The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-06
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

In AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Last performance of Fisherman's
Luck.
Rev. L. n. Ivey will preach the COM
mence ment sermon at the closing eN-
ercises of Sanford High School this
year.
There will be a baptisng in Crab
tree creek near the bridge on the
Louisburg road this morning at 10
o'clock.
Mr.. +. S. Lancaster returned from
Chapel Hill yesterday, where he has
q force of hands painting the Carr
building.
Joe Whitaker, formerly of the Uni
versity of North Carolina team. will
be instructor in athletics at the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college next
season.
The fence around the Washington
(colored) school, has been removed.
The fence has been reported to the
Street committee as almost down and
needing props.
General III. Y. Boynton has accept
ed an invitation to be present at the
annual Fourth of July celebration at
Guilford Courthouse. n. c., and to de-
liver the address on that occasion.
There will be a regular meeting of
Hiram Lodge No. 40, A. F.. and A. NJ.
Monday, May 18th, at o'clock sharp.
The members are requested to meet
promptly. Visiting brethren cordially
invited.
DR.. E. Daniel, pastor of the Pres
byterian Church. at this place, went to
Durham yesterday, and today he
breaches in the Presbyterian Church
at that place, for Rev. d. n. Tmnbull,
who is sick.
The Peabody Normal College. of
Nashville, announces that the report
of the location of a summer school in
Asheville. n. c., is incorrect. The
project of holding a summer session
has been abandoned.
McClure's Magazine recently offered
$1,000 in cash prizes for the twelve
best suggestions for improvements in
that magazine. The May number an
nounces that Mr.. III. III. Brimley, of
this city has been awarded 1888.
The bond of S. p. Hill, receiver of
Blackwell's Durham Tobacco Company
was filed yesterday in the office of
United States Circuit Clerk. n. J. Rid
dick. Tt is signed by S. Z. Hill and
b. N. Duke and is for $4,000, justified
in the sum of 100000.
The North Carolina Law Journal
for May is at hand 1t is an excellent
number. The leading article in it is
''North Carolina and the Adoption of
the Constitution of the United States.'
by X. p. Battle. IL. d., professor of
History in the University of North
Carolina.
Among the social attractions for
this week is the lawn party to be
given by the Ministering Circle of
Kings Daughters, in the afternoon and
night of Friday, May nth. Children
will be served between the hours of
five and seven. Be sure to 90. Music,
refreshments and pretty girls.
The dates of the commencement at
Peace Institute are as follows: Sun
day. May 20, baccalaureate sermon,
by Rev. C. Z. Hodgins, of Greensboro.
N. G. Wednesday, May %, annual
concert. Thursday, May "A, com.
mencement exercises. Address by
Professor Edwin Minis, Trinity Col
lege, Durham.
The commencement exercises of
Cary High School will begin on We'd
nesday, May 10th with the annual SER
mon by Rev. Plato Durham, of Dur
ham, and end on Friday, May is, with
an address by Prof. j. b. Carlyle. of
Wake Forest College, The annual
concert will be held Friday night and
the public exercises of the literary So
cieties on Thursday and Friday after
moons.
DIR. Geo. L. Winston. has just re-
turned from the initial meeting of the
Athletic Association of North Carolina
Schools and Colleges. and saws that
the day of professionalism i'm college
athletics. as far as North Carolina is
concerned. is past, as the rules adopt
ed Mt the meeting are very stringent
in this respect. and enough of the
schools and colleges of the State hav-
ing Joined to make the rules effective.
The Raleigh Choral Symphony
Club will meet Tuesday night at 5
= o'clock at the Institution of the Blind
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