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THE GAZETTE. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. JAMES H. Y0T7ira,....Editor and Proprietor. JD PAS8' QrlTraTelI,l Agent. subscription rates: One year, - - - . - $1.5 Six months, - - - - 75 Three months - - - - 50 Entered at the Post-office for transmission through the United States mails as matter coming under second-class rates. CyAll communications intended for pub lication must reach the office by Tuesday morning. Anonymous letters will receive no attention. Address all communications to The Gazette, Raleigh, N. C. RALEIGH, N. C, JUNE 26, 1897. THE PENITENTIARF MANAGEMENT. Several weeks ago we referred to the management of the Penitentiary and s:ated that the prisoners speak in favora ble terms of Superintendent Smith in comparing their treatment now with that prior to his taking charge of that depart ment. The Raleigh correspondent of the Charlotte Observer did not seem to like our remaks, and attempted to create the impression that prisoners will always compliment the new and complain of the old management; but we do not sub scribe to that idea at all, for we believe that men, even though confined in prison, will, as a ru'e, tell the truth about their treatment. On last Friday, in company with about seventy -five members of the State Teachers' Association, it was our privilege for our first time to visit the Penitentiary and personally converse with several prisoners whom we knew, as did many of the other members of our party. Every prisoner there that talked with any one would voluntarily tell of the kind treatment accorded them by the present management as compared with that of the former administration. But if any proof was necessary to convince us of the kind and humane treatment they are now receiving, we would only have to think of the willingness with which Mrs. Thomas B. Russell and Mrs. Kirby Smith helped and directed in the preparation of a sufficient quantity of lemonade to appeaee the thirst of the large 'number of visitors present. The cordiality with which Superintendent Smith and the employees there received the visitors, made each one feel that they were welcome to look at one of the State institutions of which each individual visitor there owned as much as any other individual citizen of the State. We have lived in Raleigh for many years, but we have never known of any body of col ored citizens who met here to visit this or any other State TJepartment, except once or twice when the Grand Lodge of Colored Masons visited the Colored De partment of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institution. Of course for twenty odd years that the Democrats were in charge of the various State Departments colored visitors were looked at in such an indignant and inquiring manner and usually treated with such indifference that our race gave the e places a wide ' berth, as self-respect required that they should have done. The company was divided into two parts and placed in charge of Capt. T. B. Russell and Capt. J. R. Moore, who showed them through the entire building. The visitors were well pleased at their treatment, and each left with praises of Superintendent Smith and his employees, and especially . of Mesdames Smith and Russell, who had contributed so much to their comfort. Each one realizes now that the people are really in control in North Carolina, and may God grant that the day may never come when the State and the various counties thereof will again fall into the hands of the rings and cliques from which it and they were recently rescued. The Democratic press may up and snort to its heart's content about "pie, and turning out Democrats," etc., but the rank and file of the people do not care one iota about these removals, but rather rejoice that the cleaning out process is going on and really want more of it done than has been done. A COMMENT FROM S. OTIIO WILSON. I notice in to-day's News and Observer criticism in general of the action of A. and M. College Board, and especially its scurrilous attacks on E. G. Butler, of Vance county. - It also says I am " bilen in the collar" about the displacement of my nephew, F. G. Kelly, in the Experi ment Station. I had expressed no opin ion of the latter matter to any one, and was out of town, and the News and Obser ver nor any of its regresentatives had Been me up to this writing. The Board had the right to' displace him, and I do not question their