The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-04

entity to 8 p. M: Thursday, rain,
probably clearing Thursday night.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, II; minimum
temperature, 6S; mean temperature
70. Total rainfall Trace.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Hill E. King went down to Nash
county to speak for Jenkins, but met
a frost and did not speak.
Mr.. Epper Carlton and Miss Daisy
Williams, both of this county, were
granted license to Navy yesterday.
Yesterday was Yom Kippur, the
Jewish feast of the atonement, and the
most important date in the Jewish
calendar.
Mamie Dunston and Dora Caudle en-
gagged in an atfray yesterday. They
were taken before a magistrate and
fined $3.50.
Cotton advanced one-eighth yester-
day. The prices at the close of bust
ress ranging from 9zs to 10 Is. The
total receipts for Raleigh was 156
bales.
The appointment of Mr.. f. M. Sim
mons, advertised for Salisbury ON the
10Th, has been postponed on account
of the shortness of the time. He will
speak there later on in the campaign.
Junius Thompson, a negro, who as
saulted another negro with a pistol
last September, was yesterday arrest
ed by Deputy Sheriff Riddick. He
waived examination and gave bond for
his appearance at court.
Mr.. Mebane is making tabulated
statement of the reports sent in by
the County Supervisors of Education.
BY October 1st, last year, every report
had been sent in. but at present there
are ten reports lacking.
There will be a regular meeting of
the Raleigh Commandery, No. 4,
Knights Templars this evening at s
o'clock. Every member is requested
to attend as this is the first meeting
after the summer vacation.
A brokerage and commission bust
ness was inaugurated here yesterday,
with headquarters at No. 10 East Har-
gett street. The firm which is com
posed of Messrs. b. r.. and j. Adams,
is known as Adams and Adams.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Jordan
took place yesterday morning at 10
o'clock, and were conducted by Rev.
NJ. NJ. Mcfarland. The pail bearers
were: Messrs. J. A. Pope, w. f.
Hodge, Andrew jackson. William Rid
die, William King and ID. ID. Mclean.
Misses Kate and Sallie Pel have
rented Mr.. Martins house at ia West
Martin street, two doors from the
Park Hotel. These ladies have been
keeping a boarding house in Cary and
are well known to the travelling pub
lie.
Rev. M. w. Butler yesterday speak
ing of the Twentieth Century Rally at
the Christian church Sunday, said:
1--WE had a splendid meeting. DR.. Long
preached a good sermon and the peo-
pie seemed pleased. We got nearly as
much money as we asked for and will
get more later from people who could
not be present.
An ice cream supper will be given
next Friday night at the Sunday
school room of the First Presbyterian
church, by a branch of the Sunday
school. Music will be furnished by an
orchestra, which will include the best
musical talent of the city. Rain or
shine it will take place. The proceeds
go toward paying for the heating
plant of the church.
The funeral of little Nelson Smith,
the two year old child of Rev. and
Mrs. Geo. +. Smith, who died Tuesday
night, took place yesterday at 4
o'clock at Edenton street Methodist
church. The services were conducted
by Rev. j. t. Gibbs. assisted by DR..
Eugene Daniel and Rev. G. T. Adams.
The pail bearers were: Messrs. Tel
fair Horton, Miller Hughes, Samuel
j. Young and Mr.. Green. The infer
ment was at lakewood.
A NOTABLE PLAY.