The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-15
w OMAN AND SOC!ET ]

/ Men claim that women are tardy-ln TACT,
that they're never on time,
That among their thousand sweet virtues
| promptness you never will lind.
But l know of a dear little woman. quite
worthy of praises in rhyme,
Who is pretty and gracious and charm
| ing. and always, yes, always on time
| She never is fretful and hurried, nor given
| to dumps nor to tears;
She's a beautiful Grecian maiden who
has posed on my clock for years!
Emma c. Dowd. in The Ladies Home
Journal for August.
| Mrs. NJ T. Norris is improving very
rapidly.
| Mrs A. Dughi's condition was no bet
ter yesterday.
Mrs Andrew Syme returnd yesterday
from Moncure
Mrs Elias Carr is spending the sum-
| mer in Asheville.
The condition of Mrs. r. C. Rivers is
greatly improved.
Miss Jeanette Biggs has returned
| from visit to Oxford.
/ Mrs. r. H. Lewis left yesterday for
d visit to Washington.
| Mrs. A. S. McGeachy and son are WIS.,
iting in Scotland Neck.
Mrs w. P. Clements leavs today for
a visit to Norfolk and Old Point.
] Mrs e. " Denton returned yester-
day from a visit to Rocky Mount
4 Miss Bauman and Miss Bette Penick
returned yesterday from Lexington.
Miss Minnie Christian. after visit
to friends, has returned to Durham.
Mr. and Mrs J. H. Robbins and chill
dren left yesterday for a visit to Wrights-
VILE
] Mr. R. c. Rivers and his little daugh-
ter, Miss Octavia, left yesterday for Hen
derson.
| Mrs. Rosa Applewhite returned yes
terday to her home in Wilson for a
short visit.
| Mrs w. C. McMackin and daughters,
Mrs. Hodges and Mrs. Chase, left yester-
day for Washington CITY,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Rosenthal, who are
summering at Big Falls, Alamance county,
| spent yesterday in the city.
| Little Miss Gretchen Hartge left
yesterday for Washington, N. C.,>and her
sister, Miss Maggie, for Wilson.
| Miss Alexina, daughter of Mr.. H. b..
| Hardy left yesterday for visit to her
aunt, Mrs. w. T. Buxton, in Norfolk.
| "A marriage license was issued yes
| terday to Mr.. G. T. Woolard, of Gurley's
Mill, and Miss S. c. Byrd, of Lenoir
| Mrs. d. T. Swindell returned yester-
day to Washington after a visit to her
father, Mr.. z. Hebourn, who is sick here.
| Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Kornegay, of San
ford, were here yesterday on their way
to visit at Goldsboro, their former home.
| Mrs. W. B. Barrow, Misses Alma
| Crabtree, Rosa Broughton and Carrie
| Broughton left yesterday for visit to
| Wrightsville
| DR.. and Mrs. j. l.. Moore returned to
Apex yesterday DR.. Moore has been
sick here at the house of his wife's father
Mr.. e. S. Dunn.
| Col. Thmoas S. Kenan, who with Mrs.
| Kenan has been taking his vacation on
to the city yesterday.
| Miss Frances and Master Robert
Strong returned yesterday from Oxford,
where they visited their grandmother
Mrs. James H. Horner.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Baylus Cade were here
yesterday on their way to Beaufort county
|
the burial of their daughter.
Mrs. Ella Wells and Miss Nettie
Enniss arrived yesterday from Peters
| burg and are guests OF Miss Mamie En-
/ ness on North Salisbury street.
/ Mrs. j. w. Harris, who has been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Watts, left yes
terday for Louisville. Mr.. Watts is the
! general freight agent of the Illinois Cen
/ trail.
/ Rev. l. Nick. Pittenger left yesterday
/ for Atlantic City, where he will join his
sister and her daughter from Mansfield,
/ Ohio, whom he has not seen in eleven
years.
] Mr.. r. S. White returned yesterday
firm a visit to his brother at Danvlle,
Va, and left in the afternoon for Louis
burg to join Mrs. White, who is visiting
/ there.
Miss Lila Jones, daughter of Col. II.
! c. Jones, was married yesterday at her
fathers residence in Charlotte to Mr..
| Francis Bruguiere, of San Francisco Her
sister Miss Conyere Jones, was. maid of
| honor.
| Not more delightful evening was
ever spent in the history of Salisbury
than that at the charming home of Miss
| Annie Wiley last evening complimentary
/ to Miss Lucy Martin, of Dayidson-Salis-
| bury Sun
! Mrs. r. I. Bryan, wife of the Bap.
fist Missionary who has spent fifteen
years in China will shortly arrive in
Raleigh from Shanghai for the purpose
of placing her daughter in the Baptist
/ Female University and will make Raj
eigh her home.
| Mr.. Chas e. Johnson, Jr., and Miss
| Fannie Hines Johnson of Raleigh arrived
1 this morning and are at Mr.. George f.
| Wilson'S Mr.. and Miss Johnson are great
| lovers of ball. They came to furnish in
| spiration for the Red Birds, who will need
it during their stay on this perch.
| lotte News.
SHE SOON ALTERED 1T.
/ Many young ladies have found it neces-
sary to improve, or rather to alter, the
/ spelling Of the names with which they
/ were originally blessed. Mabel become S
Mabelle, Jessie becomes Jessica, Mary be-
! come Marie, and so forth. A brother lately
/ rpppiyp6 o;ct,