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

Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, so; minimum
temperature, Al near temperature, SO.
Total rainfall LOS inches.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The price of cotton in Raleigh remained
at 7%, and SA cents.
A meeting of Raleigh Commandery, No.
A. will be held this evening at O'Clock.
Mr.. A. c. Smith and family have moved
to Kinston and will make it their future
home.
st. Lukes Circle will meet this evening
at o'clock with Miss Lagergreen at the
Blind Institution
commission took tea at the Governors
Mansion last night.
The Raleigh and Cape Fear Railroad
will run a special train Easter Monday
from Raleigh to Fuquay Springs
Kings Daughters will be held this after
noon at 4:30 o'clock at Mrs. Chas. C. Nc
Donald's.
Final discharges in bankruptcy were
yesterday granted to B. O. Thompson, of
Lumberton, and j. w. Saunders, of Bla-
den county.
DR.. F. p Venable, president of the
University, has accepted an invitation to
deliver the address at Whittsett Insti-
tute this year.
The funeral services of Miss Henrietta
Smedes McVea will take place from the
Church of the Good Shepherd this after
noon Thursday at 4:30 o'clock.
There will be a meeting of the Capital
Club this evening at O'Clock at the
club rooms. Important business. All
members are requested to be present.
The funeral services of little Linda
Spence will take place at the Baptist Teb-s
ernacle church this morning. Rev. w.
d. Hubbard will conduct the services.
The early northbound Seaboard Air
Line passenger and mail train was de-
laved two hours and half yesterday just
beyond Apex by derailed freight car
The members of the First Baptist
Sunday School, colored, contributed during
the first quarter of 1901, STA. James H.
Young is superintendent of this school.
Rev. j. B. Hurley, agent of the Meth
odist Orphanage, reports 1920 contributed
at Fayetteville. In this amount is in
cluded bequest of the late Mr.. b. E.
Sedbury.
The rainfall accompanying the recent
storm was the most severe experienced
here in several years. The largest amount
of precipitation was at this place, and
was 3.1S inches.
Chairman Russ yesterday posted no
tice, in front of the mayors office. stat
ing the result of the primary election
held Tuesday. This was done in accord
ance with the law.
Dr. G.. T. Winston, president of the
A. and M. College, has accepted an in
vitation to deliver the commencement
roe Graded School.
Centre Lodge, K of p, will meet to-
night at o'clock and on every Thursday
night thereafter, at their hall on Fay
etteville street. Visiting Pythians are
gladly welcomed. The hall will be bril-
liantly lighted.
The trial of Will Woods and Tim
Holderfeld, charged with robbing a prin-
ter OF $500, was postponed until today.
Woods and Holderfield are still in Jail.
The case will be heard by Justice or the
Peace Nichols.
officer Pitts, of Charlotte, yesterday
took a negro named Robert Hail. who
was wanted in Charlotte'for cutting John
Robertson and his wife. Hall was ar
rested in Apex Tuesday. The crime was
committed last October
The Lenoir cotton mills were chartered
yesterday. The headquarters are at Lee
noir in Caldwell county The capital
stock is $75,0000 There are fourteen in
corporators, among whom are M. M.
Courtney, ]. B. Moore, G.. w. F. Harper
and others.
Mayor Powell yesterday sent William
Hinton to jail without bail. Hinton shot
and wounded his father-in-law, Andrew
Lewis, who is in a critical condition, hav-
ing been wounded near the heart. Mr.. +.
L. Gray appe AIRED in court as attorney
for Hinton
President Vann, of the Baptist Female
University. has accepted an invitation to
preach the annual sermon at the COM
mencement exercises of Marshall Acad-
envy in Union county, and Rev. p. t.
Durham, of Trinity College, will deliver
the lite, AIRY address.
Mr.. Henry Blount, North Cardinals
celebrated lecturer, will deliver his hui
moroTis lecture on Chow Chow" in the
Academy of Music next Tuesday night,
the 9th instant. Mr.. Blount has been
secured for this lecture by the Ladies
Aid Society of Central Methodist church.
The best way for u woman to make
her husband believe in her religion