The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-29


5:15 a. m. l:4U d. III.
1920 a. m. S:4O H. m.
4:36 D. m. $3.50 p. m.
Raleigh and Cape Fear.
1920 a. m. 4:l5 p. m.
TILE WEATHER TODAY.
Local forecast for Raleigh and vi
cinity: Saturday, fair
The Weather Yesterday.
Maximum temperature, 81; min
imam temperature, Sc; rainfall, 600.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The Raleigh Electric Company is
repairing it's street railway tracks at
several places on Hillsboro street.
Marriage license was issued yester-
day to John Helliway and Lille Ann
Medlin, colored, both of Raleigh.
Prof. II. Neill johnson, of the Chair
of Greek at the Baptist University for
Women, went to Fayetteville yester-
day.
The May term of Federal court here
has been adjourned until June 20.
The court was to have convened on
May %.
Janitor Terry of the Capitol, has
set out in the square five banana
trees, each about six feet tall. Mr.
Terry has kept these from last year.
state Superintendent j. Y. Joyner
returned to the city yesterday from
. ~ hn oft
the conference for Education in the
South.
There have been many wishes eX-
pressed for an athletic park for Raj
eigh and some sporting enthusiast
should undertake the work to have
one established.
Messrs. C. B. Edwards and John E.
Raw have returned from Newport
News, Va, where they went to lnVes-
tigate matters concerning an Ice plant
for the Blind Institution.
State Auditor B. F. Dixon went to
Hickory Grove, Wake county, yeSter-
day, where he will deliver the COM
mencement address at the closing eX-
ercises OF the school of that place.
Mr.. John Parks, of this city, at the
A. & NJ. College, and business mama
ger of the Red and White, is in Chat
tanooga, Tenn, attending the national
convention of the Kappa Alpha fra
ternity.
Rev. DR.. T. n. Ivey returned to the
CITY Yesterday from Greenville, where
he attended the Washington District
Methodist Conference. He said that
section is in good condition, the crops
and fruit all being in f1ourishing con-
dition.
There was fire yesterday afternoon
at the home of Mr.. George Allen on
Edenton Street, corner of Person St.
which burned a hole through the
roof of the kitchen. The damage was
slight as the fire department soon ex-
tinguished the flames.
Mr.. Ashley Horne, of Clayton, pres
idcnt of the North Carolina Agricul-
tural Society, was in the city yester-
day and held a conference with Sec
rotary Joseph e. Pogue relative TO
improvements at the Fair Grounds,
which will begin in a few weeks.
Rev. Livingston Johnson and family
will move from Cary to Raleigh on
Monday and will reside on Elm street
in the residence lately occupied by
Mr.. Peterson. Mr.. Johnson is the
Secretary of the State Baptist Conven-
ton and finds it more convenient to
be located in Raleigh.
Senator Thos. w. Mason, of Garys-
burs, returned to Gumberry. North
ampton county, yesterday morning.
He is receiver of the Wescott and
Trenchard Lumber Company of that
place. whose establishment was de-
stroyed by fire Thursday. He said
that the insurance would not cover
the losses.
A representative of the Agricultur-
al Department who returned from
Eastern North Carolina yesterday
stated that the biggest days shipping
of berries this season from Wallace
will take place Tuesday, when APP
proximately 5000 crates will be ship
ped North. State 10 &c"
Hume and Entomologist Sherman
will visit Wallace that day.
Prof and Mrs. J. E. Dowd and
daughter were in the city yesterday.
Prof. Dowd left Wake county some
time ago to teach in Union county, but
it will be gratifying news TO his
friends to know that he returns to
Wake county to take charge of the
Leesville High School. He is an able
teacher and Leesville is to be con-
graduated.
PERSONALS