scarborough is greatly encouraged by the
large opening. 1t lis an excellent school
and was never better than now.
III rs eApeCleu t1dt LIE ptilltt'AtldlS
shirt factory will be started by Noyem-
Der 1. Only few hands will be put to
work at first, but the number will be
rapidly increased There are now fifty
machines at the factory, which were
used formerly. Fifty additional ma
chaines will be put in in a short time.
Rev. r. l.. Wharton has resigned as
pastor of the Durham Presbyterian
church and win go as a missionary to
Carlenas, Cuba. This place has pecI-
liar and mournful interest for North Car
olinians as it was here that Ensign
Worth Bagley was killed. MIR. Arthur
White, of Mebane lis postmaster at Car.
denas, and is doing excellently there.
Speaking of Justice Robert Nj. Doug
las, who is not able to be present at thf
opening of tile Supreme court, tue
Greensboro Record says: Justice Doug
las. of the Supreme Court, leaves to
night for Philadelphia. accompanied by
his daughter, Miss Madeline. While his
general health is improved, ne is not .
well man by any means and he goes fol
treatment under the great specialist, Er