The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-21
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
President Dinwiddie, of Peace says that
every room in the institution is occupied.
There has been an immence amount
of hay saved throughout the country this
year.
The County Commissioners meet in adj
journed session here on Monday after
noon for the purpose of receiving the tax
books.
1t is said that owing to failure in
crops many people in the country, espe-
cially farmers who do not own their land,
are talking of moving to factory towns
to get work.
During the absence from the city OF
Mayor Powell. Mayor Pro TEN Alex. B.
Andrews is in charge of the city govern
ment. There were no lawbreakers for
him to try yesterday.
a On many of the streets of Raleigh yes
terday morning were found dead young
previous night killed them. The birds
are about the size of English sparrow and
have yellow markings on their threats.
A reunion of Company E goth North
Carolina Infantry held in Faison Wed
nesday, and was attended by a large con-
course of Duplin county people Captain
benson. of this city, made the address,
and barbecue dinner was served to the
crowd.
The fruit crop this year is short, and
even those farmers who succeeded in
raising apples and peaches have been
unable to make much use of them The
continued rains and cloudy weather pre-
vented the fruit being dried and hundreds
Of bushels have rotted under the trees.
Tomorrow will be Parents Day. at
the Sunday school of the First Baptist
church The parents of all the children
living in the city are invited and ex-
Dec.ed to be present Mr. Archibald
Johnson, editor of Charity and Children,
will be present and tell about his paper
and the Orphanage.
George Ellsworth and J. H. Travor, the
Morven safe-crackerS, who were tried
and convicted in Arson court last week,
and sentenced to ten years each in the
penitentiary, have appealed to the SUI
preme court. These are the men who also
blew up and tried to rob the safe in
the express office of this city.
The Durham papers are complaining
that there are several darkies in Dur
ham who seem to have nothing else to
do but wander about the streets, night
and day, with guitars, mandolinS and
banjos, much to the annoyance of some
of our citizens Raleigh suffers some
what from the same complaint.
The old baseball park property near
the cemetery has been bought by j. l..
O'Quinn and Company from DR. James
Mckee. The Sale was for $4,000 and there
is about four acres in the lot, which VII
be used for the cultivation of plants and
flowers. Mr.. O'Quinn may later erect a
residence on the Swain street side.
The cases for this States exhibit at
the Charleston Exposition are completed.
They are of native cherry, walnut and
oak. The preparation of the exhibits for
Charleston is well under way. This
State has sent some articles from the
museum to the exposition at Tallulah
Falls, Ca, which is now in progress.
Reports from Richmond and Robson
and other of the largest cotton growing
counties in the State are to the effect
4 1o@ 4. Ixy
boll-worms Mr. W. E. Crosland one of
the penitentiary directors, estimates the
damage he has sustained from this cause
on his large farm in Richmond county,
at several thousand pounds of seed cot
ton. The worms SO far have only at
tackled the rankest of his cotton.
Governor Aycock will within the next
few days, appoint seven directors and
States proxy for the Atlantic and
North Carolina railroad. His APP
pointee will attend the meeting at New
bern on the 9th So far no opposition
seems to have developed to the re-elec-
tion of President Bryan. AT mass
meeting of citizens of LAGRANGE this
week resolutions were adopted endorsing
the administration of President Bryan.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. w. Greene will sail
next week for Canton, China, to resume
their missionary work in that country.
They have been in the United States for
more than a year on a visit. The bad
condition of Mrs. Green's health was
responsible for the return home of the
missionary and his family. The stay in
North Carolina has greatly benefited
Mrs. Greene. who returns to the mission
field in China fully restored to health
Mr.. Greene's second daughter, Miss
Pansy will remain in this country enter
ing the Oxford Female Seminary. His
oldest laughter, Miss Anna, and son.
Felix, remained in China.
! The past, present and future of Hoods
Sarsaparilla are. 1t has cured, it is cur
ing, it will cure.