The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-18

w. H. KING DRUG CO.-Complete
Drug Store.
B. p. Observation-Disclosures
Horses For Sale.
THE WEATHER TODAY.
Local forecast for Raleigh and Vi
entity to p. M: Fair Thursday and
Friday.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature 81; minimum
temperature, As; mean temperature,
SO. Total rainfall o inches.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The decorating for the State Fair
commenced yesterday along Fayette-
vile street.
The Rescue Circle will meet at Mrs.
Walter Clark's Thursday afternoon, at
4:30 o'clock.
The Fourth North Carolina Supreme
Court heport has been reprinted and
is now on sale.
Mr.. b. C. Glover has accepted the
State agency for the Masonic Mutual
Relief Company of Washington.
Cotton remained at 8 cents yesterday
and the farmers wisely refrained from
bringing their cotton to the market.
Receipts, 45 bales.
On yesterday the weather bureau re-
ported frost at all lake stations. 1t
predicts fine weather, with little
chance for frost for today in North
Carolina.
Sheriff Riddick, of Gates county, was
here yesterday to bring a prisoner to
the penitentiary The convicts name
was Richard Skinner, who gets one
year for cattle stealing.
The inspector of boilers made an in
spection of the boiler under the SUI
preme court Library building yester-
day. 1t is reported that he found
some slight defects, which were RENE
died
The contract for the plumbing of
the Wake Forest gymnasium has been
awarded to Messrs. Young &Hughes,
of this city. The plumbing involves
the construction of a number of show
er baths and a cost of about $1,000.
All the children who took part in the
Mother Goose Party at the Governors
Mansion some weeks ago, are request
eel to- meet this afternoon at O'Clock,
in the auditorium of the Agricultural
building for the purpose of rehearsing.
The Seaboard Air Line will run an
excursion from Weldon to Raleigh on
October "a, %, and 26 of Fair week.
The train leaves Weldon at z and
reaches Raleigh at 1O:45. Returning
it leaves Raleigh at and reaches
Weldon at GAS.
The copy for the Auditors Report
is being sent to the printer and the
report will be out shortly. Five coun-
ties have not sent their reports in yet,
but have promised to do so in time
for the report Sixteen counties have
not yet settled.
The Tryon Hosiery Mill, of Lynn,
Polk county, was chartered yesterday
The incorporators are S. n. Wilcox, F..
S. Wilcox, and Z. c. Wilcox. The capt.
tai stock of the corporation at the out
set is $4,000. Polk and Rutherford
counties are rapidly becoming manu-
featuring centers.
News was received yesterday of the
death of Miss Stella Britt, of Panther
Branch township. She was the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Katie Britt and was seven
teen wears old. Her father is dead.
She died of consumption. The funeral
took place yesterday and she was bur-
led in the family burying ground.
Superintendent Clements yesterday
announced that of the white applicants
for teachers certificates. twenty-one
received first grade certificates, seven
received second grade, and that two
failed. He has not yet finished looking
over the negro applicants papers.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage of Miss Mary Louise jackson, of
Atlanta, Ca, to Mr.. Sydney Perry
Cooper, of Henderson, on November
nth. at the First Methodist church of
Atlanta. The bride is a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell Cobb Jackson,
and the groom is rising young bust
ness man of Henderson.
License to marry was yesterday is
sued to Mr. G. +. Pool and Miss Fldelia
Rogers, both of this city; Mr. W. II.
Sherron. of Purnell, and Miss Carrie
Lloyd, of Newlight township. The for
mer couple were united in marriage
last night at 1880 o'clock by Rev. A. A.
Butler, pastor of Fayetteville street
Baptist church, at his residence.
The revenue office here, learned
Yesterday of the seizure. near Nenl, n
c.. by Deputy Collector Lewis, OF a