The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-10

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New England and Mutual Life Insur-
ance CO.-Boston, Mass.
THE WEATHER TODAY.
Local forecast for Raleigh and VI
cinity: Sunday fair.
Forecast for North Carolina: Fair;
fresh northeast to east winds.
The Weather Yesterday.
Maximum temperature, 10; mini
mum temperature. so; rainfall for
the "a hours ending p. M, @.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Mr. K w. Merritt continues quite
sick at his home on South Blount
street.
Mr.. Eugene Mcdonald left yester-
day morning for Maxton and other
points on the Seaboard, in the inter
ests of the State Fair.
Mr. A. r. Kenyon, formerly a stu
dent at the A. and NJ. College has
gone to Panama to accept a position
with the Canal Commission
The Red Men will attend the SER
vices at Fayetteville Street Baptist
Church this morning in body to hear
a special sermon by Rev r. j. Bate
man.
The friends of Mr.. Marshal Partin
will be glad to know that he has
almost recovered from the serious in
juries recently sustained in an acct
dent caused by a runaway team.
This morning at the Baptist Ia
bernacIe a solo will be rendered by
Mrs. Apply, of the Baptist University.
and tonight Mr.. A. c. Jackson will be
heard in solo at the same place.
The Corporation Commission yes
terday granted permission to the new
~ organized bank of Stokes, at Dam
bury. to begin business, w. J. Byerly
is president and Eugene Pepper cash
Ter.
Judge Norman c. Kittrell, of the
61st district Houstin Texas, is in the
city His father was a member OF
'Etfiez Legislature about 1879 fard after
!: wards. ( Later he moved to- Alabama
and from there to Texas.
A number of Young men win leave
Raleigh Monday for the State Uni
versity. among these being Messrs.
Hubert Hill. James McAden, Lewis
William NJ. Boylan and Ludlow Bird
song.
Mr.. r. c. Harrison. of Weldon, was
here yesterday looking after the mat
ter of the Weldon Graded School
bonds which he bought for Messrs. G..
A. Webb & Company. of Asheville.
$8,525 was paid.
There was a-deal OF talk and some
little betting on the Britt-Nelson mill
i'm San Francisco yesterday. the local
sports being inclined to back Britt
against the "Battler." The oppor-
tunity to copper the wise guys" was
one in a. life time.
The Mills train for Fuquay Springs,
Chalybeate, Ellington and interme-
date points leaves the Union station
at the usual hour. o'clock, this az
ternoon. Large crowds continue to
take advantage of this pleasant Sun
day afternoon outing.
DR.. J. Hal Bobbitt, for years presi-
dent of the Bobbitt-Wynne Company
of this city and now residing in Bal
timore, as the president of the Bob
bitt-Chemical Company, is in Raleigh
spending a few days renewing old
ties. DIR. Bobbitts family have been
in the city for some time.
Mrs. Bessie FELTON, and Miss Alice
Peacock. buyers for the Millinery de-
partment of Boylan-Pearce Company.
arrived in the city last night from
New York and report buying the finest
and best stock of millinery this pro-
gressive firm has ever brought to the
city Announcement of the fall open
ing will be made later.
The Department of Agriculture was
yesterday sending letters to the vari-
Gus farmers throughout the State who
have listed their farms for sale =:
the bulletin which is issued in that
regard by the department. The farms
offered include lands in every section
of the State and many sales have been
made through the department.
Sheriff D. r. Julian. of Rowan coun- |
ty. yesterday brought to the state
prison Joseph Witherspoon and Ell |
more Phillips. who will serve z years
each. Witherspoon is boy IA years
old who killed his step-father abont
two months ago and the other pris- |
oner was convicted on a charge of as
sauIt with attempt to commit rape.
Dr. L. G. Glenn. Phi. D.. graduate |
of Johns Hopkins University and Prof |
of Geology. i'm the Vanderbilt Univer-
sity of Nashville. Tenn, il in the city. |
He is member Of the L. S and the |
n. c. Geological surveys and has work
ed at odd times on photography and |
a geology of N. G. He has been work
ing on Appalachian Park problems.
A runaway about eight O'Clock last |
night took TO the broad pavement in |
front of the Governors Mansion. |
which was half traversed before tho |
man i'm the buggy could pull his |
horse back to the roadway. which he |
accomplished finally without damage |
= hrrse or vehicle. The horse took |
fright at an approaching car and |
- ed mon the pavement at the |
corner of Jones and Blount streets.