The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-16
NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs.
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BOYLAN & Observation-Disclosures
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c. H. acknowledgements Concern
ing Teachers Assembly.
THE WEATHER TODAY.
Local forecast for Raleigh and vicin-
warmer.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, 80; minimum
temperature, SO: mean temperature,
&C. Total rainfall % inches.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The Kentniss Club viii meet with
Miss Adelaide Snow this afternoon at
O'Clock.
The Handkerchief Bazaar will be held
at the Holden residence. Remember
the place.
The local cotton market receipts
today amounted to 104 bales, with un-
changed prices
Services appropriate to Ascension
Day will be held at Christ Church at
IL o'clock this morning.
Today there will be special services
in observance of Ascension Day in Il
number of churches in Raleigh.
Raleighs auditorium seems to be at
about the same pace as Durham's pub
lie building, says the Durham Sun.
Raleigh's heavy street roller, the
MARY Jane" is being repaired and will
soon be adorned with summer suit or
paint.
This afternoon at o'clock the Fort
nightly Review Club meets at Mrs.
Geo. v .Strongs', on North Blount
street. n II sia4A
At the weekly night service at Swain
Street Chapel tonight Rev. r. 5.
Stephenson, Baptist City Missionary
will preach. All are invited.
Before Mayor Powell yesterday, Ed
Dickerson white, charged with disor'
derby conduct on Wilmington street
was the only offender. He was fined
$5.25.
Services at the Central Methodist
Church were conducted last night by
Rev B. B. Culbreth in the absence of
Pastor Adams. who is with his parents
in Fayetteville.
The Raleigh Gun Club will have an
exhibition shoot in the Cameron field
this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Every
member is requested to be present.
The public is invited.
At the Baptist Tabernacle last night
Mr.. N. B. Broughton made a most inter
esting talk on the work of the Southern
Baptist Convention held in New Or
leans. from which he has just returned.
There will be a strawberry fete Mon
day evening May goth, beginning at G
o'clock, at the residence of Mr.. Julius
Lewis, on Hillsboro street. No admis-
sion will be charged and refreshments
will be served during the evening.
The Handkerchief Bazaar to be given
by the ladies of st. Luke's Circle this
evening will be held at the Holden resi-
dence. corner Hargett and Mcdowell
streets, from 5 to IL p. NJ The public
cordially invited.
Mr.. F. w. Harding of this city, attend
ed the meeting of the members of the
metal trade workers in session at Ports
mouth and Norfolk. The Richmond News
special from Norfolk says that Seaboard
employees expect no difficulty in getting
their demands.
The Council of State yesterday order.
ed supports placed under the room in
the Supreme court building no Wusad
as colored reading room. So many
books are stored there that there was
danger of it's breaking through into the
office of the State Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock there
was wedding at the residence of the
brides father III. N. Parker, Esq, i've
miles south of the city, when Miss Min
ME Parker and Mr.. M. 9. Penny, OF
Garner were united in marriage by
Rev. A. d. Hunter, of Cary, in the pres
ence of number of invited guests.
The Sunday school of Brooklyn Meth
odist church will give their annual pic
mic at Fuquay Springs, Wednesday, May
22nd. The train will leave the Union
station 81 1880 a. M, and returning viii
reach Raleigh at 6 o'clock. The fare fol-
the round trip will be so cents for adults
and % cents for children. Everybody in
vited to go and have holiday at th'
Springs
The leading article in the New Yorl
Law Journal of last Saturday is a de-
cision of the city court o. New York IL
regard to limited partnership. This
was an action prosecuted to hold de
PENDANT Webster, a special partner
liable as a general partner in the firn
of Seymour, Johnson & Co., and tn
court decided in favor of the plaintiff
whose leading counsel YVES Mr.. Alber
p. Massey, formerly of this city. There
were eight lawyers in the case.