The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-13
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Eugenia BIair-Academy of Music.
Conditions OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES J.
Sully.
Maryland College of NIusic-Balti-
more, Md.
Greensboro Life Insurance Co.
Greensboro. n. c.
THE WEATHER TODAY.
For Raleigh and vicinity: Wednes-
day, showers.
For North Carolina: "Wednesday.
showers.
The Weather Yesterday.
Maximum temperature, Sc; Mini
mum temperature, 50; Rainfall, 90.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The Rescue Circle will meet this
afternoon at 4:30 with Mrs. Charles
Mcdonald, on Halifax street.
The Johnson-Pettigrew Chapter u.
ID. c.. Will meet with Mrs. Leo. ID.
Heart at o'clock this afternoon.
Rev. F. A. Bishop, pastor of Central
Methodist church. left yesterday for
Apex, where he goes to assist in u
protracted meeting.
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and M. College were yesterday delight
ed to welcome back Mr.. S. O.. Perkins,
left guard on the team who issback
for his senior year.
Mr. John r. Upchurch, State Game
Warden, is circulating petition to
the Board of County Commissioners
asking that he be appointed Superln-
tendent of the County Home.
Col. F. A. Olds will entertain this
afternoon at a photograph concert
in the rooms of the State Library.
His special guests will be friends in
the Capitol building and in the depar,-
ments.
Warrants were issued yesterday by
the Department of Public Instruction
for twelve rural libraries. OF this num-
Der six will go to BERTHE county, three
to Jackson, two to Buncombe, and one
to Graham.
William Shellem. youngest son of
Mr. George Sheflem, who has been
with his sister in Cleveland county
for sometime has now gone to David
son, n. c., and has entered the Med
icaf College there.
Rev. w. H. Moore. of Pittsboro, pre-
siding elder of the Raleigh Methodist
District who preached at Central
church here Sunday and held the
quarterly conference on Monday left
yesterday for his home.
Mr.. John T. Judd, of New Hill, faith
er of Mr.. u. " Judd. County Superin-
tendent of Schools. was here yesterday
on his way home from Henderson,
where he had gone to attend the flu
neral of his brother. DR.. William Judd.
Mr.. w. ]. Benton. deputy sheriff
of Columbus county, has brought ID
the States prison John Rhode.
negro man, Who will serve seven year
term, convicted on a charge of man
slaughter, having killed another negro
IN Columbus county.
Rev. 1. NICK. Pittenger has been
al of the little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. H. Ashworth. Services at the A.
and Nj. College and the Church of the
Good Shepherd will be conducted by
the Rev. S. NJ. Hanff.
President Hobgood, of Oxford Sem
mary who was here yesterday to at
tend meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees of Wake Forest College reports
that the number of boarding students
now in attendance in his school is the
largest ever present at any time in the
history of the school.
The funeral services of the infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood Brock
well, one of twins, was held yesterday
afternoon at the grave in the city GEM
etery, being conducted by Rev. NJ.
NJ Marshall, Rector of Christ Church.
Many friends were in attendance and
there were some lovely floral remem-
berances.
Mr.. A r. Foushee. of Roxboro. who
was here yesterday at the meeting of
the trustees of Wake Forest College,
says that Person county is prosperous.
The tobacco crop he reports as a good
one, the curing being over. The mar
ket in Roxboro has just opened and
Mr.. Foushee says that prices are low,
and are in the grip of the tobacco
trust.
Rev. Livingstone Johnson, the Sec
rotary of the State Baptist Convention.
has returned from two weeks trip to
the mountain associations, having been
in Ashe, Allegheny and Wataugd-
These he declares the finest counties
in western North Carolina, saying
that meadow lands are quoted at
800 an acre. mountain sides at from
$25 to $50 an acre, with none for
sale.
The new track for the extension Of
the Raleigh City Railway is being
laid rapidly. Yesterday the, workme:l
were within half block of the Union
Depot on Dawson street The passing
of cars in the middle of the street
will cause the rout of some of the
hacks in front of the depot as there
will not be room for them between
the curbing of the sidewalk and the
track. There is talk of having the
hack stand changed to Martin street,
on the side of the depot.