motives. As to the attack on Mr. Butler, I wish to say that I have known him since my early childhood, and North Cafolina does not have a more honorable, affable and polished gentleman. The most appropriate comparison I can make between him and the editor of the News and Observer is this: The most im moral thought of E. G. Butler is higher, nobler and purer than the highest dream of purity or honor that ever entered the breast of the editor of the News and Ob server. S. Otho Wilson. .THE FIRST TO OPENLY SAT SO. The Caucasian is gratified to say that the faculty of the A. and M. College are the first officers of a State institution to openly condemn and denounce the at tempted slanders of certain so called Democrats against the State and people as false. And in this connection we de sire to repeat some remarks heretofore made. The election of 1894 put the control of the State and its public institutions out of the hands of the Democratic party. While the Populists and Republicans combined had the power to revolutionize everything, they hardly touched anything ' bo far as making changes in management were concerned. Democrats were found in charge of all institutions. Democrats who were thus found in charge made recommendations for appropriations for all these institutions, and so far as was practicable the anti Democratic Legisla ture made the appropriations recom mended. Then the Democrats were left to expend these appropriations. In the meantime a number of so-called Demo cratic papers were doing everything they could to make the puolic believe that the wildest extravagance had prevailed, and were otherwise putting out as vicious lies as they could concoct about the men who were elected to represent the people and who made these appropriations for the general good of the State. As a matter of pure justice those Dem ocrats were left in charge of the public institutions, and who asked for the appro priations made, ought to have joined in the row made by their party papers or ought to have condemned those papers as arrant liars. We mean by this that they ought to have done eo publicly. They were severe enough and appeared to be disgusted t nough in their conversational comments on these sheets, but- that did not amount to as much as manly, open denunciation would have amounted to. The action of the A. and M. College has broken the ice, however, and we have occasion to know that what it has done is an expression of the sentiment of those who are in charge of and connected with other public institutions. Affairs are be coming open, and one of the first things that some of these dunder heated little Democratic scurrility scribblers will find out is that of all things that are held in contempt by the people of all parties in this State, they are regarded as the moet contemptible. This is a living fact now, but it takes a blamed fool a long time to find out anything. The Caucasian. A SCURRILOUS NEWSPAPER. A little over two years ago the people of the State demanded and secured a change of political administration of its affairs. The editor of the News and Ob server was then in Washington eating a piece of goldbug pie yes, pie ! a thing at which he screecl es now as thought it were a combination of cholera-morbus and delirium tremens because there is none in sight for him. He announced that he left that pie to come back here and "save the State" for his people. It looks, however, as though he was not wanted, for his plan of salvation was most disastrously rejected. According to his idea the State was "unsaved" two years ago by a majority of twenty thou sand; and when he came down to save it the State took a notion to remain "un saved" by about forty thousand majority. If he will continue to press his plan of salvation, and the members of that poli tical party with which he professes to af filiate do not take some step to show that he is in nowise a representative of that party, TheCaucasian can promise the peo ple that the State will be "unsaved" next time almost unanimously. Failing to perform the salvation act, the editor of the News and Observer ap parently turned his attention to an effort to damn the State and its per pie. He and his paper have been guilty of more at tempted slander and vilification of North Carolina and its people during the past few months than any person or journal that was ever permitted to stay in it. It just so happens, however, that neither a plan of salvation nor an effort at damna