The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-14
CITY liens.

CITY ltEMS.
The latest accessions to the peniten-
tiary are three convicts from Lenoir-all
one year each.
The choir Of the Church Of the Good
Shepherd held their annual picnic yestc4-
day ut penny's Pond.
The pastor and congregation of the
Christian church expect very soon to be-
gin il series of revival meetings.
Bishop Leo IIaid has arrived in the
city and will on Sunday conduct a con-
frmaton service at the Roman Catholic
church.
There will be a strawberry festival at
the parish rooms of the Church of the
Good Shepherd Wednesday might at =
o'clock. All are invited.
The new cotton seed oil mill, which
the Caraleigh Phosphate Company will
begin next month to build here. will
have a capacity of 30 tons of seed day.
The school committee of Raleigh town
ship will probably be called to meet
Monday or Wednesday and settle the
time for closing the public schools of the
city.
The latest accessions to the peniten-
tiary are three State convicts from Le-
noir county-all for one year each-and
one Federal prisoner from West Nir-
ginia.
Only one railroad company. the Nor
folk and Western has taken out Il State
charter under the Craig law, and only
four insurance companies. All must dc
50 before June LIST.
The committee appointed by the Coun-
~ Commissioners TO settle with eX
Sheriff H. r. Jones will meet again Mon
day. 1t is expected that it will, by
Tuesday. complete its task.
Mr.. John L. Pnllen will conduct SER
vices at the First Baptist Church today,
morning and night. The pastor, DIR.
Carter. is attending the Southern Bap-
fist Convention at Louisville, Ky.
There will be Il musicale at Mrs. Ct.
y. Walters, 319 Newborn Avenue, Tues
day evening. 10th. to commence at $50
o'clock. Fifteen cents admission which
also entities you to cream and cake.
The Insurance Commissioner has is
sued license to 33 life. Il fire, 13 acct
Iorpf ltx-o nd 4 f,ot ~
ancc companies. The latter are the Royal
4Arcanum, American Guild, National
Union and Ladies of Homer.
Some half a dozen individual members
Of the State Guard have written to the
Adjutant General notifying him that
they will attend the military jubilee in
Washington. May %, 23 aud "a. No
entire company in the Guard has yet
signified its intention Of going.
1t is said that all the influence of the
State administration and Of the Supreme
court is being brought to bear ON Mr..
Cherry, the new keeper of the Capitol,
and on Mr.. Bradley. marshal of the
Supreme court, to retain the fusion
crew of subordinates appointed under
Burns.
Rev. james l.. Foster left for Mt.
Auburn. Warren county, yesterday to
fill his regular monthly appointment.
Prof. J. o. Atkinson. Of Elon college,
will preach ut the Christian church to-
day, both morning and evening. Sunday
school at the usual hour.
The trustees of st. Mary's school of
Raleigh meet at Tarboro next week and
will probably elect rector to succeed
the late Rev. DIR. Bennett Snledes. The
Episcopal diocese of South Carolina for
mally accepts the proposition that st.
Mary's shall be the church school of
that diocese.
The ladies of the Church of the Good
Shepherd will give an lee Cream and
Strawberry Festival OH Wednesday
evening. May II. from to II o'clock.
The charge for refreshments will be
very moderate. and the proceeds will he
devoted to the building fund of the new
church-so go and help a good cause.
The morning Southern Railway train
from Greensboro, was more than an hour
late yesterday. And yet the bulletin
board announced in large letters: "EX-
pected at 10:45-on time" And what is
worse still the agent has been given ex-
plcit orders not to change the announces
nlent on the board in such cases. unless
he is directed to do so by telegraph.
BUTLER STUDYING LAW.