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teifot wtittit. VOL. XXXI. RALEIGH, THURSDAY, MAY 10. 1894. NO. 1G mkt i s .4 FOR YOU AND FOR US. Oar elegant new ' WRITIHG PAPERS which we have just received were manufac tured EXPRESSLY F0EOT iNDF0R YOU by the leading mater of fine and fashionable society stationery. : 4 You cannot afford to use In your corres pondence any bat the very latest and best paper. a We want to show it to you. Alfred Williams & Co Society Stationers, RALEIGH, N 0. CITYlfBfUGF. Items Picked Op and Boiled Down. The Atlantic hotel at Morehead City has opeaed. The letter carriers made no after noon delivery of mail today. Squashes are now on sale and 5c piece is asked for them. Snap beans are 7oo a pecs. It is said that in three of foar weeks work on the new telephone system will begin. I H Foast, the ex bank cashier who was put in the penitentiary yester day, is under a two years' sentence. At Greensboro Tuesday the base ball team of LaiVyette college de feated that of the University of N 0 3 to 1. Quite a number of convicts are now making brick at the penitentiary. The sales in Raleigh this season have been large. Cook, Oberlin's late postmaster, is in jail In default or $3 0 bond for ap pearanee at the June term of the federal court. Arabella Ghavis, the negro woman charged with killing her infant child. Is bound over to the September term of the superior court. At Charlotte last evening the royal arch chapter of Masons met; this evening the conclave closes with a banquet at the Central hotel. Mr E 0 Sears, of Co I., 70th N 0 infantry, died at the soldiers' home yesterday and was buried in the Con federate cemetery tnis morning. Many persons put in their time to day watching the Western Union people put up the big telegraph poles on East ana west martin streets. Mr T M Ashe will represent the ag rloultural and mechanical college in the inter oolegiate debate during the session of the teachers assembly at Morehead City. Sheriff Page will next Saturday make a settlement of the county taxea. The insolvent and dellaquent lists are both almoBtf precisely the same as last year. The boys1 circus on Hillsboro street rna well Datronized last evening, and the receipts were quite good. This evening there will be a performance, beginning at 8 o clock. Bad boys will do anything. They u nraclne the tin clad seats in the na.nitol souare. One boy marks his name. Another scrapes this off and n.K a result the newly and painted benches are defaced. This sort of thing is not done in cities. Why? Because persons who did such work would be quickly caught and arrest Ad. In Raleigh they escape with nnal ease detection and arrest. The name remark applies to the flower thieves. What uBed to be the Pythian band is now the Independent band and has fourteen members. The leader, Mr Charier B Hart, wishes to inorease the band to thirty two pieces, making it a complete brass and reed band. The city gives the band a room In t,. -it.c hall, but the room is too .ii win nnt ome Dublic spirited cliiiens give the band the free use of a i.pMroam. -mere are boujo uuuaeu MM" , LT thnTnv SESIZ thr.tate. a TeJge and good a i. T.ii fh. nonl here know MEMORIAL DAY. Raleigh's Handsome Observance of it. The eapitol was closed today and from the flagstaff s were displayed the state flags. The banks were also closed. This afternoon there was a partial suspension of business. The exercises of the day began at Metro politan hall just befor 4 o'clock. Many ladies had spent (he aorning there and adorned the stage most becom ingly. Ia.the proscenium arch was 'Fender" In evergreen on a white background, and suspended beneath was the portrait of Ma (ten. William Dorsey Pender, the hero of the day On the stage brlow were portraits of Brig. Gen'la Alfred M Scales and Jas. H Lane, on easels. Above these were Confederate flags. Ihe boxed were banked with flowers and ferns, and the footlights were banked with flow ers, tne beautiful ivy Deing lioerauy used. In the hall was a representative audience. In front were 60 veterans from the soldiers' home, about !00 members of Junius Daniel, camp, 0 V, and the ladies' memorial association. Most of the remainder of the seats were occupied by ladies. The stu dents of St. Mary's school and Peace institute were present. The stage was filled. Gov. Oarr and staff, the clergy, and many other prominent gentlemen occupying seats Mrs. Pender, widow