tion from that source amounts to the slightest degree of efficiency. It is unnecessary here to bring into evi dence any of its low, disgusting drivel. It is sufficiently well known to permit the statement that it is intensely partisan to the extent of its capacity, and that it exerts every effort of which it is capable to make anything it may choose to call partisan on the part of any one else ap pear to be a movement to send the State to perdition. In these eff jrts it has made the grossest misrepresentations and been as vile and scurrile as it knew how to be. We are mentioning these matters, not because anybody that we know now cares individually about what the News and Obsirver ever has said or ever can Bay, under its present management, about them, but because we hive always re sented and condemned any lie that may have been uttered about the State. In this respect the News and Observer can be annoying in the same sense that an insignificant and contemptible gnat can annoy a lordly lion. We do not hope to be able to eay or do anything that will stop the despicableness of the News and Observer in this particu lar. If it were capable of comprehend ing anything, it would understand some thing of the contempt it is held in by all sorts of people of all parties, and might make an attempt to improve; but it is a very well settled fact that the Ethiopian cannot change his skin nor the leopard his spots. The latest "explosion" of the News and Observer was concerning the action of the Board of Trustees of the College cf Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. We give some samples of this explosion else where in this issue. In its frothings it sought to make generous conservation look like rampant destruction, and hand led the names of some men in such a way as would have inspired them to do come thrashing if the editor of the News and Observer had been thought worth that much attention. But what would have been the use? He has already been cow hided by Capt. S. A. As?.e; he has been slapped or punched in the face by Capt. W. H. Day; he has been rolled in the dirt and sat upon by Marshal O. J. Carroll; Walter Henry wrote him a letter telling him he was a liar and then published the letter, and it has come to that point when a gentleman cannot v alk up to him and slap him over without disgracing himself. What is there that can be done ! "Though thou shouldst bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him." The author of this scriptural proverb could not have had a clearer illustration of its truth than is afforded to the people of this State by the editor of the News and Observer to day. The thrashing can not be always continued. It is very like the continual whacking of a stupid jack ass, and is. too much like cruelty to ani mals. - Now, it so happens that in every case above-mentioned in which the editor of the News and Observer has been whipped for his scurrility, it was a Democrat who did the "g'and act," and all the while the editor of the News and Observer said he was a Democrat. We presume these Democrats were trying to yank their po litical associate into something like de cency for the sake of their party. No member of any other party has ever thought it worth while to fool with him. So far as they are concerned it may be well said that if, by chance, that old maxim, as applied to some disgusting character, "not worth the powder and shot it would take to kill him," had not been originated sometime ago, the mat ter we have under consideration would have been amply sufficient to have in spired its origin now. Again, when the News and Observer indulges its absurd and ridiculous ten dency to make cur like snarls at people, it turns tail and abjectly takes it all back if ordered to do so. For example, during the last city election it foolishly made some animadversions on certain citizens of the town. They simply called at the office and went no further than to de mancTa retraction, which retraction was made on the next morning. During the past week it Bought to leave the impres sion that there was a hot row on between Gov. Russell and J. C. L. Harris, chair man of the A. M. College board, and stated that the Governor had pacified Harris by arranging that he (Harris) was to have two hundred and fifty dollars per year as chairman of the board, and that Mr. Harris' son was to have a position of $750 per year. This was slanderous and villainous in the extreme, and in the next