The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09

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Snipes. E, S5th VIM. G. Branham, X
oath; w. H. Hicks, d, 31st; l.. r. Ross,
E. 14th; Hardy ONeal, d, Both; Rufus H.
Stone, D, 47th; Andrew B. King, H, 47th;
| ]. H. Keith, X, 14th; H. A. Bagwell, ID,
31st; B. Thomas Gill, d, 26th; H. W.
Horton. A. A. Williams, David C. Gill,
w. c. Rhodes and C. NJ Bridgers.
Widows-Louisa Smith and Tabitha
| Jackson.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The services in the Gospel Tent" will
continue this week.
A lawn party is to be given tonight
by the ladies of the Epworth Methodist
Church.
Some estimates place the loss to North
Carolina by floods this year as high as
IS, 100000.
The Durham Branch of the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Association has
disbanded, the members not considering
it a paying investment.
Pierre Lorillard, who died in New
T. e. Skinner, d. D., of Raleigh. His
estate is valued at $25, 100000.
Johnston .Pettigrew Chapter, Daugh
ters of the Confederacy will meet with
Mrs. Annie Parker on Wednesday af-
ternoon, July 10TH, at 5:45 o'clock.
Justice Nichols yesterday sent two
tramps to the roads for thirty days
each. These were James Kelly, from
Georgia, and Peter Covington, from
South Carolina.
The Gastonia Gazette notes that the
ladies have turned baseball enthusiasts
and will have bazaar for the benefit
of the Raleigh team. 1t fears that if
this keeps up the churches will go
broke.
The services at the Baptist Taber-
nacle Sunday night were conducted by
Rev. r. Neill Johnson. Secretary of the
Baptist State Sunday School Board. His
subject was: What 1t Means to be a
Christian
Shortly after o'clock yesterday there
was perfect deluge of rain in the city.
The heavy downpour lasted for over
twenty minutes and there was a light
rain at intervals during the afternoon
and night.
A letter received here yesterday from
Capt. w. b. Beavers, who is now on his
way home from the Philippines. an
nounced that he would leave San Fran
cisco today and reach Raleigh prob
ably next Sunday.
Tax listing closed Saturday afternoon
and the books are now being arranged
alphabetically. Some people have not
listed at all and there will be penalty
enforced. Some whose returns were not
considered correct by the tax listers will
have to appear before the county COM
missioners to straighten the mater.
The Red Springs Record says: "Mr.
Archie McKinnon left last week to ac
cept "a position with an agency of the
New York Life Insurance Company in
Raleigh, and we hope he will be as sue
cessful as his father, the leading insur-
ance agent in this district. We wish
him well.
Trial of the case against Nathan Hol
leman, of Apex, on a charge of OBJ
structing a highway across which he
built fence, claiming it as his land,
consumed most of the Superior courts
time yesterday. The jury brought in a
verdict of guilty. The judgment of the
court was reserved awaiting the trial
of another case on the docket against
Holleman.
The Apex News tells of an accident
that occurred near Morrisville lin this
county, last week, by which young
woman lost her life. Mabel Green,
daughter of Hugh Green, was pouring
oil on fire when the can exploded and
she was badly burned. She died in
twelve hours after the accident oc-
CURED.
Julia Sleigh, an old negro woman liv
ing on Martin street, dropped dead
Sunday morning at the home of Mr..
George Jackson, for whom she was
cooking. 1t seems that she was up to
the moment of her death in apparently
good health, having cooked breakfast
for the family and was at the moment
of her death preparing to cook dinner.
| She was 81 years old.
The excursion goes to Norfolk at s
O'Clock this morning.
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