The news & observer., 1905-06-07
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

Maximum %,
mum temperature, 70; rainfall, 90.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The friends of DIR. ]. w. McGee, ST.,
will regret to learn that he continues
critically i'll at his home.
Capt. N. w. West has some corn
(Hickory King) nine feet high and he
thinks it will go to twenty feet before
it tassels.
Col. ]. w. Hinsdale left yesterday
for Gulfport. Miss. to take depositions
in case of Walter l.. Watson, trustee
of the w W. Mills Company, involv-
ing many thousand dollars
State Superintendent j. Y. Joyner
is in the western part of the State on
an educational campaign. Mr.. JOY
ner spoke at Asheville Monday and
at Boone in Mitchell county yesterday
Rev. j. t. Edmundson left yester
day for Kings Mountain, where he be-
gins tonight a revival service. At the
big meeting in Haw River which he
conducted. there were over hundred
conversions.
Mr.. Joseph E. Pogue, secretary of
the State Fair, left yesterday for
Greensboro to look after matters con-
nected with the State Fair, especially
with reference to the construction of
a grand stand.
The Southern Railway train. west
bound yesterday afternoon, left here
crowded, people standing in the aisles,
while two empty coaches doors locked,
were on behind. This is the way to
look after the comfort of passen-
gers.
Mr.. r. C. Strong left yesterday for
New Orleans and Gulfport, Miss,
where he goes on matters connected
with the Carolina Loan and Trust
Company in the case of Walter L. Wat
son. trustee of the w. W. Mills Com
pany.
Mr.. S. w. Foster, of the A. and M.
College, leaves this morning for Bos-
ton. Mass. After few days visit in
Boston he will go to Illinois, where
he will work during the summer with
the Horticultural Department of that
State.
Prof A c. Jackson, of the Music
faculty of the Baptist University for
Women, left last night to visit at his
home in Montreal, Canada. His
splendid singing has given much pleas
ure to the people of Raleigh and he
has made many friends here.
It is learned that Mr. Moses Bled-
soc, of this city, who has been on a
visit to his sister, Mrs. r. p. Buxton,
in Fayetteville, has suffered a partial
stroke of paralysis. and YVES taken 20
st. Luke's hospital. The latest re-
ports are that he is improving.
There was a slight wreck on the
Seaboard Air Line Monday near Nor
lima junction. A long freight train
broke in two and was partly wrecked
by the rear running in the forward
section. Engineer Reese, of Raleigh,
had his collar bone broken, but he
was able to continue his trip to Raj
eighI and is doing well.
The Seabcard excursion to Norfolk
on June IA will have plenty of cars.
Travelling Passenger Agent Gattis says
that he will have fourteen coaches and
two baggage cars and would run train
in two sections on fast schedule, arriv-
ing at Portsmouth at 1880 p. M, CIV
ing ample time to those who desire
to go to the beach. This is a good
opportunity to visit the seashore for
only $Z.5O Tor the round trip.
Mr.. j. e. Ligon, the publisher of
the Harnett County News of Lilling-
ion, was here yesterday on business
Mr.. Ligon says that the celebration OF
the semi-centennial of the formation
OF Harnett county which is to be held
in Ellington on the first Thursday in
August is going to be the biggest event
in the history of the county EXcur-
sions will be run from Raleigh, Dunn
and Fayetteville and fully ten thous-
and people are expected.
Mr. r. F. McVeigh, secretary and
treasurer of the Snow Camp Wooden
Mills, in Alamance county, on visit
here this week, showed to his friends
a polk stalk that looked as if it had
been stoned with sharp rocks, so
bruised and cut up was it. Mr. Nc
Weigh had cut it from the land swept
by the terrific hail storm of last We'd
nesday afternoon. he said all win
dow-panes on the storm side were
smashed in and that nothing has been
seen like it for years in that county.
PERSONALS,