The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-02
THE WEATHER TODAY.

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THE WEATHER TODAY.
Local forecast for Raleigh and vicinity
to s p. M: Fair tonight and Tuesday.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The new corporation law went into eff
feet yesterday morning.
The weather man promises fair wealth
er today for the primary.
One hundred and sixteen bales of cot
ton were sold here yesterday, the prices
remaining: Middling, ~; good middling,
8; extra good middling, SA.
The State Museum has just received
photograph of a group of Indians who
served in the Confederate army. 1t was
presented by Senator Springfield.
Mrs r. j. Jarvis will be one of the
lady commissioners to the Pan American
Exposition. Miss Bessie Henderson, of
Salisbury, is the other lady commissioner.
William Sherwood the renowned pianist
of Chicago, will be at st. Mary's School,
Tuesday of next week. This is a fine OPP
portunity for Raleigh muisc lovers to hear
one of the finest artists in the country.
Mr. f. L. Harris, who has just re-
turned from Granville county, where he
went to see his brother, who was badly
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very ill, but it is thought he will recover.
Superintendent w. G. Clements states
that House Creek school No. has COM
piled with the requirements for obtaining
the library provided for under the act of
the last Legislature, and has sent in its
application.
There was good meeting at the Tab
ernacle Baptist church last night. Rev.
Mr.. Hoge is doing some good preaching.
He will preach this evening at $3.50 and
also at 1880 on the Second Coming of
Christ"
The lecture to be given by Mr.. Henry
Blount, for the benefit of Central church.
will be given at the Academy of Music on
April 11th instead of in the Sunday School
room on April 1st as stated in this pa
per last Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Pool died Sunday at her
home near Auburn, in this county She
was ninety-four years old and leaves
two children, Mr.. S. c. Pool. of this city,
and Miss Martha Pool. who lived with
her The interment was at Auburn this
afternoon.
Mrs Rena Davis, aged thirtyth
years. died at Rex Hospital Sunday af-
ternoon where she was carried a week
since for treatment. She had been living
in Raleigh about four months. The inter-
ment was yesterday afternoon in the
city cemetery.
Raleigh is TO have new bottling
works The proprietors will be Messrs
T H. Scoggins and j. G. Patterson, OF
Durham. They have secured right of
way from the railroad and work will
begin at once. 1t will have a capacity
of two thousand bottles per day.
Collector Duncan has been notified to
cut out the following officers from his
force: division deputy, a clerk dep
uty under the revenue agent, and stamp
officers at Newborn and Wilmington. 1t
is said that the reduction will be still
more sweeping in the Western district.
Recently the essayists and declaimers
medal, given by the Pullen Literary So
ciety at the A. and M. College, was
awarded to Cadet Branner Gilmer son
of Attorney General Robert D. Gilmer.
This is Mr.. Gilmer's first year in college,
and though only sixteen years old he is
making a brilliant record in his college
and society work.
General Thos. f. Toon has appointed
Miss Ella T. Duckett as stenographer to
the Superintendent of Public instruction.
Miss Duckett is a graduate of Charlotte
Commercial College. and has been stenog-
Eapher for the railway company and for
some time has been stenographer for Mr..
Chas. j. Parker. The last Legislature
provided for 'dditional clerical assistance
for the SUPP lintendent.
For Asthma use CHENEYS'
ExPFCTORANT.