The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-24
CITY ITEMS.

The trustees of Wake Forest College
will meet here next week.
A number of Raleigh Masons yester-
day went to Oxford to participate in the
st. Johns Day celeb 'a.ion there to-day.
Last night at 2:16 O'Clock the private
carr of President st. John, of the
Seaboard Air Line, arrived here.
A barbecue was given yesterday at
Rogers Mill, on Crabtree creek, near this
city. Several Ralclsh people went out
to it.
On account of the extreme illness Of
his child, Rev. J. o. Guthrie will not go
to Warrenton to-day to preach Sunday,
as he had expected.
The Interstate Telephone Company
promises to have its line between Raj
eigh and Durham ready for business to-
day at noon.
Next week in Atlanta the trustees of
the Southern Baptist Theological Semin-
iary will meet. Rev. j. Il. White viii at
tend from this State.
The Corporation Commission was in
session again yesterday, considering the
question of assessment of the railroad
and steamboat property of the State for
taxation.
Now that several tons of earth have
been washed off the walk ways in Nash
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age, the city is having some terra Gotta
piping and intakes put in to proven!
further washing.
Capt. ]. NJ. Fleming left yesterday for
Dunn to attend the funeral of his
brother. DIR. J. r. Fleming, who died in
that place yesterday. There will be
widespread regret at the death of DR..
Fleming. The funeral will take place III
Dunn this morning.
Yesterday twenty-one recruits left
here-11 for the Philippines, and the
others for New York, and thence going
to Porto Rico and Cuba. Lieutenant
Steel says he is having good success in
securing men. Greensboro is a sub
station and many enlist there.
The young ladies' auxiliary of the
First Presbyterian church will give
trolly ride Monday evening, May 18th.
The Venus will leave the Capitol prompt
" at $50, $40 and 8. 'naking the entire
circuit and then go to the park, where re-
freshments Will be served free. Charges
25 cents.
Mr.. Oscar Allen, who holds a position
with Mr.. j. G. Ball. received.a telegram
last night announcing the death of his
uncle, Mr.. s. e. Allen, a beading hard
ware merchant of Winston-Salem. The
telegram said that Mr.. Allen died sud
denly" The funeral viii be held this
morning, and Mr.. Allen left last night
to be present.
Next Tuesday. the 9th, at 6 O'Clock
a. M, the Tabernacle train leaves for
Norfolk Fare round trip, 1925. The
school has chartered two steamers for
FIVE hours to take Them down to Old
Point and Newport News. Steamer trip
2jc. You should be sure to take this
trip. and see the '.Reina Mercedes" and
other great attractions.
Two new cotton blooms were brought
in yesterday-one by Mr.. J. Walter
Wyatt, of Johnston county, and one by
Mr.. l.. q. Gulley, of Panther Branch
township. this county. Though these
cotton blooms are not the first, still they
are unusually early and indicate that the
crop will be a good one.
The State Auditor yesterday again
sent out notices cal ing attention ~
the officers of corporations TO the sec
ton Of the Machinery Act requiring
them to furnish him with names ard
residences Of all their stockholders. The
first notice of this kind was sent out
several weeks ago. but so far only abour
half of the corporations have responded.
The Auditor says there are about 100
corporations in the State.