The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-31

News ! Observer.
FRIDAY. August 81, 1900.
THE WEATHER TO-DAY.
. Local forecast for Raleigh and vi
entity to p. M: Friday, fair.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, So; minimum
temperature, 81; mean temperature,
76. Total rainfall .76 inches.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The banks will observe Labor Day
next Monday.
There will be meeting of the w.
c. L. u. at the Executive Mansion
this afternoon at o'clock.
The force in the Secretary of State
office on yesterday finished sending
out the blank returns for the election
to be held next November.
The chapel of the A. and M. Col
lege is being fitted up with textile
machinery for the eTxtile department
in the A. and NJ. College.
The Kindergarten of st. Mary's
school will open on Monday, Septem-
her Qd in tic now homo on thp corner
of Harkett and Salisbury streets.
Many improvements are being made
in the interior of Mr.. Sherwood Higgs
store. 1t is icing reprinted, white
washed and the goods rearranged.
The Raleigh Hosiery Yarn Mill, of
this city has sold its mule" spinners
made in 1890 to mill in Huntsville,
Alabama. The Raleigh mill will put
in new ones so they can spin finer
yarns.
Today being the last Friday in the
month is donation day at ST. Lukes
Home. Trust our friends will remem-
Der that anything they may see fit
to contribute will be thankfully re-
ceived.
Scott Shadrick, George Strowd and
colored man, William Jetfries, were
arranged before Mayor Powell at 4
O'Clock yesterday for an atfray. They
engaged in a row late Wednesday al
ternoon on South street. Shadrlck
was fined 1928 and Jeffries $6.25.
Mr.. d. A. Richardson, of Sampson
4 &c.
on the violin in Raleigh last year, ar
rived here yesterday morning on his
way to Durham, where he has accept
ed position as instructor III the
Southern Conservatory of Music.
The Raleigh Male Academy will
open on next monday morning, Sep
TENDER 3rd. Pupils are urged to be
present the first day. The prospects
of this excellent school are very fine
for a good attendance during the
coming session.
BY order of W. Z. Jones, W. NJ, a
special communication of VIM. q. Hill
Lodge, No, 218, A. +. and a. NJ, will
be held this (Friday) evening, at s
D. M, in Masonic Hall for work in
The Masters degree. Members of the
lodge and all other brethren in the
city are cordially invited to be pres
ent.
The news came yesterday that Mr..
Estes Page, son of Sheriff Page, is
worse, and it is feared that compll-
cations have set in with the typhoid
fever. His father, who has been at
his bedside in their home at Morris
vile, reached the city yesterday al
ternoon and says his condition is eN-
tremely serious.
Cary Red Shirts defeated the Raj
cigh Hard Hitters by a score of to
IN favor of Cary. Game called on
account of rain eFatures of the game
was Birdsong's pitching and Brown S
catching, and Johnson's double play.
George Bullock, captain of Raleigh
Hard Hitters; Hubert Jordan, captain
Cary Red Shirts.
The revised city ordinances will go
into effect this morning. The changes
have been previously published in
this paper. The ordinance prohibit
ing the driving of wagons without
springs faster than walk on the
paved streets had been dropped and
is not to be found in the new ordi-
nanceS.
Miss Josephine E. Boylan celebrated
her thirteenth birthday Wednesday
by giving a party to large number
of her young friends, who enjoyed
fully the hospitality of the young
hostess. A number of games were
played to enliven the occasion. In the
game of hearts Miss Lucy Haywood
won first prize and the BOBBY fell to
Miss Emma Haywood.
Raleigh is eating White Supremacy
chickens. Writing from Merry Oaks
to the Chatham Record, Mr.. w. i. Ed
wards says: 1.-THE first solid load of
White Supremacy chickens passed
here this evening going to Raleigh.
Mr.. J. II. Burke, of Gulf township,
has the honor of being the first white
man to pass here with a solid load of