The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-05
THE WEATHER TO-DAY.


THE WEATHER TO-DAY.
Local forecast for Raleigh and
vicinity: Fair, warmer.
The Weather Yesterday.
Maximum temperature, II; mini
mum temperature, so; mean tenn
perature, co; precipitation, 0.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Clerk of the Court w. M. Russ yes
terday qualified Mrs. Mary Turk wild
ow of the late Capt. w. A. Turk, as
guardian of her children.
A colored woman, Jennie Cameron,
yesterday qualified before Clerk of the
Court Russ as administrator of the es-
tate of her husband, Murd Cameron.
Ex-Judge II. G. Ewart, of Hender-
Sonville, was in the city yesterday. He
is the Republican nominee for Con-
gress in the Tenth Congressional dis
trict.
Friends will regret to learn that Mr.
John Moore, of Durham formerly OF
this city, is critically i'll and his ply
stefan says there is no hope for his re-
covery.
State superintendent ]. Y. Joyner
left yesterday morning for Rocking
ham and Mcdowell counties, where he
is engaged to make several education
al addresses.
Captain Thomas G.. Arlington, who
has been in Northampton county for
the past four months reached the
city yesterday and is at the Var
borough House.
Rev. Plato Durham, of Trinity,
was here yesterday on his way to
Harnett County. Today he is to de-
liver an address at Newton Grove
Academy, near Dunn.
The congregation at the Pilot Mills
Baptist church last night was larger
than usual and Rev. j. Z. Edmundson
preached with great power. The in.
terest in these meetings increases all
the time.
One transfer of real estate was re-
corded yesterday by the Register of
Deeds: A. w. Haywood, trustee, to
]. G. Pool. for $1,000, tract of 2 IL
acres in ST. Mary's township, adoin-
ing lands of Jas. B. Shepherd.
A new fire alarm box has been
placed at the corner of Elm and Jones
streets and is No. 10. Chief Wooll-
colt has also had box Np. "a moved
from the corner of Bloodworth and
Davie to the corner of East and Davie.
The directors of the States Prison
were in session yesterday, but trans
acted only routine business. There
were present Messrs. j. p. Kerr, of
ASheviile; w. E. Crosland, of Diggs
and j. G. Hackett, of North Wilkes
boro.
About seventy-five pensioners visit
ed the office of Clerk of the Superior
court yesterday, including veterans of
the War of 1912, the Mexican War,
Civil War, and Spanish-American
War. The Oldest is ninety-four years
of age.
The convict force at work on the
grading of the Raleigh & Pamlico
Sound railroad yesterday crossed
Crabtree creek. The crossing is just
south of the bridge on the New road,
and the road will run a few rods from
Mr.. Lindsay's house.
The Raleigh Gun GLIB is to send a
large delegation to the tournament of
the Charlotte Gun Club on the 24th
and 25th. There will certainly be
six or seven men in the shooting
squad, perhaps ten. The members are
having shoots twice a week here.
The Raleigh Christian Advocate has
added 1000 new. subscribers during
the month of April, sent in by Meth
odist preachers who made a special
effort during that month to increase
the circulation of the paper of their
church DR.. Ivey is receiving con-
gratulations
Mr.. Geo. Meredith, of New Bern,
is in the city He is here to see Gov
ernor Aycock in the matter of the
pardon sought from the term of ten
days Imprisonment because of the en-
counter with Master Machinist New
land, Of the A. and n. G. Il. r., for
which a reprieve of forty days was
granted
The Board of Health Of the city
met Yesterday afternoon and APP
proved the proposed ordinances, with
minor notifications. with reference
to prevention of tuberculosis or con-
sumption. The ordinance will be pre-
scented to the Board of Aldermen on
tomorrow night.
Messrs. F. H. and L. H. Lumsden
will not go out of business, but they
have decided to build a two-story
building fronting on Salisbury street
in the rear of their present store. In
this building they will carry on. their
sheet iron and metal working bust
ness the old shop back of the store
being used as a store room.
Judge T. B. Womack and Mr.. F. Fl.
Busbee left yesterday to attend
Chatham county court at PittSboro.
There's a peculiar case there" said
Judge Womack. ''in which a man
who ordered his goods shipped over
the Seaboard Air Line received them
by the Southern, which had picked
UP the freight. He refused it, had
it sent back and sent over the Sea-
board. There was a delay and he is
now suing the Southern for damages
because of the delay.
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