The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-08

fn1um temperature, So; minimum temper
ature, 81; mean temperature, 45; total
rainfall, Q.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
There we're no cases in the mayors
court yesterday.
Mr.. C. P. Sapp, Of Norfolk, spent yes
terday in the city.
Mr.. William Taylor has returned from
a trip to Wise, in Warren county.
Fifty-four bales of cotton were sold
here yesterday, the price remaining at
IA cents.
There was a reception at the parish
rooms of the Good Shepherd church last
night given by the young men of the
church 1t was a very pleasant affair.
Bv the first of next month the five
new filters in the water works system will
be complete, and the new plant be in
operation. The filter house is already
completed.
A graphophone entertainment will be
given at Mrs. Sam Smiths, on Hills
boro street, for the benefit of the Meth
odist Orphanage. The date will be an
nounced later.
The residence of the James H. Enniss
on North Salisbury street was sold at
noon yesterday, and was bought by his
SON. Thomas c. Enniss, for the sum OF
thirteen hundred dollars.
Owing to conflicting meetings, the
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will
be postponed until Thursday evening. The
question of extending the city limits wilt
then come up for consideration.
The following, marriage licenses were
granted yesterday: Mr.. w. F. Bannon and
Miss Victoria Pearce, Mr.. j. H. Seagraves
and Miss Nevada Mann, of Apex; Mr. c.
B. Hocutt, of Raleigh, and Miss Sallie
Miller. a4G4AA
The LeGwin Printing Company, of
Wilmington, was chartered yesterday.
The incorporators are l.. M. LeGwin,
Sarah C. LeGwin and T. T. Seeder. The
company is to last thirty years and the
capital stock is $4,000.
There are 6S inmates of the Soldiers
Home with so applications for admission
now on file The Pamlico Daughters of
the Confederacy give notice that they will
furnish the "sun parlor" of the hospital
now ready for occupancy.
The Hadley-Smith Company of Mt Airy
was chartered yesterday, with a capital
stock of 100000. The incorporators are:
W. S. Forbes, J. O. Hadley. A. E. Smith,
C. B. Reese and j. d. Patton. The cor
poration is to last thirty years.
The Atlanta Journal of Saturday has q
short sketch, with cut, of Rev. j. E.
White, who has recently assumed the
pastorship of church in that city. 1T
also had complimentary notices of Rev.
Chas. w. Byrd, who breaches at the FRS
Methodist church there.
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A very absurd rumor has found it's
way way to Charlotte that Governor elect
Aycock would not live at the Executive
Mansion, but board at hotel. At p.
M. January 18th. Governor Aycocl1 will
hang up his hat in the Executive Man
sion and keep it hanging there for four
years, and the latch-key will hang on
the outside during his term of office.
The annual session of the Cotton Grow
ers' Convention will be held in the hall
OF the Agricultural Department on
Wednesday night, Janury 18th. 1t is an
important meeting, and large attend
ance is expected. The executive commit
sr-.4 80 +I0
arrange the programme. Maj. W. A.
Graham is chairman Of the executive COM
mittee and Mr.. John P. Allison secretary.
The Presbyterian church at Fayette-
Vile is one hundred years old and is
celebrating the centennial anniversary
of its founding. number of prominent
ministers of the denomination will de-
liver addresses. including Rev. II. 6. Hill,
d. D., of Maxton, Rev. W. ". Moore, D..
D., of Union Theological Seminary Rev.
r. C. Reed, of Columbia, S. c., and Dr..
Eugene Daniel, d. D.. of this city, whose
address will be on THE Emphasis Which
Calvinism places on the Love of God :
The meeting commenced Sunday and VII!
irclude today.
of Durham, who died Sunday in Durham
were brought here yesterday morning for
interment. The burial was at lakewood
Cemetery, where services were conducted
by Rev. A. A. Marshall, d. D., pastor
of the First Baptist church of this city,
OF which church the deceased was for
merly member, Mr.. Ferguson formerly
lived here and had many friends in Raj
eigh The body was accompanied by
the following pall-bearers from Dur
ham: j. S. Moseley, w. B. Bagwell, w.
S. Holloway, and S. r. Perry. The num-
Der of pall-bearers was increased here
by d. w. Register and w. A. Taylor,
Rev DR.. A. A. Marshall conducted the
services at the grave
Hon. T. G. Skinner. of Hartford, is in
Capital Hose Company.