The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
I'M AND ABOUT THE CITY.

AN 0M0 A0VO4 ! 4G Va \
Dughi is remodelling his restaurant.
All the banks of Raleigh will close
at ~ o'clock ON Wednesday,.
Elder P. D. Gold, of Wilson, and FL
der Roberts, will preach at the Prim-
tive Baptist church tonight at 8
o'clock.
Mrs. Barlow, of Louisville, is here
in the interest of The Lost Cause, a
monthly publication of Confederate
veterans.
Mr.. William d. Little shot large
owl at the Mordecai place yesterday.
The owl, is is said, will measure six
feet from tip to tip.
Those who have promised contribu-
tons to the Confederate lunch are re-
quested to send them to the postof-
fee lawn Wednesday, at 10 o'clock.
The Christian church at this place
has voted its pastor, Rev. M. w. But
Ter, a two weeks vacation. He left
yesterday morning for Chapel Hill.
Capt. J. J. Bernard, as a compliment
to Col. j. C. i. Harris, took his com
pany out last night and gave speci-
men drill in front of the Colonels
home.
Mai. w. III. Martin, of the State
Treasurer's office, who has been on
a trip to the State farms, to pay off
the employees, returned to the city
Sunday afternoon.
There is complaint that the weeds
on the sidewalk on Edenton street,
between Mcdowell and Salisbury have
not been cut down. 1t is said poison
oak grows in with the weeds.
The storm of wind that preceded
the rain yesterday was very severe.
Several large signs on Fayetteville
street were blown down and large
limbs were torn from many of the
treest
Sallie Hawkins and Annie Walker
were up before Mayor Powell yester-
day, charged with affray. He sem
fenced Sally Hawkins to fifteen days
in the workhouse and fined Amy
Walker 1925.
The third monthly meeting of the
Missionary Book Club will be held at
Mrs. Baumans residence, on Halifax
street, this afternoon, at o'clock. 1t
is hoped all members will endeavor
to be present.
The maximum temperature at Raj
eigh has now exceeded 90 degrees on
ID consecutive DAYS. The largest pre-
vious record of the kind occurred in
August, 1896, when the temperature
remained above 90 degrees for 16 con-
secutive days.
The coffin company in Richmond, oil
which Mr.. Hiram Worth is president,
has recently filled a special order
which was the largest on record. The
coffin was for a woman VITO Wei9hel
nearly, $50 pounds, and the sides OF
the coffin were triple extra heavy.
w. r. Dicks. of Columbia, S. c.. and
a member of Hampton Camp. U. Z. w.,
was welcome visitor at Branch Camp
last night. Mr.. Dicks served gallant
ly in a North Carolina artillery COM
pany, and is in our city to pay honor
to his beloved Vance.
T.. A. Johnson. colored, the chair
man of the Republican executive COM
mittee. of this district, will call a
convention to meet in Raleigh. Sep
TENDER 18th, to nominate candidate
for Congress. This convention meets
the same day as the Populist conven-
ton.
There are twenty students at the
A. and NJ College who were here last
wear and are making up the studies
in which they are in arrears. They
are compelled to do SO in order to go
on with their classes. This college
will open for regular work on Sep
TENDER 5th.
1t is said that the A. and M. Col
lege will be again overrun for room
next session. To accommodate as
many as possible, arrangements have
been made for securing rooms In the
neighborhood of the campus. Stu
dents over 81 may be allowed to room
in the city, and will not be held amen
able to college discipline.
Mr.. C.. B. benson, Jr., of this city,
has been chosen professor IN Latln
adm French in the Southern Femaie
College, of Petersburg, va. Mr. Den
son who Isl an A. B. graduate or the
university of North Carolina, passed
the postgraduate examination In IAN
guages and made A. nj. at Chanel Hill
in June last. He is now travelling for
Southern Female College.