The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-17
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

temperature, 80; minimum tempera-
ture. SO; rainfall 1.24 inches.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The friends of Acknowledgement
Thomas r. Robertson will regret to
learn that he is ill at his home IN
Charlotte.
Messrs. ]. ID. Murphy. Charles A.
Moore and julius c. Martin, attorneys
of Asheville, arrived yesterday on BUS
mess before the Supreme Court.
Rev. G. B. Starting, of Cary,and
Rev. C. p. Jerome, of Pittsboro, were
here Yesterday on their way to Ashe-
Vile to attend the Methodist confer
ence.
Rev. M. M. Marshall, Mr.. Richard
II. Battle and Mr.. Charles M. Busbee
left yesterday for Charlotte, where
they go to attend the Diocesan Con-
vention.
Rev. Marvin Culbreth. of Whining
ton, formerly of Raleigh, was here
Yesterday on his way to ASheVllle to
attend the Methodist conference His
friends here were glad to meet him.
The Southern train from Green's
boro was three hours late yesterday
morning on account of WaShout
few miles this side of Greensboro.
The damage to the track was repaired
and the train reached here about l:SO.
Prof. j. B. Carlyle, of Wake Forest
College, was here yesterday on his way
to Siler City. Today he will deliver
the commencement address during the
commencement exercises at Sller CITY
Institute and his subject will be "Op-
portunity.
State superintendent ]. Y. Joyner
Will deliver an address at Stanhope
Academy, in Nash county, on Friday
Mr.. Joyner has the following appoint
ments ahead. At Scotland Neck on
the %, Benson, %; Plymouth, 20;
Roper, 81; Tarboro, %
Mr.. w. E. Faison, of Raleigh, Ma
tional Councillor of the j o. U. A.
NJ, has appointed Hon. George E..
Hood of Goldsboro, as a member of
the National Judiciary, the Supreme
Court of the order, and has selected
Mr. T. G.. Cobb as National Repre-
sentative to succeed Mr.. Hood.
Major B. F. Dixon, State Auditor,
left Yesterday morning for Charlotte,
where he goes to deliver the address
at the close of the Presbyterian Col
lege. He will return this morning
and accompany Governor Glenn, and
his staff to New Bern to attend the
unwilling of the New Jersey monu-
ment.
In the United States court here an
order has been filed allowing an ap-
pea to the United States Circuit court
in the case of the city of Fayetteville
VS.. the Fayetteville Water, Light and
Power Company. This appeal is
taken from the ruling in the court be-
low that the company must sell the
water works to the city at a price
that was fixed by the appraisers.
DR. A. H. Moment, pastor of the
Presbyterian church here, will deliver
the baccalaureate sermon at the close
of the Cary High School next Thurs
day. On May the 2Sth, DR.. Moment
will deliver the annual sermon be-
fore the Y. NJ. C. A. at Davidson
College, and on June the LIST he will
deliver the baccalaureate sermon be-
fore the graduating class of the Dur
ham High School.
Messrs. r. H. Hayes and w. B. Siler,
of Pittsboro, were here yesterday on
the matter of appeal in the case of
Chatham county bonds for 100000 to
pay floating indebtedness. Mr.. w. B..
Siler represented Stafford & Company,
the holders of the bonds who are test
ing the constitutionality of the act,
which the court below has approved.
while. Mr. Hayes represents the coun-
ty, which holds the bonds to be valid.
PERSONALS.