of the gallant general, and her two sons, Messrs. W D and 8 L Pender. were present. Mrs Pender, a lady oflstrikingly fine appearance, is the guest of Mr Walter A Montgome rv. The exercises were opened with a medley of southern- airs by the In dependent band. Rev JDr fil M Mar. shall, chaplain of the day, offered prayer and a quartette sang "Asleep in Jesus." the singers being Mrs J Thomas, Miss Alice Dogger, Mr Charles Newcomb and Mr W 8 Prima rose. The chief marshal. Mr W H Hughes, in a neat speech introduced the orator of the day, Mr Mont gomerv, who took as his subject the life and military services or wen ren der. His address was of an hour's length. (ten render was Dorn iecruary 16, 1834, in Edgecombe county and was of a good old English family. His mother was a sister of the mother of the late Col R R Bridgers. In 1850 Pender was appointed a cadet at West Point, and four years later graduated there, nineteenth in a class among wnose meinoers were a D Lee, G W Custis Lee, and J E B Stuart, tie served on tne frontier until 1861, and was in many fights with the Indians. In one or. tnese he captured an Indian by grasping him by the neck and arm and dashed back into the midst of his troops who killed the Indian. In 1859 he mar ried Miss Mary F Shepherd, near 8a lem, N O. In April 1861 he offered his services to the state and was as signed to dntylat Raleigh as drill in structor of the First or 'Bethel" reg iment Later be was made command' ant of the camp at Garysburg. May 16 he was made colonel of the Third regiment At the battle of Manassas he commanded the Sixth regiment July 22, 1862, he was commissioned brigadier general ana not long aiier wards was made major general. He was of particularly fine appearance, and was the picture of a soldier. It was after o o'clock wnen tue exs eroises ended and the procession formed. The streets were filled with people and great numbers had gone out in advance to the Confederate cemetery. It was headed by the chief marshal and mounted assistants; the Governor's Guard and the cadets of the A and M college, the latter in uni form but without arms: J unios Dan iel camp, the veterans from the sol diers' home and sons of veterans. In carriages were the orator and chap lain-, Mrs Pender ana ner sons, wot Carr, Gen Cameron; Capt Jones, U S A- and other omcers oi tne start; tne officers of the ladies' memorial asso oiation; county and city officials and the fire department. The weather was perfect and the procession pre' Rented an attractive appearance. On the way to the Confederate cemetery the procession, in accord anoe with the custom of the past few years, stopped at the city cemetery where a salute was fired over the graves of the Confederates buried there. The throng of people at Oak- wood was a great one. mere was vccal music and chaplain Marshall of feredpraver and benediction. The craves were decorated and the Gov ernor's Guard fired three volleys as a salute to the memory of the dead, of whom 674 sleep their lastsleep in that beautiful resting place. Potato slips, cabbage and tomato plants for sale by R M Utzman, cor ner Dawson and Jones streets. m7 'Also 100,000 collard plants. Go to your druggist and get a pack age of the "Wonder eany aow is I ne wine m piaui. um. Hu.o Weather. The high pressure area and clear lng condition has moved from the lake region to the Atlantic coast. The area of clear, comparatively cool weather reaches as far down as South Carolina. The storm yesterday over the Da kotas has moved eastward to the lake region, causing cloudy weather with showers and warm south to southeast winds in the Ohio and lower Mississ ippi valley. West of the storm an other high area and clearing condit tion with a cool wave has appeared For North Carolina : Increasing cloudiness and showers in western portion. Local forecast: For Raleigh and vicinity, Friday fair, increasing cloudiness. Friday afternoon, with rain Friday night or Saturday. Lo cal data for 24 hours, ending 8 am, May 10th, maximum temperature 82, minimum 50, rainfall 0. State University Commencement. The following are the exercises of the ninety ninth annual commence ment of the university of North Oar olina. Sunday. June 8, baccalaure ate sermon, by Rev Dr. F J Murdook, D D Monday, June 4, anniversary meeting of the Dialectic and Philan thropic societies. Tuesday June 6, 8:30 a m, meeting of the board of trustees; 11:30. a m. address by