The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-01

Maximum temperature 81 minimum
temperature, %; mean temperature, 3S.
Total rainfall o inches
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Today is donation day at St. Luke's
Home.
Twenty-four bales of cotton were sold
here yesterday. The prices remain so
to 8 Is cents.
1t. Cossack. of the cavalry service, is
in charge of the L. S. Recruiting office
here. Five have enlisted
The condition of Capt w. J. Apple
white, who has been i'll in Rex Hospital
for some time, is improved.
The current number of the Metropol-
itan contains picture of Judge r. M.
Douglas who was at one time Private
Secretary to President Grant.
The wife of Cornelius Hinton, colored.
died yesterday morning at $50 o'clock.
The funeral will be held this af-
ternoon at p. M, at the colored First
Mr.. j. A. Turner, manager of the Ma
tional Five and Ten Cent store, re-
turned yesterday morning from Dur
ham, where he has been in the inter
est of his business
-
Senator F. NJ. Simmons returned to
Raleigh yesterday from Jones county
where he has been on a visit to his
father. He leaves today, accompanied
by Mrs. Simmons. for Washington to
take his seat in the Senate
The GattisKilgo libel suit appeal will
today be docketed in the Supreme court
AS it is desired that it be argued before
a full court this appeal will be put at
the end of the docket The transcript
of the record makes go pages of manu-
script
Mr. n. r. Taylor, who has been con-
nected with the weather bureau here
for the past two years. has been assign
ed to a position in the weather bureau
at Galveston, Texas Mr.. Taylor is sue
ceeded by Mr.. r. NJ Geddings, of the
Galveston bureau.
services at Christ church was omitted
last night. DR.. T. d. Bratton, OF St
Mary's, who was to have delivered a
Lenten lecture, is sick and DIR. NJ. NJ
Marshall the rector was also too IN
well to hold the service.
Mr. T.. Baxter Perry. the celebrated
Boston pianist will give a recital at
st. Mays on March eth, Thursday, at
SIP. m. punctually. Admission 80 cents
On Saturday. March md. at 5 p. m,
Miss f. H. Drane will give recital.
ON Saturday. March 23rd. students re-
cital. All friends of the school invited.
The Governor has appointed the fol-
lowing oyster inspectors: j. w. Mason,
of Carteret; Paul Woodland. of Pamico:
Isaac Scarborough. of Dare George r.
Hill of Beaufort and Seth Gibbs, of
Hyde. These appointments are all
made upon the recommendation of the
members from the respective coun
ties.
Mr.. S f. New, who represents the
Darlington Cigar Company Of Durham.
is in the city. That concern has grown
to be one of the most progressive and
successful in the State and IT will be
conducted in the future on the well
known lines of progress and relfabili
ty. It's popular brand Sporting cub
has very wide sale.
Mrs. James billiard. widow of Rev.
James billiard. who died last Monday.
passed away yesterday morning at 10
o'clock The funeral will take place at
st. Paufs church at 2:3o today. Mrs
Dillard died of pneumonia, the same
ma.ady that caused the death of her
husband. The funeral will be preach
ed by Rev. c. Fl. King. pastor of St
Joseph's NJ. f. Churcn, Durham
The data of weather in Raleigh for
the month Of March during the past
fourteen years shows a mean tempera-
ture of 40 degrees average rainfall AZ
inches. The coolest weather ever
known here in March was 10 degrees on
March 18th. 1897 the warmest was 50
degrees on March -. 1894. Tie coolest
March ever known was in 1891. when
the average temperature for the month
was Is degrees: the warmest March was
that of 1894. when the average was IS
degrees.
A party OF Maryland and Massachu-
sets bankers passed through Raleigh
on a special car. bound for the Florida
resorts. The party is composed of for
mer Governor Rawlings, of Massachu-
sets: Messrs. w. b. Simons. of Spring
field. Mass: Benjamin Fisher. of Bos-
ton: Fl. II. Hanes. of Rising Sun. Md.
]. NJ. Litig, president of the Marine
Bank. of Baltimore: Charles S. Lane.
banker and the assistant treasurer of
the John Hancock Insurance Company
of Boston, Mr.. f. NJ. Robinson and Mr..
a. f. Waters.