The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-15


were twenty six bales without any
change in price.
The called meeting of the Rescue Cir
Gle will be held at 1890 this morning
at the usual place.
st. Lukes Circle will met this WED
nesday) afternoon, at 4:30 O'Clock, ut the
home of the President.
This afternoon at half past four
o'clock. st. I.uke's Circle will meet at
the home of the president.
Rev. B. B. Culbreth will conduct
prayer meeting at Central Methodist
Church this evening at s o'clock.
The regular monthly german of the
Capital Club will be given Thursday
night, May 16. D. W. Baker, Leader.
The State Auditor is now sending out
the pension blanks as fast as possible.
These have just come from the printer.
Miss Eliza A. Pool. of the Raleigh
Schools, will go to Europe this summer
and will study in Germany and France.
Mr.. E. L. Womble, who has been liv-
ing at Durham, has entered upon his
duties as book keeper for Crowder and
Rand. II a. s2@ENAE
There was a heavy storm of rain and
hail in Raleigh about o'clock yester-
day morning. No damage has been re-
ported from it.
Mr.. John Lumsden is looking after
the business of the city tax collector
during the absence of his father, Mr.
c. r. Lumsden.
Dr. NJ w. Hill, leading physician and
citizen of Statesville, died on Monday
He was ruling elder in the Presbyterian
church and brave Confederate soldier
A freight wreck on the S. A. L., be-
tween Monroe and Hamlet. delayed the
arrival of the train due mere at l1:25
on it's way to Portsmouth until nearly
2 o'clock.
Judge Council, who, while in the city
was reported as hesitating to hold court
in Durham on account of the smallpox
in that county, is now presiding over
the court.
Rev. j. B. Hurley returned yesterday
from Newbern. where he preached Sun
day. He raised in that city $500 for the
Methodist Orphanage and reports
most successful trip.
Capt. Hussey, who for some time has
been sick at the Hutching's House, III
this City, was taken to Chase City, Va.
yesterday in order to try the effects OF
the mineral water there.
The Council of State and the Board
of Public Building and Grounds meet in
the Governors office at 1890 this morn
ing. The Library Committee meets IN
the same office at IL o'clock.
The National Conference of Railroad
Commissioners is to be held at an early
date in San Francisco, and some, if not
all of the members of the North Caro-
lima Corporation Commission may at
tend.
The music class of Miss Matte Higgs
will give a recital at Raney Library
Hall Thursday afternoon, May 18th, st
o'clock At the same time demon
stration of the Fletcher Music Method
will be given.
Yesterday the office of Insurance
Commissioner Young was closed out of
respect to the memory of Mrs. Mary
Edwards of Oxford, wife of Col. L.
C. Edwards, and sister of Mr.
Young. Col. Young has gone to OK
ford, where the funeral will take place
today.
Mr. John Shelton Williams offers to
send his private car to carry Governor
Aycock to Charlotte if he accepted the in
vitation to speak at the Manufacturer s
Club. The Governor writes that his en-
gagements are such that he cannot now
name date.
Mr.. John L. Tucker died at Method
yesterday afternoon at $50 o'clock. Mr..
Tucker was in the Goth year of his age.
The funeral will take place from Ephe-
sus Church, Asbury, at 2S0 this after
noon, Rev. r. D. Bower preaching the
burial sermon.
Rev. A. L. Belts, of Warsaw was q
visitor to the city yesterday. He tells
of a great deal of activity in the truck
ing business in his section, and says
that the berry crop has turned out ex-
tremely we'll up to the present time
with a good prospect ahead.
Dr. Chas. E. Meservc and family
leave today for Squirrel island off the
coast of Maine, where they will sum-
mer at the home of Mr.. John Philbrick,
father of Mrs. Meserve. Nearby are
the summer homes of Senator Frye and
of the family of the late Congressman
Dingley. For a part of the summer
President Meserve will travel in the in
terest of Shaw University.
All who have handkerchiefs or any fancy
aIticies to donate to the Bazaar tc &c
giver for the benefit of st. Luke's Home
will please send them by o'clock this af-
ternoon to Mrs. los. Blake, lis SeI:h
Dawson stree. The Bazaar VIII open
Thursday afternoon at 5 O'Clock. Re-
fre shments Will be served and nice music