The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-17

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THE WEATHER TO-DAY.
Local forecast for Raleigh and yicinl-
ty to p. m. tonight: Rain, clearing IN
afternoon; much colder.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday: Max
lmum temperature, 70; minimum tempera-
ture, As; mean temperature, so; todal
rainfall. %.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
William the young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. C. Hufham is quite i'll with a throat
trouble.
Mr. F. C. Watt. is now with the mems
furnishing department of Sherwood Higgs
and Company.
Eli Tucker and Florence Dunn. color
ed couple of Raleigh, were granted mar
riage license esterday.
Messrs. G. NJ Walters and Prof L. D.
Watson went to Wilson'S Mills yesterday
morning on a hunting expedition.
Mr.. Robert Lumsden, Jr., went to Dunn
yesterday morning where he has accepted
a position with the Lee Hardware Com
pany.
Rural delivery carriers will carry no
mail on Thanksgiving day, the department
having for the first time granted them "a
holiday.
DR.. George T. Winston and Prof. Bur-
kett left yesterday morning for Wash
ington city to attend the meeting of
the Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
Station questions.
Mr.. J. w. Allison, prominent attorney
of Erie, Pa, is here in conference with
Mr.. Ed. l.. Green regarding the purchase
of the Mills farm near Reedy, bought
by Mr.. Green some years ago.
Mr. John Angler, of the Cape Fear and
Northern was in the city yesterday from
Dunn. "The road is getting along well,
he said: 1.-The business is good and the
prospect are more than encouraging
Mr.. NJ G. Sanderford. of near Mill
brook, was reported last night as being
very i'll and not expected to recover. He
is a well known highly esteemed citizen
of the county, and a Confederate veteran.
Corporation Commissioner S. l.. Rogers
and Chief Clerk H. c. Brown have gone
to New Orleans, where they will attend
the annual meeting this week of the
ISOLATION of Southern Railroad Commits
SionerS.
Frank videll, a white man of Bartons
Creek, was brought here yesterday to the
county Jail, charged with the larceny of
some wood. He was bound over to court
in a $50 bond. but was unable to give it
and hence is in jail.
Rev R. j. Bateman, pastor of the Fay
etteville street Baptist church has gone
to Smithfield where he will conduct a
series of meetings this week. He will
return Saturday afternoon and occupy
the pulpit next Sunday.
Governor Aycock went to Goldsboro
yesterday morning, where delivered the
opening address of the Pythian Fair.
which began last night, and will last
through the entire week. A ball and BAN
quet will close the week of festivity Friday
night.
Work is badly needed on the Avent
Ferry, between the Hillsboro and the
Rhamkatte road. The bridge across
Bushby Branch is very bad and gentle
man who travels that road says that there
is dangerous hole in the bridge This
should be remedied at once.
The last quarterly conference for the
year for Edotion street Methodist church
will be held next Saturday night .,ev.
DR.. w. H. Moore will close his years
work by preaching Sunday, morning and
night, at Edenton street church. Confer
ence will meet at Goldsboro next week.
The Supreme Court this week hears ap-
peals from the Twelfth District, composed
of the counties of Mecklenburg, Cleve-
land, CASTOR, Lincoln and Cabarrus. Messrs
o. F. Mason, of Dallas, j. Lee Crowell of
Concord j d. Mccall, of Charlotte, and
A. G.. Mangum, of Gastonia are here in
attendance.
Mr.. Fred Thomas, aged 80 years old,
who has been picking cotton with his
sons and grandsons in Wake county, was
one or the company that conducted the
Indians from North Carolina when he was
young man. He is not only good cot
ton picker but he can see well without
spectacles. He has never worn glasses
Annual Meeting of Chamber of Com.
The annual meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce and Industry will be held in
the mayors office at 8 p. M, this, Tues
day. This is an important meeting for
business andfor the election of officers for
the year 1904. Members are urged to at
tend promptly