The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-25

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IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Lumber has arrived ait the Union Sta.
tion for a new floor in the entrance to the
colored waiting room.
Mr.. Eastman, a scientific farmer from
New York, is here arranging to open Il
poultry farm near Raleigh.
Many Raleigh people are calling on
DIR. Sohlesinger, the Spiritualist at the
Carrollton, and everybody is discussing
Spiritua1ism.
All the Government offices and the
postoffices will be closed this afternoon
from to O'Clock while Vice President
Hobart's funeral Us taking place.
An excellent quality of iron ore has
been found near Elkin. 1t is being i'm
vestigated and there is talk of the iron
furnace at Greensboro using it.
During the month of June next Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph B. Batchelor will cele-
brate their golden wedding, having been
married fifty years.
The Cape Fear and Northern Railroad,
which runs from Apex to Angler, has
bought new Baldwin engine. 1t arTiv-
ed here yesterday.
The Capital Club will give german
Tuesday evening, November 18th, COM
plimentary to Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Mil
Ter and Mr.. and Mrs. H. Il. Litchford.
a "Cobweb Party will be given to the
children this afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the residence of Mrs. f. l.. Bush Adj
mission 10 cents. A small extra charge
for refreshments.
A convict manned Swain was brought
to the State Prison yesterday by SHEER
if J. l.. Phelps, of Washington county.
Swain was sentenced to ten years at
hard labor for the murder of his wife
BY order of the directors a meeting of
the Capital Club construction commit
tee is called for Saturday, December
2nd, at s o'clock p. M, in the reading
room of the Capital Club.
The Corporation Commission will hold
its next meeting ON December 9th. This
is the first meeting in which DIR. Abbott
will participate since his Reinstatement
in office by the Supreme court.
The Thanksgiving Day football game
at the Fair Grounds, between the A.
and NJ. College and Oak Ridge promises
to furnished some good sport. All who
can do so should go out to see it and
encourage the boys.
Farmers in some sections of the county
complain of trespassing by bird hunters
1t would be we'll for hunters to relflegn-
Der that the last Legislature made it an
indictable offence to hunt upon any land
in Wake county without the consent of
the owner.
By order of the Postmaster General,
on account of the death of Vice-Presi-
dent Hobart, the postoffice will be closed
after o'clock today The general de-
livery window will be open from O'Clock
to $50.
Mr.. A. NJ. McPheeters, Jr.. accom-
panied by his father and his physician
yesterday returned from Johns Hopkins
Hospital at Baltimore. They were much
encouraged at the result of the N-ray
examination of Mr.. McPheeter's ankle
and greatly relieved to find that no bone
was broken.
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The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany is setting a good example to tie
other companies having poles on the
streets of Raleigh 1t is not only paint
ing its poles on Fayetteville street, as
required by the board of aldermen, but
it is also painting those ON Martin and
other streets.
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day.
I'm many churches and to individuals an
appeal will be made for the orphans III
the various Orphan Homes Of the state.
"A box of provisions, clothing, or money
will be gratefully received. Let there be
a hearty response from all parts of the
State.
There is great demand among all
the railroads for freight cars Speak
ing of this the Richmond Dispatch says:
Though the Chesapeake and Ohio has
recently received 1000 new freight cars,
the demand is not supplied. 1t was stated
yesterday that the company is in the
market for 1000 more
Eighteen hundred and ninety-nin be-
gan Sunday and ends Sunday, and there
fore there will be fifty-three Sundays in
the year. October, November and De-
cernber have fourteen Sundays, two or
the three months having five SUNDAYS
each, which is extraordinary. Usually
only one month in quarter has five
Sundays.
Mr. r. G.. Rivers, of the State Audi
tory office, returned yesterday from
Wilson, Edgecombe and Halifax counties
whittier he had gone to look after State
taxes.
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