The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-02

and possibly showers.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday: Max
imum temperature, Is; minimum temper
allure, 6S; mean temperature, ~; total
rainfall, T.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
A fine cow can be seen grazing now IN
the court house lot. It belongs to Deputy
Sheriff Chas. a. Separk.
A big party of Elks on their way home
from Baltimore to Atlanta and Birming-
ham were here yesterday.
There will be no. preaching at Edenton
Street Methodist church today on account
oil the absence of the pastor.
Mr. A. d. Hulin, an invalid inmate of
the Soldiers Home, is critically Ill and Is
not expected to live very much longer
Mr.. Hubert H. Rand, son of Capt. w.
III. Rand, formerly with w. r. NOVEL;,
has accepted position with Heller Bros.
Prof E. P Moses, of the Raleigh Public
Schools, will be in Fayetteville this week
where he is to conduct teachers county
institute.
Only one case occupied the mayors at
tention yesterday morning. Tlnk Hobby
lad been disorderly, and he gave up 1928
to the city.
State Superintendent ]. Y. Joyner left
yesterday for Greensboro to meet the Gull
ford County Board of Education and dis
trict school committeeman.
Rev. NJ w. Butler leaves tomorrow for
Merry Oaks, Chatham county, where he
will spend this week assisting Rev. }. W..
Holt in a protracted meeting.
Rev. ]. G.. Johnson passed through Raj
eigh yesterday on his way to Oak Grove,
where he will assist Rev. G. l.. Seabolt IN
a revival meeting going on at that place.
The Oxford Orphanage Singing Class was
here yesterday on the way from Stantons
burg to Hillsboro. On Tuesday the class
will be at Oxford, the present tour being
over.
Rev. r. j. Bateman will conduct the
services at the Tabernacle Baptist Young
Peoples Union this afternoon at 4:SO
O'Clock The public is cordially invited 10
attend.
Arthur Allen, an insane patient who es-
capped from the State Asylum here, was
brought back yesterday by Officer r. A.
Crockett, of Henderson, where Allen was
captured.
Mr.. w. E. Foster has bought the old
Creech house on Mcdowell street, next to
Captain j. j. Thomas He Is having extern
sive improvements made, which will beau
tify the place.
A revival is being held at Holly Springs
by Rev. J. M. White, of Apex. Meetings
began today at the Leesville Baptist
church and the Pleasant Grove church, in
Wake county.
The foremost question now is 'Is Bat
a Bird?" If so, he cannot be shot. II a
bat is not a bird he can be shot. Prot.
Stevens says he is not bird What does
Prof. Pearson have to say.
Mr.. X. T.. Horton returned ldSt HlS III
from Norlina, Warren county, after a
two weeks visit to his parents. file re-
ports crops, as being late and very small
especially cotton and tobacco.
We are glad to see Engineer Thos G..
Enniss out again, after more than a
months confinement from injuries re-
ceived by a wreck on the Seaboard Air
Line near Norlna. Hope is entertained of
his complete recovery.
Rev. DR.. w. G. Tyree leaves on Tues
day for his annual vacation, which he will
spend in New England. He goes directly
to Salem, Mass. and will attend some Of
the Northfield Conference exercises before
his return and also visit the famous
Moody schools
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The petition for the bond election for
tho Raleigh and Pamlico Sound Railroad
will be presented to the Board OF County
Commissioners here and in counties all
along the line tomorrow, it being the first
Monday and the time of the meeting of the
county commissioners.
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