The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-08
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Raleigh and Cape Fear.
1920 a. m. AIS .. m.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Uncle Sam CO.-Cherryvale, Kas.
Hart Ward Hardware Co.-HardWare.
Sherwood Higgs & Co.-The Great
June Sale.
THE WEATHER TODAY.
Local forecast for Raleigh and vi
cinity to D. m. Thursday; fair, cooler.
The Weather Yesterday.
Maximum temperature 9S; mini
mum temperature IA; rainfall for "a
hours ending s p. m, O.34 lnches.
IN AND ABOUT TILE CITY.
Friends of the family vii lregret to
learn that Master Ed Hugh Lee, Jr., is
quite sick.
Mr.. Aft Jones left yesterday morning
for Middleboro, Ky, to engage in rail
road work.
Mr.. w. s. Primrose has returned
from Louisburg, where he has been
adjusting fire insurance losSe.
The state Board of Agriculture hav-
ing completed it's work for the session, !
most Of the members returned TO thelf
homes yesterday.
Mr.. Roscoe Num-, of Nashville, Va,
formerly of the weather bureau OF TINS
city, arrived in the city yesterday
morning to spend few days
Mr.. JOS f. Pogue, secretary OF the
State Fair. abs returned from Green's
moro where he went to look after mat
ters connected with the State Fair
Mr.. r. M. Novel;, Of Selma, came
to Raleigh Yesterday, being called
here by the illness of his brother Mr.
C. M. NOVEL;, of the Register of Deeds
office.
The State Treasurer is kept busy
now receiving remittances for fran
chise taxes and other privilege taxes
for which the license begins the first
of June.
State superintendent ]. Y. Joyner
and Mr.. R. T. Gray went to Green's
boro yesterday to attend the meeting
of the Board of Trustees of the State
Normal College.
State Superintendent Joyner return
ed yesterday from a visit on educa-
tional affairs to Asheville, Marshall
and Boone. He enjoyed his visit to
the Blue Ridge section.
Rev. Hight C. Moore Sunday School
Field Secretary for the Baptist State
Convention left yesterday to hold
Sunday school meeting at Maiden for
the South Fort Association.
Governor Glenn ha notified the VIM
ton fire department that he accepts the
invitation to be preent in Winton and
address the annual meeting of the State
Firemens Association to be held there
in July.
Mr.. S. w. Foster of the A. & NJ.
College. left yesterday morning for
Boston. Mass. After a few days visit
in Boston he will go to Illinois, where
he will work during the summer with
the Horticultural Department of that
State.
Mr. F. III. Fries, of Winston; Mr.. r. |
H. Kicks of Rocky Mount. and Mr. |
William Ruffin, Of Mayodan, were
here yesterday to attend a meeting of |
the directors of the Mayodan Cotton |
Mills. Mr.. Fries is president of the |
corporation
Master Willie Butler son of Mr.. j.
w. Butler of Hoffman, who has been
at Rex Hospital to undergo an oper-
alton for appendicitis, is much better.
His father and uncle. Mr.. j. A. Butler
were here yesterday. They will re-
turn to take him home on Saturday.
Rev. Livingston Johnson, of this city,
Secretary of the State Mission Board
of the North Carolina Baptist State
Convention, preached in the Freemas-
on Street church, Norfolk, Sunday |
night. The papers speak in high terms
of his sermon, which attracted a large |
congregation.
The Methodist Sunday school of
Louisburg picnicked at Pullen Park
yesterday. Mr.. George S. Baker. SUI
perintendent of the school, was in
charge. The excursion was under the
management of Mr.. j. A. Turner and
all thoroughly enjoyed their stay in
the city. There were about 125 on the
trip
Mr.. w. B. Cooper and son. Horace,
of Wilmington were here yesterday
returning tfrom Trinity Commence
ment. Mr.. Cooper says that Whining
ton is prosperous and is going ahead.
that despite the talk of all other
towns in North Carolina it retains the
primacy.
Mr.. j. L. Barham, of the law firm
of Dortch q Barham, of Goldsboro,
was in the city yesterday to secure re-
QUESTION paper from the Governor for
q negro by the name of Logan Merritt
wso is wanted in Wayne county on the
charge of seduction. The negro is
supposed to be in Norfolk Va. Gov
ernor Glenn will issue the necessary
papers.
Picnic First Baptist Sunday School.
The First Baptist Sunday school will
have their annual picnic at Wake For
est on Friday. June 9th. The train will
leave Union Station at $50 o'clock a.
M, and returning will leave Wake
Forest at o'clock p. m. Tickets for