The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-14
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.


The receipts of cotton an the local
market amounted to seven bales yes
terday with unchanged prices.
This afternoon the Wilmington and Raj
eigh teams play the second game of the
present series on the Fair grounds Raj
eigh is anxious to even UP on yesterdays
defeat.
On Sunday night at $50 o'clock, Mr..
both of Raleigh. were united in mar
riage by Justice of the Peace H. H.
Roberts.
The ladies were there. The number
of tickets to the special For Ladies
Only matinee of Anna Eva Fay reach
ed 49, and runror says each had five
questions to ask. Total $3.50.
There will be musicale in the Sun
day School room of the First Baptist
church tonight at $3.50 o'clock. There will
be a silver collection at the door for the
benefit of the Sunday School library.
Messrs. c. F. Lumsden. e. A. Wom
left yesterday for Asheyille to attend
the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows, which convenes in that city
tonight.
The membes of the various fire COM
panies of Raleigh are understood to favor
parties now actively engaged in the fire
department as the new chief and assist
ant chief A meeting on this matter is
talked about.
Mr. d. A. Coble, superintendent of the
Odd Fellows OFphanage at Goldsboro,
were here yesterday He says that the
Orphanage was never in better con-
dition financially; that there are forty
children there now and fifteen more
have asked to be admitted.
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Raleigh is getting to be a favorite place
for picnics. 1t is easily the best place for
a picnic and Raleigh is glad to welcome
pic-nickers. The Kinston Free Press
says: 1.-The Methodist Sunday school will
run an excursion to Raleigh on Tuesday
May 2Sth big crowd will go and day
of enjoyment is promised to all.
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At called meeting of the Baraca class
of the Baptist Tabernacle Sunday School
held Sunday night Mr.. l.. w. Alderman
was elected delegate to the National
Baraca convention, which begins in
Cohoes, N. Y, on May 21st. The class
instructed Mr.. Alderman to invite the
Baraca convention to hold its next an
nual meeting in Raleigh.
Mr. Henry Blount, North Cardinals tall
ented lecturer, was here yesterday on
his way to Wake Forest where he de-
livered one of his inimitable lectures be-
fore the students last night. He has Just
delivered lectures at Dunn and Buie's
Creek, where he charmed his audiences.
He is soon to speak at Newbern and a
rich feast is in store for the people Of
that city.
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Mr. T. K Bruner of the Agricultural
Department, is back in the city after a
visit to the trucking section along the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad and
the Atlantic Coast Line He took fifty or
more pictures of the young crops, such as
Strawberries, peas, dewberries, asparagus.
and cabbages. He says that the crops are
all very good though not so well advanced
as at this time last year. He found
that the hail of last week had not done
much damage in the section, only individ-
ual farmers having been hurt.
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Mr. Dan L. Johnston. who has repre-
scented the Life Insurance Company of
Virginia. in this city for some time has
received notice of his promotion to an
assistant superintendent, and will go to
Newport News in few days to look after
the interests of the company in that city.
Mr. Johnston came to this city from New
Jersey about year ago, and shortly
after engaged with the Virginia, and has
met with great success. His promotion
was unsolicited. but has been well earn
ed He has many friends in Raleigh who
will regret his departure from the city.