The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-24
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The Raleigh Cotton Oil mills closed
down for the season yesterday.
Remember Polk Miller Tuesday night.
His plantation darkey stories simply
cant be beat
Postmaster C. T. Bailey is having a new
stamp cancelling machine put In. He says
it is beauty.
Mr. w. G. Thomas, who has been quite
sick for two weeks, was reported as be-
ing somewhat improved last night.
Mr. j. w. Harden's handsome new resi-
dence on the Hillsboro road just beyond
Prof. Burkett's, is well under way now.
The park back of the postoffice is being
put in shane for the summer. Sowing
seed for, a grass plot was going on yes
terday.
Mr.. Elmer Shaffer is building very
neat home just back of the Shaffer home
at the corner of Salisbury and Lenoir
streets.
Solicitor c. C. Daniels, of Wilson, who
has been in attendance on the term OF
Franklin county court at Loulsburg, is in
the city.
Solicitor Armistead Jones returned yes
teTday from Goldsboro, where he attended
Wake county court. There were 104 cases
and about fifteen parties were sentenced
to the roads.
Mr. T. b. Moseley left yesterday fol
Florence, S. c., where he has been called
a l. 4
Florence Covin"ton Oliver, daughter of
Rev .gnd Mrs. w. B. Oliver.
The Blount Street church, colored, will
celebrate their pastors anniversary this
week, beginning tomorrow night and con-
tnuing through next Sunday. On Friday
night there will be a concert.
Mr.. A. C. Jakson, of Boston, tuner
of pianos and organs, is in the city. Or
tiers may be left with Darnell & Thomas.
Mr.. Jackson is a graduate of the New
England Conservatory OF Music.
Mr. John z. Ray, Superintendent OF the
Blind Institution, spoke at kenly at the
graded school on Thursday. His topic was
education. He speaks highly of the school
and of its principal, Mr.. a. b. Smith.
DR.. Geo. T. Winston visited st. Angus
tine School on Friday and Inspected the
grounds and the farm He addressed the
students in the chapel and expresses HIM
self as pleased with the work being done.
The friends of Mr. Ed Chambers Smith
of this city, former chairman of the State
Democratic Executive Committee, will
ask that he be elected as delegate to
the National Democratic Convention from
the Fourth district.
The hearing in the case of Thomas
Chalmers, who charges A. A. Baker with
hitting him with rock, after insulting
a little girl, has been postponed until
Tuesday at II o'clock, before Magistrate
Separk. The postponement was granted
in order that Baker might employ coun.
sell Il
There were at the Marlborough House
yesterday Messrs. w. w Fuller, of New
York; B. N. Duke J. r. Blacknall, w.
A. Erwin and John G. Angler. They were
just back from an inspection of the grow
ing town of Duke and from an enjoyable |
fishing trip.
new relic added to the Hall of His
tory in the State Museum IS three-inch
shell found by convict near the Dover
camp on the A. and n. G. railroad. where
there was hard fighting during the war.
The she'll was presented by Superintend-
ent J. S. Mann, of the States Prison.
There was lots OF fun/on Fayetteville
str ct yesterday afternoon, when some OF
the A. and NJ. boys who are to take part /
in the play Monday night appeared IN
their girls dresses. They acted quite co,
uuettShly and held up their skirts after
the latest approved mode.
For Sale at Bargain.
A complete ginning outfit, 35-horse boil
or. horse anoine two siyty gins COM