The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-17

tdSttIlN Wins.
Local forecast for Raleigh and Vi
cinity to D. III. Saturday; showers.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, 50; minimum
temperature, re-: mean temperature,
rs. Total rainfall "a inches.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The rain yesterday was badly need
ed and was most welcome to farmers.
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Office in Danville tomorrow morn
ing.
Rev. f. c. Glenn, who has closed
a successful revival in Sanford, IS III
the city.
Mrs. Fab Brown and and Miss Mary
Palmer Mills went up to- Chapel HUI
yesterday morning.
There will be a meeting OF the,
Grand Masons at Oxford on June ~.
Col. Waddell is to be the orator OF the
day.
The Rowland Manufacturing Com
pany was chartered yesterday with
a $4,000 capital stock. The purpose
of the corporation is to gin cotton
and manufacture lumber.
With the arrival of hot weather
quite a number of Raleigh people
have engaged rooms at the Atlantic
Hotel, Morehead City. and the exodus
to the seaside will begin in few
days.
Jack Allen and Ernest Allen were
in the Mayors court yesterday, one
charged with disorderly conduct and
the other with reckless driving.
Their fines added $11.50 to the city
treasury.
The sheriff Of Wayne county offers
$4,000 reward for the arrest and de
livery of Wesley White. the negro
who shot and killed Constable Ian
caster at Saulston, in Wayne county,
last week.
w. +. Carter. Attorney fNm Mount
Airy, was in ihe city yesterday TO
see the Governor and secured the par
don of Robt. l.. Gravely, sentenced to
fifteen years for murder in the Sec
ond degree from Surry county.
Hiram Lodge No. 40. A.. f. and A. NJ,
will meet in regular communication
Monday evening, June the 18th, 1900
at o'clock.s Members are earnestly
requested to be punctual. Brethren OF
sister lodges are cordially invited to
be present.
The Literary Department of the Ep-
worth League invites you to take q
trip to Wesleyan Landmarks on Mon
day evening, June IS, from Edenton
Street Sunday school room. After
Epworth is reached a musical Will be
given for. the entertainment of tour
lists.
Referring to the charges made
against .Mr. c. w. Seate. who has
been suggested as post master ut
Narina. ~ gentleman in Apex tells us
that Mr.. Seate ''Was with Mr.. II. G..
Olive in his store at Apex for several
years and bears most enviable rep
utation.'
ID. n.
Mountain Park hotel at fict Springs.
Y. c., and formerly assistant gener-
al passenger agent of the Seaboard
Air Line, has been appointed super
intendent of the transportation OF the
A. and n. c. railroad, with headquar-
tiers at New Bern.
All persons holding orders on the
r Nn1- f.
to be paid from the school fund viii
please present their claims on or be-
fore the 23rd inst. The Treasurer
must make his report by the Sd Of
July. In order to do this it will be
necessary to close his account by the
23rd of June.
A graphite mine has been discover
ed on the +. NJ. Goodwin property.
about four miles west of Raleigh. on
the road leading to Holly Springs.
Prof Goodwin o1ns 420 acre tract
here, which is supposed to be under
laid with graphite. The samples
which have been taken out are said
to indicate fine quality.
Governor Russell pardons Gus
Thompson. who was in the penitcn
tiary, under a life sentence. He is
from Robson county. and was con
victed Of rape and sentenced to be
hanged but his sentence was commit
ed. A negro woman now confesses
that out of spite she committed per-
jury against Robinson. She was the
principal witness against him. The
warden of the Denitentiary says the
pardon is well deserved
News has been received here of the
death of Mr. III. c.. b. Mite, who was
for several years assistant State Cecil
ogist of North Carolina. He died of
heart disease in Colorado. He was
at work As hours before his death.
lie was only 80 years old. His work
in this State was one of great value.
JIe prepared the reports on the iron
ores of North Carolina, and also the
report on moaazite. He was a native
OF Maryland. was widely known in
this State and eSteelrl II and valued