The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-06
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.


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IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The Carrollton Hotel will, in a few
days, have handsome new bus.
Meeting of the w. C. II. u. at the
Executive Mansion at o'clock this
afternoon.
Governor Russell telegraphs the New
York World that Dewey would be elected
If nominated.
The Bingham and A. and NJ. College
baseball game this afternoon. Ladies
admitted free. Game called at 4:30
o'clock.
An important meeting of the Kala-
paideuses will be held this afternoon
at o'clock, at the home of Mrs. L. ii.
Briggs.
The Ancient Order of United Work
men yesterday applied for registra-
ton of it's charter in this State under
the Craig Law.
The street force is now grading
Newbern avenue. When the work is
completed it will be one of the pref
test streets in the city.
The board of aldermen meets III
regular monthly session tonight. 1T
is the meeting at which annual re-
ports are to be handed in.
The April number of the Agricul-
tural Bulletin will be issued in few
days. It will be devoted entirely this
months to fertilizer analyses.
There will be a recital of Sacred
Literature in the auditorium of the
Baptist Female University Saturday,
April seventh at 4 p. m. The public
are invited.
The management of the Soldiers
Home wishes to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of ten barrels of -four from that
ever thoughtful friend of the old Sol
der, Gen. j. S. Carr.
Mr.. Irwin L. Jones has been select
ed to represent Capital Lodge. |. o. o.
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at Winston in May. Mr.. W. +. Faison
was chosen alternate.
Mr.. G. G. Thompson, Jr., who has
for sometime been soliciting freight
agent for the Southern Railway at
Lynchburg, succeeds Mr.. u. r. Brow
der here as division freight agent.
Mr.. L. NJ. Simmons. who has been
sick for day or two, will be able to
be out today and will address the
county convention tomorrow on the
adoption of the proposed Constitu-
tiOnal Amendment.
Mrs. L. X. Bruner yesterday morn
ing received a cablegram from her
husband, who is on his way to the
Paris Exposition, announcing his safe
arrival at Southampton. He will ar
rive at Paris tomorrow.
Mr.. j. M. Campbell one of the most
active Democrats of Buncombe county,
and candidate for Corporation Commits
sioner, is in the city. He says that Bun
combe will give not less than 500 ma
jority for the amendment
State Treasurer Worth yesterday
returned from a trip to the eastern
part of the State. He spent a day in
Kinston, where he once resided, and
he says he knows no town in the
State that is growing so rapidly.
The Raleigh Christian Advocate
makes a new departure this week,
publishing the Raleigh Christian Adj
yocate, Jr.," supplement for the
children. It's circulation is increasing
rapidly, numbering now $500.
The State Librarian wants the
volumes of Raleigh Register of 1916
and 1917, and ''The Confederate Sol
der in the Civil War" by Ben LaBree,
together with all other books belong
ing to the library, returned imple-
diately.
On account of the death of ex-State
Treasurer John M. Worth, Of Ashe-
boro, the flags over the State capital
yesterday were at half-mast. Mr..
Worth was State Treasurer from No
vember, 1876, to January, 1885. He
was distant cousin of the present
State Treasurer.
The prospects now are that there
will be no contest for any of the coun-
ty offices this year except register of |
deeds. Those now being mentioned in
connection with this office are: w. III. |
Hood, present incumbent Willard |
Mial. ex-register of deeds; A. w. |
Moye, J. L. Foster and Henry Lynn.
Station Agent Chas. II. Gattis. of |
the Seaboard, is now engaged in get
ting up personally conducted Cooks |
Tours" Within the last two weeks
he has sent some twenty-five or thirty
negro women to New York to take
service as cooks, walters and house
maids. The next party sent away will
go Monday.
There is some criticism on the part
of State officials of the character of |
the work done by the printers and |
binders on the 125th North Carolina |
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