The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-05

News ! Observer.
WEDNESDAY. Sept. 5, 1900.
THE WEATHER TO-DAY.
For North Carolina: Fair and warm
Wednesday and Thursday; fresh
northeast to east winds.
Local forecast for Raleigh and vi
cinity to s p. M: Wednesday, fair
with moderate temperatures.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, SO; minimum
temperature, SO; mean temperature,
70. Total rainfall o inches.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Work has begun on the new front to
Mahler's store.
Miss Annie Dughi is in charge of
the DINING room at A. Dughi's res
taurant.
Winston has a suburb called "Ram
Cat" We object. Raleigh and Wake
have a copyright on that name.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Mr.. William +. Widdell and
Miss Susan V. Strickland, of Falls.
There will be a meeting of the ST.
Agnes Guild Friday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock at the home of the president.
Mr.. Thomas =. DevereuX was yester-
day appointed referee in bankruptcy
by Judge Purnell for the Fifth Bank
ruptcy district.
Section Director Won Herman, of
the Weather Bureau here, requests all
crop correspondents to continue their
reports during September.
1--WE have the best opening we ever
had by twenty per cent" said Prof. ).
B. Carlyle, professor of Latin, in Wake
Forest College, who is in the city.
In the Mayors court yesterday,
Janet Lee and Ada Smith were given
twenty days on the roads for disor-
Derry conduct. IcIlTy lcIIcIls IOI lllC
same offense, was fired $5.25.
The State Board of Examiners meets
here on September 18th, to examine
and grade the papers Of applicants
for Teachers Life Certificates. They
may be in session several days.
Miss Elizabeth Davis, of Durham,
xvbo oooc RI RraziI Methodist
missionary, will be a co-laborer with
Miss Mary Pescud, of Raleigh who
went to Brazil two years ago.
The roof of the Methodist Orphan
age is now being slated and the build
ing will be made ready for occupancy
by October 1st. 1t was intended that the
building be finished by September LIST,
but the work was delayed.
The Henderson Lighting Company
was chartered yesterday with a CAPT
tai stock of $4,000. The object of
the incorporation is to furnish lights
for the town of Henderson. The in
corporators are S. III. Pulliam, E. V.
Williams and J. II. Bridgers.
The party of Commissioners, who
left Saturday afternoon for trip
through the western part of the State,
returned yesterday. They report a
splendid trip Commissioner Frank
Hill, of Arkansas, leaves for home this
morning at 4 o'clock. Others of the
party will leave for home today.
The Crop Pest Commission met yes
terday at the office of Mr. Patterson.
Oh ho
scale had made it's appearance in GER
tain counties, but that the nursey-
men showed disposition to destroy
all infested orchards. Mr.. Lindley
has destroyed orchards to the value
of several thousand dollars.
Mr.. Samuel r. Rogers and DR.. ID. III.
Abbott, members of the Corporation
Commission, arrived yesterday to at
tend the meeting today. Chairman
Mcneil arrived Saturday. The com
mission meets at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing and will hear argument on the
adoption of the new Southern Freight
Classification. Representatives of the
principal railroads will be present.
DIR. Eugene benson, formerly of our
city, has accepted the position of
First Assistant Physician of the East
Mississippi Insane Asylum at Merid-
ian, to which he was chosen last
week. DR.. benson was not an appli-
cant for the office, which is due to
professional reputation. He has long
years of training at the University of
North Carolina, and University of
Maryland, with special graduate work
in surgury in the Polytechnic Of New
York For some time he has been in
active practice in Meridian.
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