The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-31

North Carolina: Fair Saturday and
Sunday; fresh north to west winds.
Local forecast for Raleigh and vicinity
to D. M: Saturday, fair and colder.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday: Max
imum temperature, 81; minimum temper
ature, 80; mean temperature, so; total
rainfall, 81.
BE CERTAIN TO ATTEND THE
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY TONIGHT.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The weather man predicts colder
weather for today.
Senator Marion Butler has gone to
Cuba with number of other Senator's
During the month of March--so far
--122 arrests have been made in Raj
eigh.
Senator Pritchard is billed for an
anti-amendnent speech at Carthage
next Tuesday.
Raleigh was visited by thunder
storm early yesterday morning. The
thunder was very heavy.
Peach trees are now in full bloom
and another severe cold snap will
mean no peaches this year.
Governor Russell has not yet decid-
ed the ShemweA extradition case that
was argued before him last Monday.
President Edwin A. Alderman, of
the State University, lectured at the
Academy in Holly Springs last night.
Already Sheriff Page has received
several applications for tickets to the
hanging of Tom Jones, now set for
Friday, May 18th.
The jurors summoned for the sec.
ond week of Wake Superior court need
not attend, as all the business of the
court has been disposed of.
Assistant Secretary benson says the
prospects for the next State Fair are
brighter than they have ever been
before at this time of the year.
Johnston county Democrats will
hold their convention today. 1t is I'M
luton favoring a Senatorial primary.
Capt. Chas. A. Cook has not yet
signified to the Governor his accept
ance of the criminal court judgeship
made vacant by the death of Judge
Battle.
A telegram from Dunn states that
an infant child of Mr.. ID. III. Mclean
died yesterday morning. He cannot,
therefore, fill his appointment to
speak at Graham today.
The Benbow House at Greensboro
will today be opened up as the Gull
ford Hotel, under the management of
Howell Cobb, also manager of the Car
rolina Hotel at Durham.
Many colored men and some white
men are leaving the Western part of
the State for West Virginia TO work
in the coal mines. In some sections
so many have gone that it is now diff
cult for the farmers to get sufficient
labor to do their work.
Miss Mamie Crowson left Wednes-
day for her home in Raleigh after
spending some time here as Profess
sional Nurse. She is exceedingly pop
ular and her many friends are delight
ed to know she is succeeding so well
with her profession.-Carthage Blade
Last night, shortly after II o'clock,
Raleigh was visited by a small hail
storm. The hail-stones were very
small, but they pelted down at a very
lively rate for several minutes. There
was heavy fall of rain at the same
time.
IAN evening with the boys in gray,
or the Private Confederate Soldier as
/ Knew Him" is the subject of lee
ture to be delivered in Metropolitan
Hall next Monday night by Rev. J.
VIM. Jones, ID. D., chaplain under Gen.
Lee in the Army of Northern Virginia.
The lecture is for the benefit of l..
OBJ. Branch camp.
Mr.. Livingston Barbour will give
one of his Monologue Presentations at
the Academy of Music on the evening
OF April 9th. He has been employed
by the Women's Exchange to give this
recital; all the benefit in excess of
! expenses is to be applied to the Car
pet fund of the new Presbyterian
church. The advance agent. Mr..
Daniel L. Johnston, will canvass the
city in order to sell as many tickets
as possible during the next week.
Mr.. S. M. Gattis, of Hillsboro. was
in the city yesterday. He thinks the
prospect of his county giving it's vote
in favor of the amendment is much
brighter than it was some months
ago. The county convention will be
held on April 18th, and the primaries
on March 31st-the same days as those
chosen by Wake county Democrats
for their convention. Though it is
not likely that any instructions will
he riuen the delnoataS chosen Nj.