The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-02

temperature, 81; mean temperature,
g. Total rainfall Trace.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
= The Monday Evening Club will hole
a business meeting at Mrs. Hinsdale's
: at 4:30 p. m. today (Friday).
The price of cotton advanced slight
ly here yesterday, the prices being 9,
SM and So cents. One hundred and
six bales were sold here yesterday.
A telegram from Chief Surgeon at
San francisco yesterday conveyed the
news that Private Romulus Young,
who returned quite sick from the
Philippines, was improving.
Yesterday morning Mr.. N. G. Bond
and Miss Edna Baker were united in
marriage by Rev. w. d. Hubbard.
Both bride and groom live near the
Caraleigh Mills.
The fines collected in the mayors
court during the past month amount
to 1925. This does not include
costs, but just the amount turned
over to the city.
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The City Finance Committee met
yesterday in Clerk Smiths office, and
went over the books preparatory to
making their report to the next meet
ing of the board.
Paper has been posted announcing
that Sun Brothers Show will be here
on Wednesday, November 18th. This
1Y,fo int 111,ta1
here again this winter.
Marcellus Upman and Anthony
Craft, two negro hack-drivers, were
arrested yesterday for leaving their
carriages to solicit passengers, and
were fined by Mayor Powell.
Mr.. Delmar Upchurch, of the Raj
eigh National Bank, will go to Jack
sonville, Fla, after Christmas to live,
having accepted position as cashier
in one of the Jacksonville banks.
Mr.. John c. Angler, manager of the
Cape Fear and Northern Railway, was
in the city yesterday. He says he will
extend his road further, and will prob
ably begin work soon after the cleo
ton.
1t is reported here that the various
cotton mill companies in Alamance
county have notified the men who are
on strike and who still occupy the mill
companies houses, to vacate the
houses within ten days from the date
of the notice.
The Trustees of the Methodist Or
phanage met last night at the resi-
dence of Rev. Thos. n. Ivey, and dis
cussed matters connected with the
furnishing of the new orphanage
building The building is almost COM
pleted now, and it is a very hand
some one.
Mr.. E. w. Pou is closing his canvass
of the district with four appointments
i'm his own county, Johnston. lie
smoke Yesterday at Hares Store. To-
day he will be at Bentonsville and
Saturday at Four Oaks. His last APP
Dointment is at Smithfield, on Monday
at II O'Clock.
Mr.. w. G.. Clements, Superintendent
of Public INSTRUCTION for this county,
desires the News and Observer to
state that all the schools in this coun-
tv have been supplied and that he is
unable to give personal answers to
the letters he has received containing
applications for positions.
The prize opera glasses, offered by
Manager Rivers, of the Academy OF
Music, to the lady holding the largest
number of seat coupons, was last
night awarded to Miss Blanche Blake,
who held 1,1S0 coupons out of a total
- cnl1 contest
began ON September 5th.
The Missionary Cantata given some
time ago at the Christian church, un-
der the direction of Mrs. j. l.. Foster,
will be repeated tonight by request
The doors will be open at 1880 p. m.
No admission fee will be charged but
an offering will be taken for Missions.
Public invited. Exercises will begin
at o'clock.
The trial IN the case against Samuel
Mangum for shooting Peter Griffin
will come up Friday, November 9th,
before Squire Barbee. The hearing
was to have taken place Wednesday,
but was postponed to Obtain the pres
ence of witness. In the meantime
it is thought that the defense Will sue
out a writ of habeas corpus
The Weather Bureau says that kill
ing frost occurred yesterday at Dodge
City and frost in northwest Texas
The weather is cold and clear over the
plateau region. Considerable rain has
fallen throughout the southern ana
eastern States. The low barometrlc
trough along the Mississippi has sePa-
rated. one part passing out through
the ST. Lawrence; and the other Is
over the Gulf of Mexico.
Miss Abbott, the expert librarian
from Lincoln, Nebraska, arrived III
Raleigh yesterday morning. The ob,
iect of her coming is To- classify and
arrange the books for the Olivia
Raney Library, and to superintend the
placing of them on the shelves. Miss
Abbott will be assisted in her work