The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-13
In AND ABOuT THE CrrY.

Governor Glenn has been invited to
address the State Fireman's Assocla-
ton, which meets in Winston from
July Is to 20.
Prof. ]. B. Carlyle, of Wake Forest,
was here yesterday. He goes to FAIR
view Academy, IN Buncombe county
where today he delivers an address.
Marriage license was issued yester-
day to Charlie Trowell and Lula Nor
decai colored, of Raleigh; and David
Curtis and Mary E. Mitchell, colored,
of Raleigh.
Justice Isarbee yesterday issued
warrant for negro for Vagranc3''. Dut
Constable Pope could not locate the
man, and it is supposed that he took
to MS heels and left town.
The Southern Methodist Hand
book, edited by DR.. Il. n. Ivey, of
Raleigh, is out, and tells what South
ern Methodism is, what it is thinking
planning, and achieving. 1t is a COM
plete Methodist reference book.
The Department of Public Instfuc-
ton was yesterday notified of the sue
cessful issue of the local tax election
held in Terrell district, Catawba coun-
ty, several days ago. The tax carried
by vote of % to IL, out OF regis
tered vote of 80.
The State Superintendent yesterday
sent out warrants for twenty-three
rural libraries, as follows. Durham
county, 4 supplementary libraries;
Onslow, /; Wilkes, /; Edgecombe, 3;
Dare, / Rutherford, 1; Rowan, b;
Wilson, 6 Johnston, 1.
The Central Methodist Sunday
school has presented MIR. e. B. Thorn
as, its eighty-year old scholar
handsome umbrella as a birthday pres
ent. Mr.. Thomas is one of the oldest
regular scholars in the Methodist
Sunday school department.
The A. & NJ ball team left yesterday
to meet Davidson College at Sinston
today and at Greensboro tomorrow.
The track team has gone to contest
with the University of Virginia, and
the scrub ball team goes to New
Bern this morning to play there.
There was but one case before
Mayor Pro Tenn. James 1. Johnson
yesterday, that being against the Grip
pied white beggar who was ordered to
leave town by Mayor Powell several
days ago. The mayor pro tenn had
it seen to that the man left yesterday.
Sheriff Page was yesterday diligent-
ly studying the Merchants tax" sec
ton of the Revenue Act of 1908. The
County Board of Commissioners in
structed him to enforce that act fog
the collection of taxes of 1904, and
active steps will probably soon be
taken.
President Harvie Jordan, of the
Southern Cotton Association, who is
now in this State lecturing at Monroe,
Charlotte, Concord and Fayetteville,
and possibly one other place, will not
visit Raleigh, as was at first planned.
He will return to Atlanta, Ga, Fri
day night.
The executive committee of the State
Bar Association met in Raleigh yester-
day and selected Lake Toxaway as the
place, and Wednesday the fifth Of
July as the time for the next meeting
of the association. Special rates of
railroad fare and board at ToxaWay
nm have been arranged.
Little Paul Peacock. who has been
at the Methodist Orphanage. has been
taken by his mother to Kenly.. His
mother was recently married again.
Two mountain boys, Edward and Wal
ter Reed, of Waynesville, and Eugenia
and Cynthia DeFord, of Jacksonville,
have just been received.
State Entomologist Franklin Sher-
man, Jr spent yesterday in Green's
boro, and today he is i'm StateSville,
and he will visit several other western
towns before returning to Raleigh.
Mr.. Sherman is accompanied by q
representative of the q. s. Department
of Agriculture, and they are trying to
find the six most suitable locations |
for establishing stations for expert |
menting with insects.
The clerical force in the office of
the Commissioner of Public Printing |
and Labor was yesterday engaged in
making exact calculations on the |
amount of printing for the State that
has been done during the past two |
years. The clerks are also reviewing /
the four or five hundred different |
TENS that are contained in each of |
he two bids for State printing They |
will find at how much each item is es-
mated and what the same work has |
cost heretofore, and then determine |
which bid is the lower.