The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-16


temperature, 80; minimum teml'era-
ture, Sc; mean temperature, 90; pre-
c1pitation. o.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Many residences and business
houses are being given new coat of |
paint.
Mr.. Charles u. Harris who has
been sick for the past three days, is
out again.
Mr. Eugene g. Bagwell is acting as
reporter on the News and Observer !
this week. !
The mayors office is receiving a
thorough oyerhauling, and u fine new
Brussels carpet is being laid.
Corporation Commissioner E. {.
Beddingfield. who has been sick ior
several days, was out again yesterday.
Good crowds are attending .hc |
open-air meetings under the auspices
of the Baptist Tabernacle 3. Y. +. U. |
DIR. J. W. MCGEE, ST., who has been
seriously i'll, is out again, after being |
confined to the house for nearly eight !
weeks.
Rapid progress is being made on
the new building being erected on
South Salisbury street by Lumsden
Broth ers.
Seaton Gales Lodge. No. "a, 1. Q.
o. F., will meet tonight at eight
O'Clock. All members requested TO
be present.
The Sunday school of the Good
Shepherd church picniced at Pullen
park yesterday afternoon. A good
time was enjoyed by all.
Prof. Edwin Minis, of Trinity, who
was in the city yesterday, is prepaf-
ing a life of Lanier for the series OF
American Men of Letters.
Mr.. Robert Spiers has gone to
Goldsboro, where he has accepted
position with the tailoring estab lsh-
ment Of Humble Brothers.
The people of the country are cs-
pecially invited to be in the clCy on
July 4th and participate in the GELS:
bration which will be a big event.
Revenue officers made a raid near
Goode in Chatham coun.y, short
distance from the Wake and Slarnett
lines, and cut up two illicit dlstlller-
les
Deputy United States Marshal P. A.
Mitchell left last night with the three
boy mail robbers, taking them to the
reformatories at Washington, d. c.,
and Cheltenham, Md.
Mr.. O. D. Green has instituted suit
for damages against the Seaboard Air
r 70, 6ar CrnC
hurt received while serving as fire
man several years ago.
The All Star True Reformers, col
ored, ball team, of Richmond, Va,
and the Raleigh Hard Slugsers, will
cross bats for three days 1t the Far
grounds, beginning today.
Mr.. w. r. Smith, of the C:araleigh
Mills company, has purchased the lot
on the southwest corner of Edenton
and Bloodworth streets and will 5uiIc
an attractive residence there. sir. ".
P. Rose is the architect.
The regular weekly shoot of the
Raleigh Gun club will take place his
afternoon in Cameron field at four
o'clock There will be several m en-
bers of the Durham Gun club he:e
to take part in the shoot.
Mr.. James E. King las returned
from Norfolk, where he has been So
Letting advertising for the North Car
DINA State Fair premium list. lie re
ports a successful trip and says that
the people of that city are very much
interested in the coming FAIR.
Mr.. Frank Thompson will leave ~
day for Nortan, Va, where he Viii
play baseball until July and from
there he expects to go to Roanoke,
Va The Raleigh local team will be
greatly crippled by the loss of Frank.
as he is one of the best players we
have.
On Monday at noon the Comptroller
of the Currency call for National
Bank statements for the condition of
all banks at the closing of the days
business on the 9th. of June. re-
markable piece of enterprise was
shown by the Citizens National Bank
of this city, their statement being up
by / o'clock on the day ordered and
the copies being mailed to all of their
correspondents by the afternoon train
and the statement published in Tues
days News and Observer.
Why Blue Ribbon? BY every test
Rlue Ribbon lemon and vanilla ex-
tracts are the best. Takes less. Flavors
perfectly