The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-05
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

The olivia Raney Library win open to-
day. A .s,,.isaza IL
Durham county has settled with the
State Auditor for its 1902 taxes, amounting
to s34.62O.49.
William Nevil1, colored, was fined 1928
yesterday by Mayor Powell on account
of disorderly conduct on the street.
DIR. Joseph Graham left yesterday for
visit to Durham. His brother, DR.. w. A
Graham, of Durham. who was i'll with
typhoid fever is now restored to health.
The Peoples Popular Monthly for No
vember has a large picture of Chief JUS
tice Walter Clark, of Raleigh, as its from
tisniece.
Prof G. H. Gardner. president of the
Synodical School for boys at Decatur. Ca.
stopped over in the city yesterday for
few hours a guest at the home OF Mr..
C. M. Bernard.
Deputy Sheriff j. L. Parish, of Gullford.
has brought to the penltentlary here WI
Headen, the negro found guilty OF murder
in~the second degree and sentenced TO
twenty years Imprisonment.
Rev. Jno N. Cole, of Wilmington, was
in the city yesterday on his way to Dur
ham, where last night he performed the
ceremony at the wedding of Miss Ella
Peay and Mr.. Harry Jordan.
n At, Ill nf fun "a
arrived in the city yesterday morning and
is the guest of DR.. B. w. Kilgore while
in the city He will visit the Agricultural
Experiment Station and the A. and NJ
College while here.
Mr.. Franklin Sherman, State Entc-
mologist, and Mr.. ]. A. Shine, of Faison,
have gone to Dallas, Texas. to attend
convention to consider the boil weevil and
devise plans to protect cotton from its
destruction.
Mr.. Edward H. Thompson, assistant in
the United States Weather Bureau office
here, left yesterday afternoon for Los
Angeles, Cal, to which station he has
been transferred. Mr.. Thompson's family
accompanied him.
Every day some new victims of the pick
pockets at the State Fair turn up. Mr..
Alex Braswell, of Princeton. was the
latest AS he got on the train Thursday
evening of Fair week. he was robbed of
his pocket book and contents.
Two foreign insurance companies have
Just been licensed to do business IN the
State, the Law Union and Crown, of
~ NJ Il D1,,@
Company. of Pittsburgh. T. Hay & Bro,
of this city, will represent both.
DR.. Cary P. Rogers has arrived from
Baltimore and is looking after the prac-
tice of his brother, DR.. j. R. Rogers,
while the latter is visiting relatives in
Kittrell and Apex DR.. Cary Rogers hae
planned to locate in Jacksonville, Fla,
as a practising physician.
Mr.. George Allen has returned from
ten days trip to New York, Boston ard
other Northern cities. He says that ne
participated in the Democratic ceebratio:
in New York city on Tuesday night, When
was one of the largest and most ro,s5
that the city ever had.
Rev. Livingston Johnson, the Score
tary of the Baptist State Convention, re-
turned yesterday from an unsuccessful at
tempt to reach an association melting IN
Baden county. He went to Parkersburg
and found that he had then thirty-five
miles to drive, so he gave up the trip and
was back in Raleigh yesterday.
After appearing in cases at the Supreme
Court from the Tenth District the follow
ing attorneys returned to their homes yes
terday State Senator U. L. Spence, OF
Carthage; w. P. Bynum. Jr, of Green's
boro; Representative John T. Britain, of
Asheboro: Mr. r. L. Smith, of Albemarle,
Mr.. George B. Nicholson. of Statesville,
and B. G. Green, of Warrenton.