The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-10

Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, 80; minimum
temperature, So; mean temperature, Is
Total rainfall Is inches.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
This afternoon at 1870 the w. c. T. q.
meets at the residence of Mrs. w. H.
Worth.
The 10th of May. the anniversary of
the death of "Stonewall' Jackson, Me-
mortal day.
Lunch will be served by the Ladies
Memorial Association in Rescue Hall,
at / o'clock.
Annual roll call of Confederate vet
Grams at Mayors office today memorial
Day) at IL o'clock.
Col. A. C. Davis who is at present
in Raleigh, has just been reelected city
attorney of Goldsboro -
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A special gospel service at Swain
Street Mission Chapel last night at
tracted large congregation.
All business houses are requested 70
close (as usuaD promptly at o'clock
and remain closed until shutdown.
The musical announced for last night
in the First Baptist Sunday school room
was postponed till next Tuesday night.
The pupils of the many schools in
Raleigh are invited to take part in the
memorial exercises today. Seats will
be reserved for them.
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A letter from Mr.. r. N. Simms. who
is at Hawkinsville, Ga. with his father,
who is quite sick, reports the condition
of Mr.. Simms is improving.
This afternoon the Newport News
Hampton team again meet Raleigh on
the diamond Meet me at the ball
game is all the fad nowadays.
From various parts of Wake the re-
ports are that the recent rains have
done great deal of good on the farms
Cotton is getting up in good shape.
Mr.. f. j. Holloway, of Neuse RlVeS
township, was yesterday appointed by
Clerk of the Court Russ as j. F. for
that township, vice Mr.. E. S. Dunn.
The book men now gather on the
anxious" benches in the capitol
grounds In a short while these will
be "mourners' benches for some of
them.
The regular monthly meeting of the
executive committee of the Central
Hospital was held Monday and yester-
day. Only routine business was trans
acted.
The crowds that are attending the
ball games makes the management Of
the Athletic Association talk about
adding to the seating capacity of the
bleachers.
Sonata E. Y. Webb, of Cleveland is
in the city. Yesterday he filed the APP
plication of the baltimore Telephone
Company of Cleveland county with the
Secretary of State.
The banquet to be given at Wake
Forest on the 9th, is to be prepared
by A. Dughi, the caterer. Plates for
between three and four hundred per-
sons will be prepared.
Several small boys were up before.
Mayor Powell yesterday for playing
ball on the streets, this being contrary
to the city ordinance. The boys were
warned not to do so again on pain of
fine being inflicted.
Secretary II. X. Bruner, of the Ag's-
cultural Department, is off on visit
to Goldsboro Newbern, Faison, and
other points in the trucking section, to
obtain photographs Of the truck farms
for the department.
Col II. M. Argo returned yesterday
from Clayton, where he went to appear
for John Gale, on trial for burning the
store of Mr.. John McCullers, near
Clayton last Saturday Light. There
was no evidence found to convict Gale
with the burning and he was dis
charged.
The net proceeds of the game of ball
between the lawyers and the insurance
men was $42.70. This amount has been
turned over by Mr.. ]. S. Wynne to the
societies which have in charge st.
Luke's Home for Aged Women. The
money will be used to purchase ice and
other necessaries at the Home.
For the convenience of patrons of the
ball games, and so that they may avoid
the rush at the gates of the Fair
Grounds, tickets of admission for adults
and children to the grand stand have
been placed on sale at w. Fl. King &
Co.'S. Drug Store, on Fayetteville street,
where they can always be obtained.
OLD SOLDIERS EXPERIENCE.
NJ. M. Austin, Civil War veteran,
of Winchester, Ind, writes: 'My wife
was sick long time in spite of good
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