The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-25
IN AND ABOUT, THE CITY.

Mr.. John F. Anderson is sick with ma
street.
MIR. Edward H. Barnes will sing the
offertory at the First Baptist church this
morning.
Mr.. Jno. T. PulIen will preach at the
Shaw University chapel at o'clock this
Sunday afternoon.
The date for DeWolf Hopper at the
Academy of Music is May 2. The Charlie
tan will be the opera presented.
The meeting of the Book Club, which
was to have met at Mrs. Thos. NJ Ashes
last Monday, was postponed until tomor-
row afternoon.
Reports from the northern part OF the
county are to the effect that the senti-
ment in favor of the amendment is grow
ing among the people.
Hon. NJ. H. Justice will address his fell
lew citizens at Lincolnton on Tuesday,
April End, being the Tuesday of court
week, and at Shelby on Tuesday, April
10Th.
There was a fight at the Academy of
Music last night. Frank Register attack
ed a program boy named Leach, strik-
ing him for some fancied insult to a
lady.
Mr.. Robert Simpson, the druggist, will
occupy his new store in the Olivia Raney
Library building this week. The furniture
for the store-which by the way is very
handsome-has already arrived and been
installed.
Rev. John William Jones, of Virginia,
the Grand Chaplain General of the Uni
ted Confederate Veterans, will be in Raj
eigh April LIST. Sunday, and preach in the
Baptist Tabernacle. 1t is probable that
while in the city he may lecture on the
Confederate soldier
The members of the Busy Bee Band
of the Presbyterian church invite all their
friends to attend their exercises this
afternoon at o'clock. The children
march in singing with their mite boxes
in hand and there will be a number of
songs, recitations and short, stirring adj
dresses.
The congregation of the Tabernacle
Baptist church here are loath to give I'D
the idea of getting Rev. Mr.. Hubbard.
of Alabama, as their pastor, so they
have decided to wait a month before
extending call to any one else, hoping
that Mr.. Hubbard may in that time so
improve in health as to make it possible |
for him to undertake the work here.
President Samuel Spencer, of the South |
ern Railway system, has been very i'll |
with severe attack of the grip at his |
home in New York but is thought to be |
improving. President Spencer's condition
was, short time ago, thought to be
dangerous A telegram from New York
states that he is slowly improving, but
that his recovery will necessarily be very
gradual.
The State of North Carolina ought to
have its corporation laws published in
pamphlet form for the guidance and in
formation of those nquiring concerning
them or desiring to have corporation
chartered. There are three or four re-
quests for these laws RECEIVED by the Sec
rotary of State every day, and even then
many of the applications sent in for let
tiers of incorporation are irregular.
All the services at the First Presby-
terrain church today will be under the
auspices of the Woman's Missionary So
ciety At II o'clock Rev. H. T. Graham,
of Fayetteville. will preach. AT 8 1'clock
the services will be conducted BY Rev.
E. E. Gillespie. superintendent of evan
gelical work for the Synod of North Cal
DINA. And at 4 o'clock in the afternoon |
there will be a missionary meeting fer !