The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-19

The Weather Yesterday.
Maximum temperature, IA; mini
mum temperature, SO; rainfall, D.
In AND ABOU1 HE CITY.
The Seaboard Air Line announces it's
first excursion to Norfolk for June
14th.
Elder P. D. Gold, of Wilson, will
preach at the Primitive Baptist
church today at II o'clock.
The farmers were well pleased with
the price of high grade cotton
yesterday. this bringing cents.
Mr.. r. d. w. Common left yesterday
for Oxford. where he will participate
in the closing of the schools there.
Mr.. ]. w. Bailey will return from
Buies Creek today. He delivered an
address before the school there yes
terday.
The tax listers are preparing their
office in the court house for the work
of listing taxes. which will commence
June 1st
A negro woman, Alice Hunter. from
st. Mary's township. was ordered TO
Wake county Jail yesterday on account
of insanity.
MIR. j. Sprunt Newton. a we'll known
and popular University athlete, passed
through Raleigh yesterday on his way
home to Magnolia
Rev. Livingston Johnson returned
to Raleigh yesterday from Kansas
ia hr,-
Baptist Convention
Mr. George p. Dalwin. of Onslow
county. was carried to the Central
Hospital here yesterday. on account Of
alteration OF the mind.
The Scaboard Line is going to
run rs hrst excursion TO Norfolk on
the l4th OF June. The trip Will be a
delightful one IN. every way.
The next number of the Carolina
Booklet Will contain articles, on His
tory and Poetry. by Messrs Marshall
De Lancey Haywood and Hight &.
Moore.
Rev. DR.. A. H Moment was in Cary
yesterday where he delivered the COM
mencement address at the closing ex-
ercises of the Cary High School.
There is an old tree on Davie
street. between Fayetteville and Sa IS
bury streets, that emits an unsavory
odor, and might well be cut down.
State Auditor 3. F. Dixon went to
Salemburg yesterday to deliver an adj
dress at the closing of the schools
there. He will speak in Wilson next
Tuesday.
Rev. DR.. w. C. Tyree went to Whit
ervil!e yesterday TO deliver the COM
mencement sermon at the closing Of
the High School there. He will re-
turn to Raleigh today.
The banks in Raleigh will be closed
on Saturday as it is the goth of May
the anniversary of the Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence-a legal
holiday in North Carolina.
There was only one case before the
Police Justice yesterday-that of
man charged with the larceny of
watch, but no evidence was produced
sufficient to convict. and he was dis
charged.
Col. F. A. olds returned to the city
Yesterday. He has been on a tour
"doing" Florida. Texas and Mexico
His friends will now expect a Spanish
flavor 20 his inexhaustible fund II
anecdotes.
Governor r. B. Glenn will deliver
the literary address before the grad
uating class at the Leesville High
School Friday at p. M. at which
time the commencement exercises will
take place.
Two handsome Globe and Werwicke
filing cabinets. a beautiful oak roll top
desk. two office chairs and finely up
holstered couch, furnished by Royal
& Borden. have been. placed in the
Governors office.
Prof. j. B. CARLYLE. of Wake Forest.
was in the city yesterday returning
from Goldsboro where he delivered
the address at the closing of the
graded schools. His subject was
True Democracy.
Rev. Hight c. Moore and Mr.. N. B.
Broughton will speak at the Rocky
Mount Sunday school next Sunday.
Mr. Moore has other appointments,
and will speak successfully at Green
VILE Winston, Tarboro, Scotland Neck.
Weldon and Louisburg.
heVlVdl services are DelIlS H6lu dC
Epworth Chapel every evening at
o'clock conducted by the pastor. Rev.
NJ. Reed. Much interest is being man
ifested and the public is cordiaZy in
vited to attend the services.
Mr.. Josephus Daniels. editor of the
News and Observer has gone to Win
terville. Pitt county. where this morn
ing he delivers the literary address at
the commencement exercises of the
Wintervllle High School. The sermon
was preached yesterday by Rev. w c.
Tyree. of the First Baptist church 90
this city.
ftev. Dr. I. NICK. Pittenger saws
that the $4,000 Good Shepherd
church in this citv will be finished bv
October. 1907, SO that a number OF
the most noted Episcopal ministers of
the country can come here from the
general convention that meets IN
Richmond at that time and take 9gft
ia the conservation corcmonie1
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