The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-27

Local forecast for Raleigh and vi
cinity, Thursday, fair.
The Weather Yesterday.
Maximum temperature, "a; mini
mum temperature, 6; rainfall, 0.
In AND ABOUT TILE CITY.
Rev. 1. NICK. Pittenger went to Flu
quay yesterday to see DIR. w. a. Lodge,
who is very ill.
Buy a ticket or a dozen. The local
MINISTRIES in a big and bright show at
the Academy of Music tonight. Tick
cts so cents each.
County superintendent j. V. Judd
will speak at a Sunday school picnic
at Macedonia Methodist church,
Wake county, this afternoon.
Two persons were injured yesterday
by being thrown from a buggy in
East Raleigh, near GattiS' store. The
horse fell and the buggy was turned
over.
The friends of Mr. B. F. Montague
will be sorry to learn that he is i'll
with fever at his home. 1t is hoped
that this will not develop into typhoid
fever.
An excursion from Windsor and
Lewiston, will be in Raleigh today at
IL o'clock. 1t is said this will be the
largest excursion to Raleigh of the
season.
The singing class of the Oxford
Orphanage, passed through the city
yesterday morning on their way to I'LL
onto in no ctn ne Tt lf
the State.
The members of the Baptist Tab
ernacle Sunday school went to Wake
Forest yesterday on a picnic. There
was a large crowd and they had de-
lightful trip.
Hon. ]. Y. Joyner, Superintendent
of Public Instructions, left yesterday
morning for Edenton, where he will
address an educational mass meeting
there today and tonight
Col. j. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of
State, went to Wizards yesterday
where he is to deliver an address to-
day, where there is to be a farmers
of Selma, picnic and barbecue.
The many friends of Mr.. H. M.
Reece will be glad to learn that he is
recovering after a successful opera
ton last week at Rex Hospital, and
that he is able to be at his home.
Helen Woodland was fined $7.15 by
the Police Justice yesterday for dis
orderly conduct at Union Depot.
NuisanceS at the public places in the
city will not be permitted to con-
tinue.
The street hands were yesterday
busy cutting grass on Fayetteville
street The attention of the officials
in charge is also directed to Martin
street, and especially to the square
above the depot.
Mr. Henry Blount, of Wilson, noted
as a writer and lecturer, was here
yesterday on his way home after ten
days spent at Chase City, Va, where
he delivered four of his eloquent and
pleasing lectures.
Mr.. Geo. W. Norwood continues
very i'll with typhoid fever at his home,
and his fever was very high yester-
day. His son, William, also i'll with
typhoid fever, is reported as being
somewhat improved.
Mr. ]. A. Egerton, superintendent
rany here was called to Hamlet yes
terday to put in shape the Seaboard
Air Line telegraph wires which had
become disarranged.
An unusually large number of per-
sons were registered at the State Lib
rary yesterday, and there was no eX-
cursion in Raleigh either. The peo-
pie of the city visit 1t more now than
they ever have before.
DIR. r. J. Noble. of Selma. was here
yesterday. He says that Prof. M. L.
s. Noble of the State University is
now in Peterborough and that he
writes that he is having a splendid
time visiting points in Europe.
Prof. ]. B. Carlyle, of Walk Forest,
was here yesterday returning from
Snow Hill, where he addressed a meet
ing on behalf of an educational tax
An election for graded schools is to
be held there on the first of August
and prospects are good Tor the schools
Director c. F. Won Herman. of the
Weather Bureau here, now expects
to go to Baltimore to take charge of
the station there early in August. Mr..
Alfred H. Thiessen, of the Mount
Weather. Va, Station, will arrive mere
between the first and the tenth of
August to toxic charge.
There is to be a second transfer
mail clerk at the Union depot, and
hereafter all trains, night and day,
will be met. Major r. l.. Leinster, OF
the staff of Brigadier-General Arm
field, of the North Carolina National
Guard, who is transferred from the
Norfolk and Hamlet Railway post
office is hereafter to be here with,
Mr. r. L. Lumsden, the present trans
fer clerk.
The following young men have just
entered Kings Business College: j.
c. Formy Duval, Old Dock, n. c.; Mr..
Elisha L. Potter, Cronly, n. c.; J. II.
Stricken Hickory Grove, n. c.; d. b.
Edwards, Exum, n. G. Mr. l. j.
Dowdy, of the firm of Philips, Dowdy
Sc Co. of Rocky Mount, called at the
college yesterday morning and en-
ployed one of the students, Mr.. J. S.
Hinton, as book-keeper and general
office man.