The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-30
|DURHAM'S SCHOOL BONDS
MANY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTED AT
TRINITY COLLEGE.
The President to Have a New Residence. Reyi-
val Services. Picnic. Durham Boy
in Greensboro Jail. Personal.

in greensboro Jail. Personal.
Durham, y. c.. June 29.-(Special)--
1t is said that on and after the first Of
July another clerk will be employed
in the postoffice here. A mounted car
rier will also be an improvement. Jas
w. Markham, one of the regular car
riers, will be the mounted man. Post
master O'Brien makes a capital pest
master, and is doing all in his power 10
give our people good service. If
he does not, it will be no fault of his.
The Second Baptist Sunday School
excursions left here this morning about
eight o'clock for Raleigh. They re-
turned this evening, after a delightful
day spent in the capital city.
The services being held at the Gospel
Tabernacle by Rev. S. c. Todd, of South
Carolina, are being attended by large
crowds, and considerable interest is
being manifested.
Miss Lucy Coles condition is thought
to be somewhat improved. She passed
very restful night last night. and to-
day appears to be much better. This
is encouraging. and all friends of the
family hope that she may still continue
to improve and speedily recover.
Julian Parrish, Durham boy is in
jail at Greensboro, charged with steal
ing Il bicycle from ID. &. Gilmer, of
the Southern Railway offices, in that
city. Parrish rode the wheel to Win
ston, where he was arrested and carried
back to Greensboro. When arrested
he stated that after he took the wheel
he felt that he had done wrong and
started to carry it back from where
he got it, but was afraid he would be
arrested and concluded to go ahead and
take chances.
Patrick Farthing. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. C.. Farthing, celebrated his seven
teenth birthday last night by giving II
social party TO Il number of his young
friends. There We're some twenty-five
or thirty present, and all had de-
lightful time. Refreshments, consisting
of various delicacies of the season, were
served
The $4,000 of Durham school bonds
bearing ) per cent. were sold to Deni-
son, Pryor Il Co., of Cleveland, Ohio
for $16.52S. There was no bid from
| The marriage of Mr.. Raleigh Floyd
to Miss Fannie Floyd was celebrated
in the Baptist church mt East Durham
| Rev. j. 7. Parker officiating. Both
| the bride and groom are blind. The!
have large circle of friends. Mrs
| Floyd was at one time a teacher in tn,
Blind Institution in Raleigh.
/ George a. Carr, son of DIR. and Mrs
| |. n. Carr, very courageously went t.
| the rescue of lady who was about
to drown while in bathing at Wrghts
| vile few days ago. While in the surf
| the lady was taken quite distance on
| by the strong under current and finding
| herself about to drown asked for help
/ Georve very promptly went to the res
| cue and succeeded i'll bringing her tc
| safety. Though the lady was in dan
ger, she kept her head and George being
an expert swimmer experienced very
little difficulty in saving her.
TRINITY COLLEGE NOTES.
| Rev. p. T. Durham, adjunct profes
sor Of Biblical Literature and Church
History, has gone to Henderson where
| he will represent Trinity College at the
| Warrenton District Conference.
| The Summer School of Physical Train,
ing opened on Tuesday June Goth. The
attendance has been good Miss Simms
| College. and Miss Moore. Of the Insti
tute for the Blind, at Raleigh, are as
sisting Mr.. Whitehouse, the Trinity
Physical Instructor.
Dr. Kilgo and Prof. Flowers left last
week for trip North. DIR. Kilgo will
visit number of colleges and universe
ties in New England and New York,
and make a pleasure trip to Niagara
Falls. Prof Flowers will go to Chi
sago University for summer study.
Mr.. S. s. Dent, of the Glass of 81,
has been elected assistant i'm English
He has hitherto been the very successful
principal of the Morven, n. c., Acade-
my. @
Mrs. White and Miss Moseley. OF
Mississippi, and Miss White, of Trinity.
who have been visiting DIR. Crawford,
left last week for two weeks of sight
seeing in New York and Washington.
A nice residence is being built on the
property across the Guess Road from
the Epworth Inn, which will be used
by Mrs. Turner for a boarding house.
The old buildings near the High School
are being moved preparatory to the
construction of new dormitories for that
promising adjunct to Trinity College.
Plans for Il new Presidents house have
been made and the contract will he let
soon.
The residents of Trinity Park are de-
lighted that DR.. r.. A. Yates will soon
move to commodious new residence
just to the south of the campus. The
frequent presence of this Christian gen
tleman will be appreciated by his many
friends at the college.
Messrs. Biyins and Sparger, of the
High School faculty, have returned after
fortnight's trip of sightseeing in and
around New York.