The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-30
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.


IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Marriage license was yesterday is
sued to two negro couples.
Religious services at ST. Lukes Home
this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway has
granted a one fare rate to Norfolk
on account of the races.
There will be a meeting of the Book
Club Wednesday afternoon, at the
home of Miss Jane Andrews.
Capt. David Clark, general manager
has returned from his tour in Europe.
The jurors who were summoned for
the second week of the Criminal court
have been discharged, and need not at
tend.
The parade to Gentry's Dog and
Pony show was the longest that has
beer seen on the streets of Raleigh in
some time.
The Weather Bureau says that yes
terlay frost occurred at North Platte,
Neb., and that the cotton belt will
continue fair.
Loula Adams, negro woman, was
taken to the Rex Hospital for an OPP
GRAFTON Friday evening, but died before
10 o'clock that night.
Seventy per cent, of the applicants
for law license passed this time. This
is an Improvement upon the first writ
ten examination, at which just half
passed.
Sigenor Coccia, the excellent from
bone soloist, will render the Kyrie,
Gounod's Air Maria, and the Sanctus
at the II o'clock Mass at the Catholic
church today.
Today is the day set apart for the
Twentieth Century Rally by the Chris
tan church at this place. DR.. w. S.
Long, of Elon College, will preach at
both services.
The meeting of the Auditorium
stockholders that was called for yes
terday at O'clock, at Mr.. c. NJ. Bus
bees office, was postponed, on account
of Mrs. Wynne's death.
Mr.. Charles Cole, of this city, will go
Durham as manager of the shoe de-
partment OF the big store of Lewith
d Co. Mr.. Cole has for four years
been with Sherwood Higgs 81 Co.
During the Criminal court last
week, there was only one case in
which the defendant came clear when
Mr.. Pou asked the jury for convic-
ton. This was the case against
Vaughn the feather man.
The State has issued reprints of the
Ath and 62nd volumes, Supreme Court
Reports, with annotations by Judge
81 and 6S with annotations by the
same hand are now in the press.
Many severe criticisms were heard
ON the streets yesterday of the bung-
ling manner in which the hanging of
Kinsauls, at Clinton, was carried out.
He was hanged twice, and the wounds
on his throat were torn open by the
rope.
OF the twenty-four students from
the University Law School who stood
examination before the Supreme
court. nineteen received license to
practice, seventeen of those who stood
had certificates for having passed all
examinations, from Judge McRae.
Raleigh is one of the most law
abiding cities in the State. In fact
it may be doubted if there is another
place in the State the size of Raleigh
where so little law-breaking takes
place There has been only two con-
victions in the mayors office this
week.
A comedy called "O'Flynn's Birth
day" was presented at the Academy
of Music last night to a fair-sized
house. There were some things in
the show that were funny and some
were not, though they were all meant
to be.
So much interest has been aroused
by the recent discussion of christian
Science in the newspapers. that Rev.
DIR. A. A. Marshall, pastor of the First
Baptist church, will this morning
preach sermon on "Christian Science
and Faith Cures" The public are in
vited.
On next Wednesday, October 3D.,
canvass of the city in the interest of