The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-02

temperature, 20; mean temperature,
so. Total rainfall o inches.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
There will be no services at the
Christian church today or tonight.
Mrs. w. L. Pollard, sister of DR.. L..
p. Sorrell, and County Commissioner
A. l.. Sorrell, died at Asheville last
Thursday.
Monday-Labor Day-being ma
tional holiday, the banks of the city
will be closed and Sunday hours will
be observed at the postoffce.
The Baptist University Academy,
for primary grade will begin its ses-
sion next Wednesday, the 5th inst.
Both boys and girls will be received.
The stork paid visit yesterday to
the home of the junior member of
the popular firm of Whiting, Bros,
and left a bouncing, ten pound boy.
Deputy Sheriff r. E. Daniels, of New
Hanover, brought an insane patient to
the State Hospital today. He will
take back three female patients who
are cured.
Regular monthly meeting of L. OBJ
Branch Camp of Confederate Veter-
ans will be held in the Mayors office
Tuesday evening, September 4th, at
o'clock.
The Democratic State committee is
called to meet here next Wednesday
night. The principal business before
it is to made provisions for holding
Senatorial primary.
st. Marys kindergarten opens to-
morrow morning at 8 O'Clock, in its
new quarters, on the corner of Har-
gett and Salisbury streets. 1t will be
conducted by Miss Louise p Busbee.
Mr.. p c. Ennis has issued the first
number of Enniss' Weekly, a nice
looking weekly newspaper devoted to
agriculture and general industrial in
terests. He has our best wishes for
success.
An important meeting of the Young
Ladies Auxiliary to ST. Luke's Home
will be held Monday afternoon at
o'clock in the usual plaee-Tucler
building. Every member is requested
to be present.
The Raleigh Male Academy opens
Monday. Mr.. Morson, the principal,
is expecting a very large attendance.
This is one of the most famous and
successful preparatory schools for
boys in the State.
Miss Gertrude M. Kent will be in
Raleigh about the middle of Septem-
Der to take up Miss Gertrude Bush's
work in the Fletcher music method.
She has been teaching the method in
the conservatory in Minneapolis.
Mr.. Eustice Page, the II year old
son of Capt. M. w. Page, who has
been sick for several weeks at Nor
risville, with typhoid fever. is still
very i'll, and it is feared he has pneu-
monia and his recovery is very doubt
full.
The funeral of the late Mr.. John
Green was held yesterday afternoon
at 4 o'clock from the residence, on
East Edenton street. The services
was conducted by Rev. G. T. Adams.
The body was inferred in lakewood
cemetery.
Hiram Lodge, No. 40, A. +. and A.
NJ, will meet Monday evening, Sep |
TENDER 3d. 1900, 8 o'clock, in regular |
communication. A full meeting of the
membership is desired. Members of
sister lodges and visiting brethren
are cordially invited to be present
Mrs. Jessie Earnshaw, of Atlanta.
Ga, the recently elected matron of |
the Adams building of the Baptist |
Female University, arrived yesterday
morning and is the guest of Rev. Dr. |
A. A. Marshal. Mrs. Earnshaw comes
highly recommended as college |
woman of rare gifts.
w. G. Deavon. of the Hayne Nc
Corkle Dry Goods Co., of Greensboro,
is in the city. He reports trade as
being good for this enterprising firm.
He says that the advertisement in the
News and Observer has brought his |
firm large increase of trade. There |
is no medium like the "old and re-
liable" News and Observer.
The papers in the case of George |
Arents and others against Blackwell's |
Durham Tobacco Company and others, |
pending in the Circuit court here, |
were forwarded by the clerk yester- |
day to Judge Simonton at Asheville, |
before whom a motion for the sale of |
the property of the Company is to be
heard on Tuesday next.
The directors of the Auditorium
held meeting yesterday in |
the office of the chairman. [
Mr.. c. NJ Busbee. Plans of the
Trade Building and Mrs. fuckers |
building on Wilmington street were
considered, but owing to the absence !