The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-31
I'm AND ABOUT THE CITY.

IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Home Run" Stanley, of the Raleigh
Red Birds of 1901. is now with the Ma
tional Baseball League.
This afternoon the b. B. BIS. and the
Wakefield ball team play ball at the FAIR
Grounds at 4:30.
Mr.. John Foster, former in Gwaltney's
drug store, is now one Of the fiagmen on
the S. a. L. on the first division.
Mr.. Edgar Johns, son of Mr.. Thomas
Johns, who is i'll with typhoid fever at his
home in Auburn, is reported as doing
nicely.
Director Won Hermann, of the Weather
Bureau, said yesterday evening that there
was every indication that the showers of
rain were widespread over this part of the
country,
DR.. w. F. Massey returned to the city
yesterday after a visit to the Eastern
part of the State. where he has been
inspecting the growth at the experiment
al farms.
The body of William Sanford, negro
fireman on the Seaboard Air Line, was
yesterday brought from Richmond to Raj
eigh on the way to Smithfield. The cause
of his death is named as heat exhaustion
The old MCGEE residence on Hillsboro
cfr ic haIp nv
Goodwin purchased this place sometime
ago and IS going to erect handsome ten
room residence. This will be one of the
prettiest residences in town.
Mr.. Earl B. Fowler, who has been TAX
ing a course at the A. and M. Summer
School, left for his home in Wakefield
yesterday, where he will spend some time
before going to Monroe, where he will be
with the graded schools.
A white woman and a small child was
seen on the strets last night about eight
O'Clock begging. Their looks showed them
to be in destitute circumstances The
woman said she was from near Rocky
Mount and come to Raleigh looking for
employment.
Prof. Logan d. Howell, at one time the
Superintendent of the public schools of
Raleigh is in the city visiting friends and
relatives. Prof Howell is now teaching
with great success in New York city and
has been visiting relatives at his home
in Goldsboro.
The excursion to Fuquay Springs last
night was postponed on account of the
weather. This, excursion which was to be |
run by the Retail Clerks Union of thi.
city, will be run tonight. The train
vii leave at 1880 and return at II o'clock. |
Let everybody who wants to have a pleas
ant time go on this trip. Be sure and go |
tonight.
Rev. G. p Jerome, of Durham, who has |
been with Rev. G. B. Startling, conducting |
revival meeting at Ebenezer. Wake coun-
ty. was here yesterday on his way home. |
He reports an. excellent meeting with a |
dozen conversions and eight accessions. |
The meeting is still going on.
The height of the watermelon and cantc
loupe season has now been reached and
the prices are now in reach of nearly every
one. Watermelons are nov selling from
three cents to twenty cents; c,nteloupe-
from one cent to fifteen rents Yesterday /
the market was glutted with all kinds of
fruit.
The finest peaches which have beer,
placed on the Raleigh market this year
were brought by Mr.. J. O. Adams, of
Panther Branch township. They sold for
$3.50 per bushel Mr. Adams is a brother
of Mr.. Len III. Adams, OF this city. and
one of the largest land owners in this sec
ton of the State Mr.. Adams expects To
realize over $500 from his peach crop this
season.
Going Over Proposed Water Wav.