The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-05

Inc NeaIilef 1oStefudy.
Maximum temperature, 80; mimi
mum temperature, 65; total rainfall,
o inches.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Mr.. Claude M. Bernard had not re-
turned to the city yesterday evening,
but he was expected to arrive during
the night.
Police Justice Badger yesterday
fined Luther Ellerbee $3.50. and CAL
vim Rogers $S.15, for an affray. Both
were colored.
Mr. n. b. Brougnton left yesterday
for Elkin to speak at the Surry and
Yadkin Sunday School Association now
IN session there.
Deputy Insurance Commissioner
W.. A. Scott will go to Orange county
court at Hillsboro next Monday to
prosecute a case of arson.
Mr. NJ. L. Shipman, Assistant Labor
Commissioner, left yesterday for his
home in Hendersonville, to spend
few days with his family.
There viii! be a barbecue today at
half-after one at the Falls of Neuse,
this being given to the directors and
employees Of the mills there.
Visitors to Raleigh yesterday from
Lakeview. Moore county, say that to-
day there will be a delightful picnic
there and that visitors from Raleigh
are expected.
An important meeting of the axecu-
Of npsl Of frI1c
tees of the University of North Caro-
lima will be held at the Governor
Office at noon today.
The State Entomologist has received
some very small worms that are de-
stroying cotton plants in Johnston
county, and he will make an imme-
date examination of them.
There was a fire yesterday morning
at 1895 at the residence of Mr.. Tom
Stone, lis West Johnson street. The
trouble was a defective fiue and the
lost was only about two dollars.
DR. T. NJ Jordan, who was called
to Orange county by the illness of his
aged mother, has returned and reports
that she is somewhat improved, news
that is gratifying to many friends.
All the United States mail boxes Oh
the streets of this city have been
painted green. They were previously
OF a silvery gray color and had not re-
ceiyed a new coating in several years.
The big Seaboard Air Line excursion
returned yesterday from Norfolk and
Virginia seaside pleasure resorts. All
report a delightful trip with every
attention given by the Seaboard peo-
pie.
The Third regiment band will give
its first open air concert in the Capt.
tai Square next Friday night al $3.50
o'clock Electric lights will be furn-
ished by the Standard Gas and Electric
Company.
Mr.. E. F. Hilliard, editor of the
Scotland Neck Commonwealth. and a
native of Harnett, passed through the
city yesterday morning returning from
Ellington, where he made an address
at the big celebration.
Rev. r. III. Fleming, of Burlington,
was in Raleigh yesterday returning
from Franklinton, where he assisted
Rev J. l.. Foster in a successful pro-
tracted revival service. He went home
on the afternoon train.
The Chamber of Commerce will
meet next Tuesday night for the pur,
pose of reorganiZing. There are over
fifty representative business men III
the city who are DESTROYS of reorganl-
cation under the proposed plans.
Mr.. r. C. Bachelor. a former resi-
dent of Raleigh. who has been living
i'm Richmond, Va, for the last two
wears. has arrived in the city to re-
sumo his residence here and will con-
duct a grocery business. He was ac-
companied by his family.
NJ E. CALDWELL Jr., secretary of the
Greensboro Life Insurance Company,
was here Yesterday and made a de-
post with the Insurance Department
so that he may have each policy reg
istered This company has been OPP
Grating only twelve days, and In thaf
time has written $290,000.
The Durham and South Carolina
Railway Company have contracted
with the Mercantile Trust and Deposit
Company, of Baltimore, for the issu-
ance of bonds in the amount of $500
900. to construct and equip its road,
running from Durham, through the
New Hope section, crossing the Sea-
board Air Line few miles south of
New Hill. An indenture was filed
with the register of deeds Of Wake
county yesterday. 1t has already been
recorded in Durham and Chatham
counties.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.