The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-12

Local forecast fora Raleigh and vi
cinity: Friday, showers; warmer.
The weather Yesterday.
Maximum temperature, rs; mini
mum temperature, Co; rainfall, O.2S
inch.
In AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Marriage license was issued yester-
day to Edward Bobbitt and Mary Will |
liams, colored, of Raleigh.
Rev. j. N. Cole was here yesterday |
returning to Rockingham, after a visit |
to Durham TO attend the funeral of
Mr.. Washington Duke.
New steps will soon be constructed |
at the dilapidated entrance to the |
western end of the Department of |
Agriculture building portico.
A special train viii be run from
Raleigh to Henderson and return, |
Monday, May 18th, on account of
the baseball game there on ti;at date !
A bulletin on '"Tree Pruning" has
just been issued by the Department
of Agriculture. It's author is Mr.. Ii. |
Hume. State Horticulturist.
The Wake County Medical Society
held it's regular monthly meeting iii
the mayors office yesterday. There
,3as "a larger attendance of physicians
than usual.
Rev. ]. C. Massee leaves the city
today for New York city, where he
will conduct the funeral service OF a
friend, who died few days ago In
Orange, n. j.
The principals and most of the law
yers in the Gattis-Kilgo case left yes
terday for their homes. Rev. /. j.
Gattis went to Charlotte, Rev. j. Z.
kilgo to Durham.
Hon. c. A. Webb, of Asheville, who
was one of the successful bidders for
the State bonds for $250,000, sold on
Wednesday, left yesterday for his
home at Asheville.
Rev. r. S. Stephenson, Superintend-
ent of the Associated Charities, has
gone to Norfolk and New York to
study the questions of charity work
as conducted there.
Mr.. w. L. Brogden, a young travel
ing man of Raleigh, was taken Vio-
lently ill few days ago. and has
gone to Chase City, Va, to stay until
his health improves.
The Grimes building has been ar
ranged for the reception of the state
Insurance Department, and the E1DV-
ing of the Insurance o!n'e from the
Capitol building will begin few
days.
Messrs. Brown Pegram, James Nc
Kee and w. b. Jones have returned
from fishing trip to HunnicutS pond
in Harnett county and report excellent
luck In one days fishing they caught
about ITO perch and clubs.
Gen. James D. Glenn, private sec
rotary to the governor, who was taken
i'll Tuesday morning, has gone to his
home in Greensboro to spend few
days with his family. Gen. Glenn was
very much better yesterday.
Mr.. G. C. Creelman, president of the
Ontario, Canada, Business College, is
in the city the guest of Prof j. s.
Jeffrey, who has charge of the Poultry
Experiment Station just outside the
western city limits. near the fair
grounds.
Two across the country bicyclists,
C. NJ. Darling and c. c. Murphy. were
here yesterday on their way to Rich
mond as the next point. They started
from Jackson, Mich, on May 2, 1904,
and went west and south, their route
now being north.
Prof. Levin has received a telegram
announcing the death of his brother
in-law Mr. S. Spitich, of New York. |
He left yesterday morning for New |
York. where he will remain until Sun
cay or Monday. Mr.. Spititch left q
wife and five children.
Capt. F. E. Phelps, U. S. A, Com
mandant at the A. q M. College, leaves
today for home on account of the dan !
gerouS illness of his wife at Urbana, [
Ohio. Capt. Phelps will not return to |
the A. & M. next year, and this will be |
regretted by the many friends he has |
made while in Raleigh
Mr.. Hubert King, of this city, n |
fiagman on the Seaboard Air Line |
Railway, met with a painful accident |
at Henderson yesterday. He was |
stepping from the car when he slip |
ped, and his foot falling on the track. |
was crushed beneath the wheels Of |
the car. He was brought To Raleigh |
for treatment.
Mr.. James II. Pou left for Wilson |
yesterday afternoon. He appears this |
week for S. j. Walls and J. B. Piver |
ton and House for the killing of Mr.. /
Pickert, superintendent of the cotton /
mill. Next week he appears for the |
State in the case of Ruffin, charged |
with the murder of Bullock.
Mr.. c. H. Gattis. Travelling Passen-
ger Agent of the Seaboard Air Line,
and Mr.. " c. Tompkins. the Travelling
Freight Agent, are back from the |
meeting of the travelling and freight
agents of the Seaboard, held at Old |
Point Comfort. Over a hundred men
were present and the meeting is re
ported as n very delightful one.
Mr.. w. j. Bradshaw in charge of
the construction forces of the Raleigh
and Cape Fear Railroad Company.
was here yesterday. He says that |.
work is now going ahead on tn. Lii
lington side of the river and that in
five months the road will be graded
to Fayetteville with the rails laid by
Christmas time. Then l. will be ION