The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-16

Company-Are You Satisfied?
The North Carolina Home Insurance
Company-Read Your Fire Insur-
ance Policy.
THE WEATHER TO-DAY.
Local forecast for Raleigh and Vi
cinity to s p. m. Sunday: Fair.
The Weather Yesterday
Maximum temperature. SO; mini
mum temperature, 10: total rainfall
% inches.
In AND ABOUT THE CITY.
A handsome modern filing cabinet
was installed yesterday in the office OF
the State Auditor. 1t is an institution
Of which the want has been long and
sorely felt.
AR [. { Franklin. editor Of he
s,ex SCDrual was here yesterday. and
leLOrts that business in Apex is going
light ahs 6 q.
Rev. c. E. Cover, of Clayton, y.
c. was here yesterday on his way
To Merry Oaks where he will preach
in the Baptist church today.
His friends will regret TO learn tina
Mr.. 4. Dughi is seriously i'll and con
fined to his home. He has been absent
from his store several days and ha:
been greatly missed.
On Tuesday. July 25th, an excur'
sion will be run from Weldon 10 Raj
eigh over the Seaboard. This city i
the one ideal place and central poln'
for North Carolina excursions.
The A. & NJ. College authorities are
beginning 10 figure on the costs of tbs
new machinery and waterworks sys
tenn for the agricultural building
Work will soon be commenced.
Mr.. sam H. McRae. of Fayetteville,
was fele Yesterday to make a final
settlement OF the receivershiD of tho
.tcaiEer CITY of Fayetteville. which
las been in the cou- is for some
monli.S.
\ good many of our citizens have
been presented with copies of tbs
Apex Journal by their correspondent
AIR. j. 3. Jordan, Jr. This copy o
the journal is especially interesting
wishes of success.
The Wake County Board of Educa
ton will meet next Friday in the SUI
perintendent's office in the cour
house for the purpose of hearing anC
considering petitions for new schoo
houses. repairs. equipment. distric
consolidation, etc.
The executive committee of the State
Literary and Historical Association
rn a,
gram for the meeting of the associa'
ton in this city in October. This meet
ing will probably be held this year in
the olivia Raney Library Hall.
Lille Hunter. colored, was tried by
Justice Badger yesterday for an af-
fray with Moses Mclean, also color
ed. Mclean was dismissed from the
case, but the woman was charged with
the costs and allowed twenty-four
hours in which TO leave the city.
Charles Fossett was sent TO the
roads for thirty days by the Police
Justice yesterday for being drunk and
disorderly. Charles Garner. colored,
and frankie Lee. white, were sent 10
the roads and workhouse for sixty
days each for fornication and adul-
terry.
The canteloupe was in its glory In
Raleigh yesterday. Some $50 wagons
brought these from the country and
prices RANGED from Two for five up
to fifteen or twenty-certS each. There
were rot many watermelons here and
tie price III these is still top-heavy.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
80 -
Tabernacle Baptist church. Mr. A Z.
White VII lead the meeting. The
;:ubiec. viii be. 1.-The life of Christ"
Hiss Eeva Phillips viii sing. Visitors
aCC ia. ,teo.
Mr.. L. s. Franklin, editor of the
Apex News was a visitor to Raleigh
yesterday. The work on the new bank
there has been temporarily suspended,
and the new tobacco warehouse has
not been completed, but Apex is going
forward with a rush, vim and VEN
geance.
Mr.. Bob Haynes. originator and in
stigator. as well as president. general
manager and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
the Firemen's Minstrel, announces that
the performance which was executed
amid the plauditS of the assembled
multitude. will bear a repetition next
week, on either Tuesday of Thursday
DR.. B. W. Burkett. Professor of Ag-
riculture at the \. & NJ. College was
expected TO return to Raleigh yester
day from his vacation in Columbus.
Ohio. a few days ago his brother
was knocked down an crushed by
street car in Columbus, and DR.. Bur
kett is waiting Until his brother can
be operated upon before he comes
back TO Raleigh.
1'E,. = e-nbers O.! the Christian
chach Sti. day School of this city
meet this afternoon at 4:3O O'Clock