The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-13

Mr.. Dughi returned from Durham
yesterday, where he served the ban
quet to the "90-19's' Tuesday night.
The convicts have resumed work on
the East Carolina Railway from Tar
boro to Snow Hill.
The Fortnightly Review Club will
meet with Mrs Henry Martin at the
Marlboro this Thursday afternoon at
4 o'clock.
Attorneys for the Corporation Com
mission are busy summoning witness
es for the hearing here next week and
otherwise preparing their defense in
the taxation cases.
The sale of mules, ETC., on the
Northampton State farm, will be held
on Tuesday next, December 18th. in
stead of January 18th, as appeared
in a notice in this paper yesterday.
Rev. DIR. w. d. Hubbard. pastor of
the Baptist Tabernacle, will preach
special sermon to the Masons at Cary
next Sunday at eleven o'clock. All the
Masonic lodges have been invited to
attend.
Cloudy weather prevails over the Pa
citic coast and over Texas, and in the
Mississippi Valley. Frost was eXpe-
rienced yesterday as far South as
jacksonville, Fla, and over the. Gulf
States the weather continues fair and
cold. At Jacksonville yesterday the
minimum temperature was AZ degrees.
Miss Atwater, of Chatham, who has
been appointed Matron of the orphan
age. will assume charge at once. No
children have been received yet, but
a number of applications are pending,
and the first child is expected to ar
rive the last of this week.
The argument of cases in the SUI
preme Court closes tomorrow, and
with it the docket for this term. The
court. however, will be engaged in
writing opinions for some time, and
it will not adjourn until few days
before Christmas.
Corporation, Commissioner Samuel
T. Rogers, has just returned from
tour of inspection of railroads in the
western part of the State. He went
over the Norfolk q Western and such
branches of the Southern Railway as
were not last year inspected.
At the last meeting of the Raleigh
Academy of Medicine, the following
officers were elected: President, DR..
w. l. Royster. vice-president, DR.. F.
j. Haywood; secretary, DIR. H. MCGEE
Tucker; treasurer, DIR. r. S. Nc
Geachy; board censors, Drs. Goodwin,
, Knox and Lewis.
Ten Methodist preachers were as
signed to work in Raleigh at the last
conference Beside those engaged in
the regular postorate, are Rev. j. w.
Jenkins. superintendent of Orphan
age, Rev. j. b. Hurry agent for same,
Rev. III. B. Anderson. colporteur, Rev.
T. N. Ivey, editor Raleigh Advocate.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway,
freight traffic department, has issued
a notice, effective December 1st APP
pointing Mr.. NJ. O'Connor as Acting
Southwestern Freight and Passenger
Agent of the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way. with office in New Orleans, La,
vice Mr. r. H. Tate, promoted.
President John w. Jenkins calls
meeting of the "Ananias Club to be
held in the Mayors office this after
noon at 5 o'clock All members in
good standing are requested to attend
as business of Importance is to be
transacted.
Already the shop windows are
crowded with Christmas goods and
the holiday trade is beginning in earn
est. Here and there holly bush with
its red berries may be seen or bunch
of mistletoe with its white berries,
while an occasional tin horn sounds
warning of the approach of the
<.,ro,,4 nf oil euents for the children.