The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-06

Local forecast Tor Ralelgh and ylcln-
ity to p. M: Tuesday; fair.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, 70; minimum
temperature, 45; mean temperature,
SO. Total rainfall o inches.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Mr.. James Dunn, of Spray, died I'M
Ter the knife at the hospital in Dan
lille.
The Ola Podrida meets at the home
|bf Mrs. Womack this afternoon at
4:30 O'clock.
Not a single bale of cotton was sold
here yesterday. The price remained
at nine cents.
Maiorie, the little daughter of Mr..
: and Mrs. S. ID. Watt, arrived at their
home on Lenoir street Sunday morn
ing, November 4th.
Mr.. E. st. John has declined to leave
the Seaboard to accept the general
managership. of the Crank Trunk
! Railway of Canada, which position
Rendered him.
On last Thursday there was an ex-
animation here for white applicants
for teachers certificates. Twenty-three
obtained first grade certificates and
four received second grade certificates.
The Board of Commissioners of
Wake county met yesterday and adj
iourned until Wednesday at u o'clock.
Messrs. julius Lewis, chairman, Mil
lard N[ial, Jos. Pergram, and A. NJ.
Sorrell, were present.
Protests were fled with Private Sec
rotary Cade yesterday against the pc
tition for the pardon of Andrew and
Jack Carver, who were sentenced at
the last spring term of Macon county
court to the penitentiary.
In the Mayors court yesterday, the
following fines were imposed: Henry
Smith and Calvin Rodgers, drunk,
. 1925; Cornelius Dishman, driving
hacks without light, 1925; Glenn
Evans, disorderly conduct on Will
mington street, $5.25.
Miss Loula Champion, the daughter
home on South street Sunday night
She was % years old, and her death
resulted from consumption. The body
was taken to Harnett county for bur-
ial yesterday. Her relatives have the
sympathy of all.
Some of the classes of the Presby-
terrain Sunday school will give an oy-
ster supper on Thursday next, from
to 10 d. M, at the store formerly USED
by the Cooperative Grocery Company
on Fayetteville street. Proceeds to go
toward the paying for heating plant
of the new church.
Cloudy weather was recorted yester-
day from only five stations IN the
United States They are OsWego' But
falo. Galveston. Portland, and San
Francisco. Tt is predicted that these
will be clear today. Moderate temper
atllres prevailed over the entire coun-
try except Montana, where the tenn
Derat1lre was 20 degrees. Election day
will be fine with moderate tempera-
ture.
Mr.. A. A. Boyd. Assistant Superln-
tendent of the First Division of the
Seaboard. arrived here yesterday from
Richmond on A. lie conducted last
night. an investigation of the circum-
stances of the wreck which occurred
at Neuse Friday night. Only hve
cars were injured in the wreck, ana
only two were totally destroyed. Inc
engines turned completely over and
LAYING on it's side in the cut. rendered
the passage of trains impossible.
The Levi Cotton Mill, of Rutherford
ton. Yesterday sent articles OF agree
ment to the Secretary of States ofhce,
increasing their capital stock from
$4,000 to 100000, but as the papers
were in not due form Mr.. Thompson
returned them for correction. The
Rriclx and Tile Manufacturing COM
many. of Newbern, was also chartered
Yesterday. The incorporators are: /:
Ct. Hyam and others, and the capltal
stock is $4,000.
Elector Beckwith spoke yesterday
AT Panther Branch to a good crowd,
closing his campaign with the best
sneech he has made in the campaign.
His hearers were greatly pleased. Mr..
Beckwith says that wherever he has
been he finds that while the Demo
Gratis are not doing much shouting
they will all vote for Bryan and Stev-
enson and for Pou, and that there VIII
be very little falling off from the Ay-
cock vote.