The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-11
IN AND ABOUT TEE CITY.

Inland ABOUT TEE CITY.
The North Carolina Chief of Police
Association will meet in Durham on
July 10th.
Cotton sold on the streets of Raj
eigh Yesterday for ten cents a pound
the highest price paid for middling
cotton here in many years.
Superintendent Clements has con-
scented to deliver an address before the
Negro Institute, now in session, upon
the subject: striving for Higher
Things"
From to II o'clock last night the
ladies of the First Baptist church gave
a lawn party on the lawn in front of
the Baptist Female University. Music
was furnished by Wright's band.
Mr.. j. r. Young leaves today for
Moore and Chatham counties. He
speaks at Cameron on the 18th, at Nc
Gilrary's school house Moore county,
on the 18th, at Hampers Cross Roads
Chatham county, on the 18th inst.
1t was reported here last night that
a riot had occurred at Oxford. But in
quiry showed the report to be untrue.
Gen. b. S. Register wired this paper:
Reports of trouble in Oxford false
We had peace and harmony and glor
ious day"
President Pogue has called a meet
ING. of the executive committee of the
Second division of the Third ward and
the committee on membership of the
campaign club of the Second division
of the Third ward to be held at $50
tonight.
Mrs. Henry Clay Moseley, who was
so i'll at the time of the death of her
husband, June 18th, died at her home
at Elams, on July 4thA Erysipelas of
a most malignant form was the cause
of both deaths. They leave five chill
drcn, all of whom have reached years
of manhood and womanhood.
The Barnhardt Manufacturing Com
pany. of Charlotte, was chartered here
yesterday, for the purpose of manu-
featuring cotton fabrics of all sorts
The incorporates are f. c. Barnhardt
II. NJ. Barnhardt and c. A. Misenha-
mer. The term of incorporation is
thirty years and the capital stock is
$4,000.
Mr. Ezekiel Gilman. one of the best
known citizens of Currituck county,
died last week. He was a graduate
of Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass,
and at the time of his death was prob
ably the oldest graduate of that cele-
brated institution. Mr.. Gilman was
born at Newburyport, Mass, but early
in life moved to North Carolina and
spent his life teaching.
Davidson College will take charge
of Donaldson Academy at Fayette-
VILE The trustees of the academy
have agreed to lease the property to
board of trustees to be named by
the Fayetteville Presbyterian church
one member of the Davidson facul-
ty to be named on said board. These
parties are to establish school at
once to be under the control of Dav-
idson College.
Last year Gen. j. S. Carr, of Dur
ham, offered q prize of 500 for the
best historical sketch of any decade
of North Carolina history between
1882 and 1882. The prize has been
awarded to Mr.. T. M. Pittman, of
Henderson, who submitted a paper
on "North Carolina, 1S32-1S42." The
contest was open to any resident
North Carolinian. Only fifty contest
ants were permitted and there were
not quite that number.
The Aid Society Of the Presbyterian
church will give an afternoon and
evening party ON the lawn at Mrs T..
f. Mofftt's, on Fayetteville street.
next Friday, the 18th, from to II D.
m., to which the friends of the cause
are cordially requested to attend. 1t
is for the benefit of the church. A
pleasant time is offered for those who
attend. Children invited from to s
o'clock. Between 9 and 10 there will
be solo by one of the sweet singers
of the church. Music.
Nervousness is cured by making the
blood rich and pure with Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. 1t gives the sweet refreshing
sleep of childhood.
A FINE DAY
For the excursion to Norfolk. Tie
crowd waited for the popular excursion
of Weathers and Christian. Train leaves
at $50 sharp over the Southern Railway,
arriving at Norfolk at n m I,eaVipe,