issue it had to abjectly " eit crow" and state that the chairman of the board had always drawn a salary sometimes as much a9 $500, and that Mr. Harris, Jr., was elected to a position on the merit of the record he had made as a student at the college; and it didn't fail to go as low as it could get in making a humiliating apology for its scandalous misrepresenta tion. These are illustrations to show that the editor of the News and Observer is ex tremely reckless in some things, and it is quite probable that the most vicious and reckless statements it can make would be allowed to stand as facts unless he were called on to straighten them out. The Caucasian wishes to state, as a fact it has ascertained, that those who are in charge of state affairs by a vote of the people do not regard the News and Observer as a representative of the Demo crats of the State. There is no belief among them that Democrats are alto gether either fools or scoundrels, but they do think that any man who agrees with the course of the News and Observer I or takes pleasure in its attempted slander and villihcation of the State and people is either one or the other. Moreover they believe that neither a fool nor a scoun drel should have any connection what ever with any public institution; and eo if it were thought that the prominent men and the good men who are Demo crats, and who are now occupying so many high official posit' ons in -the S'ate endorsed the knavish, villifying course of the News afidObserver, they would be swept into oblivion within the next ninety days. We believe this would be done if it required a special session of the Legis lature to accomplish it. Finally, we have ventured to remark that whenever the people, generally speaking, commented on the News and Observer, it wa9 with contempt and dis gust. If there should be any body in any out of the way place who would like to know the extent of the truth of this state ment, and is sufficiently interested to try to find out the extent of it, let him come here to Raleigh the home town of the paper and talk with the people he may meet on the train, or people anywhere the paper happens to circulate, and he will find as much as he wants to know. The Caucasian. Wharton N. and I. School. Editor Gazette : Please give space in your columns for the following : The Commencement exercises of the Wharton Normal and Industrial School were held in the First Baptist Church, Charlotte, N. C, on Tuesday night May 25th. The exercises were witnessed by a large, cul tured and appreciative audience, and all the exercises reflected very great credit npon the church (which gave the school birth), the school itself and the manage meht. Six young ladies, having com pleted that course, were awarded certifi cates of graduation from the grammar school department. Rev. John A. Whitted, General Mis sionary for North Carolina, delivered the literary address, taking for his subject "Christian Education. He was intro duced by Dr. A. Shepard, and delivered an exceptionally fine address, which Rev. L. R. Pruett, pastor of the white Baptist Church, pronounced " the greatest to the square inch I ever heard in my life." The certificates were presented by the Princi pal, Prof. Rjbt. W. Brown-, of Winston, N. C. This was an occasion eminently worthy of the presence of all who attended. The day seems not very far distant when Charlotte will become one of the great educational centres of the South. Charlotte, N. C. C H. S. WIlson, N. C, June 7, 1897. The County Commissioners, Clerk of the Court and Register of Deeds of Wil sou county, met in regular monthly ses sion at the courthouse on Monday, the 7th. Under the law a county board of education was to be elected at this meet ing. Under the Laws of 1895, two Dem ocratic members were appointed by the Court in addition to the regular elected members. The three members refused to sit with the so-called Democratic mem bers, and here a break was made in the board, but the Clerk and Register of Deeds recognized the Democrats as being a part of the Board of Commissioners, and went into session and elected an ed ucational board consisting of Prof. S. H. Vick, Republican, G. W. Conner, Demo crat, Nathan Bass, Populist. The three regular members immediately went into session and elected three white Populists. B jth boards claim they have the right to act. The courts will have to decide the matter. Wedding Bells. Mr. B. J. Jenkins and Miss Mattie J. Holleman will