The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-19


temperature, 65; mean temperature,
~; total rainfall 81.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The State Board of Agriculture will
hoiu it's next meeting on June 18th.
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M. c. Penny has been appointed
postmaster at Six Forks in place of
l.. C. Penny, resigned.
Nav the Goth being Sunday this
year, the Monday following will be
observed as holiday here.
a party of Raleigh people who have
returned from a trip to Richardson's
pond report the fishing there as fairly
good. la
Miss Mamie Robbins is in the city,
and the musicale by her will be given
at the Governors Mansion on Mon
day night.
The resignation of First Lieutenant
NJ. j. McNair. of the MaXton Guards,
was yesterday accepted by the AdJu-
tant General.
The rain of yesterday brought JOY
to the hearts of the farmers OF the
county. 1t was much needed, espe-
cially for newly planted crops.
Unusually good programs have been
arranged for the closing exercises of
the Raleigh schools this year All
IN, no n f
ing. 4 - 40. !. "
The county commissioners at their
special meeting on Thursday lected
Dir. w. c. Landlord. of Wake Forest,
as coroner. to succeed Dr.. S. w.
Thompson, resigned.
The Supreme Court will adjourn on
June st. 1t will not be able to COM
plete its work before that time. There
are still number of important de-
cision to hand down.
Alderman Chas i. Cooke has been
elected a delegate from the Raleigh
Union to the International Typo
graphical Union which meets at Mil
waukee on August 18th.
The meeting of the Daughters of
the Revolution which was to have
met on the 22d. has been postponed
on account of the absence of the Re
gent and vice Regent.
The public debate last night by the
Leazer Literary Society had to he
postponed on account of the rain. II
will be given this evening at s o'clock
The dance was given last night.
At Garner today memorial services
will be held and the graves of the
Confederate dead decorated. Rev. w
NJ. Butler. pastor of the Christian
Church of this city, will deliver the
address.
Sheriff A. II. Boyd. of Caldwell
county, brought two negro convicts
to the penitentiary yesterday; Jim
Williams. larceny, months: Louis
Love, assault with intent to commit
rape, 10 years.
Mr.. Almon Upchurch becomes ed
itor of the Wake Courier 1t has
always been a bright and interesting
paper. Mr.. Upchurch's salutatory is
in excellent taste, and we have nc
doubt that he will do we'll in his new
work.
Tom Jones. the condemned negro
now in Jail here. does not seem to
realize his fate. He appears perfectly
listIess and unconcerned, though he
saws he is ready to die. There is nc
doubt of the fact that he is not OF
strong mind-almost idlotic.
Secretary of State Thompson is now
busy sending out copies of the cleo
ton law. poll and registration books
and blanks for the coming election
He has now completed the dstribu-
ton in fifty-fOur counties. He hopes
to complete the others by next Tues
day
The gavel which will be used at the
Republican National Convention al
Philadelphia. is composed of pieces
of wood of historic interest from each
State. The piece from this State was
taken from the quaint little house
here in which President Andrew
johnson was born.
The decision of the Supreme Court
in the Tom Jones murder case not
yet having been certified to the Gov
ernor, no date has been fixed for the
execution. The negro did not seem
at all surprised or affected when he
was told the terrible result of his
appeal to the higher court
Ballentine- Austin.
Married in the town of Hoffman. on
the morning of the 18th of May, by Rev