The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-24
The Weather Yesterday.

The Weather Yesterday.
Maximum temperature, "a; mini
mum temperature 62; rainfall, OF
inches.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The street car me~ of Raleigh APP
peared in handsome new uniforms yes
terday.
Inspector Fancy, of the United
States Department of Justice, is in
the city this week, inspecting the con-
dition of the Federal offices here.
State Superintendent ]. Y. Joyner
went to Scotland Neck yesterday
morning where he will deliver an adj
dress at the CLOSING of the city schools
there.
General C. Irvine Walker, of
Charleston, is in the city gathering
data for Our Woemn in the WaX
which is to be published as a supple
ment to a number of newspapers.
There will be an all day meeting at
the Fuquay Springs Baptist church
next Sunday with excellent speeches.
There will be dinner on the grounds
at one o'clock and visitors are expected
to bring baskets.
Mr.. John S. Jones, city tax collec-
tor. assumed charge of his office yes
terday the special work upon which
Mr.. Chas. F. Lumsden, ex-collector
had been engaged upon since the cleo
ton, having been completed.
Mr.. Ed. Chambers Smith. who has
been i'll in Rex Hospital for some time
with appendicitis is now at his home
His many friends are gratified to
know of his improvement and that he
will soon be restored to health.
The fence on the Martin street side
of the Union Depot is being extended
to West street. A short fence will
also be placed on the north side OF
the depot on West street. these being
put UP to keep off loiterers and protect
life.
1t has been stated that young
Raleigh lady recently fell heir to $2O,-
600. the fortune having been left her
by a deceased uncle in New Mexico
If this is so, the young lady has not
qualified before Clerk of Court VIM.
Russ.
An Assyrian was tried by Police
Justice Badger yesterday for cruelty
to animals, the Assyrian being
charged with beating his horse un-
cercifully. There was not sufficient
evidence to convict, and the man was
discharged.
The Hillsboro Street Christian sun
day school goes on a picnic to Fuquay
Springs today The train leaves at
eight o'clock this morning from the
Union depot. The fare is so and 20
cents for non-members. 40 and 20
cents for members. A band will fur
nish music.
United States Commissioner John
Nichols has bound over to court
Young Prince, of Chatham county,
charged with running an Illicit distil-
lery near the Wake line. Prince gave
a justified bond for 5000. The still
was discovered by a party of revenue
officers from Raleigh.
The Commissioner of Insurance has
nearly completed the work of moving
his office from the third floor of the
State Capitol to the Grimes building.
The new office is handsomely furn-
ished, is perhaps the most convenient
ly located of all State offices, and
Commissioner Young is we'll pleased
with it.
The Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
will meet, probably a week from next
Thursday for the purpose of reorganl-
zation. The attendance at this meet
ing is desired to be very large, and a
good meeting cannot be held this week
on account of the school commence
public interest.
In addition to the information au-
thoriZed to be given the State Super
intendent of Schools by law, Mr.. JOY
ner has instructed the chairmen of
the various county boards of educa-
ton to furnish him the names of the
county superintendent and names of
members of the county boards, to-
gether with their addresses.
Mr.. J. F. Spainhour. of Morganton.
Solicitor of the Fourteenth Judicial
District was in the city last night. He
was on his way to attend the meeting
of the Trustees of Wake Forest Col
lege last night. but the eastbound
Southern Railway train was an hour
late and he missed the meeting as he
failed to make connection for Wake
Forest.
State Auditor B. F. Dixon returned
to the city from Monroe yesterday,
where he delivered an address at the
closing of the graded schools there.
Major Dixon reports that the farmers
in that section are in distress, as the
continued season of rain makes 1T i'm
possible for the farmers to pillow. The
wild grass is as high as the corn, said
the Major.
Mr.. r. III. Bradley is to lead a
strenuous life in June. He is the
Grand Tiler of the Masons and goes
to the Grand Lodge at Oxford on the
gath of June On the 9th he will
take part in the corner stone cere-
monies of a Masonic building. On the
28th he will be at Kinston where
twenty lodges are to hold a reunion
and the Grand Lodge will have
special session.
The Wake county delegates to the
State Medical Society meeting now in
session in Greensboro are DR.. G.. M.
Rell. of Wakefield. and DIR. L. b..
Young, of Rolesville. The alternates
are DR.. A. w. Knox and DR.. w. l..