Rev F L Reid, on -'The life and Character of Charles - F Deems;'' 12:30 p m. meeting of the alumni association; 4 p m, senior class day exercises; 8 pm, orations by representatives of the Dl aleotio and Philanthropic societies; 10 p m, faculty reoeption in the gymna sium. Wednesday, Jane 6, (com mencement day.) 10 a m, commence ment exercises in Memorial hall, ora tions and theses by graduates; 12 m. address by Hon. Hoke Smith; 1pm, conferring of degrees, announcement vAot honors and appointments; 1.30 p. iu., aiuuiui uuuuucl, u 11 , atuimio games; 8 pm, concert by glee club. How to Get Married and Stick to It. Rev. 1) H Tuttle will lecture on the above subject at Central Methodist church at o a clock this evening. The lecture will be eminently practical. entertaining and enjoyable. a. rien treat is in store for those who attend. Admission 15 cents, two for 25 cents. children ten cents. Proceeds to be ap plied to payment on piano. Important Railway News. Yesterday the Visitor published the news of the closing of the SAL. shops at Portsmouth. Today's Rich mondJDispatch says of this matter: The Seaboard Air Line machine shops on the suburbs of Portsmouth, recently built, and the finest plant on the line, are to be closed on the 19th instant; and all hands discharged ex cept a half dozen or so, including master machinist O W Walker and the several foremen. It is stated that all the work done at this end of the line will be transferred to Ral eigh, and only such work done here as is absolutely necessary. As the city of Portsmouth has granted the Air Line valuable franchises the city council has appointed a committee to look into the matter of removing the shops and report to the council." Firs This Afternoon. At 2:30 this afternoon Are broke out in the loft of a wooden building at the city lot. The loft was full of hay, and a rat and a match are thought to have started the fire. The Victor en gine house is only a few yards away and that company laid hose and put on a stream. Then an alarm was sent in from box 85 and the rest of the firemen responded. Three or four streams were put on and in a few min utes the fire was put out. The roof of the building and the hay in the loft were burned. There was no other damage. The smoke of the fire was thick and black and rose to a great height. Attention I Y M C A. Ton are earnestly requested to aN tend an important business meeting of the association Friday evening, May tlth, at 8 o'clock. New commit tees will be appointed and other mat ters of Interest will be discussed, and vour presence and co-operation are needed at this time. Your lady friends are cordially invited to be present. It is intimated that there will be some choice music. The cruise of the North Oarolina naval reserve takeB place on the mon itor Nantucket from July 18 to 23d, PERSONAL MENTION 0! People Who Came and Vent Tcdav. Mr. J W. Causey, of Greensboro. was in the city today. There will be a regular meetinc of the A O U W this evening. Mr L W Smith has gone to 'Atlanta i the delegate of the Raleigh A. O. U W. ProfWFMassev is at Baltimore. One of his sisters died there yester day. DrWRWood. superintendent of the insane asylum, left todav for Washington, D C. Auctioneer Thomason left this n m for New Hill. He will conduct a two days sale of property of the late W B Jones, Sr. Ool. Thomas MoMahon. president of the Virginia and North Carolina wheel company, of Richmand, died yesterday. He went from Greensbo ro to Richmond seven years ago, and organized the wheel company. Mr William M Brown of the Visitor celebrated his 69th birthday today. by a fishing trip. He enjoys a hearty old age and is as active as most men of 50. Fishing is his delight and he is one of the few who have luck. Mr Joe Orendroff. a well known and popular traveling man, of Raltl more, was found dead in bed at Cam eron a day or two ago. He bad a dread of sadden death and had sev eral times spoken of this. His body was taken to Baltimore. President Cleveland, secretary of state Gresham, and other high offl cials from Washington are expected at .Norfolk on Monday on the steam "er Mabel, and will immediately take the lighthouse steamer Violet at the ravy yard in Gosport for Currituck sound, on a fishing trip. The Greensboro Record says: "It is reported here that Mrs. Katharine Conrad, of Danville, (daughter of Col. T B Keogh,) was married the other day to a Mr. Fuller, of New York. This