The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-03

oval forecast for Raleigh and vicin-
ity-Tuesday fair.
The Weather Yesterday.
Maximum temperature .........S 80
Minimum temperature 81
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The city mower was at work at the
Fair Grounds yesterday, getting ready
for the State Fair.
Twelve white convicts from the
penitentiary were taken over the Sea-
board to the Tillery convict farm yes
terday.
Rev. Hight C. Moore went to Mount
Olive yesterday where he will attend
the meeting of the Eastern North
Carolina Baptist Association.
Rev. S. j. Belts, Mr.. Furman Belts
and Rev. j. w. Ham, of the Tabernacle
Baptist church, went to Durham yes
terday to attend the Stewart revival
meetings.
Rev. Livingston Johnson returned to
the city yesterday after spending sew
eral weeks in Western North Caro-
lima, attending the Baptist District as
sociations.
Mr. H. Harold Hume, State Horti-
culturist, went to the Pender county
State test farm yesterday to make an
inspection, and will return to Raleigh
tomorrow
The Colored First Baptist church, at
a special service Sunday raised 1852
for their new church. which is being
ha of
Morgan streets.
Mr. j. H. Myrover, of Fayetteville,
was visitor to the State Library yes
terday, and spent the day making re-
searches concerning the Cape Fear
country history.
Messrs. Tom T. Taylor. John Mckee,
Eugene Howell and Ernest Douglass
left yesterday for Baltimore, where
they will enter the University of Mary
land Medical College.
There is a brick pavement badly
torn up on lower Fayetteville street
near Davie, that needs repair, as sew
eral persons have barely escaped falls
by being tripped by the loose brick.
Mr.. F. ]. Haywood, Jr., the new
State Bank Examiner, returned to
Charlotte yesterday to resume his
duties for about two weeks with the
Southern Trust and Banking Company.
Three new pupils were entered at
the institution for the white blind
Saturday. and a fourth entered yes
terday The number of pupils there
is larger this year than ever be-
fore!
The State Board of Public Buildings
and Grounds had a meeting yesterday
and discussed several important mat
tiers relative to the State buildings.
The result of the meeting was kept
secret.
There was never such rush for
places on the Midway as this year,
said Secretary Pogue last night.
This is particularly true of eating
H"'~~~ and restaurants of the bette
class" d. d.! IN III iM 1Hzx
Rev W. H. Rich, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Salisbury, passed
through the city yesterday on his way
to Clayton, where he will visit Rev.
C. w. Blanchard in a series of pro-
tracted meetings.
Central Labor Union, at it's meeting
Saturday night, raised about $35 for
the striking printers at Charlotte, and
only a few of the printers We're pres
ent. 1t is said that over 500 will be
given to the men on strike.
The car loar of tin singles for the
grand stand at the Fair that has been
hung up, arrived yesterday and por-
ton of the grand stand was covered
yesterday afternoon. 1t will be the
finest roof on any building at the Fair
Grounds.
State Veterinarian Dr. TAFT Butler
left yesterday for Morganton. Marion
and Rutherfordton, where he will con-
fer with State cattle inspectors, re-
turning by Statesville, where he will
visit the State test farm. He will re-
turn to Raleigh Thursday.
The State Fair authorities closed a
contract yesterday with Sherwood
Higgs a. Co. to decorate the Midway,
Floral Hall, and grand stand i'm a
very elaborte manner. The decora-
tions will be on the most elaborate
plan ever before undertaken.
Thirty Good Samaritans. a colored
organization. passed through Raleigh
yesterday on a special car en- route to
CnaflOtte, Wnefe ln6y Will dlleHu the
meeting of the Grand Lodge. About
900 will be present, one of the officers
said.
Yesterday was the quietest day Gov
ernor Glenn has had since his inau-
grration, as he had fewer callers and
smaller mail, affording him more time
for rest, recreation and study. He
spent a considerable part of it in
reading the evidence in the Murray
case.
Col. w. ]. Saunders and Mr.. John
c. Drewry have returned from Green
Level. where they delivered addresses
at big Masonic Rally Saturday. The
Baptist church of that place has rails
ed $4,000 for new structure. which
is being completed. The pastor will
be Rev. ]. A. Campbell, principal of
Buie's Creek Academy.