The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-02
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

In AND ABOUT THE C1T1.
Snow fell yesterday at Cleveland
Buffalo and Oswego. Heavy frost re-
ported as far south as Tampa, Fla.
Miss Sallie Parks, neice of Mr.. Hugh
Parks. was married at her uncle's resi-
dence, at Franklinsville on Monday, to
Mr.. Vestal of Indiana.
This afternoon at o'clock, in the
metropolitan Hall. meeting of Chry-
santhemum growers will be held for the.
purpose of promoting interest in chrys-
anthemum culture.
Mr.. John w. House has given up his
position at the blind institution to estab-
lish broom factory with Mr. T. T. House
at Hobgood, n. C.
Governor Aycock has called meeting
of the State Board of Education to meet
at the executive office Tuesday, February
9Th, at o'clock.
Elder W. A. Simpkins left yestedIay
afternoon for Roxboro. n. c., where he
hopes to fill his regular appointments at
IL o'clock, both Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. j. #. Masters has moved his Of
flee from the Advocate Building to the
Pullen Building and will open a fine
grocery store in connection with his
Real Estate and Loan business.
l.. OBJ. Branch Camp will meet today,
Saturday, February I'd, promptly at 2
O'Clock in Mayors office, for the pur-
pose of attending the funeral ceremon-
les of late comrade, VIM. H. Hood.
There are seven children at the Metho-
dist Orphanage and three more are ex-
pected today. Since the new building has
been completed, the Sunday schools at
Troy, Mt. Gilead, Kinston and Burling-
ton have each undertaken to support an
orphan.
The j. b. Caudle company of Rocking
ham was chartered yesterday with $4,000
capital stock. The charter is to last 80
years. The incorporators are Messrs ].
3. Caudle, James Stancil, j. G. Everett
and others. The business proposed is
geenral merchandise
here yesterday. One by Mr. Cicero Gull
pepper of Wilson. ". c., with liabilities
IS, 500, and assets 81 900 He has thirty
five creditors. The other. William H.
Bostick West Raleigh, liabilities, $1,000,
assets $1,000. and there are thirteen
creditors.
The little son of Mr.. S l.. Rogers,
cut off a finger some time ago. The
finger was set back and bound up for
some time Mr.. Rogers states that
when the bandage was removed the fin
ger seemed to have Joined. and from
all appearances the finger will be very
useful, though probably little stiff
Yesterday the court house was draped
in mourning on account of Capt w. H.
Hoods death, and the desk at which he
worked was also draped. The funeral
takes place today at 2:90 o'clock at the
Baptist Tabernacle Church. The SER
vices will be conducted by Rev. w d.
Hubbard, the pastor. Capt. Hood was
a member of the Heptasophs, the Red
Men and the l.. OBJ. Branch Camp of
Veterans.
The average temperature at Raleigh
for the month of February
during the past fourteen years has
been 43 degrees. The highest
temperature was 80 degrees, and the
lowest was degrees below zero. The
average precipitation for the month
was 4.2S inches. The greatest amount
Of snow for any twenty-four hours was
liz inches. The average number of
clear days is Z, the partly clear I, cloudy
IA.
Rev. ID. II. futile was in the city yes
terday on his way to Kinston where he
visited his father. Mr.. B. Mark Tuttle
on the occasion of the latters S0th birth
day. There were present eight children
and twenty grandchildren. Two of the
sons are noted Methodist ministers, one
in the Western conference and one in the
North Carolina Conference. The occasion
was celebrated by big dinner at which
a large number of friends, were present,
among whom was Rev. Geo. w. Ivey. d. d..
who is serving his 18th year as pastor
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