The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-17

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Miss May Bryan has gone to Philadel
| phia, where she will be for am extended
stay with her friend, Miss Belle Myers
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! Raleigh visitors to Wilmington ant
/ Carolina Beach will remember Captain
| j. w Harper, of the steamer "Wilming
tom Captain Harper is ONE of the nlosi
well known of Wilmington's citizens
and during the past week was married
Misses Margaret and Florence Holt
and Mr.. Eugene Holt, of Burlington
spent Wednesday in Raleigh. aud left ii
the afternoon for their home
Mrs. Smith and Miss Zelda Smith, Of
Washington, are spending the winter ii
Raleigh. They are guests at the Car
rollton.
Misses Willie and Nellie plummer, OF
] Petersburg, Virginia. and Miss Mary
Moore. of Newbern, are the guests of the
| Misses PTnell
Miss Annie Rogers has returned home
after visit to friends in Norfolk.
Miss Ell Greene Kirby, who has been
for many months with her sister, Mrs.
Edward Mack, in Norfolk, will spend
the Christmas holidays in Raleigh with
her father and mother, DR.. and Mrs.
G. l.. Kirby.
Miss Mary Seaton Hay, vino is at
tending the Gunston Institute in Wash
ington, Will not return to Raleigh for
the christmas HOLIDAYS
On Wednesday of this week at the
home of her father. Mr.. George w.
Marsh, Miss Anna Washington Marsh
viii be united in marriage to Mr.. James
Martin Johnson. The ceremony will be
performed at half past ten O'Clock and
the happy young couple win leave en-
the morning train to spend their honey
moon elsewhere.
Miss Viyienne Strong, Of Atlanta, who
has been in Raleigh for some time the
guest Of Misses Mamie and Ethel Nor
ris, on North Biount street. left yes
terday for her home. Miss Strong has
many friends who look forward TO her
return to the city Miss Mamie Norris
accompanied Miss Strong home and Will
spend the holidays as her guest in At
lanta.
Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Eddins, Of Wake
field, have issued invitations requesting
the honor of the presence of their
friends at the marriage of their daugh
fer. Miss Maggie May Eddins, to Mr..
James Edwin King, which will be cele-
brated on Thursday, December the
twenty-eighth, at noon, at their home in
Wakefield. Miss Eddins is one OF the
most charming young women in the
county. and Mr.. King is young bust
ness man who has met with success by
his constancy to duty.
Mr. John WILDER Jenkins. formerly of
Raleigh, but now city editor of the
Charlotte News, is quite i'll at the Char
lotte hospital. His friends throughout
the State will lie glad to know that his
condition IS greatly improved
There was a very delightful dance at
the 4. and NJ. College Friday evening
given by the members Of the German
Club. Those who attended were:
Miss Lena Latta with Serg. j. Il.
Ramsey Miss Francis Holxe with Mr..
John Andrews; Miss Moore, of Newborn.
with Mr. Fred Odds. Miss Ethel Norris
with Mr.. Dick Busbee; Miss Purnell
with Mr.. John Mckee; Miss Plummer
with Mr.. John West; Miss Lucie. West
with Mr. w. III. Ragley; Miss Emily
Evans with Mr.. Harris; Miss May Jones
with Mr.. VIM. Jones; Miss Pritchet with
Prof. Pritchet: Miss Mary Jones with
Mr.. Fennell: Miss Louise Linton with
Mr.. Allan Higgs; Miss Elise Stamps with
Maj. Higgins; Miss Hal Morson with
Capt. Bernhard; Miss Helen Primrose
with 1t. II. ID. Ross; Miss Francis Jones
with 1t. j Il. Porter; Miss Nell Linton
with 1t. l.. III. Mann; Miss Maude Latta|
with Lieut.. Garland Jones' Miss Mar
garet Grow with Serg. r. ii. Morrison;
Miss Rhett Leach with Serg. f. Fl. Burn
hardt; Miss Edna Smith with Serg. Il.
e. Harrell Miss Carrie Furman with
Serg. w. e. Rose; Miss Myra Smith with
Serg. Graves; Miss Maggie Harris with
Cadet Mum; Miss Lulie Biggs with
Cadet Wick; Miss Kate Skinner with ca
Diet Allen: Miss Ellen West with Cadet
Primer: Miss Willie Plummer. with Mr..
Jack Perry; Miss Annie Purnell with
Cadet Il. F. Sadler
Stags-Mr Dick Lewis, Capt. J. Fl.
Bum, Capt. Il. NJ. Wagstaff, Cadet w.
G. Cooke, Cadet Deter, Cadet Farthing.
Chaperons Mrs Latta, Mrs. MCGEE,
Mrs. Higgs, Mrs. Jones, Mr. and Mrs.
Skinner, Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ Ashe.
The Monday Evening Club viii meet
at the Governors Mansion tomorrow
evening at s o'clock. The programme
is as follows: 1'hackeray Mrs. II. l..
Stone; Kinsley, Mr. H. w. Aver; George
Eliot, Prof ID. III. Hill.
The young women at st. Mary's School
will complete the work of the 4o4l term
on Thursday afternoon A number of
them will leave for their homes on
Thursday and by Friday evening the en-
tire school viii be away. Only few
members of the faculty will remain here
for the holidays. Miss McVea will go|
TO Washington, ID. c., to spend Christ
mas week with her mother and sis
tiers.
On Tuesday evening there will be an
entertainment at st. Mary's, given by
the young women of the school. The day
scholars and few friends will be pres