The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-13
CITY ITEMS.


A private note from Elon College says;
"a fine opening this year"
President Blasingame, of the Baptist
Female University, viii speak on "Edu,
cation" at the Baptist Tabernacle this
evening.
Forty-six of the JOG miles of the
Richmond and Ridgeway road has been
completed and work is being pushed.
1t will be ready before the year 1900.
The Mormons have made two con-
yerts in Raleigh-both Of them women.
They expect to organize permanent
church here.
The colored excursionists from Will
mington all made pilgrimage TO fle
pen yesterday to see their friends. The
crowd was very orderly while here.
Sheriff S. A. Salmon, of Harnett,
brought two negro convicts to the State
prison yesterday. They are a man
and woman, both for larceny, and
must serve ten months and five years
respectively.
1t looks like Friday next will be a
lively day at Fuquay Springs, if the in
dications of big crowd at the barbecue
at that noted resort are criterions to
Judge by.
The mail wagon ran into a team yes
terday afternoon cutting a mule badly.
The same thing happened a short time
since. The wagon is driven very reck
lessly.
The Raleigh Savings Banks state
ment, which appears in another column,
shows that its deposits amount to S276.-
024S6. 1t is the oldest savings bank
in the State and has the largest surplus.
The police have never been furnished
with a list of the property taken from
the house of Captain William Smith,
of the S. A. L., who is now at Waynes-
vile. However, they have found a
trunk taken from the house in small
stream which passes the border of Oak
wood cemetery.
Wednesday evening, September 20th
Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire will
make special visitation to st. Ambrose
colored Episcopal church for confirma-
ton. The rector, Rev. j. E. King says
that the church was never In such good
condition. This church now has a full
vestry choir.
There rs a suggestion that if his stay
in Raleigh will permit it, the Capital
Club will give a reception to Mr.. John
Shelton Williams, president OF the Sea-
board Air Line road, when he comes to
Raleigh, September 9th, to attend the
meeting of the Raleigh and CASTOR
stockholders.
Three of the newly elected fertilizer
inspectors are ON duty-Mr. Wiley
Barnes, of Wilson county, in Central
North Carolina; Mr.. w. T.. Williams
of Cumberland county, in Western
North Carolina, and Mr.. Floyd Brown,
of Johnston county, in Northwestern
North Carolina.
Mr.. Fred L. Merritt, of the News and
Observer staff, has gone to Asheyille
TO report the hearing in the two injunc-
ton cases before Judge SImonton The
readers of this paper will know from
y
good daily stories of the important hear
ing.
Joe Braan, who stays in the Cover
nor's office, had letter yesterday from
his brother, ]. n. Braan, now eight
miles out from Manila. Braan enlisted
here in March under Major Davis.
He is messenger to the officer
commanding the post. He is a colored
boy of good education.
Mrs. ]. A. Nicholson and family. wl.o
have been visiting in Raleigh for me
past few months, will shortly return
and will occupy their former residence
ON Ramsey street. Mr. Nicholson will
remain in Raleigh, where he has a posi-
ton with the Seaiboard Air Line.-Fay-
etteville Observer.
Work on three of Raleigh's new build
ings is progressing fairly we'll The
museum annex has been built ND to the
hrSt story, as has also the Olivia Raney
Public Library. The PRESBYTERIAN
church is now ready for the roof. All
these buildings will be handsome struc-
lures.
Information comes from Wake Forest
that out of fifty students examined for
admission to one of Prof. Sledds Eng
lish classes only six received special
mention or, in other words, passed with
distinction. OF the six three were sent
to Wake Forest from the Raleigh Male
Academy and received their preparation
under Mr.. Morson
Commissioner of Agriculture Patter-
son will be at Tarboro next Thursday
and Friday to hold Farmers Institute
for Edgecombe county. He says it will
be large one. Profs Massey and
johnson, Of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, will aid him In CON
Quoting it, and w. G. McMackin, Wake
county's supervisor of public roads, win
deliver a lecture ON good roads and
how to build them.
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Mr.. J. G. Mcneil, a young attorney
of Lumberton, was in the city yester-
day. He said the trestle OF the Ium-
berton and Lumber River Railroad
across the river a mile out was about
completed. Work on the road is being
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