The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-21


The Weather Yesterday.
Local data for Raleigh YESTERDAY;
Maximum temperature, 10; minimum
temperature. Sc; mean temperature,
6b; precipitation, inches.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Joel Jordan, white, was fined 1926
yesterday by the mayor for disorderly
conduct.
A number of new benches wooden
ones this time, have been placed in
the city parks.
The chairs for the chapel of the
Methodist orphanage arrived yester-
day. There are 312 of these.
The State offices in the capitol were
closed yesterday on account of the
anniversary of the Mecklenburg De-
claration of Independence.
The making beautiful of the ex-
terror of the Marlborough House with
paint has started wave of painting
in the city. Many houses are now be-
ing repainted.
Owing to necessary repairs being
made to the chapel of Christ Church,
the children of the Sunday school are
notified that no Sunday school will be
held tomorrow.
Mr. E. B. Norvell of Murphy, has
placed in the Hall of History the fin
est collection of ancient Indian pipes
ever seen in this State. He has been
collecting for fifteen years.
Mr. Henry ]. Arid, of Manatee,
Fla, vice-president of the Manatee
Banking Company was here yesterday
on his way, to Winston-Salem to visit
his daughter a student there, and
to attend the commencement.
President F. p Venable, of the
State University, was here yesterday
returning from Goldsboro, where he
delivered the literary address at the
closing exercises of the city schools
Mr.. w. B. Rodman, of Washington
speaking of the crop prospects in his
part of the State, says they are very
good for truck, and that it looks like
there will be another prosperous year
in farming.
Work is being pushed on the remod-
cling OF the academy of music. The
the fire exits cut out, the seats from
the floor and galleries taken out and
a general tearing UP of the galleries.
1t is expected that the Confederate
Veterans Drum corps here, which is
the only one in the State, will go to
the Confederate reunion at Nashville,
and also to the general convention OF
the Daughters of the Confederacy at
ST. Louis.
Bishop w. w Duncan, of Spartan
burg, S. c., is in the city the guest of
Mr. b. S. Jerman. Today he goes
TO Louisburg TO dedicate the Meth
odist church and to preach the con-
mencement sermon at Louisburg Fee
male college.
Mr. Henry G. Patterson. one of the
efficient force of the cotton firm of
Messrs. c. e. Johnson & Co., left yes
terday for Jonesboro where he Will
be with the Clark Manufacturing
company in the cotton mills, till the
season opens here.
DR.. Is. w. Kilgore, the State Chem
list, has received from the Bureau of
Forestry of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture notice that bui-
letin on the Planting of White Pine
in New England will soon be re,dy for
distribution. There are considerable
forests of white pine in the western
part of the State, it has considerable
value for commercial purposes.
"A Soldiers Story. Prison Life and
Other Incidents in the War of 1861
'65,'' by State Librarian M. O. Sher-
rill, of Catawba county, has just gone
through it's second edition. with two
changes The author has added a
brief account of the manner of his
brothers death, and the narrative ends
with the memorial day ode OF Rev
G.. r. Rood. The pamphlet is on sale
at the State Library, price 10 cents.
PERSONALS.
Mr.. j. w. Mullin, of Charlotte is
in the city
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