The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-25
THE WEATHER TO-DAY.

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Local forecast for Raleigh and Vi
entity to p. M: Tuesday; clear and
fine, and moderately cool; Wednesday,
fair.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, 81; minimum
temperature. Sc; mean temperature,
81. Total rainfall .01 inches.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY. -
Hiram Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ, will
meet December 27th, for the install
lation of officers.
The Capital Club gives its Christmas
german on the Goth and its New Year
german on the 31st.
Christmas day services at Christ
church this mrning at IL o'clock. The
public is cordially invited.
While we are enjoying the giving
and receiving of gifts, let us not for
get the worthy inmates of st. Luke's
Home.
The gymnasium at Wake Forest will
be furnished by the students of the
college. Already large subscription
has been received.
Mrs. Ophelia Davis died near Method
Sunday. The interment took place
yesterday afternoon at o'clock. She
was the widow of Mr.. Louis L. Davis,
and was forty years old.
Yesterday morning at 11:20 a. M,
Mrs. A. L. Won Miller, wife of the Rev.
r. M. Won Miller, residing at 219 n.
East street, gave birth to little girl;
Mother and child are doing splendid.
In the mayors court yesterday, Will
liam Ford was fined $5.25 for reckless
driving; Spor Allen, for affray, was
fined 1925, and Bill Bryan, for for
gerry was placed under a $500 bond
to appear at court.
Prof. z. C. Branson, of Georgia. is
in the city spending the holidays
with his parents, DR.. and Mrs. Levi
Branson. He leaves in a few days for
Richmond, where he will attend the
Southern Educational Association.
Today the convicts in the peniten-
tiary will be given a good Christmas
dinner. 1t is said that, in addition
to the dinner, they will have plenty
of candy of which they are very
fond"
Prof. Won Hermann predicts for
North Carolina: Christmas day fine,
clear and moderately cool. Wednes-
day; fair. The weather is consider
ably colder in the northwest. The low
barometer that was over the central
valley has disappeared.
Mr.. w. J. Ramsey left yesterday for
Wilmington. where he will visit his
wife. After January 1st he will travel
with Rev. George Stuart, the evange-
list. The first meeting in which he
will engage will be at Lima, Ohio
which will begin January 9th.
Mr.. Robt. A. Brown and Mr. Robt
Wynne, who have been attending
Trinity High School, and Mr.. Chas
Mcdonald and Mr. William Wynne,
who have been attending school at
Lagrange, have returned to the city
to spend the Christmas holidays.
Rev. J. It. Bagwell preached two
very excellent sermons here Sunday
one at o'clock at the Soldiers Home,
and one at Central Church at night
He will make his home here during
the coming year and has rented Cen
trail Church parsonage for his resi-
denee.
Wednesday forty convicts will be
sent from the penitentiary to- Moore
county to build a railway for w. I'll
Britton. 1t will be q lumber road, and
after its completion the convicts will
get out logs and do other work at the
saw mill, under a contract for twelve
months.
The remains of Tom Moore, a boy
who died here Sunday morning, were
carried to Selma yesterday, where they
were inferred. Rev. /. Nick. Pittinger
accompanied the remains and conducted
the funeral services, returning to
Raleigh in the afternoon. The deceas'
ed was Is years old.
A Christmas tree was given last
night at the cOlOfed ScnOOl IOT lnt
Blind Deaf and Dumb and each pupi
received a present. Mr.. Jno. i. Ray
the principal was presented hand
some gold headed cane by the faculty
Mr.. {. N. Williams, the supervisor, was
presented beautiful umbrella stand
Prof. w. F. Massey has just return
ed to the city from attending meet
ing of the Maryland horticultural So
ciety in Baltimore. before which so
ciety he read a paper entitled The
Improvement of Orchards by the us'
of Cow Peas" The paper has beer
highly complimented.
The committee appointed by TIN
Teachers Assembly to consider need
full school legislation in North Caro-
lima and discuss means of securing
such legislation, will hold meetin!
at the Marlborough House, Thursday
Dec. 27th.. at 8 p. m. Prof. j. Y. Joy
ner is chairman of the committee.