The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-21
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.


In AND ABOUT TILE CITY.
Mr. W. D. Smith is sick at his home
1852 South Fayetteville street.
Rev. C. A. Upchurch has been called
to the passionate of Central Baptist
church at Wakefield, and will preach
there on the 29th and Goth of this
month.
Work has begun on the new build
ing for ST. Agnes Hospital at st. Au
gustine School The building will be
of brick and granite and will cost
about $4,000.
Mr.. Ashley Horne. of Clayton, was
here yesterday on his way TO Green's
boro to attend a meeting of the di-
rectors of the North State Insurance
Company, OF which he is the president.
Rev. j. O. Guthrie left yesterday
for Selma, where he will preach on
Sunday and begin a series of meet
ings at the Methodist church, in which
Rev. d. II. Conan, of Lenoir, will take
part
County Superintendent, u. V. Judd.
returned to the city yesterday from
Holly Springs and Middle Creek town
ship. where he located new sites for
school buildings in the, consolidated
districts.
Rev NJ M. Marshall, rector Of
Christ Church, has gone on a three
weeks vacation trip to New York ana
Atlantic City. Bishop Cheshire will
conduct services at Christ Church dur
ing his absence.
Mr.. w. W. Wilson, the city clerk,
who is the Grand Vice Chancellor of
the knights of Pythias of North Caro-
lima, has accepted an invitation TO be
present at the annual exercise of the
lodge at Durham.
Plans for the grand stand at the
State Fair grounds will be perfected
this week and work will begin on 1t
Monday morning. 1t will be made
strong. solid and safe and Will face
down the Midway.
Mr.. j. II. Penny. of Wake county,
sent to the State Museum yesterday
large peculiar cantaloupe, which was
really two grown together. 1t was
an unusual vegetable freak, ana was
much wondered at
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Van Wyke Thorne,
of New York, are guests at the Var
borough. Mr.. Thorne has large land
ed interests in the western part of the
State, and is here looking into the
purchase of more land.
Mr.. e. E. Culbreth, an Mr.. A. r.
Horton returned yesterday from New
York and Atlantic City. "The night
we left there were 10000 people out
in the park all night because of the
heat" said Mr.. Culbreth.
Bear in mind that the minstrel per-
Torrance to be given by local talent
for the benefit of the Raleigh firemen
will take place on Thursday night, July
9th, at the Academy. It's good
show, and you want to see it.
The Wake County Board of Educa-
ton will meet today in the County Su-
perintendent's office. The object of
the meeting is to consider petitions
for new school houses and repairs on
the present school buildings.
Capt. T. w. Mason, of Garysburg,
was here yesterday to file his report
as receiver of the Wescott & Trench
ard Lumber Company. He says that
within the last few days the crops in
his section have greatly improved.
Henderson is now putting in ma
cadamized streets, erecting a splendid
graded school building and generally
going ahead on a good basis, said
Hon A. C. ZolIicoffer, of that enter
prising place, who was here yesterday.
The two Goldsboro fire companies
teams were here yesterday returning
from Winston, where Goldsboro No.
/ was second and Eclipse third, in the
horse hose wagon race. Goldsboro Still
hods the record made at Durham two
years ago.
Mr.. Dave Hugh Mclean was here
yesterday morning on his way to Bur-
lington. where he went to turn over
the office of secretary and treasurer
of the North Carolina Railroad to his
successor. Mr.. A. II. Eller, of Win
ston.
John Person, colored, was sent to
the roads for six months by the Po-
lice Justice yesterday for an assault
on VIII Young, white, at tn Cotton
Seed Oil Mill, several months ago.
tAfer the crime was committed the
negro escaped and was only located a
few days ago.
Rev. r. w. Hines, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Mebane, will
preach in the First Presbyterian
church here Sunday morning and
evening. DR.. Moment went To Mebane
yesterday to conduct a series of Cos
pei services which will be concluded
SUNDAY night.
His friends will be pleased to learn
that Engineer Fl. M. Reese. of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway. who was
dangerously injured by falling from
his engine nearly two weeks ago at
Norlina, is on the way to complete re-
covery, The operation that was per-
formed on him at Rex Hospital few
days ago was happily very successful,
and Mr.. Reese is resting well.
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