The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-05


place today at o'clock.
Miss Mary Bridgers, of Tarboro is
in the city on visit to Mrs r. III.
Jones ON Hillsboro street.
Sheriff Wallace, of Mecl1lenburg
county, was in the city yesterday to
bring three convicts to the peniten-
tiary.
During the month of November IS
inches of rain has fallen in Raleigh.
Rain fell on eight days during the
month.
Notice of contest has been served
upon Mr.. A. A. F. Seawell, the Repre-
sentative from Moore, by Mr.. Wilcox,
the defeated Fusion candidate.
The next session of the Legislature
will begin on January 9th. Gov. Az
cock and the other new State officers
will probably be inaugurated about
the 18th.
Mr.. A. L. Baker has lost his bench
legged pointer, which he thinks has
strayed away. He would be glad to
have any information leading to his
recovery. ~
Among the lawyers from a distance
who are attending the Federal Court
are Messrs. McTver and Seawell, of
Moore. Hayes and Giles, of Chatham,
and Adams, of Greensboro.
The Milton chair. factory was incor-
pcrated yesterday with capital stock
of 5000 1t is to last 80 years. The
stockholders are ten prominent bust
ness men of Caswell county.
There will be meeting of the Raj
eigh Merchants Association at 1880
o'clock today. The members should
be sure to attend as there will be sub
jects of importance considered.
The funeral of Mr.. CASTOR Jones,
who died near here Monday was con-
Quoted at the residence yesterday by
Mr.. John Pullen at $3.50 o'clock. A
large number of friends were present
The weather bureau reports general
rain yesterday, over the Southern
States. The storm that has been ma
turing in the Mississippi Valley is
headed for North Carolina. No mark
ed cold wave exists anywhere.
The Interstate Telephone Company
has put in phone in the Sunday
school room of the First Baptist
church for the benefit and use of the
delegates to the State convention now
in session here. The No. is 1856.
The remains of Mrs. r. p. Jones
were taken to Inwood church yester-
day. The funeral services We're con-
Quoted by Rev. w. D. Hubbard. The
pall-bearers were Messrs. Fletcher
Phillips, j. M. Barbee, l.. G. Rogers and
J. C. Birdsong.
At Central Methodist church last
year there were SIS accessions. The
total membership is 1872, and the total
amount raised last year is $2,642. The
average contribution per member is
$500. The church is in fine shape.
Rev. G.. II. Adams, the pastor, is a
splendid organizer and a preacher
and pastor of the first order. He left
for conference yesterday morning.
The average temperature at Raleigh
during the month of November, was
53h, the highest being SO on the 23d,
and 30 on the 10th. Nocember this
year was warmer than the month usu-
ally is but in some other years its
average temperature has been consid-
erably higher. the highest being So
degrees in 1896. The average tempera-
ture for November for the past four
teen years has been 81 degrees.
All the members of Hillsboro Street
Christian church and congregation are
invited to meet in Church Social"
at the home of the pastor, Murdoch
w. Butler, South Harrington street,
between Morgan and Hargett, Friday
evening at 1880 o'clock. The meeting
was announced last Sunday night
from the pulpit. 1t is meant to be
purely Church Social" and all the
members are asked to attend; also
members of congregation and friends
Tn publishing the names of Bap-
lists who will this week be her attend
ing the State convention, the News
and Observer inadvertently omitted
the guest of Mrs. George L. Hunter.
They are as follows: Mrs. S. w. Brew
er and Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Hunter, Of
Pittsboro: Mr. and Mrs ID. w. Herring,
returned missionaries to China; Mr..
and Mrs. C. w. Carter, of RoNboro,
and Mrs. NJ. A. Hunter and Miss b. j.
Hunter, of Neuse.
During the last month 4,044 bales
of cotton were sold here. In
November, 1899, the receipts
were BATS bales. The price
this year is 99s as against 7% last
year. The receipts by weeks for the
four weeks of November 1900, were
first week, 446 bales; second week,
946 bales: third week, 1s400 bales;
and fourth week. 1852 bales. The to-
tai amount of cotton sold here from
September 1st to December LIST. 1890,
was 9,7S5 bales. for the corresponding
period this year, 1925 bales.
r1cMARcK,S IRAN NERNE