The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-20
FRUIT BADLY DAMAGED.
A Successful Revival. Prisoner Al
lowed to Visit His Sick Father.
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Greensboro, n. c., April 19.-Mr j
Van Lindley, who is an authority on frul'
matters, has been sticking TO it The pas:
ten days that the fruit was all right. Since
the cold snap beginning last Sunday morn
ing he says: 1.-The crop was badly dam
aged Sunday morning. While apples are
not destroyed, they are hurt; pears are
all killed peaches will bring only third
of a crop: plums, apricots, cherries and
all other fruits badly damaged, the pros
Poets at best are decidedly discouraging
The revival which has been going on at
Centenary Methodist church in South
Greensboro, closed Sunday night. More
than forty people have connected them
selves with different churches, twenty
five of them being received into Centen-
airy church alone Sunday. Rev. j. p.
Rogers, of Asheboro, who conducted the
revival made profound impression by his
soulstirring sermons and short addresses.
A revival is now in progress at the
Methodist church in south Greensboro,
conducted by the pastor, Rev. T.. NJ. An
drews, assisted by Rev. J. d. Williams,
of Winston There were three CONVEX
sions at last nights meeting.
Alexander farrell, who has been in Jail
some time for disorderly conduct, was al
lowed to go with deputy this morning
to the bedside of his father John +. Jar
rell, an aged and prominent contractor,
who is at the point of death.
Mr.. c. w Jennings this morning pur-
chased of Mrs. Henry Tate, the valuable
lot on the corner of Elm and Market
streets, now occupied by Gardrer's drug
.+4o,o Tho 1ot fronts forty IN Elm
and forty feet on Market, and $4,000 was
the price paid The present two-story
building will come down and a modern
skyscraper will take its place.
The State executive committee meeting
of the Audubon Society will be held in the
Benbow Hotel assembly hall, Greensboro,
at 2 o'clock next Saturday.
The knights of Pythias Lodge here has
made arrangements TO have q grand time
at its regular meeting the first Monday
night in May, when a class OF forty new
members were to have been initiated. On
account of the fact that the Sam Jones
Stuart revival will then be in progress
here, and not wishing to divert interest
in those services, the time of the initiation
of the forty candidates has been changed
to the third Monday night in May.
Arrangements for the Sam Jones revival
are being pushed along all lines. Ycster-
day Mr.. c. A. Bray chairman of the Ar
rangements Committee, with Mr.. C. L.
Butner, of the E. NJ Andrews Furniture
Company, gave an order to the Thomas
vile Chair Company for 1894 chairs to be
placed in the Banner Warehouse. whore
the services will be held. In addition to
this, the Guilford Lumber Company are
making for the committee one hundred
bench seats, with capacity of twelve per-
Sons each. These, together with chairs
and benches already On hand will provide
for the comfortable seating of 1000 PEOPLE
in the warehouse. a raised platfor n
large enough for the preachers and choir
will be placed on the east side of the
warehouse and the whole building viii be
lighted with electricity. This building
with its perfect equipment fo~ The revival
will also make an ideal place for holding
the State political conventions and will
no doubt be utilized foe the purpose.