The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-09

lily TO ID. m; For tuesday TAR anu
continued cool weather.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, 60; minimum
temperature. AZ; mean temperature, 81.
Total rainfall, none.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Today is the thirty-sixth anniversary
of Gen. Lees surrender at ADpomattox
Easter collection az the Church OF
the Good Shepherd amounted to ST.
OO2.16.
The city water indicates that there
has been a slight shower somewhere up
Walnut creek.
The schools of the city will resume
this morning. The pupils have had
holiday since Thursday afternoon.
The State Agricultural Department
will issue it's first crop bulletin for this
season early in the month of May.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce will be held in
the Mayors office tonight at O'Clock
Governor Aycock, who is in Colds
boro has written TO Secretary Pearsall
saying that he expects to return to
2 Raleigh this morning.
A suit for divorce was yesterday
commenced in Wake Superior court by
in n
charging abandonment.
The Raleigh Water Company now has
in it's new filters and thereby is hung
the hope for at least a slightly more
transparent beverage.
The mayors court at 70 o'clock yes
terday had no business before it. The
orderly condition of the city Saturday
night is testified to by this fact.
Mr.. Henry King has bought the old
Poe place on Hillsboro street, and will
remodel and occupy the residence on
it. The price paid was $1,000.
Many parties of little folks were in
the woods yesterday enjoying Easter
picnics. These returned in the after
noon happy over the gaiety of the day.
The funeral of Mr.. Joseph A. Dillon
was held 1T o'clock yesterday after
noon at the Catholic church. The in
terment was in the Catholic cemetery.
large number of young ladies and
gentlemen were at fuckers pond yes
terday picnicking. There was music
aai,, ~ lar g ,~Ia
spent.
Fishing parties were all the so yes
terday, though the weather was some
what cold for anglers. The livery
stables did rushing Easter Monday
business.
Mr. w. A. Erwin ana family, of Dur
ham, have moved to Raleigh and will
make this city their home. They are
occupying The PEBBLES residence OPP
posite Mrs. r. S. fuckers. on Hillsboro
street.
Manteo Lodge, /. Q. o. f., will meet
tonight at 7:30 o'clock. AL members
requested to be present. Election of
representative to the Grand Lodge and
other business to be transacted. Wis
iting brethren invited
Mr.. H. S. Leard, travelling passenger
agent for this division of the Seaboard
Airline, will come back to Raleigh to
live His headquarters, which have
been in Hamlet for sometime will be
moved to Raleigh. The people here
welcome him.
Returning from thu ball game yes
terday afternoon, loaded with passen-
gers. the electric machinery of car No.
3. of the street railway. got out of order
and for nearly half hour had to re-
main at a standstill on H;llsboro street,
block from the capitol
The Interdenominational Mission Club
will meet at Mrs. J. D. Boushall's this
afternoon at 4:S0 o'clock. At the close
of the programme each member will
be asked to give a list of the five who
in her opinion have been the greatest
missionaries of the last century.
Mr.. Harry c. Martin has resigned
his position as local mar ager for the
North Carolina Home Insurance Com
pany to accept the position of general
agent for the South Atlantic Life In
surance Comrany of Richmond. His
resignation ts.kes effect on April 18th,
and after that date he VIII make Rich
mond his home.
The State superintendent of Public
Instruction is now at work on digest
of the new public school law for the
use of school teachers and officers
throughout the State Besides the
provisions of the regular school law,
the book viii contain the free library
act and the bill providing for State