The news & observer., 1905-06-14

The friends of DIR. j. w. MCGEE, ST.
will regret to know that his condltlon
is unchanged and that he is still very
IL.
Hubert King, who has been ill in
Rex HOSPITAL for some time. has 50
far recovered as to be able to return
to his home.
Mr.. J. s. Atkinson has gone to Fay
etteyille, where he is to have charge OF
an attraction to be given in that city
by local talent.
Property owners are being notified
to have the grass about their resi-
dences cut down. A prompt COM
pliance will save doctors bills.
The will of the late Mrs. E. A. Dunn
was probated yesterday. Her entire
property is left to her daughter, Mrs.
Sadie Malloy, and is valued at about
$4,000.
The Sunday school of the Presbyte-
rian church will hold it's annual pic
mic next Friday at Penny's pond. The
conyeyances will leave the church at
$50 O'Clock and return before night.
Mr.. l.. S. Franklin, who did news
paper work here during the Leglsla-
ture, was in the city yesterday. II is
understood that he is to take charge
of and edit the Apex News at an early
date.
Mr.. Emmett E. Levy, of Raleigh,
who has for years represented a Bal
timore cigar firm, has resigned ms po-
sition and will the first of July begln
to travel for Straus, Gunst & Co., OF
Richmond.
Adiutant General T. R. Robertson,
of Charlotte; General Francis "A.
Macon and Col. W. E. Gary, of Hen
derson, were here yesterday arranging
for matters concerning the encamp-
ment of the North Carolina National
Guard.
Mr.. Walter F. Jackson, the telegraph
editor of the News and Observer, who
has been ill at his home in Fuquay
Springs for the past week, returned TO
the city yesterday and is again at his
desk. His friends are glad that he is
able to be out again.
The first excursion of the season to
Norfolk will be run by the Seaboard
Air Line today. 1t will leave the Un-
ion depot at 10 o'clock and is sched-
uleQ TO at o'oN'
Special cars with reserved seats Will be
provided for ladies and their escorts.
Bette Burroughs, of Durham, plead
guilty yesterday in Federal Court to
retailing, but as he had already
served three months in Jail, judgment
was suspended. The case of l. P.
Warren, charged with resisting a
United States officer, was continued
~, Of
Several young men went to Rich
ardson's pond early yesterday morn
ing on a fishing expedition, and car
ried with them camping outfit, and a
colored cook. Those who went are:
Maurice Green, Harvie Johnson, Ken
an Rand, Frank Jolly, T. c. Powell.
They will return to Raleigh Friday.
There was a largely attended and
most successful meeting of the Raj
eigh Lodge of the Royal Arcanum on
Monday night. The members enjoyed
an excellent address by Supreme Rep
resentative II. C. Dockery, who told of
the meeting of the Supreme Order
The lodge is in a f1ourishing and grow
in gcondition.
A blockade still was captured yes
terday by Deputy United States Mar
shals Downing and Pool. near Dur
ham. The capacity of the copper
was 1000 gallons, and they poured
the dreamy liquid into the stream, and
the natives. for miles distant, thought
that the water suddenly became mix
ed with the elixir of life. The stand
was destroyed. A kindly moonshiner
crept out from his hole with a VIM
chester in his hands, but he was i'm
mediately covered with the officers
revolvers and surrendered. AS he
was not found to be dangerous he
was released in Durham.
The Red MEMS CeIahrnfiOn