The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-29
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Work has begun on the two new Ferrall
store houses on Hargett street.
Mrs. C. B. benson has purchased the
Lee Johnson cottage on North Whining
ton street.
The Raleigh Telephone Company opened
communication over their line with Roles
vile yesterday.
Prof. S. M. Smith has returned from
Greensboro, where he held very sue
cessful Sunday School Convention.
Capt. Stronach, of the Oak City Guards,
brought back with him from Morehead
City a small chameleon in a cigar case.
Mr.. ]. w. Murray, of Burlington, was
in the city yesterday to take out the char
ter of the Piedmont Building Company.
The State Superintendent of Public In
struction is still hard at work on the APP
plications for the loan fund for new school
houses.
Mr.. Clarence Sheriff., son of Mr.. NJ o.
Sheriff., the State Librarian, has gone tc
Washington, d. c., to take position
as instructor in the School of Engineering.
Rev. Livingstone Johnson, secretary of
the Baptist State mission board, left yes
terday to visit the Baptist associations
throughout the State. The first associa-
-atimD- will meet at Pilot Mountain.
The Retail Clerks Union will give
moonlight excursion to Fuquay Springs on
Thursday night. A band will be carried.
The train leaves at 1880 and reaches Raj
eigh on the return at midnight.
New and convenient cabinets have been
placed in Col Thos S. Kenan's office at
the Supreme Court. They are for the
records and briefs of the various cases.
and make reference to any case very easy
On Thursday evening there will be
piano, violin and song recital by the teach
ers of the Music School at the Baptist
Female University. This will be the last
musical event during the Summer School.
After parting at the State University
twenty-three years ago, Prof. NJ. c. S.
Noble, now member of the faculty there,
and Mr.. R. Reid. now prominent at
torney of Rockingham, met here yester-
day 1t was a most pleasant meeting for
both
-rhe parents of Gavin Jones, colored
who was arrested drunk and asleep at the
Confederate monument with pistol on
his person, have given mortgage TO the
State for $50, the amount of his bond for
his appearance at the next term OF court.
Raleigh is we'll represented in Charlotte
this week at the gun club tournament.
Among RaleIgh's crack shots who left yes
terday are: Messrs James /. JohE15on,
Richard Gowan and Joe Ellington. 1t Is
predicted that Raleigh will win some OF
the prizes.
The Retail Clerks Union, together with
several other friends of Rev. r. S. Step
henson, have presented him with a neat
purse with which he will take vacation
Mr.. Stephenson highly appreciates thes
thoughtfulness of his friends. He leave
today to spend his months vacation.
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press Company intends to move from its
present location and occupy the rooms
recently vacated by the VIM. E. Gwaltney
Drug Company IN the Pullen building.
The place is to be entirely remodelled and
will be ready by January 1, 1904.
Yesterday morning when Mr. John Up
church went into his yard he was sur
prised TO find about forty dead English
sparrows. The only account which could
be given was that it is supposed they were
roosting in a large tree and during the
storm last night a shock of lightning
killed them.
When the base of the old oak was split
open yesterday afternoon there were
found in the heart of the tree seven forge
nails These nails were handmade and
are supposed TO have been driven In the
tree over a hundred years ago, when It
was a small sapling. The nails were quite
z curiosity on account of their shape and
age.