be united in the holy bonds of matrimony, Wednesday evening, June 30, 1897, at Saint Paul's A. M. E. Church, at 9 o'clock. Reception at their residence, 423 South Blount Street. - Our Trip to Soulhport, N. C. It was the pleasure of the correspond ent of the Gazette to spend part of two days in Southport, the little seaport town, which is the county-seat 01 tsrunswicK. Capt. J. H. Harper extei ded us a cordial welcome to go down on the elegant steam er Wilmington. Capt. Harper is as pleas ant and courteous a gentleman as can be found. He is ever on the alert for the best interest of his passengers, and a ride on this beautiful steamer down the Cape Fear Js one of comfort and pleasure. Brunswick county lies on the west side of the Cape Fear, and touches the Atlantic on the S mth. Along the Cape Fear are large bodies of alluvial lands of unsur passed fertility, which are among the best rice soil in this country. Carolina Beach, one of the famous and popular summer resorts, about fifteen miles down the river, is reached by the steamer Wilmington. Seven miles be fore reaching Southport, the passengers can take a view at Fort Fisher off to the est. Two other places of interest are Bullhead five miles to the east of South port and Fort Caswell two and a-balf miles South, the Government is ereetiDg a battery at Fort Caswell, where it is said will be stationed several large guns, for the protection to the entrance of this port. Southport is a beautiful little town of about 1.400 inhabitants. The town held a municipal election in May and elected three Republican Aldermen, Messrs. W. T. Pinner, H. K. Ruark and A. Do-ther. The mayor and two aldermen are Demo crats. The town is Democratic by some seventy odd majority. The town will have an election in Jurie to vote upon local option. It was our pleasure to meet Mr. Robert W. Davis, the present postmaster, who is a staunch young Republican and, it is said, has the unanimous endorsement for the re-appointment as postmaster. He has made a most efficient "postmaster and his cleverness to all has given him popu larity with the patron of this effice. He gave us a subscription to the Gazette, and spoke words of high endorsement of our paper. Mr. W. T. Pinner is a young white man. that has done good work for the Republican party. He has taken the lead in fighting Democracy in this coun ty. He and other Republicans, namely : F. H. Gorden, Oscar Galloway, J. A. Bell, John Evans and the present county chairman, Mr. Abram Galloway, have done good work in the interest of the Re publican party. ' Among our subscribers that we met were: Uapt. J. H. Dosher, J. A. Bell, W. T. Pinner, Julius MOore, Henry Berry, O.car Galloway, Mrs. F. W. Jackson and daughter, Mrs. J. W. Smith, Miss Carrie Galloway and sister, James S wain, R. C. Smith, J. D. Davis, John Evans, Esq., Sam tJrown, Whitneld Uriffin, It jbt. W. Davis, Mrs. Kate Dosher and Mis Anna W. Dosher, Rev. W. J. F. Moor , pastor of the A. M. Hi. Ztou church, also Mrs. Moore. We are under many obligations 1o Prof. Gorden for his kindness in takirg us around the town. We heartily thank those who favored us with cash renewals. A. J. R. . The North Carolina Industrial Associa tion Will hold their Nineteenth Annual Fair, November 2, 1897, Raleigh. The follow ing are the Executive Committee: Tuos. Donaldson, Pres't. Rdleigh, N. C. R. H. W. Leak, S.cretary, Raleigh, N. C. C. W. Hoover, Treasurer, Raleigh, N. C. Hon. Stewart Ellison, Wake County. M. Watts Wake Frank J hnsen Wake " Rev. C. J hnson Wake " H n J. H. Young Wake Nor fleet Jeffries Wake " A. J. Haywuod Wake J. K. Davis Wake " Willis M. Graves Wake Tony Burns Wake " C. W. Hoover Wake " W. S. Mitchell Wake Ferry Noble ..,...-.;.-.-.. Wake " William Burgess..... ....Wake " R. H. Hackney .Wake ' " E. A. Johnson.. . Wake " Samuel Hayes.. ...... ...Wake " G.W.Hays Wake " Dr. L A. Scruggs Wake Rev. R. H. W. Leak Wake Merrimon Wortham Wake " William Mitchell ........Wake " Stephen Hawkins.. Wake " A. Young Wake 44 Rev. Joseph Perry .'