The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-26

The Citizens National Bank-Loans.
II. j. Reynolds Tobacco Co.-Tobacco.
NIecklenburg Mineral Springs Co.
Chase City, Va.
THE WEATHER TODAY.
Local forecast for Raleigh and Vi
entity to s D. m. Sunday; fair, warmer.
The Weather Yesterday.
Maximum temperature 6S: mini
mum temperature "A; rainfall ga
hours) 0.10.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The mayor yesterday fined John
Burnet 1925. and a negro woman
1925 for an affray.
The friends of Mr.. Marcus A. crock
ar are clad to see him out after a Sc
we're attack of pleurisy.
Mr.. ]. Rosengarten is back from
tho Northern markets, where he mas
been for sometime buying stock.
The deputies in the sheriff's offlce
were busy yesterday preparing TOT tue
term of criminal court, which begins
tomorrow.
Services will be held at the Soldiers
Home today at $3.50 o'clock, and VIII
be conducted by the missionary OF the
First Baptist church, Rev. r. ). Steph-
enson.
The funeral service of Miss Bessie
Youngest daughter of Mr.. George Shel-
lem. will be held at half past three
n
church.
gentleman from Louisburg yes
terday said that town is now pussy III
stalling a water-works system. Inc
work has just been commenced, ana
it will be completed by September.
The plant will cost $4,000.
Mr.. Jonr. Q. Ellington. of Smith :
field. who has resigned hs position as
state Bank Examiner to become the
vice-prcsident of the Bank of Fayette-
VILE was here yesterday. He will as
sumo his new duties on the first OF
April
Governor Glenn yesterday accepted
an invitation to deliver the commence
ment address at Wendell Academy, at
Wendell, May 81. Mr.. II. HI. WolH,
principal of the school. was in the city
yesterday.
Several farmers brought seed cot
ton to the city yesterday to be glnned
at the oil mills gin, but the machlne
was not operating, and the farmers
were compelled to take their cotton
back home, some of them living over
ten miles from the city.
Yesterday afternoon at 4:05 o'clock,
a fire alarm was sent in from box Il.
corner East and Polk streets. and the
'fre,' turned out to be q f1ue in flames
in the house of Mrs. w. III. Dodd on
Elm street, near Polk street.
Major Thomas Dockery, of Love
Station, Miss, has been in the city
for several days visiting friends TINS
Tor several days visiting friends, left
Yesterday for Mt Airy, where he will
visit his daughter, Mrs. Lucy Merritt.
Mr.. Fred Lamb, who for nearly six
years has been one of the most eff
cient and popular of the chemists at
the Department of Agriculture, mas
been put in charge of the test and eX-
pertinent farms of Transylvania coun-
ty, and left yesterday for the new
field of work.
$50
A church designed to be the hand
soonest in the rural district of Wake
county, is in course of construction
at Green Level. White Oak township.
1t is a Baptist church, and is to cost
$4,000. Rev. j.. A. Campbell, princi-
pal of Buie's Creek Academy, will be
pastor Of the church.
The schools of Raleigh have been
greatly benefited by the ''shoofiy' ).
A. l.. train, as a much increased num-
Der, of students come to Raleigh on
the train every day, to attend the va
rious Institutions of the city. A per-
son forty miles from Raleigh may
leave his home at o'clock, visit the
theatre in Raleigh and return the same
night.