The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-17

Ms. IltHI1 App9 diiu LII. -. a.
Royter will sing at the First Baptist
chrch this morning.
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The Book Club viii be entertained b.
Mss katherine Whiting benson on Mon
dy, 18th, at 4 p. M.
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Many of the students of the various
lchools here are already going home Tor
the Christmas holidays.
Mr.. ]. B. Fortune has rented the
hotel at Beaver Dam and will shortly
move there with his family.
Rev. DR.. T. n. Ivey viii preach at II
a. m. and Rev. i. Ii. BAN at 7:15 Al
Central Methodist church today.
Rev. j. o. Guthrie has taken the Stat
agency for the Washington Life IN
surance Company-a company that has
recently begun business in this State.
Raleigh is glad to welcome as citizen
Rey. j. w. Jenkins, recently selected a
agent for the Methodist Orphanage. he
already has many friends here and vii.
make more.
A land grant was Yesterday issued
by the Secretary of State 70 John C..
Calhoun, OF Wayside, Swain county
Che grant is for 206 acres Of land u
Swain county.
Rev. Jesse FL. Page writes that he Is
quite well, can preach as well as ever.
but needs a years rest which the con
ference gave him. He will continue t.
live at Laurinburg.
The sale by r. T.. Gray, trustee, Of
the Dughi store on Fayetteville stree
which was postponed until tomorrow, vii
be again postponed until Saturday, the
23rd instant, at l. m.
Alderman Brown Pegram is back from
a hunting trip in Chatham county. H
says he with two other hunters killed
40 birds in three days. OF these Mr.
Pegram claims As fell by his gun.
The Southern Railway trains are nov
making Florida psints over its new
connections from Columbia in exactly
the same time made over the Fl0rida
Central and Peninsular from Columbia
The distance is greater, but better tins
is made.
The December Bulletin of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture is now being pre-
pared 1t will be issued from the press
the latter part Of this week. 1t is de
voted to no special subject, as wars
tie Bulletins for October and Novaln-
ber It will have a number of article,
OF interest 10 farmers generally.
Mr.. Il. r. Tarkinton, who was foI
some time manager of the Plymouth
Drug Company, at Plymouth, has taken
Il position in Kings drug store. He
will be in the Fayetteville street store
The wholesale department OH Whining
ton street will not be open till January
l. Mr.. Johnston Of New Jersey, will
have charge of that
The State applied for re-hearing Of
the railroad tax case and Judge Simon
ton first set December 10Th as the
time of hearing the argument. He has
now postponed the hearing until Decem-
her 2Tth Some folks believe that since
the Supreme court held that the Iegis-
lature did give the Corporation Com
mission authority to assess the railroads
for taxation Judge Simonton may change
his decision.
The Hon. Julius Bolts Fortune, who
recently made his exit as clerk of tbs
Federal court here, viii now try his hand
at bookkeeping. The place he has Sc
lected for this deleetable occupation i
Beaver Dam. He will move his family
there and take charge Of the Beavei
Dam hosiery at once. Mr.. Fortune does
this; however, it is understood, with the
distinct reservation that he's not yet out
Of politics. He still hangs hope OF
Pritchard's promise to do something
For him.
Captain Thomas w. Mason, Of North
ampton, has no more ardent admirer
among the colored people than Joseph
Rrann, tile messenger at the Governor :
office. Joe reads any speeches of the
Captains that he finds printed, and
keeps them, too. Yesterday he showed
the News and Observer reporter q copy
of this paper Of May %, 1894, contain
ing the speech delivered by Captain
Mason M the laying Of the corner
stone OF the Confederate monument
here. Joe says he also heard an elo-
quent address delivered by Captain
Mason at the laying Of the cornerstone