The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-08
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

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I'M AND ABOUT THE CITY.
At a meeting of the creditors of
Fred Woollcott's estate yesterday Mr.
Edgar Leach was elected trustee.
Another Sunday school picnic in
Raleigh Yesterday. 1t was a colored
excursion and came from Louisburg.
State Treasurer b. r. Lacy is ex-
pected to return either tomorrow or
Monday from a vacation trip to Wes-
tern North Carolina.
The Board of County Commissioners
will be i'm session on MONDAY TO go
over the abstracts of the tax listers,
and to investigate the matter of UNI
derlisting.
Mr.. n. b. Broughton returned yes
terday from Canada and points North.
He went to Toronto, Canada, to attend
the meeting of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union.
Secretary T. B. Parker, of the Farm
ers' State Alliance, will organize the
Lenoir County Alliance at k1nston
next Thursday. He will be assisted by
State Lecturer II. NJ. Gates.
Mr.. ] A. Strickland, the night clerk
at the Marlborough, who has been Ill
for some days, is now out again ana
at his post. His friends are glad that
he missed being seriously i'll.
Rev. William Black, of Davidson,
was in the city yesterday. he is 10
have charge of the personally conduct
ed Seaboard Air Line party to the
Pacific Coast. and says there Will De
q large party.
Hon. H. A. London, of Pittsboro,
who has been at the meeting OF the
North Carolina Press Association at
Asheville, was here yesterday on MS
way home He reports most pleas
ant meeting of the editorial fraternity.
Mr.. Burton j. Ray has gone to Cor
nell to spend few weeks in the
summer School to familiarize himself
with his surroundings as he becomes
an assistant professor in the organic
and physical chemistry department or
Cornell.
Cotton held up in price yesterday
and 10 SIS cents was the usual lead
ing pr,ce. though 10 11-16 cents was
had for few bales. There were 1913
bales sold here The quotations
wear ago were exactly the same as
yesterday.
Mr.. Hubert A. Jones' a well-known
Young man of this city, was honored
a few DAYS ago, in being invited to
address the G. "A r.. Camp at Provi-
dence. r. l., where he is spending the
summer His subject was Social Con-
ditions in the South.
An excursion party is to reach here
from Lexington today, and 1t is an
nounced that a ball team from Green's
boro will be here to play ball with the
Raleigh team. The game will be at
the Fair Grounds this afternoon. Ad-
mission, Is cents.
Preparations show that the minstrel
performance next Friday night for the
benefit of the Raleigh firemen VINO are
going to the tournament at winston
will be a big event. Local talent OF
the best promises a lively ana en-
pertaining performance.
Mr.. John n. Harrell of the Quart
ermaster Department of the united
States army, who is just back from
a trip North, where he reported TO
Quartermaster General c. +. Humph-
rev. will not have to return to the
sence expires on the 10th of this
month will be stationed at some point
in the United States
Raleigh is to have a new enterprise,
this TO be a firm to do build up type
writer work. 1t will be conducted
bv Messrs. John r. Harden and w. G..
Thomas the company coming from
Wilmington, where it is known as the
Maritime Typewriter Inspection
Company" The office will be on
Martin street. and expert typewriter
workers viii be in charge.
Mr.. Fred d. Miller the clever travel
ing passenger agent of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad, was in the city yester-
day, arranging with Mr.. c. IL. Gattis,
travelling passenger agent of the Sea-
board Air Line, for the great trip TO
the Pacific Coast to be taken early In
August. This will be in charge OF
Rev. William Black, of Davidson. and
the party will number about seventy