The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-18
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY

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IN AND ABOUT THE CITY
ST. Luke's Circle will meet this after
noon at O'Clock, with Mrs ]. w. Foy.
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The regular commencement exercises of
Shaw University will be held on May 9th.
Rev. j. B. Hurley raised $500 for the
Methodist orphanage in Beaufort county
Sunday.
Master Clarence, son OF w. G. Douglas,
who has been i'll with pneumonia, is
much better.
Rev. Baylus Cade. ex-priyate secretary
of Ex-Governor D. L. Russell, is now the
pastor of Moores chapel.
Seats for the Watterson lecture on
Monday night are now on sale at the
Bobbitt-Wynne drug store.
Mayor Powell is expected to return to
the city Friday. Alderman Drewry is
acting mayor in his absence.
There will be only one graduate at the
Institution for the Blind here this year
Luther Baldwin, of Orange county.
Yesterday afternoon the remains of Mr..
]. B. Guthrie, father of Rev. j. o. Guth-
rie, of Raleigh, were inferred at Siler
City.
The new telephone company (The Raj
eigh) is now stringing its wires and putt
ting in telephones on South Fayetteville
street.
There are to be germans in Wilson and
Washington this week. Hollowbush's
Raleigh orchestra left yesterday to fur
nish the music.
Mr.. NJ B. Broughton, who is in Atlanta,
writes that Miss Rosa Broughton, who
has been very i'll there, is greatly i'm
proved and is out of danger.
Farmers are complaining much OF the
lateness of the season. They say that
the cool days and frosty nights are throw
ing them badly behind in their farm work.
1t is announced definitely that the
State Firemen's tournament will not be
held May goth as originally announced,
but later in the Summer perhaps in July
or August.
The Raleigh Gun club is called to meet
this evening at o'clock, at Mr.. G. N.
Walters store Officers for the ensuing
year will be elected. All the old members
ara pYnpctad tn bp IN hand.
Mr.. Heriot Clarkson. Of Charlotte, who
has been in the city several days attend
ing the Supreme court, left yesterday.
He reports that the people in Charlotte
are pleased with the legalized primary.
Mr. ]. w. Weir, who has been to New
York to visit his daughter Miss Hattie,
who IS ill there with severe attack of
inflammatory rheumatism, is back in the
city. His daughter is still very ILL., but
improving
Chairman Chas. M Busbee calls a
meeting of the Auditorium directors for
tomorrow afternoon to examine the sub
scription books. 1t is said that suits may
be brought against the subscribers who
have not paid.
The contract for furnishing uniforms
to the A. and NJ. cadets has been award
ed to Whiting Bros, of this city, in COM
petition with number of the best uni
form makers in the country This Is
high compliment to Raleigh's firm.
Seaton Gales Lodge No. ga, /. 0. .. r.,
meets tonight at o'clock in Home Build
ing. Members who will take part IN
degree work are requested to be present
at 7 o'clock for drill. Candidates for the
first degree will present themselves at .
o'clock
The subject of Mr.. Watterson's lecture
at the olivia Raney Library on Monday
night will be Money and Morals" AS
there are few people who do not need
more of both these commodities. there
should be a large audience to greet this
distinguished lecturer.
Mr.. T. S. Pace, of Wilson, was here
Yesterday He is an officer in the Wilson
Light Infantry. commanded by Capt }.
r. McCraw. The company is to have a
bazaar beginning on May in large to-
bacco warehouse From friends IN ana
out of the State over $1,000 in merchan-
disc of almost every conceivable KIND mas