The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-04


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Sc. Total rainfall 1.39
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Henry Burke was yesterday fined
SIPS for fast driving by Mayor
Powell.
Miss Frances Holle will entertain
the Euchre Club on next Thursday
evening.
DR.. I. n. Ivey will fill the pulpit
at Central church today at II a. M,
and 7:3O p. m.
Forty bales of cotton were sold here
yesterday, the highest price paid be-
ing nine cents.
There will be a reception next We'd
nesday night at the home of Judge
James T.. Shepherd.
The Guilford College team left yes
terday for home. They expressed
themselves as delighted with their
trip.
Rev. w. d. Hubbard's subject at the
Tabernacle Baptist church this morn
ing will be ''An Enthusiastic Friend
ship
Services at the ST. Luke's Home
this afternoon at 4 o'clock, will be
conducted under the auspices of Eden
ton Street Methodist church.
An effort will be made next Thurs
day night to reorganize the MaXton
Guards, which company was recently
disbanded on account of trouble be-
tween the men and officers.
The register of deeds of this county
says there is a decrease of at least 20
per cent in the number of crop mort
gages and liens given by farmers tins
year as compared with last year.
A revival service is being conducted
at Brooklyn Methodist church by the
feeling is manifested and number
of conversions have been made.
Thanksgiving day is just a little less
than four weeks off. On that day
Bishop Morrison of the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, will preach
AT Edenton street Methodist church.
Judge Purnell, Marshall Dockery,
and the other officers who were hold
ing court in Wilmington, have return
ed. The court has adjourned. The
next session to be held here begins
on December 18th.
The editor Of the Fremont Visitor
was in Raleigh during the State Fair
and he defines a Fair marshal as "a
fellow that wears pretty sash and
who don't know nothin' about nothin'
nor nobody
Late yesterday afternoon it was an
nounced that the condition of DR.. Mar
tin, at the residence of Capt. Ashes,
was rapidly changing for the worse
and that il was doubtful if he could
survive more than a few hours.
The Seaboard Air Line is now put
ting down 16 miles OF S0-pound rails
south of here, from this city to Ham
let. The company is also building a
passenger station and offices for train
master, superintendent, etc, at Ham
let.
Rally day exercises are conducted at
ST. James A. NJ r. Zion church at the
corner of Lenoir and Saunders
streets today. The pastor Rev. j. G..
billiard is being assisted by Rev. II. IL.
w. Leak. Three services will be held
today.
On Monday evening there will be
a regular communication of Hiram
Lodge, No 40c, A. L. and A. NJ, in
the Masonic hall at 1880 o'clock. A
full meeting of the membership is de-
sired. and visiting brethren are earn
estly requested to be present.
Mr.. G.. G. Walker, silk dealer OF
New York, is now in North Carolina
on prospecting tour for the purpose
of selecting location for silk MILL
He has been in several other Southern
States, but expressed himself as most
favorably impressed with this State
This morning after the regular SER
vices at EdentOn street church, there
will be a church conference, for the
purpose of considering the best means
of holding a good revival. On next
Sunday, November 18th, a revival ser
vice will commence, conducted by Rev.
Geo. r. Stewart.
The October Bulletin of the North
Carolina Board of Health shows small
pox in six counties during September
Cherokee, Craven, Forsyth, Hender-
son, Randolph and Wilkes. In the