The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-16

There will be preaching service at
the Primitive Baptist church this
morning at IL o'clock.
Marriage license was granted yes
terday to William Burnett and Serena
WALL both colored of Falls.
Prof. J. B. Carlyle is in the city
and will leave today for Wake Forest.
He has just returned from Fairview.
in Buncombe county. where he de-
livered an educational address.
Rev. A. T. Graham, d. D., of David
son College, will preach to the stu
dents of A. and M. College in Pul|cn
Hall tonight at SIS o'clock. The citi-
zens of Raleigh have been cordially
invited to the services.
Today is Palm Sunday. the begin
ming of Holy Week. This is the an
niversary of the entrance Of Jesus into
Jerusalem the week pre- ,eding his cru
cifixion. There will be appropriate
services in the churches.
Congressman Robt M Page. of
Biscoe, was in the city yesterday re-
turning from Chapel Hill. where he
acted as one of the judges in the de-
bate last night between tie Cniver-
sity and Washington and Lee. lie left
for his home in the afScsnccn.
Ensign w T. Conn, Jr.. of the Paul
jones'" u. S. N, has been transferred
TO the "Lawton.' Mr.. Conn is a ma
tive of North Carolina and his ship
is now at Norfolk navy yards. He
has been in the service several years.
At conference of Pilot Baptist
church Rev. S. j. Bats was called
no On .7anca6 IV the
resignation of Rev. Jno. w. Fa1a. who
has been elected as Church Mission
airy in Raleigh and HIS entered GA Ills
work.
Rev. w. H Meade, of Chapel Hill,
who preached in the Church OF the
Good Shepherd on Friday night, re-
turned to his home yesterday. His
discourse was an excellent one ANA
was on 1.-The Law of Obedience IN
Christian Life.
Governor Glenn, who is now at
Pinehurst with party of friends, Will
go to Youngsville tomorrow to speak
at the closing of the schools there
and to urge the voting of a special tax
for graded schools, as this is shorty
~ be voted on there.
Agricultural Commissioner 5. L..
Patterson says that indications point
to an excellent fruit crop in North
Carolina this year, but there is still
danger from frosts and cold weather.
The next two weeks form the crucial
period with the fruit growers.
Mr.. B. C. Bcckwith has been re-
tanned as attorney for sam WARRIOR
ough the negro who struck Charles
Faison. also colored, at a game of
in, weeks
ago. Faison died in the hospital
lew days ago from the effects Of the
blow on his head.
The Rev. F. H. T. Horsfield, rector
of ST. Stephens church, Goldsboro,
will preach in the Church of the Good
Shepherd tonight at eight o'clock. His
subject will be 1.-THE Moulding of
Christian Character" This will be
the last of the sermons on "The Chris
tan Life" that have been delivered in
this church during Lent. They have
been Sermons of ability and high
character. The attendance has been
good, and great benefit ought to fol-
low.
State Entomologist Franklin Sher-
man, Jr., has returned from Western
North Carolina, where he has been
making Investigations concerning Tie
damage to wheat by Insects. He says
that the crop this year will be
splendid, and that little damage will
be done by insects. He found indi-
cations of the presence of the Hes
sian Fly the most injurious of in
sects to the wheat of this State, only
near Charlotte, and there in such
mall number that they can do it'll,
hurt to the grain.
DEPC0NATG