.Wake " R. F. O'Kelly.. Wake " JohnC. Dicey S tliabury. R. B. Fitzgerald Durham. J. R. Nocho Greensboro. Hon. J. H. Holloway Wilmington. Green Propst Concord. W. C. Coleman ..C ncord. Rev. J. A Christfield Monroe. W. C. Smith Charlotte. Sylvester Dibble Washington. Rev. W. A. Patillo Littleton. A. H. Hsughwant Hillsboro. Rev. L. D. Twine .Durham. J. R. Hawkins... Kittrell. Hon; J. S. Leary Charlotte. D. B. Yancy Greeneboro. Haywood Reavis Henderson. H. T. Hughes ...Oxford. L. H. Berry ..: Statesville. G. H. White Tarboro. . Hon. H. P.Cheatham Littleton. J. M. Beckwith ..Smitbfield. Dr. M. W. Alston Asheville. Rev. J. A. Savage Franklinton. G. W. Richardson Durham. J. H. Williamson....... Louisburg. Hon. E. E. Smith ...Goldsboro. Jackson Yarboro ..Raleigh. J. S. Dillard Raleigh. A. G. Burgess Raleigh. D. P. Lane Raleigh. W. H. Bryant Chatham Co. II. R. Goodson... ...Wake County. L. B. Hinton Wake County. F. J. Ji-nea Neuse. L. C. Williams Franklinton. J. G. H. Tate Raleigh. ' W. H. Curtis Raleign. Col. C. S. L. A. Taylor... Charlotte. N. L. Jeffres i . Wake County. Nelson O'Kelly Wake County. George W. Fleming Raleigh. N. B. Blount Raleigh. S. H. Founes...... ...Raleigh. J. S. Anderson . Wake County. C. H. Perry.. Raleigh.. Hon. Geo. A. Mebane.... North Carolina Rocky Mount Grits. Mrs. Mariah Mitchell is visiting her son, G. M. Mitchell, at Winston. Mr. Thomas Boddie, after a two weeks' visit with his mother and friends, re turned to Washington, D. C, last Sun day. The following teachers from Edge combe passed through en route to the State Teachers' Association: Mrs. C. M. Epps, Miss E. L. Lewis, Miss C. M. Lewis, Mr. J. R. Barlow. Mr. C. M. Epps and R. F. Epps. From Eastern Carolina: Prof. C. S. Brown, of Winton; Miss Cathalen Walden, Mss Anna Jones, Mrs. C. S. Brown. Prof. Charlie By num, of Wilson, passed through last Saturday. Rev. Hicks has commenced a revival at the First Baptist Church. We hope to see all Christian people to extend a help ing hand for the Master's cause. Congressman White says Mr. Hargett will be in the postofnee here within thirty days. This was said two weeks ago; watch 'em. We are glad to note that Mr. Geo. Vick has about recovered from his recent at tack. Hon. Geo. H. White graced our town last Saturday and Sunday. Rev. L. J. Melton held services at the Presbyterian Church last Sunday. . Rev. Matthewson baptized fourteen converts last Sunday. The meeting is doing a great good at his church. Rev. O. L. W. Smith, of Wilson, and Mr. King were in our town last Saturday. We are glad to note that Mr. P. L. Ed wards has about recovered from the se vere accident he met with two weeka ago. We fail to mention the anniversary or the seven wise men last week. We had no data at hand, but will give a history of the work here in our next. Mr. Geo. Gaston and sons, of Elm City, visited our town last Sunday. We were glad indeed to meet Mr. Gaston. Miss Mat'ie Home has returned home from Goldsboro, where she had been at tending school. Mr. Jordan Ciiryer visited Tarboro last week. He says he f eels somewhat (Tight er. She talked very, very much that way. The Board of County Commissioners of Nash county refused to consider any ap plication on the part of the colored people to appoint a colored man on the Board of Elucation. We wish to note that the B iard is a Populist one, made up from the assistance of the colored Republicans of Nash county. The colored vote of Nash county numbers about sixteen or seventeen hundred and the Populist vote about one thousand or possibly eleven hiirdred. A glance at the se figures will show that the Republicans or colored voters hold the balance of power. The total white vote is more than two thou sand. Give the Populists half, and neither of the parties could control unless the colored vote affiliate with them. In other words, if the two opposite parties were to cast an equul number of votes, the Re publicans could, with a solid vote, con trol the county, But the republicans. b lieving as they do in co-operation, will not undertake' this step, but cooperate with the Populists for the sake of har mony and good government. Then, in the face of all of these facts, the same party ignores the wishes of the whole people who stood so patriotically by them for the past four years. The colored men that were being offered were fully com petent as any v hite men who were placed upon the Hoard. Mr. J. tr. Murphy, a graduate from one of the best schools in America, and Mr. James Seasoms,a man who baa not bad so much advantage in the school-room, but an experienced buei nesa man, which made him fully capable for the position, both were applicants and neither considered, riot a colored man in the county' holds a position. A remedy must be found and that quick, or mighty will be their fall two years hence, Mr. Geo. W. Robbing, of ths place, is a candidate for Deputy Collector under the successful candidate. Mr. Robbins