The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-18
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Brotherhood of st. hnCrew Christ
Church Chapter, will meet tonight.
Hon. Claude Kitchin will address the
people at Clinton on Tuesday, April
list. .4ex
The Ola Podrida Book Club will
meet with Mrs. W. S. Primrose Thurs
day afternoon, at o'clock.
Prof B. w. Kilgore, of the North
Carolina Experiment Station, went to
Red Springs yesterday on business
: connected with the Experiment Sta
ton.
DeWolf Hopper will be in Raleigh
and present the Charlatan May End.
The reserve seats will be placed on
sale Wednesday, April 25th Mail or
ders will be filed ON opening of seat
sale.
The Union Law and Crown Life In
surance Company yesterday made APP
plication to Insurance Commissioners
Young to do business in this State
Mr. L. T. Hay, of this city, is the gen
eral agent for this State.
This morning at half past ten Miss
Florence Beatrice Smith will be mar
ried to Rev. Arthur Hall, at Richmond,
Va The ceremony is to take place
at the residence of the brides father,
Capt. Jas. A. Smith, of Raleigh.
Hon. Jno. E. Fowler, of Clinton,
came to Raleigh yesterday to attend
the Populist convention, which is in
session today. Mr.. Fowler's name is
prominently mentioned in connection
with the nomination for Governor.
In the Mayors Court yesterday, on
w one case was tried. This was the
case of Pink Love, who was charged
with disorderly conduct. The Mayor
decided that twenty days on the roads
would be of material benefit to him.
Mr. f. T. Pescud, of Baltimore,
and who was formerly a Raleigh boy,
is in the city. Mr.. Pescud was for
number of years connected with the
Alfred Williams Book Store. and his
many friends are glad to see him here
again.
The condition of Mr. A. L. Moore
remains about the same. He lis still
critically ILL., Miss Minnie Eliza Moore
came up from Louisburg yesterday,
to attend his bedside, having been
called by a telegram.
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to Greensboro to attend a meeting
of the State Bankers Association, OF
which organization he is President.
The business before this committee
is the selection of the time and place
for holding the next meeting of the
Association.
DIR. Dinwddie, President of Peace
Institute, went to Greensboro yester-
day. While gone. DR.. Dinwiddie will
attend the meeting of the Orange
Presbytery, which convenes very
shortly in Greensboro. He~ will rep
. resent the interests of Peace Insti-
tute.
The Trustees of the University met
Yesterday at the Governors Mansion.
and passed resolutions expressing
hope that Dr. Alderman would not
accept the presidency of Tulane Uni
versity, and >pledging themselves to
use every possible means to enlarge
the scope of usefulness and success
of the University.
The marriage of Miss Lena Vernon
Powell and Mr.. r.. w. Merritt, of
Charlotte, which was announced to
take place today at Edenton Street
Church, has been changed on account
of sickness. 1t will take place today
at the residence of the brides parents
instead of at the church as announced.
The marriage will take place at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon.
The whole city is looking forward
to the f''Powhatan OPERA which will
De given Thursday and Friday nights.
This opera will be given by the best
talent of the city. A full cast of the
! characters will be printed tomorrow.
The box sheet was opened Monday
morning, and a large number of the
seats have been already taken. The
indications are that there will be a
large crowd.
"a SINGLE FACT
Is worth a shipload of argument" What
shall be said, then, of thousands of facts?
Every cure by Hoods Sarsaparilla is
fact, presenting the strongest possible
evidence of the merit of this medicine
Thousands and thousands of such facts