The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-21
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

The train for Fuquay leaves the Union
Station at o'clock this afternoon and
returns in time for supper.
BARRIERS orchestra left yesterday morn
ing for Morehead City, where they win
furnish music for the Atlantic Hotel dur
ing the summer months.
There will be a meeting of the Rescue
Fire Company tomorrow night at eight
o'clock. Business of Importance. A full
attendance is requested
A large amount of granite for the Church
of the Good Shepherd has been delivered
on the ground and the work of laying it
will be commenced this week.
A large amount OF the granite for the
Church of the Good Shepherd has been
delivered on the ground and the work of
laying it up will be commenced this week.
The Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd
church will meet IN the Guild Room to-
morrow, Monday night, at half past eight
O'Clock. A full and prompt attendance is
earnestly requested.
A large crowd of excursionists arrived
here yesterday from Lexington. The
crowd numbered over 3O0 They spent
the day in taking in the city and at the
park. They returned at O'Clock last
night.
The usual Sunday excursion on the Mills
read viii run to Fuquay Springs. If you
want to take a pleasant day off leave in
the morning at a. m, or if you want to
take half day on you can leave at : p. m.
Two trains today.
There viii be no preaching at Hillsboro
Street Christian Church today, either
morning or evening as the pastor, Rev. NJ
W. Butler is confined to bed by sickness
at his home on South Harrington street
Sunday school viii meet at GAS a. m, as
usual.
DR.. r. K. Cooke, Dean of the Medical
Department of Wake Forest College, spent
Friday night in the city. DIR. Cooke
stated that the outlook for the coming
session Of the department is very bright
and large number of students are ex-
pected to matriculate at the opening of
the session.
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While the large crowd of excursionists
had gathered at the Union Station yes
terday afternoon there was a white man
who walked around IN full view of the
crowd with his shoes off, wearing red
seeks. He would go from one waiting
room to the other and those red socks
attracted great deal of attentin.
Mr.. Jno. r. Upchurch was painfully
bitten by his pet dog yesterday afternoon.
He was playing with him when he sud
denly made spring at his nose and bit
him very painfully. His nose was so badly
lacerated that medical attention was
necessary DR.. Rowland dressed the
wound and he is getting along very we'll
Mr. Eldrldge Smith, fish dealer on
Martin street, who left here on the Chris
tan & Weathers excursion was detained
in Norfolk by the authorities there on
the charge OF some irregularities in bus-
ness transactions with some fish COM
pany of Norfolk. No one could be in
duced to stand his bond, so he is still in
the hands of the town authorities there
A party of Raleigh people went to Pen
nys pond yesterday fishing. Among the
party were Capt. w. G. Harris and wife,
Mrs. Griffis, Mrs. S. A. Johnson and Mr.
w r. Dorset Mr. Dorsett came very
near being drowned by having the boat
to capsize with him while out in the
middle of the pond alone He being q
good swimmer caught the boat again and
poddlod m tho hank