The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-29
PERSONALS.

Mr.. Ernest Carr came in on the South
ern afternoon train yesterday.
Capt. ]. ]. Thomas returned to The
city yesterday from business trip.
Representative Gattis, of OG;tnge
county, went home yesterday afternoon.
Senator Il. A. Daniels, of i'old5l.o+o,
went down yesterday to spend Sunday
Railroad Commissioner John III. Pear
son. of Morganton, returned home yes
terday.
Mr.. Armistead Jones returned from
Louisburg yesterday, where he had been
on legal business.
Judge Il. w. Undertake, of Louis
burg. passed through the city yesterday
on his way to Wake Forest.
Judge Allen, of Goldsboro, member of
the House, went down yesterday morn
ing to spend Sunday at home.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Busbee returned from
Louisburg yesterday afternoon, where
he had been on legal business.
Mr.. Walter A. Parker. who has heen
travelling in Texas and Indian Ter
ritory, returned home yesterday.
Master Tom Purnell. Jr., who is at
tending the William Bingham School,
came in ON the afternoon train yester-
day.
Rev. Z. A. Osborne, Secretary of the
executive missionary committee of the
Episcopal church, left yesterday for
Durham
Prof. E. Mex. Goodwin, who has been
here for the past few days, in the in.
terest of his school, returned home yes
terday afternoon.
Prof. w. Il. Whitsett, of Whitsett.
who came to attend the meeting of the
executive committee of teachers, left
yesterday for home.
Mrs. James n. Williamson. of Bur
lington, formerly Miss Mary Saunlets.
of Richmond, who has been visiting Miss
Minnie Fitch Tucker, returned nome
yesterday.
Mrs. NJ. J. Mebane, of Guilford coun-
t.. arrived in the city yesterday and
will remain for some time on visit to
her son, Mr.. G. III. Mebane, superintcnd-
ent of Public instruction.
Messrs. w. B. Wymus, representing
the Bay State Shoe Company, and X.
Il. Sutton, representing the well known
clothing house of Henry Mann & Son.
of Baltimore, are registered at the Var
boro.
Mr. Chas. r. Toms, of Hendersonville,
is in the city. He came within six
votes of being elected to the House
from Henderson, a rock-ribbed Republi-
"an county that has never elected a
Democrat.
Hon. Elliott f. Danforth and wife. of
New York, are at the Marlborough. They
have been in the Western part of the
State and are on their way back to
New York. Mr.. Danforth has many
friends in this city and in North Caro-
lima. AS the Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant Governor Of New York at
The late election, Mr. Danforth received
10000 more votes than any other
Democratic candidate. He is the safest
leader of the Democratic party in New
York to-day.
Mr.. II. r. Cotton, of Cottondale, Pitt
county, is in the city. Mr.. Cotton is one
of the largest and most successful farm
ers in the State. He raises cotton and
tobacco and has made money by farm
ing. Mr.. Cotton is now a member of
the Board of Directors of the Peniten-
tiary, and is one of the staunchest
Democrats in the State. He is being
urged as one of the executive board OF
the penitentiary on account of his sue
cessful management of his own large
farming interests. There is a determine
alton ON the part of Democrats to put
the States most successful business
| men in charge of this. institution.
Hon. A. LeaZar, of Mooresville, is il
the city.