The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19
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a delightful sketch of rural life in the
French Provinces.

The Book Club will meet with Miss
Susan Clark tomorrow (Monday) after
noon at o'clock. The KentmisS Cub
will meet on Thursday afternoon at 4
o'clock at the home of Miss Elizabeth
Cheshire.
Miss Mary Pruden, who has been
visiting Miss Eliza Busbee for the past
TWO weeks. is now visiting at the home
of Mrs. B. s. Skinner in West Raj
eigh.
There is to be a subscription dance
on Monday evening at Henry Hall.
Henry Arthur Jones new play, in
four acts, entitled "Carnac Sahib.
which was recently produced in Lond2n
by Beerbohm Tree, is being published
by the Macmillan company.
Elwyn Barron. whose novel of Paris
life, 'Manders," has been so fayora.bly
received, is now engaged upon another
story, this time dealing with old New
York.
The sequel to "Three Men in Boat,
for which Jerome X. JeromeS readers
have been waiting so long, is now writ
ten. After appearing as a serial in ENG
land under the title of '"Three Men in
a Forest it will be published in book
form.
The real name of Saul Sniff under
which pseudonym THE Pottle Papers,
were published in England, is Tristram
Coutts. This information is given on the
title rage of the fourth edition, just
issued.
The versatile author of tom Gro
gam and Caleb West, Master Diver
is soon to give another volume of fiction
to the public. 1t is entitled 'srhe Other
Fellow" and consists of nine short
stories. some of which have already ap-
peared in the magazines.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's forth
coming novel is to be entitled The Great
De Willoughby Claim" For the first
time in several years Mrs. Burnett re-
turns TO an American field and to Amer
lean types. The scenes of the story are
laid in the South, in New England and
in Washington.
The following invitaticn. handsomely
engraved in gold. has been issued to their
friends throughout the State:
Mr.. and Mars. Joseph john Jackson
request the pleasure of your
company on their
Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary.
Monday evening. November the 9th, ut
eight o'clock.
pittsboro, North Carolina
A Woman's Club was organized last
Thursday. The meeting was held at
Mrs H. w. SCOTS. Mrs. DIR. Daniel
A. Long was elected president: Mrs. j.
J.. Scott. Jr. Siee-president; and Mrs.
Charles II. Irwin. secretary. The club
will be of a literary and social nature
The ladies Tuesday Evening Club"
held their first social meeting at the resi-
dence of Mrs. W. II. Shaw on the
evening of November 18th. Quite n
number were present and the time was
pleasantly and proftaIbly spent ~ lie
study of Edgar Allen Poe. Mrs. j. 7.
Chambers read am exceedingly interesting
original paper ON his life and writings.
Mrs wilkins read an account Of lis
college days at the University Of VII
einia Wilson News.
Cards are out announcing the marria-e
of Miss Virginia Bernard of Greensboro,
to Mr.. w. "A. Devin. a prominent young
lawyer of Oxford. The ceremony VII
take place at the home of the bride on
the evening of the 10Th.
November 18th, 1890, at eight O'CLOCK,
Mr. A. Norris Mcdonald, register of
deeds of Mecklenburg county, and Miss
Annie Howard, of Wardlaw, this coun-
~. We're united in bonds of wedlock at
the home of the brides sister. Mrs. Ellie
Mckenzie, on Church street.
Mrs. Jno. L. Borden entertained
number of friends at tea last nigh,
complimentary to Mrs. Brenizer Of
'Asheville, and Miss Jennie Coffin. Of
Raleigh. -Goldsboro Argus.
A very pretty fall wedding took place
yesterday at / 80 O'Clock, at Holy limo
cents episcopal church, Lenoir county,
when Miss SaIlie Elizabeth Whitfield,
eldest daughter of Col n. Il. Whitfield,
became the bride of Mr.. John w. s.
Miller. Immediately before the marriage
service, at the hospitable home of the
brides father, the bridal party and few
relatives and intimate friends enjoyed Il
most sumptuolls wedding dinner.--Kil-
ston Free Press.
There was pleasant wedding yestar-
day morning at the residence Of Mr.. j..
b. Holt, in Johnston county, the cen
tracing parties being Mr.. j. III. Pritch-
ard. of Fafson, and Miss Rose Ellen
Holt. The ceremony inexperienced by
Rev. DIR. Il. ID. Swindell of this city.
The newly married couple came to this
city ON the Raleigh train at noon and the
wedding party We're given a sumptuous
dinner by Mr.. G. III. Pritchard, brother
of the groom. Mr.. Prichard and his
bride left on the 3 p. m train for their
home i'm Faison.-Goldsboro Argus.
I'm TOWN.
SO. she is gone. And the town
Is dull as before she came.
I have nothiu6 loft hint ha,.