The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-20
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

Woollcott & Son have moved their
grocery department to corner Sails
bury and Martin streets. and it is in
charge of Mr.. Fred WoOilcott.
Col. John S. Henderson. a few days
ago, said that he wanted this year
to put in, three million hills of to-
baccos on his farm in Caswell county.
The Commencement of the cOlored
depar ,ment of the Institution for the
deaf and dumb and blind will be held
Mo nday night at s O'Clock. Public
Invited.
The annual report of city officers
is now in the hands of the printers.
They promise to have it out by the
meeting of the board next Friday
night week.
The few farmers i'm the city yester-
day We're rejoicing at the splendid
rain that fell the night before. They
say it insures good stand" for al
the crops that have recently been
planted.
The water gauge ordered put in n
the station house, by the board OF
aldermen, will be in place within the
next week or ten days. 1t has al
ready been received here by the wa
ter company.
: All the banks in the city will be
closed tomorrow. As May 2Oth-the
nf n Ian ,Ir.r 40.
claration of ndependence-falls or
serve Monday as holiday.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church have postponed their trolley
party. which was to have been given
last night. until Monday night Re-
freshments to be served and good
time in store for all who attend.
There will be regular meeting OF
Hiram Lodge. No. 40. A. +. & \. NJ,
held Monday. May 2lst at eight
o'clock p. m. Members earnestly re-
quested to be present. Brethren of
sister lodges cordially invited to at
tend.
Examinations are now in progress
at the a. and NJ. College. The Senior
class completed its examinations last
Friday. The other classes will com
plete theirs next Friday. Commence
ment exercises begin on the SUNDAY
following.
\ wag yesterday remarked. com
menting on the most recent runaway
marriages: II understand that Mr.
Joe Brown took with him on his Sun
day school excursion this morning
several j. P.'s and a good supply of
marriage licenses"
Having failed to get the Presbyte-
ran church building completed in
time for use during Peace Institute
commencement, as had been hoped,
it is very probable that the congre-
cation will postpone its opening and
dedication until next fall The pews
have not yet arrived and several of
the memorial windows have not been
completed and put in.
News was received here last night
Of the sudden death of Mrs. +. S.
Rosser, of Sanford. yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Rosser has relatives in
this city. and last night Mrs. Robert
Moore. her sister. and Mrs. Drucil-
la Moore. her cousin. left here to at
tend the funeral which will be held
this afternoon at Jones' Chapel. near
Sanford. Mrs. Rosser was 26 years
old.
The Nass building now being erect
ed on Fayetteville street. opposite
the Tucker store, is going up rapidly.
The foundation and basement have
been completed and the walls of the
first story will soon be built. The
building will be three stories high.
The first floor will be divided into
two stores or large Offices. The see
ond story will be cut up into offices
and rooms: and the third story will
be an Odd Fellows lodge. One Of the
offices on the first floor will be occu-
pied by the North Carolina Home In
surance Company.