The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-06


temperature, SO; mean temperature, 62;
total rainfall, "a.
CITY ITEMS.
1t is learned that the music class at
Elon College this year numbers about
forty.
A popular price opera company will be
at the Academy of Music during Fair
week.
The sidewalks ON Davie street, be-
tween Wilmington and Blount streets,
are being paved.
The A. and NJ foot ball team will to-
morrow morning go up to Chapel Hill
to play the University team.
Mr.. Will J. Brown has accepted a
position with Boylan, Pearce & Co., and
will enter upon his duties on the tenth
of October.
Mr.. J. Ed. Young left this morning
for Raleigh where he has accepted a
position with the Seaboard Air Line
MISUNDERSTANDING Sun.
There will be an important meeting of
the Relief Society of Good Shepherd
church this Vriday) afternoon at p.
m. All members are asked to attend.
Some fifteen young negroes left here
yesterday to attend the Methodist school
at Kittrell which opens today. There are
several others that will go in a day or
two.
Rev. w. G. Clements, superintendent
of schools in this county, requests that
people writing to him on school bust
ness will address him at Raleigh instead
of MOrrisyille.
Miss Matte A. Higgs will give a
demonstration of the Fletcher Music
Method at AT North Blount street, Sat
urday at p. m. She cordially invites
those that are interested.
Mr. w. e. Caserly, a student at the
A. and M. College, received a telegram
yesterday announcing the death of his
grandmother at Washington, and left
yesterday afternoon to attend the fune
raj.
At the Tar River Baptist Association
this week. $500 was raised for home
missions This is said to be the largest
contribution ever made by any church
organization in the State at one time for
one object.
A lodge of Elks will probably be or
ganized here in the near future. Mr..
r. l.. Prempert, who is an enthusiastic
and prominent member of the order.
says he is getting up list of charter
members for this purpose.
A meeting of the Woman's Baptist
Home Mission Convention (colored) is
being held here this week. 1t met yes
terday morning and will be In session
until Sunday. There is large num-
Der Of delegates present.
The Adjutant- Generals office yester-
day received a statement from Captain
Thomas Struggled, of Company III,
First regiment, of the expenses incurred |
in guarding the Waynesville Jail on
August %, 26, 81. The amount was
$S8.77.
Attorney General Walser received a |
request from the New York World yes |
terday for a statement of the number |
of legal holidays in this State. He |
found that there are nine. 1t is doubt
full that the average man can name |
six of them.
The mean temperature during the |
month Of September was 70-the highest |
being 100 on the 9th and the lowest |
40 on the 18th. The rainfall during |
the month was 2.6S inches. Rain fell |
Jaxx VI. =.
September for the past thirteen years |
is 81 inches.
Chairman Travis, of the executive |
board of the penitentiary, says some pro-
vision will be made by the board of |
directors for reading matter for the |
cOnvicts. He approves the letter of Mr.. |
Brown, chairman of the Investigating |
committee, calling on the people of the |
State to send literature TO the conyicts. |
An effort is being made by the mem
bers of the police force and their friends
to secure from the board of aldermen
an appropriation for a new winter uni
form for the fourteen policemen These
suits will cost about $50 each. Hereto
fore the policemen have had to buy
their own uniforms.
1t is said that the much discussed
sign ordinance will come up before the
board of aldermen tonight on a PROPOSE
ton to so amend it as to allow electric
signs put up in such way as to meet
the approval of the chief of police The
present sign ordinance Is a splendid
one with this exception.
The dry goods stores have not only |
been busy waiting on their trade during
the past week, but they have been filing |
great many orders from all over the
State. Raleigh's mail order business is
increasing every day. The people have
learned that they can get goods as cheap |
here as in the Northern markets. Our
merchants buy from the same places
that New York retailers buy from, they |
pay the same prices, and they do bust
ness at much less expenses.
AN INEORMAT, RECEpTI0N