The news & observer., 1901-03-14

st. Luke's Circle will meet at the
home of the president this afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock.
The appeals from the Seventh Judicial
District will be called in the Supreme
court next Tuesday.
The meeting of the Fortnightly Re-
view Club is postponed until Thursday,
March 21st.
On Saturday morning at II o'clock Mrs.
Rorer will lecture at Metropolitan Hall
on the feeding of children Admission so
cents.
Rev. T. d. Bratton, rector of st. Mary's
will deliver the third in the course of
lectures at Christ church tonight at
o'clock. The public is invited.
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Mr.. John t. Pullen will conduct the
service tonight at the Tabernacle Mis-
sion Chapel corner of Swain and
Davie streets.
Ed Wilson. colorcd. was placed in
Jail here yesterday charged with seduc-
ton. He will be tried before a magis-
trate today.
Mr. z. " Walser. the Supreme court
reporter, who has been in Raleigh sew
eral days working on 4 legal publication
ne is getting out, has returned to his
home in Lexington.
Sheriff Geo. w. Hall, of Bladen county,
w in ns{
penitentiary Catharine Richardson, who
is q serve five years for concealing the
birth of her child
Rev. A. r. Love, formerly of this place
has resigned the past of the Baptist
church at Mt. Airy and accepted a call
to Hendersonville. He will enter upon
his new work in April.
Rev. A. r. Love has resigned the pas
torate of the Baptist church at Mount
Airy, N. c., and accepted call to the
Hendersonville Baptist Church He will
enter upon his new charge April 1st
North Carolina Historical Society is
our latest organization. 1t will be COM
pcsed of some of our most intellectual
gentlemen and ladies'. The object of this
organization is the study Of North Caro-
lima history
The graduating exercises of the Shaw
University Professional Schools takes
place today. The address will be deliv-
cred by DR.. Shailer Matthew, of Chicago
University. The address takes place at
~ o'clock noon.
Mr. W. C. Williams died yesterday at
his home at the Falls of Neuse. He was
the head spinner in the cotton mill, and
was respected by all who knew him. The
body was taken to ReidsvilIe yesterday
for interment 1t was accompanied by the
friends and family of the deceased.
Governor Ayopck yesterday commuted
the sentence of Jesse Green from IA to 10
years. Green was sentenced at the Feb
ruary, 1900, term of Beaufort court to Il
years Imprisonment fer murder in the
second degree. The pardon was recon-
mended bysten of the juryInen and by theEI
judge.
1t was reported here yesterday that
the trial of the men charged with help
ing to lynch Silas AIartindale at Car
thage, will take place at Pittsboro. No |
further arrests have been made and it :
is said that sentiment is against any
further proceedings in the matter The
arrest was made by the coroner and the !
proceedings before The coroner's jury |
are kept secret.
The Gray Reese Drug Company of Char |
lotte. was Incorporated yesterday. The !
incorporators are r. S. Gray, S. s. Nc
Ninch, and A. B. Reese. The purpose of |
the corporation is to deal in drugs, chem |
ieals and drug supplies. and such goods as |
are usually sold in drug stores The
term of incorporation is thirty years, and |
the capital stock is $4,000
The Neuse Milling Company of Kinston.
received letters patent yesterday. The |
incorporators are ]. A. Harvey. C. F. |
Harvey, Edward Harvey, L. H. Harvey
and G. Felix Harvey. The company
proposes to manufacture flour meal and !
foodstuffs, and buy and sell hay. grain
and coal. The company is to last thirty
years. The capital stock is SO, 300.
Ex-Attorney General Zeb Vance Walser.
who has been in the city for several days.
was yesterday called to his home in
Lexington by a telegram announcing
that his brother, Mr.. T. l. Walser, had
been suddenly stricken blind Mr..
Walser is a young attorney at Lexington
and has many friends throughout the
State who will regret exceedingly to hear
of his misfortune.
The funeral of Mr.. Robert Upchurcn,
the City Auditor. took place at ehe
Tabernacle Baptist church yesterday
morning. The choir sang Lead Kindly
Light" and Nearer Ny God to Thee"
Miss Rosa Broughton sang solo. Some
Day Well Understand" The services
were conducted by Rev. w. d. Hubbard.
The city officials were present in a body.
The pail bearers were Messrs. w. H.
Holloway, Jr., r. L. Horton A. NJ
Powell, H. F. Smith, Lynn Wilder and
i. w. Habel.