The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-16
CITY ITEMS.

Cant II. M. Wabash, wife and baby
of Dnrham. are visiting relatives here.
4 number of houses are being erected
in Idlewild. This property is building
up rapidly.
Mr. John S. Koonce, of Kinston, has
made Raleigh his home. Mr. hoonce
has accepted position with Thomas Y
Campbell.
An important meeting of the Daugh-
tiers of the King, of Christ church, WlNi
be held this afternoon in the chapel I'M
mediately after service.
Tn Baptist Tabernacle Sunday School
excursion carried large crowd up to
Occoneechee Farm yesterday morning,
where they spent delightful day.
Mr.. Blair Patterson, of Durham, who
is an expert stenographer and telegraph
er, mas moved to Raleigh to take a post
ton with the Southern Railway. The
Herald speaks of him in terms of praise.
Yesterday Magistrate Roberts gave
Robt. Stewart, negro, preliminary
hearing on charge of rape. The evl-
dence was sufficient to bind him over
to court in 500 bond.
A number of signs were taken down
yesterday. Already there rs noticeable
Improvement in the appearance of the
stre1t, though comparatively few OF
the signs have been removed.
The funeral of Mrs. Caroline j. Lyon
was held from the residence of Miss
jamie Lyon yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock and was conducted by Rev. DIR.
Al. NJ. Simms, of the Baptist Tabernacle.
Mayor Powell yesterday morning re-
ceived letter from Mr.. T.. r. Robinson,
of Clayton, stating that his Sunday
School expected to picnic here at Pullen
Park September 7th. The people OF
Raleigh will be delighted to have them
here.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Beard, who was in Raj
eigh some months ago selling book
written by herself, my Own Life, or a
Deserted Wife," is in Raleigh again sell.
ing a new pamphlet which is a con-
prolOngation of her life.
The Colonial and State Records may
now be bought from the State at S3
volume. The price FORMERLY was
So, but recently the trustees of the
library made a reduction of 81 a vol
ume.
1t was reported here yesterday that
a case of smallpox had developed in the
country east of the city. A physician
went out and examined the patienta
negro man-and found that 1t was not
smallpox.
The city attorney is at work revising
the city ordinances. Obsolete laws and
those that cannot be enforced, he is
cutting out. Those left are being prop
erly grouped and indexed.
DIR. Richard H. Lewis, secretary or
the State Board Of Health, has writ
ten a letter to the mayor of Winston
recommending that compulsory yaccina-
ton be inaugurated there at once and
strictly enforced. Two cases OF small
pox have recently developed there.
The conference of Local Preachers
and Lay Workers meets at Clayton, Aug.
17-20th. Rev. Levi Branson, ID. D., sec
rotary requests us to state that the rail-
roads have granted the usual reduced
rates, to be sold Aug .16-19th, inclusive,
with final limit to Aug. 22nd. The
rate from Charlotte is S775; from
Greensboro $4G5; from Raleigh Is cts.
Raleigh is getting more and more pop
uiar as am excursion city. The Goldsboro
Argus tells of another one that Raleigh
people will be glad to welcome. 1t says:
''St. Paul Sunday school will run an
excursion to Raleigh ON the It'll of Sep
teanber, leaving here in the morning and
returning In the evening Parties deSir-