The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-04
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.

Maximum temperature, 6S; min
mum temperature, 43; rainfall, 900
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
The next game of ball here is Sat
urday when the State University and
Wake Forest teams play.
The postoffice daily receives from
ten to twelve pounds of matter from
the government for the State Library.
Conductor S. T. Fountain, who was
seriously injured by falling from Il
train several days ago, was reported
to be improved yesterday
Presiding Elder w. H. Moore, of
Pittsboro. after holding the quarterly
meeting at Wakefield church was here
yesterday on his way home.
The MAYOR tried two cases yester-
day for disorderly conduct, both ne
groes, one Il man, the other woman
and each was fined $4.25 and costs.
Mr.. Norman H. Johnson leaves the
city for Sanford, Carthage and I-um-
berton, where he is scheduled TO de-
liver addresses before the Merchants
Associations of those towns.
General Garlic A. Woodruff, az this
city, and Col. 7. II. Balm, Inspector
General of the North Carolina National
Guard, left yesterday to inspect the
companies west of Raleigh. They went
first to Burlington.
Messrs. F. H. Busbee and Perrin
Busbee went to Marion S. c., yester-
day to appear before Special Master
H. F. Seawell in the special order
hearing in the case of the Carolina x
Northern Railroad.
Mr.. Charles U.,cllurch Harris was
yesterday appointed United States
Commissioner for Johnston county.
Mr.. Harris is only twenty-five years
of age, and is probably the youngest
commissioner in the country.
Mr.. John THEM. of the Young &
Hughes Plumbing Company, left for
Chapel Hill yesterday where he viii
lay piping and superintend the
plumbing to be done in the new Y.
NJ C. A. building at the University.
DIR. H. Hume has returned from
a trip to Wilmington, and Willard,
Pender county; Fayetteville and COLDS
boro inspecting sites suggested for the
location of the State Test Farm. The
final selection will be made this week.
Warrants from the loan fund for
new school buildings were issued
yesterday, one to Pamlico county, IN
the sum of $4,000, and one for Gates
county for $45O. A large number OF
warrants were issued for new rur2-
libraries.
While the family were visiting Sun
day afternoon, the home of Mr.. Full
ghum, 315 West Edenton street, was
broken into by burglar, but nothing
has been missed except seventy-five
cents in money. The burglar has not
been caught.
-
1t is stated that the six chair fac
tories located at Thomasville, manu-
facture daily 5000 chairs, and new
factory to- be erected will add a daily
production of 500 chairs, and this
will make total of 81, 900 per month,
and 1902, 600 per year.
State Lecturer H. M. Carter, of the
Farmers State Alliance. reports the
organization of sub-alliances at the
following places in Wayne county
Oakland. Falling Creek, woodland
Roseland, Cotton Blossom, Pikeville
Eureka, Fremont and Salem.
Dr. Thomas Z. Skinner. of Fletcher,
n. c., formerly a resident OF
Raleigh, and once pastor of the First
Baptist church here, was taken TO
Rex Hospital yesterday, seriously i'll
with pneumonia. His condition last
night at a late hour was unchanged. |
He had been visiting friends in Raj
ei~h.
The Seaboard Air Line will run a
special train from Henderson and in /!
termediate points for the ball game |
here on Saturday between the Univer- |
sity of North Carolina and Wake For |
est. The train leaves Henderson at
one O'Clock and leaves Raleigh after |
the game. The fare is $1.00 from |
Henderson and SIS cents from Wake |
Forest. this for the round trip.
The mission of the First Baptist
church located at corner of Saunders
and North streets, has been organized |
into a church and Sunday school, |
preaching to be on every Thursday |
night by Rev r. S. Stephenson, and |
SUNDAY school will be held every Sun |
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, Mr.. !
John S. Johnson being superintendent. |
A committee has been appointed to as |
certain the cost of erecting a Suitable |
building on the site.
New CeIiIxo Enterprise.