has always affiliated with the Republican party, and we think his appointment will be generally satisfactory with the party in this section. We hope, if Mr. Robbins does not receive the appointment, that he may secure a good place, . and that no treacherous undermining and sneaky man will be appointed. We have the as surance that Congressman White and Senator Pritchard are looking out for this. Hurrah I The Nashville ball team played our boys a match game last Friday. Our boys were not prepared by any means to play, as the Nashville team did not defi nitely notify them before coming. Man ager P. L. Edwards wired them Thursday to know if they were coming, but re ceived no reply. Finally, on Friday, they came, and both sides played very excel lent indeed, but Reeky Mount was not satisfied at their condition, but, however, she carried away the laurels. The score was 18 to 17, in favor of Rocky Mount; but for the unjust rushing of the umpire the score would have been 19 to 16 favor of R-.cky Munt. The Nashville team vas a good natured and gentlemanly one indeed. Our team will go over at a near date to play them at their grounds. Mr. Thomas Boddie, of Washington, D. C, is visiting his mother and relatives. We shall discuss a plan to inaugurate a high school here very soon. We have talked to a good many of our citizens and given them our plan, and all offer their services in every way to secure it. What we said about the schools in our last week's Grits caused quite a Bensation. Oh, well I We do not seek to misrepre sent any one, and will not do it, but our own experience is the le-son we wri e from; therefore, we know whereof we speik. So far es the attacking of one person because we speak the truth, cre ates no fear upon our part We are above using such language. We are will ing to discuss the merits and demerits through the press. W. S. Armstrong. m 9 m For the GazH'e. To the Memory of the late Alice S. Ran som. A brilliant star passed from view, a bright light has ceased to shed its benig nant ray 8 on itscircleof admirers, a beau tiful flower has been plucked by the gentle hanlof dea h's messenger, and peacefully borne avay from friends, companions and 1 ived ones to those mysterious re gions beyond the mystic rivr. Alice diad? No, she is not dead but eleepeth. The subject of these lines departed this life at 9:45 p. m. May 28.h. 1897, when just beginning to enter the threshold and catch glimpses of noble womanhood. Young, modest, promising, Miss Ransom was indeed amiable, hence the large circle of warm friends and devoted ad mirers. When her afflictions had grown severe and it was apparent that she was cognizant that the end was near only a question of a few days she manifested unswerving resignation. At the critical moment wie i dissolution was fastening itsell upon her, Bhe exhibited no trepida tion, tut as she entered and began- to P&S4 through the valley she seemed to realize thin dreided passage to be illum ined by effulg-nt rays, eminating from the diadem of her Rojal Escort, whose guest she was soon to be, in those beatific realms through which runs the river of life, clear as crystal, and where no sick ness comes, no pain encountered. Here, beneath thetal palms that dot the plains of Glory, Alice will await the coming of relatives, loved ones and friends. "A Friend." Goldsboro, N. C. Fayetteville N. C, June 10. Peacock Holliday. A Pretty Scene in the Episcopal Church Lust Thursday Evening. A marriage is always an interesting event, but especially bo when the con tracting partit 8 are such popular young people as th 4 bride and groom of this oc casion. The beautiful Episcopal church was filled with a large and brilliant gath ering. Every one wanted to see the pret ty little bride in whom centered the affec tionate interest of fo many friends. The church altar ws beautifully decorated with lovely pot flowers. When the an nouncement of ti.e approach of the con tracting parting was given, Mr. James T. Williston who was at the organ, struck the first notes of the wedding march always an inspiring sound to those out of the mystic circle. The attendants march ed down the centre aisle, and after they had arranged themselves on either side of the alter, the groom (Mr.W. J. Peacock) entered with the bride (Miss Laura Holli day) leaning on his strong arm that arm which was henceforth to be her etength, support and protection. They reached the waiting group, which was incomplete until she, the