The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-28

temperature, So; mean temperature,
66. Total rainfall o inches:
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Marriage license was yesterday
granted to Mr.. w. G. Turner and Miss
Louise King.
Little Ray Sturgis, who has been i'll
in the hospital several days, has been
pronounced convalescent.
Religious services at st. Luke's
Home this afternoon at o'clock, con-
Quoted under the auspices of Christ
church.
The price of cotton on the Raleigh
market has gone down still more.
The prices paid yesterday were: Mid
ding, 3-8; good middling, SO; strict
good middling, S5s. No sales were re
ported.
Mr.. George Allen has returned
from Jacksonville, where he attend
ed the meeting of the Industrial
Agents of the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
road. He says it was largely attend
ed and it was a great success.
Dexter Bobbitt, the negro tough, re-
Gently caught here, was yesterday
tried before Mayor Powell an three
charges, but he was convicted on only
assault on H. Whitaker and was
given thirty days ON the roads.
Judge Purnell goes tomorrow to
Wilmington to hold the Federal Dis
trict and Circuit court for the eastern
districts of North Carolina. On the
first Monday in December the session
of the Federal court will begin here.
Mayor Powell says the crowd here
at the Fair last week was the best-be-
haved crowd he has ever known. Only
two visitors he says, were arrested by
the police during the week; the num-
Der of drunken men was also remark
ably small.
The subject of the sermon this
morning at the Baptist Tabernacle
church will be Heaven" The sub
ject for the evening service has not
vet been announced. The pastor,
Rev. W. d. Hubbard, will preach at
both services.
The Monday Evening Club will meet
at Judge Montgomery's on next Mon
day, October 20, instead of the first
Monday in November as formerly re-
ported An interesting program has
been prepared Mr. w. J. Peele is
president of this society.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Page have issued
invitations to the fifteenth anniver-
sary of their marriage on Monday,
November 5th Mr.. and Mrs. Page
are delightful entertainers and their
reception will no doubt be a recherche
affair.-Aberdeen Telegram.
Rev. DR.. A. NJ. SIMS formerly of the
Raleigh Baptist Tabernacle, but now
located at Bryan, Texas, has accepted
call to the Baptist church of Haw-
kinsville, Ala, and will probably
move there by January LIST. This
church has twice called DR.. Simms be-
fore.
The High Point Tee and Coal com
pany yesterday filed articles of agree
ment with the Secretary of State for
a charter. The capital stock of the
company is $4,000. The incorpora-
tors are E. NJ. Armfeld, w. M. Jor-
dan, W. J. McAnnally and A. M. Ran
kin. The charter lasts thirty years.
On Friday night, after the Mar
shal's Ball, bibulous citizen from a
neighboring town called at the News
and Observer office and left this note
for the city editor: For special pur-
poses please advertise my visit to
H. I
bill for same. ! want people to know
I've been here"
The News and Observer is in receipt
of the premium list of the Newbern
Fair. which will be held November
18th to nth. In it the management
announce their intention to leave
nothing. undone to make this Fair
even greater and more enjoyable than
any of its predecessors.
The executive committee of the
State Farmers Alliance met here on
Thursday morning and transacted
considerable routine business. The
secretary and treasurer were author
lied to proceed, Immediately after the
National election. with the organiza-
ton of new sub-allances throughout
the State. All the members of the
committee, except one, were present
at this meeting.
The weather bureau predicts fair
weather for today. A slight depres
sion has appeared over southern
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