The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-03
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

total rainfall, 80.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Miss Lizzie Crow win entertain the
Book Club Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock.
Mrs. Henri Apply, of the Baptist Uni
versity. will sing at the First Baptist
church this morning.
1t was Mr.. e. NJ. Land who made
fine sales of tobacco at Rocky Mount
this week, and not Law as reported.
Captain Zebulon B. Vance, Eleventh
United States infantry, has been de-
signated as recruiting officer at Raj
ei-h.
The board of aldermen has decided to
open Metropolitan Hall next season.
1t win be in charge of the Chief OF
Police and City Clerk.
The special services at the Baptist
Tabernacle will close tonight. Rev. w.
w. Hamilton will preach today and
leave Monday for his home in Virginia
Dr. Schlesinger, the man who has been
here week claiming to be Spirituailsf,
left Yesterday His conduct here was
such as to get him in rather bad repute.
George Montgomery (col.), the boss
'possalm hunter in this section says
he's not doing much this season
Amt caught but jest some twenty
five or thirty" he explained.
Superintendent Moses, of the city
schools, thinks the three new suburban
schools-Caraleigh West Raleigh and
lyn-will be started Wednesday,.
Arrangements for them cannot be CONF
pleted earlier.
Rev. T. H. Balm, pastor of the Brook
lyn and Macedonia Methodist churches.
and Rev. f. G. Glenn. pastor Of the
Central Methodist church, will complete
their service here today. They viii not
be returned here by the conference.
Register of Deeds Hood issued seven
marriage licenses yesterday, three TO
white and four to colored applicants
The last one issued was in response to
q telegram. So far more licenses have
been issued than i'll the whole of last
year.
Mrs. Mary A. Johnston, OF Raleigh,
who is secretary of the Kings Daugh-
ter's of North Carolina, is in the city
trying to raise a fund for the purpose
of building an annex to the st. Luke's
hospital Wilmington Messenger.
Mr.. Swindell, of Goldsboro, preached
an interesting Thanksgiving sermon at
the n Il. church last evening. After
the discourse an offering amounting to
about $50 was made for their orphan
age at Raleigh-La Grange Sentinel.
Mrs. Elodia B. Yancey is building two
very handsome residences on North
Blount street-one a nineroom house
and one with eight rooms. One is on
the corner of Peace and Blount streets,
and the other is on the lot adjoining it,
on Blount street.
During the presentation of the
Chimes Of Normandy" at the Acad-
envy Of Music Friday night some one
entered the dressing rooms where those
on the stage had left their street
clothes, and robbed the pockets Of most
of them of all the money they con-
tanned.
At the last session Of the Baptist
State Convention twenty thousand dol
lars were pledged for Home Missions.
All but $1,000 has been raised and Rev.
John L. White, corresponding secretary.
has wired to certain strong churches
urging them to raise enough at the
services today to make up the $780,
O00
DIR. Aver and Col Odds yesterday re-
turned from a hunting trip to Chatham
county. They brought back a large
quantity of game, having killed, they
said. 102 birds, rabbits, 3 squirrels
and 1 wild turkey Also they report
having seen several deer. They hunted
en- New Hope and Morgan's creeks, near
Williams Mill.
at B. learned that ex-Coneressman
Thomas Settle will go TO Asheyi!ie IL
live about january LIST. He is aoH
having a handsome residence crccte !.
there. The ex-Congressuan gives as
his reason for moving tha. he does not
ON account OF. his politics, find things
so congenial in Greensboro as he ws.aid
desire.
Prof. Virgil o. Parker of Selma,
was in the city yesterday. He said that
the recent decision of the Supreme court
as to county school boards has created
no end OF turmoil in public school
affairs. Teachers are uncertain wheth-
er to go on with their schools.
not knowing whether they can get their
salaries or not. He said that there was