The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-17
PERSONALS.


Mr.. Theo o. Brown spent yesterday in
the city.
: Mr. H. G. Conner, Jr., of Wilson, is in
the city.
Mr.. II. r. King, of Greensboro, is in
Mr.. r. Duffey, of Wilmington, is in
the city.
Mr.. II. G. Whitehead, of Wilson, is
in the city.
Mr.. T. NJ Pickett, of High Point is
i'm the city.
Mr.. H. w. Fries, of Salem, is stop
ping at the Marlboro.
Mr.. Geo. -. Greene. of Wilson, is
stopping at the Marlborough.
Mr. $. r. Horne, of Morrisville, spent
yesterday in the city on business.
Miss SopnIe Busbee returned ON yes
terday from a visit to Wilmington.
Adiutant General r. S. Register. of Ok
ford, is in the city on legal business.
Mrs. j. A. Egerton and family return
ed yesterday from visit to Portsmouth.
Mr.. f. S. Spruill, who has been here
on legal business returned home yester-
day.
Hon. Lee S. Overman, member of the
House, returned yesterday from Sails
bury
Capt. s. A. Ashe returned yesterday
"rnoon from a business trip to Dur
ham.
Mr.. Austin Grimes, who has been here
for few days returned home yester-
day morning.
Miss Minnie Fitch Tucker. who has
been visiting in Burlington. returned yes
terday morning.
DR.. Joyful Ramsey is at his seat in
the agricultural board again, after Il
visit to Salisbury
Mrs. W. J. Hawkins is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Sherwood Higgs, on
North Blount street.
Mrs. Bradley 7. Johnson, of Baltimore,
arrived in the city yesterday and is
stopping at the Marlboro.
Private Secretary Baylus Cade is at
his desk in the Governors office after
a short visit to Franklinton
Miss Zulu Rankin, of Fayetteville. who
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. c. l..
Wharton. returned home yesterday.
Mrs. B. f. PEBBLES, of Barnwell, s. c.,
who has been visiting her father. DR.. t.
Z. Hay. returned home yesterday.
Mr.. Harry w. Stubbs, member of
the House, returned yesteday from Will
liamston, where he went to spend Sun
day.
Capt. Charles e. Price. of Salisbury,
chief counsel of the Southern Railway,
came an on the afternoon train yester-
day.
Miss Willie Timberlake, who has been
visiting Misses Hattie and Rosa Fer
rell. returned to her home in Youngsville
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Lee have gone
to Baltimore. They took with them their
little son for treatment in Johns Hopkins
Hospital
Mr.. f. L. Rich, of Elon College, arri-
we'd in the city yesterday and has taken
a position with the Raleigh and Cape
Fear Railroad
Mr.. Heriot Clarkson and wife. and
Misses Elizabeth and Marion Clarkson.
of Charlotte are in the city, stopping
at the Marlboro.
Mrs. j. II. b. Hoover of Hillsboro.
passed Through the city yesterday morn
ing on her way to Greenville on a visit
to her daughter.
Mr. r. w. Smith Register of Deeds
of Dare county, who has been visiting
his daughter who is at school in Little
ton. is in the city.
Mr.. d. e. Gill, one Of Raleigh's travel
ling men, left yesterday morning for a
business "trip to points in the eastern
parts of the State.
Rev II. l.. Troy, of Durham, was in
the city yesterday. He says that Dur
ham grows all the time and there is a
constant demand for new houses.
Prof. w. A. Withers will leave to-day
for Washington to attend the sessions of
the National Pure Food Congress. He
will read paper on pure food before the
body.
Mr. Jeff Ellington. who is now living
at Troy. returned to that place yester-
day. He has been here day or two
on business connected with his lumber
plant at that place.
Col John S. Cunningham. of Person
county, arrived on the early morning
train. He comes to appear before the
legislative committee in regard to the
act fixing fire insurance rates.
Mr.. Josiah Turner came down on the
afternoon train yesterday. He will go
before the Committee ON Claims of the
Legislature i'll reference to the claims he
has against the State while public printer
number of years ago.
Railroad Commissioner John III. Pear
son left yesterday morning for Baltimore
to see his son, John. who is being treated
at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Mr.. Pear
son says that his son is getting along very
well and is on the improve.
Alessrs. J. s. Westbrook. ]. A. West
brook. w. l.. Hill and w. ]. Boney.
comprising the executive committee of
the Truckers Association, are in the city
looking after the interests of the State
Truckers Association, of which they are
leading members.
Hon. W. ID. Pruden, ex-senator w.
NJ. Bond and Mr.. l.. G. Bond of Eden
ton. are in the city. They are here to
look after the fishing interest of that
section The Messrs. Bond want the
present law repealed, and Mr.. Pruden
wants it kept on the statute books.
Mrs. w. l.. Williams, wife of Senator
Williams, OF Cumberland, is with her
husband at the Marlboro. She started
from home on Saturday, but was de-
tanned by the wreck on the Wilson
Short Cut. and reached Raleigh Sunday
| afternoon-the 25th anniversary of her
marriage.
| Rev. T. Herbert Argo was advanced
to the priesthood of the Episcopal church
| in the Church of the Holy Nativity,
pockIad0a p. on tho feast of the