The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-19

and measures.
The Relief Society of Good Shepherd
Church will meet with Mrs. Mcdonald
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
This paper is indebted to Mr. T. X.
Bruner, secretary of the Agriculture De-
partment for map of the State showing
the various Congressional districts.
The cruiser Dixie, which has Just been
placed in dry dock at Norfolk sustain
ed no damage to her hull through her
recent grounding near Maryland Point
in the Potomac River.
In the mayors court yesterday Ed.
Dancey was fined S4.25 for dsorderly
conduct; Norwood HargrGve was sent to
Jail charged with assault, to await the
action of the grand jury, and John Har-
grove, 1925 for disorderly conduct.
A pleasant evening is promised to all
who will attend the musicale at DR.. A. A.
Marshall's this evening. The music will
begin at S:15 Come and bring some one
with you and your time and money will
be well spent.
Speaker Moore returned home yester-
day. 1T has been a laborious time on
me, he said. Mr.. Moore has attended
every session OF the House, and called it
to order promptly on time, even when it
met at 1880 o'clock. He made a fine
speaker, was fair and impartial and gave
satisfaction in his rulings.
Mr.. Chas. e. Harding the register of
deeds of Beaufort county, arrived in the
city yesterday with a negro convict who
is to serve Is months in the penitentiary.
He was i'll with pneumonia when the
recent batch of convicts convicted at the
recent term of Beaufort court were
brought here.
Judge James E. Boyd of the Western
North Carolina district was in Raleigh
few hours yesterday. He returned to
Greensboro in the afternoon. Everyone
ought to go to the capital of his State
once year. he said, land l have just
run down down to see how it looks. 1t is
the first time l have been here since the
Republican State convention
The christian PaStorium' for March,
has made it's appearance. 1t is edited
by Rev. NJ. w. Butler and published in
the interest of the Christian church. 1t
contains a sketch of the church, and a
number of bright editorial paragraphs,
and some selected reading. 1t is neat
publication, and should be widely circu-
lated.
The Ministerial Institute of the Chris
tian church convenes tonight at Youngs-
Vile An elaboraoe program has been
prepared, and a number of able addresses
will be delivered. The occasion will be
one of more than ordinary interest. Among
the ministers who will be present and
speak are the following: Dr. Howard,
DR.. Porter, of Portsmouth; DR.. Barrett,
of Nofclk; DR.. Staley of Suffolk; DR..
Long, DR.. Newman Prof. Atkinson, DR..
Herndon and many other distinguished
ministers of the Christian church.
Last Sunday night, Rev. M. w. Butler,
the pastor of the HillsDoro Street Chris
tian church. preached the last of the
series of illustrated sermons" The
subject of his discourse was THE Separa-
ton in Eternity. The subject was
shown by three large pictures, 5x9 feet
in size. The first was ''As the shepherd
divideth his sheep from the goats; the
second was Wheat and Tares. and the
third a picture of an angel Executing
the Judgment of Cod The series nave
been attended by constantly increasing
congregations. So great interest has
been manifested that Mr.. Butler thinks
of continuing them.