The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-16
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

rainfall, 0.33.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Owing to the absence of the pastor there
will be no service at Epworth Methodist
church today.
George Holt was yesterday tried before
Mayor Powell for riding a bicycle without
lantern at night. He was dismissed
upon payment of costs.
Members of St. Luke's Circle. also the
at the tome of Mrs. Fred Odds on Monday,
the 18th at 4: 80 instead of $50.
News comes that Mrs. A. r. Hodge, of
st. Matthews township, died suddenly
Friday afternoon. She was sixty years
of age. The funeral was held yester-
day.
1t is stated here that the Republican
candidates for county offices will contest
the election in Randolph and the case will
probably be tried before March term of
the court.
Marriage licenses were yesterday
granted to Lemuel p. Brooks and Ellis
Pool, M. w. Fowler and Polly Richard
son, William Patterson and Lula Goodwin,
all Of Raleigh
Letters of administration upon the es-
tate of the late Thomas M. Ashe of this
city, have been issued to Mrs. Mamie b
Ashe whose notice as Administrative APP
pears in this issue.
: Mr.. j. B. Brewer has decided, it is stat
ed, to move his bed spring factory from
Wake Forest to High Point He manufac-
lures a patent bed spring which has a
reputation among southern furniture
dealers.
Sheriff ]. T. Grady. of Arson county,
brought two Representation Freeman and
Henry White to the penitentiary here, to
serve terms of thirty years each for muir
der in the second degree. The purpose OF
the killing was robbery.
Hon. c. H. Mebane. of Newton; Presi-
dent l.. l.. Hobbs. of Guilford College
and Prof M. C. S. Noble of the State
University, were in Raleigh yesterday
attending the last meeting of the State
Board of School Examiners under Mr.
Mebane's administration as superintend-
mt of public instruction.
St. Marys opens next Thursday, Sep
TENDER goth. Judging from letters and
applications the attendance this year will
tax to the fullest the capacity of the
school. Many improvements have been
made during the summer. The new rec
tory, now nearing completion, will soon
be occupied by Rev. Mr.. Bratton and
family.
R. L. Williams, who was on Friday
tried before Mr.. John Nichols, United
States Commissioner for buying tobacco
without license, was yesterday bound
over to await the action of the Federal
grand jury. Mr.. Nichols had Withheld
judgment until o'clock yesterday to
get a ruling on the subject from the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue The
ruling was such as to satisfy Mr. Mich
OILS that the law had been violated.
The Southern Christian convention of
the Christian Church, South, recently
asked for a Twentieth Century offering
of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) with
which to pay off the indebtedness of
Elon college. Subscriptions are authorized
to be taken, one-half payable January l.,
1901, and the other half May /, 1901. The
Raleigh Christian church has set apart
Sunday, September %, as a Rally Day.
to raise pro rata of the twenty thousand
dollars.
The rain yesterday was general over
the South Atlantic States. 1t was very
gentle in North Carolina, but in Georgia,
South Carolina and Alabama was ex-
tremely heavy In more than fourteen
places there was rainfall of more than
one inch. The heaviest rainfall reported
was at Marion, Alabama, where $50
inches of rain fell. At West Point, Ca.
424 inches fell. The weather will clear
up about Monday, after which it will
be fair and cool.
The sending of relief funds to Calves
ton from this city recalls the fact that in
the summer of 1878 during the great out
break of yellow fever at Memphis Raleigh
raised $1,000 in one day and night by
means of lawn party held in the capitol
square. Again when the Johnstown flood
came funds were sent from here to relieve
the suffering. Then some four years ago,
when many families were left destitute
by an explosion at the Cumnock mines in
Chatham county, this State a considera-
BILE sum was raised here for them.
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