The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-30

southeasterly winds.
Local forecast for Raleigh and Vi
entity. to p. M: Thursday, fair.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, 90; minimum
temperature 20; mean temperature,
81. Total rainfall LIS inches,
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The ST. Luxe's Circle of Kings
Daughters will meet this afternoon
at o'clock at the home Of Mrs. j. X.
Johnson.
Messrs. Talcott Brewer, King, and
Pace, left yesterday to enter Wake
Forest College. About twenty-five
students passed through on the train.
President Charles McNamee, of the
State Agricultural Society, will sail
for Europe this week but will return
few days before the Fair in Octo-
Der.
A number of students came in yes
terday to attend the next session OF
the A. and NJ. College. DR.. Winston
SAYS that more will come in than can
be provided for in the college.
Yesterday rain was in a time to be
highly appreciated and it will save
the crops OF the eastern section of the
State, especially from total ruin. 1t
was general up and down the Atlantic
coast.
Talks with number of prominent
Raleigh merchants show that they
are looking forward to a good fall
trade The condition of the crops is
not what they could wish, but they
expect fair prices.
The Charlotte Observer says that
Mr.. C. NJ. Busbee, of Raleigh, will be
manager a Mr.. Simmons campaign,
and that Mr.. j. S. Manning, of Dur
y ham. will manage Gen. j. $. Carr's
campaign for the U. S. Senate.
A religious crusade at Coney Island
will shortly be inaugurated by DR..
Len G. Broughton, Tom Dixon, and
other prominent divines. They will
have fifteen assistants and will hold
camp meetings all over the island.
In the Mayors court yesterday.
Fred. Finch was sent to jail to await
the next term of court He is charged
with breaking into a trunk belonging
10 a negro named Baskerville and
stealing $4.25 in money and some
other articles.
A freight wreck occurred Monday
on the >Mocksville and Mooresville
Railroad, between Mooresville and
Barber Junction. Eight ears were
wrecked and the track was torn up
icAo IF
i Charlotte Observer.
1.-THE drought and heat in my sec
ton has been great that the loss
on cotton is one third and on corn
one half, said Mr. A. T. McCallum, OF
Robeson member of the State Board
of Agriculture, who is attending the
Cotton Meeting in Raleigh
Tonight at McCullers, double
marriage win be solemniZed, the
brides being sisters. The couples
will be Mr.. James Sauls and Miss
Nola Johnson, and Mr.. Walker
Stone and Miss Lula Johnson.
The brides and grooms are popular
young people of this county and have
the hearty congratulations of their
relatives and hosts of friends in Raj
eigh.
Yesterday morning early one OF the
female patients at the Hospital for
the Insane, while being taken out for
exercise in the grounds, made sud
den dash and ran like a deer into
southern Raleigh, crossing little
streams and scaling fences with Won
derful agility. The police and some
women caught her. She was wet and
muddy to the waist, but was not in
the least injured.
The trustees of the Baptist Female
University have purchased the resi-
dence of Mr.. j. r. Barkley, on North
Person street, just North of the
Adams place. 1t will be used for the
accommodation of those students who
cannot room in the college building.
This house mas nine rooms and will
easily accommodate twenty-five or
more young ladies. They will mere
ly room there and take their meals
at the Girls Club in the Adams house
Just next door.