morning a gentleman who knows says it is true. Mr. Fuller is a wealthy gentleman and was a suitor for her hand before she married Mr Conrad The marriage took place last Saturday." At Oxford this morning at 11 o'clock, in the Presbyterian church, Mr W H Bain and Miss Hughes, daughter of Capt K f Hughes, were married. Miss jrannie Hughes was maid of honor, and Misses Anlce Hughes. Mabel Gregory. Carrie Young and Tucker Massenburg, bridesmaids. Mr W H Jung was best man. The groomsmen and ushers were Messrs W Landls, O A Turner, 0 H Easton, C D Hunt, F P Haywood, and H K Litchford. Rev Mr Thacker officiated. A special from Washington in to day's Richmond Dispatch says: "Mr. Marion Butler, editor of the Caucas ian, president of the national alliance and popuhsr candidate for the U S senate, id iu the city. It is under stood that his special object in visit ing Washington is to appear before the bouse postomce committee to advocate the government control of telegraph lines. Mr. Butler's pres enoe in the city causes considerable talk among the populists here. They seem to think he will have a fair chance of succeeding senator Ran som, but their claims are ridiculed by the JNorth Uarollna democrats." Attention Odd Fellows. Beaton Gales lodge meets this even ing at 8 o'clook sharp. Work in the degrees and other important matters are to be attended to. Members are earnestly requested to attend. Or fail to and the degree staff will not ganist be on hand in time. Millard Mia.li, noble grand; Thihm, secre tary. the Knights Templar. The grand comraandery in session at Charlotte yesterday granted charter to St Alderman lodge at En field. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: H (Jobb. Asuevllle, K E grand eoman- der; JohnU Uhase, Wilmington, V K deputy grand commander; W o Ltd dell, Charlotte, eminent grand gen eralissimo; W A Withers, Raleigh, eminent grand chaplain general: Rev w B (Jreasy. uuariotte. eminent grand prelate; J H Hackburn, New Bern, eminent grand senior warden; Wm Simpson, Raleigh, eminent grand treasurer; H H Munson, Wilmington, eminent grand recorder; George How ard, Jr., Tarboro, eminent grand junior warden. The little son of Mr. William M. Brown, Jr, is critioally ill on North Hardware, &c. Do "Wow Waimt to Know The EgIe Bicvcle? Call in and see it. We want you to see A Beauty. iminum Bitns, m (J&lOK ; J Clincher Tires. Price, "crescents for gentlemen, 175. CRESCENTS for ladies, $50. Space too small for full description, but Catalogues on spph- they are great values. cation. fcHllS&Soils. RALEIGH, N. O. Dry Goods). Notion. &c. WashDressGoods This department is just resplendent with an almost endless variety oi weaves, cuiurn, mixtures and fabrics. Styles and prices perfectly captivating. jB9I Ducks, Lawns, Satine, Crepons, Swisses, India Linons, .Pongees, Tissues, unam brays, Creponettes, Chalhes, Crink les, Percals.Shirtings, Ac. White and Colored French Duck Suitings, Marseilles and wide web Piques. If you want to keep cool we can assist you. FAtfS FOR EVEKY 151 U If I Feather, Lace, Silk Gauze, China Silk, Batin, Palm ft Japanegf in great variety islgWs Vaw fnwh. clean stock. All the new things in Neckwear, Underwear, tfeglige and Dress Shirts; good assortment of Hosiery, Suspen ders, Garters, &c. Full stock of Straw Hats Uneap. 60 Different stvles of Ladies' and Ohil- I dren's Low Quartered Shoe. Styl- iih, beautiful, comfortable. T A TV JjixXiTry your hand with us once, C.A.SHERI0D&CO. We did a spendid Furniture business dur ing April. , , . Tne cause was sucn low prices. The same low prices stand for May. These prices are made to sell this furni ture before fall. We had rather lose money now than to carry the goods through summer. Here are some of the prices, but the fur niture department tells the whole story. Book : CaseSj No 541. Oak Book Case, price f 27, former price $35. No 2220. Oak Book Case, price $10, former price $60. FOLDING BEDS. au Folding Bed at $35, former price $50. No 60. Antique former price $U0. Oak Folding Bed at $45, Parlor Suits. No 520. Parlor Suit. 5 nos. at $42 50. for mer price $65. No 136. Parlor Suit, 3 pes, over staffed and upholstered ia silk tapestry at $75, worth $125 Mm Selling Furniture Duringlay. r uriutura uupaniuauii easy Qi uoueas; tana elevator. W.H. Sl R. S TUQKltSR & QO, East street. mark. wp ww Dana. - " both dates inclusive.
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