The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-21
In AND ABOUT THE CITY.


This afternoon at 430 Raleigh and
Portsmouth play the second game of the
present series at the Fair grounds
Prof F. P. Hobgood, president of Ok
ford Female Seminary, requests us to
state that the railroads will give reduced
rates to his commencement, beginning
May 21st. A.ps.l "A
The annual address before students
of the Baptist Female University will be
delivered at II o'clock this morning by
Hon. w. w. Kitchin.-~ The public is in
vited
On Sunday. Priscilla Dunn the young
negro woman who was paralyzed' few
nights ago while in st. PauPs A. NJ. E.
church, was buried. She never recovered
from the attack, death coming on Satur-
day.
The funeral service of Mr.. David John
son was conducted on Sunday morning at
his late residence on Fayetteville street
Mr. Johnson was about sixty years old
and died on Saturday evening at five
o'clock.
VIM. Thomas Lewis, who for eighteen
years and seven months has been an in
mate of the State Hospital, died yester-
day. He was born in 1847 in Wayne coun-
ty. The body was sent to Goldsboro
for interment.
The first bank to be incorporated under
what is known as Longs Banking
Law enacted by the Legislature of 1901,
is the Pine Bluff Banking House, of Pine
Bluff, N. c. State Treasurer Lacy issued
the necessary papers yesterday.
All the exercises at Peace commence
ment this week are public and all are
invited. The reception last night was,
of course limited to those invited, but
to all the regular commencement exer-
cises the public is invited as usual.
The Carrollton Hotel, corner of Fay
etteville and Gabarrus streets is to be
sold on Monday, July 1st, at public auc-
ton, to satisfy a mortgage on it held by
Mrs. Florence p. Tucker. Advertisement
of the sale appears in another column of
this paper.
Yesterday Sheriff W. D. Sharp. of Will
son, brought in the only prisoner sent to
the State Prison from Wilson from the
court Just closed. This was a white man,
j. w. Judge, sentenced to twelve months
for stealing $500 in money and note
for 5000 from Mrs. Eatman, of Will
son.
Mrs. N B. Broughton and daughter, Miss
Rosa, reached home from Atlanta on
Sunday morning. 1t will be remembered
that Miss Broughton has been in The
Halcyon Sanitarium of DR.. Holmes, where
she was treated for appendicitis. Her
many friends rejoice with the family that
she is rapidly recovering
A regular convocation of Raleigh Chap
ter. No. 10. r. A. M, will be held this
TUESDAY, May q, 1901 evening at
O'Clock D. M, at Masonic Hall. All COM
panions are urged to attend, as at the
close of the meeting Enoch Council, No.
5, r. and S. NJ. will meet to transact
business of urgent Importance.
Prof. Clark of Cincinnati, who is to
conduct the enbalming school at the ses-
sion of the North Carolina Undertakes
Association, left yesterday for Wilson.
From Raleigh there went also Mr.. John
W. Brown and Mr. j. M. Harry, of Char
lotte. who stopped over in Raleigh Mr..
Geo. A. Strickland leaves this morning.
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Mr. A. L. Morris, who was a school
mate of Henry Lawson Wyatt, the first
Confederate soldier who gave his life for
the cause, expects TO attend a reunion OF
his old regiment at Williamsburg, Va,
on the oath of this month. When Wyatt
fell, Mr.. Morris was one of the men to
carry his body from the field of battle.
He is buried in Hollywood cemetery in
Richmond.
The memorial exercises at Shallow
Well Christian church on Saturday made
it a very interesting occasion" said Mr..
]. d. Gunter. of Sanford, NAao was here
Yesterday This was the eleventh sue
cessive celebration. The people take deep
interest in the occasion. Two very good
addresses were made by Rev. j. M. Ash
by and Hon ID. E. McIver of Sanford.
reckon there were 900 or 700 people
present"
Three marriage licenses to whites were
issued yesterday by the Register Of
Deeds of Wake. These were to Mr.. W.
r. Lancaster of Rocky Mount, aged ~,
and Miss May Holding of Wake Forest,
aged %; Mr.. VIM. L. Ray, aged a. and
Miss Bernie j. Hunter, aged 81 both of
Neuse; Mr. w. NJ Weathers, of Holly
Springs, aged 80, and Miss Sarah Pen
nington, of Morrisyille, aged &C.
Mr.. j. w. Bailey returned yesterday
from Oak Ridge, where he delivered
religious address on Sunday. He expresses
himself as being greatly delighted with
the fine equipment of Oak Ridge Insti-
tute. He has gone 70 LAGRANGE to de-
liver the literary address at the Kinsey
High School and from there goes to
Reynoldson to attend tie Chowan Baptist
Association. This is one of the largest
Baptist associations in North Carolina
and has in it Shiloh church, the first
Baptist church established in the State.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC.
Brooklyn NJ. E. Sunday school wiz
go to Fuquay Springs on their annual
picnic next Wednesday, the 22nd.
Tickets On sale at ]. A. Pope's candy