The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-29
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH DAILY.
THE WEATHER TO-DAY.

7:2O g.. m. 4:15 2. m.
THE WEATHER TODAY.
Local forecast for Raleigh and vi
cinity: Tuesday, fair; warmer.
The Weather Yesterday.
Maximum temperature, rs; mini
mum temperature, Sc; rainfall 0.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Justice of the Peace Separk is able
To be out after a recent severe at
tack Of erysipelas.
Clerk of the Court William Russ,
after a recent illness is out and again
I'm his Office at the court house.
Rev. r. S. Stephenson will go to
Ellington today, where he has &C
cepted an invitation to preach tonight
in the Baptist church.
Mr.. CASTOR w. Rogers left yester-
day for Southern Pines to make a
survey for the extension of the sewer
age system of that place.
Mr.. H. T, Davis, of the store of
Sherwood Higgs 81 Co., has gone to
New York city to take a course IN
store and window decorating.
Mr. w. f. Belts was bitten on the
wrist Sunday by a horse. The
wound is a severe one, but Mr. Belts
was getting along nicely yesterday.
Mr.. >G Fl. Greason and family have
moved to Wake Forest, where Mr.
Greason mas accepted the---osition of
superintendent of the Wake Forest
Cotton Mills.
John s. Barker of Sanford. was adj
judged a bankrupt yesterday upon the
involuntary petition of creditors. Ths
matter was referred to Mr.. Victor H
Boyden, referee.
Tonight at Edenton Street Sunday
school room J. Minness Johnson and
family will give a pictorial talk with
stereoptican. No admission charge
basket collection.
Mr.. Alfred Jones returned home
from Kentucky a week ago very SICK,
and is confined to his roomu. His
health has not improved, and his con-
dition is a source of alarm to his
friends.
Rev. w. III. Moore, of Pittsboro,
presiding elder of the Raleigh Meth
odist District, who preached here sun
day at Edenton street and EuWorth
Methodist churches, left for his home
yesterday.
Mr.. Will r. Kennette, a popular
freight conductor of the Seaboard Air
Line railway was carried to Rex
Hospital yesterday afternoon. He
is suffering from a severe attack of
typhoid fever.
Mr.. N. B. Broughton will return
Wednesday from the Clifton Confer
ence of the Interdsnominational Sun
day School Association. Mr.. Brough-
ton and Mr.. George w. Watts, of Dur
ham represented North Carolina.
That was a big sermon that Rev. w
H. Moore, presiding elder, preached
at Edenton Street Methodist church
Sunday morning. 1t was the sermon
of a philosopher who had long pom
dered the greatest truths.
Mr.. NJ. w. Tighe has left for trip
to Portland, Oregon, where he will
attend the exposition. He is one of
the SeabOard Air Line railroads most
prom;nent engineers and all his
friends wish him a very pleasant time.
Work has been begun fer the cree
ton of the two new stores for Mr..
Frank Stronach at the corner of Davie
and Wilmington streets. A fine oak
tree that has been growing there for
years has to go to give way to the
stores.
The State Board of Education met
yesterday and considered she matter
of completing the construction and
proper draining of the Trenton Cave
Creek road in Jones and Craven coun-
ties, and the Tucker Bridge road IN
Jones and Onslow counties.
The State Department of Agricul-
ture has received a great many in
uuiries about the growing of alfalfa. n
Ieguminous crop. This plant is both
good as animal feed and soil removal
tor. The department has full informa-
ton concerning alfalfa, which may be
obtained upon application.
Mr. c. E. Foy, of New Bern, who
was here yesterday on his way to
Salisbury, says that the lynching of
the negro at New Bern on Sunday
was the first affair of the kind In
Craven county, SO far as he knows
He says also that the people of New
Bern greatly deplore the event.
Work is expected to start on the
extension of the city railway in a
few days. and this will begin at the
corner of Fayetteville and Martin
streets, the line to be extended first
to the depot. Heavy rails to take
the place of the present ones are
now being distributed along Blount
street.
Mr.. e. S. Cheek has gone to At
lanta, Ga. as delegate from Raj
eigh Typographical Union No. "a. to
attend the Eight House Convention
to be held in that city today and
Wednesday. Mr.. George Norwood,
who was to have gone as delegate
from the Central Labor Union of this
city, is kept at home ON account of
illness.
Appeals are BENZ heard here this
week in the Supreme court from the
First Judicial district, composed of the
counties of Beaufort. Currituck, Cam
den, Pasquotank. Perquimans. Chow