The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-07
IN AND ABOUT THa CITY.

Mr. J. B. Pearce is confined to his
home on Salisbury street with illness.
The insurance companies are sending IN
their annual statements TO the Insurance
Commissioner better this year shan ey.T
before.
Three Assyrians came in yesterday on
the Seaboard Air Line and were vigorous
in their inquiries for a compatriot,
Fortunatus by name.
Work is now being pushed rapidly on
the Marlborough House Improvements, and
it is expected that the place will be ready
for occupancy early in March
Services will be conducted at st.
Luke's Home during the month CT Feb
ruary by Christ hurch, beginning each
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock
Mr. D. S. Hamilton arrived in the city
yesterday morning to remain until tomor
row. He is just from Cordova, near
Rockingham, where he has been overhaul
ing the boiler plant of Steeles Mill.
Rev. NJ. W. Butler, pastor of the Chris
tian church will preach at Catawba
Springs this morning at IL O'Clock, conse-
quently there will be preaching at the
Christian church here in the forenoon.
Lent services as usual at 730 D. m.
DR.. H. A. Register will make an address
at the monthly meeting of Chamber of
Commerce IN, Tuesday evening, 9Th inst.
This address is given by request, and will
be a treat to our business and professional
men.
Col. P NJ. Pearsall Private Secretary
to Governor Aycock, returned yesterday
after his trip to Florida and the West
Indies. The colonel reports that he had
a fine time in that balmy. tropical atmos-
phere.
Col. F. B. Arendell, representing the B.
F. Johnson Publishing Company, has just
returned from a business trip to Tennessee
and Kentucky He reports most sue
eessful trip and will return there in two
weeks.
Mr.. S. c. Milton, who has been here
for week or so visiting his father, Mr..
D. H. Milton, left yesterday morning for
Reidsville, where he will visit his broth
err Mr. Milton has spent three years in
the Philippines In Uncle Sans service.
Mr.. Sam Heller. brother OF Mr.. Her
man Heller, arrived in the city yesterday
morning after an absence OF eight years
from Raleigh. He is now established in
business in Columbus, Ohio. Mr.. Heller
was busy greeting his old friends Jester
day. He told them he has a boy two years
old
Regular meeting of VIM. G. Hill Lodge,
No. 21S, A F. and A. NJ, will be held in
Masonic Hall Monday evening at 730
o'clock, February 9Th. Besides the regu
lar business there will be work in the de-
grees. Brethren of Hiram and Raleigh
lodges and transient brethren in the city
are invited to be present.
A splendid party is going on the Sea-
board Air Line special to Wake Forest
next Friday to attend the annual literary
debate In the party will be a big dele
CATION from the Baptist Female University
and the A. and NJ College. Fifty-five
cents round trip. Train leaves Raleigh
$50, returning leaves Wake Forest at
midnight.
Major w. A. Guthrie, Of Durham. who
was here yesterday after attending court
in Chatham, says that there was one
criminal case heard III which Sam Watson.
a negro charged with the murder of Ed.
Headen, was found guilty in the second
degree and sentenced to twenty-five years
Imprisonment. Tillet Watson ard Newton
Caveness, indicted with him. were ad-
judged not guilty.
That's hobo dog said Captain Glenn
ents, of the Seaboard Air Line railroad,
pointing to a black and white shivering
specimen tied to a post at the Union
Depot yesterday. He was on the train
when left Portsmouth, and after chasing
him under seats we put him in the bag
gage car No owner has appeared. and
he was beating his way. An agent down
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