The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-05
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.


IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Judge Clark went to his farm near
O'Neal Station, in Halifax county yes
terday.
Fortv-six bales of cotton were sold
here yesterday, the price remaiIa5
8 IA cents.
Mr.. H. z. Brown and bride, have
arrived from New York, and are stop
ping at Mrs. Upchurch.
Mayor Powell yesterday sent Will
Lewis to the roads for thirty days for
tlisorderly conduct.
Rev. B. G. Thompson and wife, who
have been visiting at Dr. Il. NJ. Jor-
dams, left for their future home at
Harrellsville.
His mother had been dead fifteen
years, but when a convict was recent
ly pardoned, paper said The had gone
back to his laother." 1t sounded we'll.
There will be meeting of the In
auoural Committee on Public Comfort
at the mayors office this evening at
7:30 o'clock. Mr. Joseph Blake is
chairman of this committee.
The first tobacco sale since Christ
mas took place here yesterday To
bacco has tcen bringing good prices
here, and about a million pounds
have been sold since the season open
ed. There are nine buyers here.
Rev. T.. e. Glenn is now making his
home at Greensboro. He will devote
this year 10 special Bible study and
revival work. He has been very sue
cessful in revival work.
The lowest temperature in the
State Thursday was 20 degrees at this
city. In Dakota the thermometer was
at IL degrees below zero. Fair
weather continues in the central val
ley.
The first telephone on the new line
has been put in and connects the CEN
trail office with the Methodist Orphan
age. Manager Wynne intends putting
in other phones as soon as possible
and getting the system in operation.
The Piedmont Shuttle Works was
chartered yesterday. The incorpora-
tors are c. f. Fleming. Walter II.
Bishop and Mrs. Carolina Bishop.
They will manufacture bobbins. shut
ties, picker sticks, and cotton mill
supplies. Capital stock $4,000.
The Palatine Fire Insurance Com
pany, of London, yesterday filed its
application with Insurance Commits
sioner Young to do business in this
State. Mr.. A. w. Moye will be general
agent.
The Wilmington Lodge, No. 532 of
Elks was chartered yesterday. 1t is
to exist for thirty years. The ineor-
porators are H. j. Gerllin, c. t. Har-
per, w. T. Robinson, w. j. Bellamy,
w. S. Jones, G. +. Taylor. /. NJ Bear,
NJ. w. Devine and II. w. Wallace.
Mr.. Ollen +. War. en-, who has leas-
ed the Andrew III. Green property near
the rock garry, is going to devote
himself to truck-gardening and the
nursery business. Mr. Warren and llS
father in Pitt are among the best nur-
scrymen lii the Stltt.
The directors of the Mechanics Dime
Savings Bank held a meeting last night
and declared a semi-annual dividend
of three per cent and carried neat
sum to the surplus. The annual meet
ing of stockholders will be held next
Tuesday night, January Sth.
The Berzelius Chemical Society
held its regular monthly meeting
in the office of the State Chemist yes
terday afternoon. Prof. Kesler, of the
Baptist Female University, read the
paper of the afternoon entitled ''Some
Incidents in Chemical Progress"
The friends of Mr. George II. Cloves,
of Waterbury, Conn. will be gratified
to learn that he has won an impor-
tant law suit in which large amount
was involved. The Waterbury Ameri-
can has a nalf column account headed
&c. III. Cloves Victory" Mr.. Cloves
married Miss Mamie Blacknall, daugh-
ter of the tate DIR. G. w. Blacknall, of
Raleigh.
Mr.. Roscoe Mitchell and Miss Clara
Rowland were married Thursday af-
ternoon at the Presbyterian Church
of Charlotte. Rev. j. A. Dorritle per-
formed the ceremony. Miss Ada Hol-
land, sister of the bride, was the maid
of honor. Mr.. VIII Bason was best
man. Ushers were AIessrs. Herbert
and VIII Craven. The couple are max