The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-17
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
There will be a no services today at
Central Methodist church. The pastor
is absent.
Rev. ]. l.. Foster left yesterday for
Jonesboro, where he is to conduct SER
vices today.
The laying of brick on the main build
ing OF the Methodist Orphanagc will be-
gin this week.
Rev. DR.. Bratton in the absence of
DR.. Pittenger will preach at the Church
of the Good Shepherd at IL o'clock this
morning.
In the absence of DR.. l. NICK. Pitten-
ger, Rev. DR.. T. ID. Bratton will preach
at the Church of the Good Shepherd this
morning.
A granolithic pavement is being laid
on the sidewalk in front of Hicks upper
drugstore, Bretschs bakery and the ad-
joining store.
Because of the sickness of Rev. G. F.
Smith, the pastor of Edenton Street
Methodist church, there will be no SER
vices there today.
Yesterday grading was beg IN and nearly
completed on Davie street between Fay
etteyille and Wilmington. Tomorrow the
work of paving will begin.
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Rev. w. C. Tyree, D. D., pastor of the
First Baptist church, Durham, N. c.. will
occupy the pulpit of the First Baptist
church today at IL a. m. and p. %.
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News has been received by Mr.. I. M.
Deaton that his brother and three chill
Gren were bitten by a dog supposed to
be mad. All the bitten ones received
prompt attention.
Major H. l.. Grant, clerk of the Federal
court, will leave next week for New
Hampshire, where he will attend a re-
union of Senator Joseph Hawley's bri
gade, on August 26, 81 and IS, he having
been a member of it.
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Revival meetings will commence at
conducted by Rev. r. S. Stephenson.
This church is now mission station of
the First Baptist church of this city.
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There is to begin today a revival meet
ing of week at Samaria Baptist church,
four miles east of Raleigh. The first
service today will be at three o'clock
and will be conducted by Rev. R. S.
Stephenson.
The antique cannon from Edenton for
the State Museum are here in the depot
They weigh 6,400 pounds. shipment of
cannon shells from Montgomery. Ala, is
also here for the old Soldiers Home.
So
Elder VIM. Woodland. of Wilson. will
preach at the Primitive Baptist church
today at IL o'clock and at night at s
o'clock. Public invited. Elder Wood
ard is one of the ablest preachers in the
State and his sermons are instructive.
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Mr.. j. ID. Bullock, of Oxford, was in
the city yesterday, looking over the to-
baco market. He said he thought the
tobacco here brought fully as high prices
as on the Oxford market, and that we
had good class of tobacco here, of good
color. The prospects for tobacco mar
ket here he considers splendid.
So
Rev. Braxton Craige, of Rocky Mount,
arrived in the city yesterday and will
preach at the Tabernacle Baptist church
this morning at IL o'clock and again to-
night at o'clock He is brother OF
Hon. Locke Craige, of Asheville, and is
said to possess the same speaking abil-
ity.
The revival services conducted in the
tent, pitched at the old Loftin Terrell
place, nine miles north of Raleigh, is at
tracing large congregations. There
have been a number of conversions. Be-
tween 400 and 500 people attend every
day. great congregation is expected
today.
Mr. Lonnie Lumsden, Chief of Raleigh
Fire Department requests that all par
ties having accounts against the fire.
mems tournament present them before
Monday. August 18th. Mr. Lumsden is
anxious that all bills should be paid al
once and if not presented by Monday no
settlement will be made.
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revival meeting will commence at
Samaria Baptist church. about four
miles east of the city this afternoon at
3 o'clock, conducted by Rev. R. S. S.eph
enson. This church is mission station
of the First Baptist church of this city,
with Rev. Mr.. Stephenson as pastor. The
revival is expected to hold about week
with services each morning and after
noon.
Mr.. Thos. A. Simpson. of Raleigh son
OF the veteran druggist and teacher of