The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-26
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.


IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Rev. +. NJ. Jordan will preach tonight
at the Fayetteville street Baptist church.
An epidemic of scarlet fever has caus-
cd all the schools at Ashland, Va. to
close, it is learned.
Marriage license was yesterday issued
to Mr. Charles Lassiter and Miss Dora
Butler, both of this county.
Reduced tickets are being sold to Dur
ham today on account of the colored
conference now in session there.
The advance agent of Tate Bros, cir
Gus was in the city yesterday trying to
arrange date for a performance here.
Rev. DR.. J. 7. Gibbs, presiding elder,
will preach at Central Methodist church
today, at both the morning and evening
services.
A party of Alamance sportsmen have
gone to Cumberland county to fox hunt.
4 hSy littfC INSAty -SStSh AlV'anuS SLIM 49,
camping out.
Market Inspector McRary seized six
teen gallons of bad oysters Friday even
ing and condemned two gallons more
yesterday morning.
1t is stated that the Cooley property,
on Martin street, now advertised for sale
in December, will not be allowed to go
for less than $1,000
A revival is being held at Caraleigh
Baptist Mission, near this city, by Rev.
10. Alderman and Rev. w. c. Barrett.
Much interest is being manifested.
People from the eastern part OF the
State say that there is an unusually large
number of ducks in the sound waters
this season and the hunting is very fine.
The Federal government building here
was closed yesterday, and the clerks
and officers were given holiday on ac-
count of the funeral of yice-President
Hobart.
Rev. w. G. Barrett will preach at
Pilot Mills Baptist Mission tonight,
and Rev. J o. Alderman will preach
at West Raleigh Baptist church this
morning and tonight.
The State chemist has sent his analysis
of Greensboro's city water to Dr. Me
Iver and Mayor Taylor, i'm which he says.
that it is bad, while the water from the
wells at the Normal is good.
The Ministering Circle will meet ON
Monday of this week at 4 o'clock in
stead Of Tuesday. Every member of the
Circle is urgently requested to be pres
ent, as this will be a meeting of UNI
usual Importance.
Mr.. w. C. Powell. of Robson coun-
ty, near Moss Neck, had the misfortune
to have his gin house and all its con-
tents destroyed by fire on Thursday
night; and the North Carolina Home
Insurance Company had the misfortune
to have STA insurance on it.
Brokers and grocers here are expect
ing an advance in the price of molasses
soon. Advices from Louisiana say that
there is not the slightest doubt that
this years crop will yield 80 per cent less
molasses and 20 or 80 per cent less SUI
gar than the crop of last season.
Secretary Of State Thompson finds
that chapter PIT, private laws of 1893,
ia fusion law chartered the Barrett
Collegiate and Industrial Institute for
Colored People," with power to confer
degrees "as other colleges or universe
ties" Barrett sells degrees of ID. ID. to
English preachers at from So to SO
each.
The next session of the Corporation
Commission will be held on December
9th. There is nothing of especial i'm
portance to come before them unless
they shall take up the matter of rail
road taxation which Auditor Aver says
is badly mixed up as a result Of the
Simonton decision. The attorneys for
the State held consultation on the case
yesterday. 1t is expected to come be-
fore the Circuit Court of Appeals now
in session at Richmond.
Mr.. f. n Bridgers says of Mr.. Jud-
son Peele, of the Commercial College, OF
this city: Il owe my success to Mr..
Peele. / am holding a position with one
Of the leading firms in the State, and
have no trouble with my books. He is
q thorough, practical business man, and
knows how to run business college.
Mr.. Peele has other letters as good
as the above, from many former stu
dents He says that he expects to have
n larger school than ever during the
spring The terms are very reasonable
for a school of such grade.