The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-25

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6S. Total rainfall 60 inches.
Inland ABOUT THE CITY.
The work on the hospital at the
Soldiers Home is going on. 1t is TO
be 60x100 feet.
George Parlney has been awarded
the contract for carrying the mail
from Banks to McCullers.
There will be monthly meeting
of w. r. Womble Hook and Ladder
Company tonight at $3.50 o'clock.
There will be meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance I'M
ion at the Governors Mansion this
afternoon at o'clock.
1t is announced that the Seaboard
Air Line through trains, which are
shortly to put on the road, will stop
only at the Union Depot.
The party advertising in this paper
for a registered druggist, and singing
his name *" will please send his
full name and address to this office
for replies.
An exchange says: 1t is less than
a month to the adjournment of the
Legislature. When it adjourns II
may not be sine die adjournment.
but until some time in September or
October.
The Ashcroft High Dry Goods Com
pany was incorporated yesterday It's
place of business is Winston. and its
capital stock is $4,000. The incorpor-
ators are H. {. Ashcroft, \. {. High
and f. Ashcroft.
Mr.. J. Bryan Grimes. speaking of
the Tobacco Growers Association.
said: I'VE have every reason for en-
enlargement. We have had offers of
capital sufficient to carry out our
plans all the time
The Alumni Grafton at the next \.
and NJ. commencement is to be de-
livered by Mr.. C. w. Gold. of Wilson,
1t will be delivered on Monday. May
20, at the college. Mr.. Gold is editor
of the Dixie Dairyman.'
Editor Mcneil, of Carthage. who
was injured in a. wreck some time ago.
was in the city yesterday for treat
ment of his throat His arm has not
yet recovered. He will sue the rail
road company for damages.
Yesterday a man named Dave Bar
bee was arrested on the streets here
upon request of Chief of Police Wood
all, of Durham. Barbee was accused
OF the theft of $4,000 He was sent
10 Durham yesterday afternoon.
DR.. w. A. Munroe. of Sanford. who
attended e injure DINNERS at Cum
mock, was here yesterday. He says
that one of the injured may yet die.
and that the mines will begin work
next week. 1t has not vet been de
eided where the Iblame for the dis
aster belongs.
Mr.. Asa Hatfield. prominent lum
her merchant of Baltimore. was here
yesterday. Mr.. Hatfield who is ia
miliar with lumber conditions all
over the United States. says that
North Carolina offers greater induce
ments for lumber dealers than any
other State in the South
Director Newland and General Man
ager Arendell have gone to Castle
Hayne on an inspection trip to the
convict farm there. There is less
need now for convicts in the phos
phate work. and it is expected that
thirty convicts will be sent to the
Roanoke farms to help harvest the
wreat crops.
Jack Moonehan, who was charged
with stealing a two horse team and
wagon from a shed here Wednesday
was yesterday given preliminary
hearing before Justice Roberts. Ow
ing to the fact that he was drunk
when he took the team. he was al
lowed to plead guilty to charge of
tresOass.
The Durham Herald says:-Dr w.
c. Tyree has been appointed to the
position as President of the Baptist
Female University. more able man
for the place could not have been
found. Durham regreats TO give DR..
Tyree up. but an able man must be
had at the head of the Baptist Uni
versity.
Misses NJ. p. Wright, NJ. Fl. Davis,
Laura Newsom and NJ. f. Brown. in
structors in the Blind Institution in
this city, left yesterday for Boston |
and other Northern points to study |
the methods and equipments of the
leading blind ms flutes. Mr.. 'Wm. !
Royal left last night on the same
mission.
Major Woodbury. Wheeler died re-
Gently in Washington City with apo
plexy. He was a son of Colonel Jno. |
II. Wheeler, the historian. and was |
well known to all North Carolinians |
visiting Washington. During the war
he was captain in the Tenth North
Carolina battalion and wrote its his
tory. for the volume of renllimental