The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-14
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Services at St. Luke's Home this af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock.
Easter music will be repeated at many
of the city churches this morning.
The sub-commission on adoption of text
books for the public schools are still
working away at their review.
After some days of pleasant weather
many overcoats made their appearance
yesterday as the thermometer went down.
The Monday Evening Club will meet at
the home of Mrs Parker on East Eden
ton street on Monday evening at half
past eight o'clock.
Today is the Thirty-sixth anniversary
of Sherman's entrance into Raleigh. He
marched into this city with his bum
mers," on April 18th, 1865.
Insurance Commissioner Young will
move his family here to live early next
fall The people of Raleigh will extend
to them hearty welcome.
A marriage license was issued yester-
day to Mr.. r. E. Page, of Myatt's Mill,
Wake county and Miss Annie F. stephen
son, of Itana, Johnston county.
Judge Purnen, Marshal Dockery and
a number of employees in the revenue
service leave today for Elizabeth City,
where Federal court will be held this
week
The Asheville Light Infantry will send
two representa- tives to Raleigh to partic-
inate in the individual prize drill for a
$25 medal, proposed to be held here on
May 10th.
There will be a meeting of Raleighs
new military company, tomorrow (Mon-
day1 night at the Mayors office at $3.50
o'clock, and it is earnestly requested
that all members be present.
Gov. Chas b. Aycock, Judge Francis
D. Winston and Col. P. M Pearsall are
spending Sunday at the Carolina Hotel,
at Pinehurst, as the guests of Mr.. Robert
~ Page. They will return Monday
The local cotton market has not chang
cd for quite a while, prices ruling from
7sz to 81. On Friday the receipts were
AZ bales while yesterday 80 were re-
ported.
The North Carolina Society Daughters
of the Revolution, met yesterday after
noon at o'clock, at the residence OF Mrs.
d. H Hill. The society is making contriDu-
lions to the Valley Forge memorial.
The various departments in the capital
building are being put in telephone con-
nection, the phones being those of the
the Raleigh Telephone Company. This
will be a great convenience to the State
officers.
A rainy afternoon began yesterday about
1.3O. The sky had been threatening all
the morning and rain was expected.t The
skies promise a rainy Sunday and the
weather man says that showers are to
be expected.
Hiram Lodge, No. 40, A. F. and A. NJ,
will meet in regular communication,
Monday evening, April 18th, 1901, in Ma
sonic Hail. 7:45 o'clock. Brethren of sis
ter lodges. and visiting brethren are
cordially invited to be present.
At a meeting OF the faculty of the In
stitution for the Blind held yesterday
morning there was an informal discussion
of a program for the closing exercises.
Miss Mamie F. Scheck, of the faculty,
read a most interesting paper on THE
Aesthetic. Culture of the Blind during
the meeting.
A telegram from Atlanta yesterday re-
ported Miss Rosa ,Broughton's condition
as favorable. Appendicitis has develop
ed while Miss Broughton was visiting
Atlanta and a surgical operation was
found necessary. This was the cause OF
her serious condition. 1t is beheved now
that she will recover
Several small burglaries have taken
Mace in the city during the past week. On
Thursday night some one entered the
residence of Mrs. D. T. Swindell. on New
bern avenne. and stole s25 from bureau
drawer end on Friday night someone tried
to enter the residence of Mr.. E. O.
Pease, but was scared away.
THE young ladies from Raleigh who
attended the intermediate Dance" at
ChaneI Hiil Friday NIGHT retHrned YES
to-day and rernrt delightful occasion
Tn addition tn those mentioned Yesterday
tbore wns with the artv from here Miss
C,rariotta yo,ing. of Henderson and Miss
Herrfe+ HAYWOOD, Of Raleigh.
Mr. WilIiam r. Avcoek. OF Melrose,
F7lorida wae in the civ YESTERDAY. His
lest visit tn North Carolina was on the
occasion of his n,o+bcr's death. nine wears
ago next August. Mr.. Aycock came to