The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-18

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THE WEATHER. TO-DAY.
The Weather.
Local forecast for Raleigh and Vi
cinity: Saturday, fair.
The Weather Yesterday.
Maximum temperature. So: mini
mum temperature, 50; mean temper
allure, 10; precipitation, trace.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The dome of the State capitol has
been given a new coat of yellow paint
The Southern Express office is vast
ly improved by its new coat of paint
and general overhauling.
Mr.. Perrin Busbee has returned
from Halifax, where he attended the
session of Superior Court.
Governor Aycock went to Fremont
yesterday, and delivered an address
about five miles from there.
Mr. John w. Brown has had the
once Oh Ills ColeblioAi
ment handsomely renovated and fitted
I'D.
Mr.. J. E. Williams, of Kinston, who
is here making up some work at the
A. & M. College, is sick in the college
hospital.
The public documents of the Legis-
lature of 1903 were shipped to the
aylxS Of lrtc and RppiStprS
of Deeds of North Carolina yesterday.
The funeral of Frances, the daugh-
ter of James Birdsell, colored, will
take place at his residence on North
Boylan Avenue at four o'clock this
afternoon.
The front of Mr.. Jas. I. Johnson's
drug store is receiving a new coat of
paint and so are some of the coat
sleeves which are in the habit of lean
ing against it.
Mr. w. H. Holloway is again con-
nected with the carriage and repair
shop of Mr.. S. w. Holloway. The
bicycle business is continued next door
to the carriage shops.
The B. B. B. quartette, Messrs. Hen
ny NOVEL;, Waiter Upchurch, Paul
Dowell and James Adams, went out to
the Falls of Neuse last night to sing
al an entertainment there.
dray horse became frightened at
the switch engine near the Southern
freight depot yesterday morning and
ran away, creating some excitement,
but doing very little damage.
Deputy Sheriff ]. F. Harvard. of
Durham, brought Walter Vickers to
the State Hospital for the Insane in
Raleigh. The unfortunate is young
man and has been to the hospital on
a previous occasion.
The old Lumsden store has been
thoroughly overhauled and the finish
ing touches are now being put on the
inside. The new ten-cent store will
open here about the 22nd of this
month. new granolithic pavement
has just been put down there.
Rev. w. J. Crowson. who served
long time, over twenty years, in the
Methodist University, but who has
been lately connected with the Raj
eigh Hosiery Mills, has accepted the
position as travelling representative
for the Progressive Farmer and Raj
eigh Christian Advocate.
Mr.. w. f. Faison. Capt z. p.
Smith and Mr.. George Hood, left here
Yesterday evening for st. Louis. where
they will attend the meeting of the
National Council, j. o. U. a. M. Mr.
Faison was last year elected National
Vice-Councillor, and will this year be
advanced to National Councillor.
DR.. Robertson. of the Louisville
Baptist Seminary, was in the city yes
terday in conference with Mr. j. W.
Bailey about the midsummer meeting
at Jackson Springs, June 21st to July
1st. DIR. Robertson will be one of the
principal speakers at the meeting, de-
livering several lectures on the
Words of Jesus.
Mr.. N. B. Broughton and his Sunday
school class of twenty-five boys went
on an outing yesterday to the Pan
Their Branch Fishing Clubs domain
down on Mills railroad. They expect
to return this afternoon laden with
fish. Friends will please meet them at
the station with drays and other We
hicles to assist in bringing their catch
home.
Gowan's Pneumonia Cure. External,
powerful, harmless and rapid.
New Norfolk Route.
Go Tuesday, June Dist over South
ern Railway via Selma to Norfolk on
Christian & Weathers' great xcursion.
Leaves Durham $50 a. M, Raleigh
1920. Arrive Norfolk 230 p. m. Re-
turning leaves Norfolk on Wednesday
night 22nd at o'clock. Fare from
all stations $3.50. Ask your agent
about the train.
6-17-3t.
Pension Lists.
The State Auditor is busy now send
ing out the pension lists to the several
county pension boards, which will
meet the first Monday in July. These
lists have been corrected by the Aud
itor according to the information re-
ceived by him, and they will be fur
Their corrected by the local boards.
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