The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-08

Local forecast for Raleigh and vicinity
to s D. M. Sunday, fair and warm; tenn
perature will reach 80 degrees.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday: Max
imum temperature, rs; minimum tenn
perature, 81; mean temperature, 68; total
rainfall, O.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Gov. Russell is back from the East
ern part of the State.
VIM. G. Hill Lodge of Masons will
meet Monday night at s o'clock.
Rev. j. o. Alderman will preach at
Pilot Mills Baptist church this morn
ing and tonight.
Rev. Baylus Cade will preach this
morning and tonight at the West
Raleigh Baptist church.
Aycock will be put in nomination
for Governor next Wednesday by Hon.
NJ. III. Justice, of Rutherfordton.
The students of the Baptist Female
University will give a musicale com
plimentary to the board of trustees
next Tuesday evening.
In publishing the names of the
candidates for Register of Deeds. we
omitted those of w. n. Smelling, 2. w.
Dowd and CLANCY Rand.
Mr.. n. B. Broughton will speak at
the Tabernacle Baptist church this
morning at II o'clock and at the even
ing service Rev. A. r. Love will
preach.
Mr.. Frank Ward, president of the
Melrose Knitting Mill, and Mr.. J. S.
Wynne, one of its directors, will leave
for the north in few days to pur-
chase machinery for the mill.
A private telegram received here
last night announced that Rocking
ham county at it's convention yester-
day unanimously endorsed Cunning
ham for Lieutenant Governor.
The residence of Mr.. j. Quint
Adams, of Panther Branch township.
fifteen miles south of Raleigh, was
burned last night. Loss, $4,000; no in
caught from the kitchen.
Rev. DIR. Marshall, the new pastor
of the First Baptist church, has ar
rived and will preach at that church
this morning and tonight. AT the
morning service suitable ''recogni-
ton" exercises will be held.
State Superintendent Mebane went
up to Burlington yesterday and deliv-
cred an address there at an educa-
tional mass meeting. Burlington is
discussing the question of establish
ing a graded school under the act
passed by the last Legislature.
The Dunn Cornet Band has tender
ed it's services to make music at the
State Democratic convention which
meets here on Wednesday. Chairman
Simmons has accepted the tender. 1t
is an excellent band made up of good
Democrats.
Mr.. j. Bryan Grimes, who is one
of the leading candidates for Secre-
tary of State, reached Raleigh yester-
day afternoon, and is a guest of Maj.
AAlfred Williams. Mr.. Grimes says
that from assurances received he feels
confident that he will secure the NOM
ination.
The lady managers of the 'Powha
tam company request the News and
Observer to state that while they
greatly appreciate the presence OF
their friends at the rehearsals they
prefer that only those attend whose
presence is required by some member
of the company.
Rev. G. r. Adams, assisted by Mr..
Joe M. Ramsey, of Tennessee, Will
begin series of revival meetings at
Central church today. Mr.. ramsey
will preach at IL a. m. and $3.50 p. IN.
The pastor will preach at 8 p. m. Ser
vices will be held every day at $3.50 p.
m. and p. m. The public are cordial
ly invited.
The building committee having in
charge the. work on the new annex
to the State Museum has summoned
Contractor Ittner to come before it
next Monday week in regard to the
defects in the building. He was sum-
moned to appear during the past
week, but could not do so on account
of sickness.
Mr.. f. l.. Travis, who has been here
attending d meeting of the executive
board of the penitentiary, left yester-
day for his home in Halifax. He SAYS
his county will send up to the State
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