The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-20

Local forecast for Raleigh and vicinity
TO p. M: Saturday, clearing weather;
colder; heavy frost Saturday night.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday: Max
iuRm temperature, &c; minimum temper
allure, so4 mean temperature, so; total
rainfall, trace.
N AND AHoUT THE CITY.
The local receipts of cotton were %
bales yesterday. with prices remaining
ia to SA cents.
The Book Club will meet this after
noon with Miss Susan. Clark at half past
four o'clock.
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The Superior court begins its session
next Monday for the trial of civil cases
Judge Henry B. Starbuck ill preside
The funeral of the infant son Of Mr..
and Mrs. C. M. Bernard will take place
at o'clock this afternoon from the resi-
dence.
Governor C. B. Aycock will return this
morning from Winston Salem, where he
has been attending the Educational con-
ference
1t will be good news to members of the
State Guard that an encampment will
probably be held this year. This is Ad-
jutant- General Registers opinion.
Mr.. Brown Shepherd left yesterday for
Tarboro. He goes there to represent the
plaintiff in the case of the State Hospital
vs.. Fountain.
Already much outside interest is being
manifested in the State Fair. Secretary
Pogue reports many inquiries about it
from a distance.
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In a suit for divorce from her husband,
Edward Gill, the plaintiff, Ida Gill, alleges
abandonment AS the cause, in her COM
plant filed yesterday.
Mr.. w. ]. McLendon, Jr., a graduate of
the A. and M. College in this city, has
been elected superintendent of the
Wadesboro cotton mills
Mr.. j. W. Foy, who, for fourteen years
has been connected with Spragins, Buck
& Co., of Baltimore, is now travelling
South Carolina for A. Wright, Of Peters
burg, Va
The funeral services of the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. w, B. Tarkin-
ton, who died Thursday, were held from
the residence, SAC Jones street, yesterday
afternoon.
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Yesterday afternoon the body of Har-
old the nine-months- son of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. S. Belts was taken to Apex, the
former home of Mr.. and Mrs. Belts, for
burial
The little Raleigh baby which, weighed
but 14A ounces when born last Saturday,
died on Wednesday. and was buried
Thursday 1t is said to have been the
smallest child ever born.
Lawyers I have Met, and Lessons to
be Derived from Their Lives" is the sub
ject Of The lecture to be delivered on
Nav 9TH before the University law class
by Mr. Richard H. Battle.
Mr.. H. c. Martin, who has resided in
Raleigh fcr many years has removed to
Richmond. where he IS connected with the
South Atlantic Life Insurance Company
having charge Of Richmond Manchester
and nearby territory.
On Monday a party Of North Carolinians
will leave for New Orleans to attend the
Missionary Conference of the Methodist
church. DR.. H. B. Anderson, of the Raj
eigh Christian Advocate, will be one of
the number
AT 1925 last night the fire alarm sound
ed %. which is the box at the corner of
Wilmington and South streets, being the
number. The firemen were there quickly
but it proved false alarm, no one in
that neighboFhood knowing of any fire.
Mr.. Alexander Lassiter has removed to
Windsor. BERTHE county, for the practice
of his profession, the law. Hon. L. l..
Smith, of Gatesville will be associated
with him in his Superior court practice.
Mr. L,assiter was an efficient clerk in the
last General Assembly and has been an
ardent Democratic worker.
Treasurer Lacy and Attorney General
Cflmer represented the State officials here
Yesterday. Governor Aycock, Superinten-
dent of Public instruction Toon, and Au-
ditor Dixon were in Winston at the Edu-
cational Conference, Commissioner OF La
hor and Printing Warner was at his home
in Lexington, Secretary of State Grimes
left for a visit to Grimesland, Adjutant
General Royster had gone to Oxford and
Chairman Of the Penitentiary Board
Travis was out of the city.
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