The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-05

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IN AND ABOUr THE CITY
The Jonesboro Progress says that Rev.
b. .Culbreth will make Cary his future
home.
Rev. c. T. Adams of Central church.
will preach at the Soldiers Home this
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Raleigh Male Academy closes its
session ON May 31st. Principal Morson and
Assistant Brogden report most sue
cessful session.
The Mu and the Sigma basket ball
teams of st. Marys School had an excit-
ing contest yesterday and the Mus won
by a score of 4 to 0.
Capt. Syme requests the members OF
the new military company, Oak City
Guards to meet tomorrow Monday night
at $50 o'clock in their armory for drill.
A chimney on fire near Fayetteville
street and the railroad crossing caused
the alarm of fire from box 321 yester-
day morning about 10 o'clock. No dam
age was done.
The mems shirt-waist club is show
ing signs of activity. and soon meet
ing will be held. and pledges to appear
in shirt-waists will be signed, sealed
and delivered.
Rev. NJ NJ. Mcfarland has received
thirty eight members into the Brook
Ign Methodist church this year. about
an average of two members for each
Sunday during the year.
Services at St Luke's Home this af
ternoon at 430 o'clock. These religious
exercises will be conducted by the peo-
pie of the Baptist Tabernacle church
during the month of May.
The cadet ball team from Horner's
School that reached the city yesterday
wore their summer military uniform OF
khaki with regulation SLOUGH hats and
made quite a handsome appearance
Hiram Lodge No. 40, A. +. and A. NJ,
will meet in regular communication,
May the 9Th, 1901, at Masonic Hall.
Brethren of sister lodges. visiting breth-
en-, are cordially invited to be present.
The directors of the Soldiers Home
meet tomorrow at II o'clock TO investI
gate charges of desertion against some
inmates of the Home, to elect super
irtendent and to transact other bust
SIS.
That summer is here is no longer left
the guess work of catbird, ground
log CT fiying-ant. The male biped who
wears clothes is adorned now with the
straw hat, bedecked with the MANY
colored hat bands of the present sea
son.
valuable tract of land known as
Felts land will be sold at the court
house door at noon tomorrow by Messrs.
Ryan and Fleming commissioners This
lend is situated a mile and half east
of the city and is considered a good In
yestment.
Visitors to the Fair Grounds to see
the ball games these afternoon usually
get a glimpse of the exciting game Of
basket ball, which is the afternoon en-
ioyment of the students at ST. Mary's,
Many of them are said to be experts
at the game.
There was an extra large number Of
ladies in Raleigh yesterday from nearby
towns ON shopping expeditions. The
ladies waiting room at the Union depot
was the resting place for numbers anG
numbers of parcels. hat boxes with
summer hats within being prominent
in the collection.
Governor Aycock left yesterday for
Henderson and Oxford where yesterday
afternoon and last night he spoke in be-
half of graded schools. Elections for
school tax take place in these towns next
week and the speeches of Governor Ay-
cock will undoubtedly aid in carrying the
election for the schools.
Governor Aycock has ordered a special
term of court for the hearing OF civil
cases only in CASTOR county This will
be held by Judge Starbuck and will be-
gin May 9th lasting for one week. The
docket in CASTOR county is crowded be-
cause the last term of the court was not
held on account of the smallpox quaran-
tine in the county
The Epworth League of Central Meth
cdist church at its regular meeting
Monday evening will render a choice
musical program by some of our best
local talent. consisting of instrumental
and vocal music. recitations, etc, 4
special collection will be taken for the
benefit OF the piano fund. The public
cordially invited.
Architect +. X Thomson returned
yesterday from a business trip to the
eastern part of the State. While out
Mr.. Thomson secured for his firm or
ders for plans for a number of build
lngs Among them being plans for the
additions fire proof vaults. heating,
etc. of the Wilson county court house
at Wilson, n. c., costing $4,000.
VIII Morgan, an uneducated country