The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-23

Mr. w S. Primrose returned yester-
day from Middleburg, where he had
gone to adjust fire loss.
Young left yesterday morning for
Morehead City to stay until Monday.
Mr. Thomas C. benson, who has for
a long time been a salesman for Dob
bin & Ferrall, has acceped a position
with the firm of Boylan, Pearce & Co.
Prof. F. L. Stevens. of the A. & NJ.
College, left yesterday for Davidson,
where he goes to lecture on nature
study and agriculture at a teachers
institute.
A gentleman from Murfreesboro
in Raeigh yesterday said that the con-
tract for the $4,000 new dormitory
and recitation hall at Chowan Baptist
Institute had been let.
Deputy Sheriff Stell left this morn
ing for Goldsboro with Robert Smith,
colored, who was placed in the county
Jail yesterday, being insane. He will
be carried to the colored insane asy-
lum.
Royal & Borden, of Raleigh, have
been awarded the contract for all the
furnishings for the new agricultural
building of the A. & M. College, which
is to be dedicated on the first of Sep
TENDER.
Mr.. w. F. Utley. of Apex, was in
the city yesterday and said that there
was square mile of hail near Apex
Friday night which destroyed the to-
baccO completely. The farmers arc
greatly discouraged.
Mr. Hubert A. Belvin, who has con-
Quoted a tailoring establishment on
Fayetteville street for years, has ac-
copied a position as cutter with
Richmond firm and will leave with his
family for that city in a few days.
State Superintendent J. Y. Joyner
was at Pinehurst yesterday where he
made an educational address on be-
half of local taxation. The meeting
was in the nature of an educational
rally and there were other addresses.
Mr.. Charles F. Lumsden has return
ed from Scotland Neck, where he con-
ferred degrees and made an address in
the Odd Fellows lodge of that place.
Mr.. Lumsden represented Grand Sec
rotary B. H. Woodell of Raleigh in this
work.
Mr. w. T. Hunt and family yester
day removed from Raleigh to Win
ston-Salem. where Mr.. Hunt has ac
cepted a position as book-keeper with
large manufacturing concern. He
graduated last year from Kings Bus
mess College.
Mr.: Len Fl. Adams chairman of the
County Commissioners, had passed the
railroad crossing north of Raleigh on
the Louisburg road but a few seconds
a few days ago when train thunder
ed by There continues to be COM
plant about it.
Rev. r. F. Bumpas, pastor of Eden
ton Street Methodist church, returned
from Beaufort yesterday where he
has been spending two weeks va
cation. He will occupy his pulpit at
both services today.
The Department of Entomology is
inspecting the fruit nurseries OF the
State, and the work is half covered.
Entomologist Sherman is in receipt of
scores of bugs and insects that fearful
farmers have thought were boil Wee
wills. They are harmless.
Mr.. T. S. Richardson, of Boston.
Mass. who has large interests at Mag
ara, in Moore county, place he is de-
veloping, was here yesterday. He
holds that prospects are bright for
fruit growers and manufacturers in
that section of North Carolina.
A casual glance through an old
Revolutionary War record yesterday
revealed a petition to the governor
from the State Legislature for the par
don of a murderer on these grounds:
cit hath been represented to this body
that he (the murderer) cometh of
reputable family
State Treasurer B. r. Lacy was to
have spoken before a union Sunday
school picnic party at Piney Grove yes
terday, but his trip was given up be-
cause of the heavy rains. The sub
ject on which Mr.. Lacy was to speak |
is 1.-The Religion That Makes a Man
Manly, Rather Than Effeminate."
Policemen Barrow and Womble yes
terday afternoon arrested j. Z. Muir |
ray and his son. j. o. Murray, white |
and a negro man for an ARRAY. The
case will be tried Monday morning
a fter being cited to appear at the trial |