The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-03
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

In AMI ABUUT TIE I'll I.
There were no cases in the mayors
court yesterday.
The Weather Bureau predicts rain
for today followed by brisk northeast
winds.
There were IA bales of cotton sold
in Raleigh yesterday, the prices rang
ing from 9s4 to 10 cents.
Auditor Aver has finished revising
the pension lists and they are now be-
ing sent out The list shows an in
crease of 224 over last year.
Superintendent Moses says there
are 1900 white children enrolled in
the graded schools of Raleigh, and
about 500 in the negro graded schools.
Primus Baker, an aged negro, died
yesterday at the home of his daughter
on east Hargett street, China Mitchell,
a 95 year old negro woman died Mon
day.
The Kugler Syndicate of Five and
Ten Cent stores, of New York, will
open a store here in the Henry build
ing in few days, with Mr.. j. A. Tur-
ner, of Louisburg, as manager.
Sheriff c. M. Moring and Sheriff
elect o. w. Harrington, of Pitt county,
are in the city. They brought four
prisoners, one white and three negroes
for short terms to the penitentiary.
1t is said that a number of Wake
county farmers have picked out their
entire cotton crop. The schools open
on the 18th, and it is not likely that
the attendance will be as low as usual
on this account.
Mr.. w. d. Smith, of this city, will
be a candidate for assistant door-keep-
err of the Senate. He went in the ar
my at the age of seventeen and was
a faithful soldier. He is tried and
true Democrat of the best type
Mrs. Adeline Jordan died yesterday
at the residence of her grandson, Mr..
Ed. johnson, on Saunders street. She
had been in failing health for some
time and was seventy years old. The
funeral, conducted by Rev. NJ. M. Nc
Farland, takes place today at 1920.
Another negro broken out with
small pox was sent to the pest house
Yesterday. His name is Abraham
Hinton He, like Robert Green, the
negro sent to the pest house ON Sun
day, came from Petersburg. Both of
these negroes are residents of Raj
eigh. but went to Petersburg to work
The October meeting of the County
Commissioners came to an end yes
terday Beside the regular routine
work no business was done except au-
thorizing the building of bridge at
Boylans Rock, on the Taylor road, and
the repairing of bridge near Knights
mill.
Yesterday a conveyance in which
was Mrs. Joel ID. Whitaker and three
children, was struck by a street car
on Blount street, near Peace street.
The vehicle, which was dragged about
twenty feet, was demolished, though
neither Mrs. Whitaker nor the children
were hurt much. 1t was narrow es-
cape.
The Acme Machine Works, of
Goldsboro, was chartered yesterday
with $4,000 stock. It's charter au-
thorizes working in -four and meal,
coal and wood, and conducting a
wholesale grocery. The incorpora-
tors are J. j. Street, j. A. Street, and
w. e. Street. 1t is chartered for thr-
ty years and the capital stock may be
increased to 100000.
The Biblical Recorder has this to say
about one of the States best men:
REV. J. 0. Alderman has resigned the
city mission work here in Raleigh He
has been diligent, faithful and persis-
tent. We regret to lose him. The field
is difficult one. He is now holding
a meeting at Hepsibah. Brother AL
derman has been pastor at Concord,
Washington and High Point. He is
now in the prime of life and ready to
give some field fine service"
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