brighie t jewel of that crown of love, arrived; Th vows were ex changed before Rev. W. M. Jackson, and the bridal pary left the church to the strains of Mendelsohn, in the following order: Miss Marv Hull. day, bride's maid, and Mr. Edward Payn, best man; Miss Eva Henderson ard Mr. Charlie Holli day; Miss Mafy E Dunn and Mr. Robert Jackson. The bridal party were driven to the residence cf Mr. and Mrs. Peacock, where a reception was given, and many congratulations from friends. The Pr..per. f Bo.T ''CHI b, JJ. Sea" and the tniei mi v. CaroIlna-IIer Religion and Educa tional Institutions. We have on other occasions tried to give our readers fitting U"X?J thi progressive and prosperous business city. Located as it is on the Cape Fear with its magnificent harbor, where ves Sefrom all parts of the country come into port, and the excellent oadfa. cilities, she has grown, and to day, with unequalled and marvelous urrunnK. and the push and energy of her thrifty citizens, cannot be surpassed by any city of like advantages in the South. Wil mington is a beautiful city, with good public schools and numerous towering churches, and a city with intelligent and progressive citizens. THE CHURCHES. No city can boast of better churches than exist in this city. There has never been an influence of such greatness as that eminating from the church, and more or less whatever noble traits are seen in manhood may be attributed to the good influence that our churches and ministers spread among us. The city or Wilmington and community have been blessed with talented men and ministers of Christian zeal. There are at preterit five Biptist, five Methodist, one Presby terian, one Congregational, one Episco pal, and other little mis-ions among the colored population, while the white have many fine edifices of all the denomina tions. THE SCHOOLS. The system of public schools is good. While the buildings for the colored might be better, so as to afford ample accommo dation for the large number of children, yet they are equal to many of our school buildings in other cities Then, in addi tion to the public schools, there are a number of good private schools in the city. SOCIAL EXCELLENCE. The people of Wilmington have a de gree of culture and refinement which command respect and admiration. We have not visited any city where the col ored people have more beautiful honif 8. And t e people take great pride in mak ing this home life one of beauty, hence we have in our confines some of the most beautiful homes in the State. Visitors are given a cordial welcome to the luxur ies of these excellent homes. The press is represented by two colored weekly newspapers Ttie Record and The Sentinel. The former, we learn, is noon to become a daily, which will be the hrst colored dailv in th3 State. We wish the proprietors of this news journal much success. POPULATION. The population of the city is between 20,000 and 22,000 the colored being in the majority by about two-thirds. In population it is the largest city in the State. The healthiness of the city is good. The streets are all broad, and many of the principal streets are paved, and the sewage eystem and drainage are excellent. The streets are 1 ghted by electricity, and a line of street cars tra verse the city. FIRE DEPARTMENT. There are in this city commissioned several excellent fire companies two col ored the Cape Fear Steam Fire Engine (company and the Phoenix. Ihese two companies are well equipped with the latest improved reels. Lose, harness, en gine, etc. , and well-train .d horses, which, with the fire-plugs of the water company throughout the city, give ample protec tion in case of fire. The Cape Fear S earn Fire Engine Company has a rounded out first-class quarters: two-fctory. Up stairs is a commodious hall, "well adapted for enterta'nments and other purposes. Cap tain Valentine Howe and his men have great pride in their company. The Phot nix has also an excellent management. THE BUSINE3S MEN. We must make mention of some of the business enterprises. The prominent wood and coal dealers are: J. II. Whiteman & Son, Jobhua Green, Sr., Henry Turner. James A. Lowery, carriage and buggy manufacturer. Bell & Pickens, wholesale and retail dealers in fish and oysters, and all kinds of vegetables. Thos. Rivera, Sr., Thos. Rivera, Jr., E. D. Green and Mrs. Evans, undertakers. R. L. llutchins and R. II. Law, con tractors and pain'ers. R. J. McDonald and James D. Dry, merchant tailors and dyers. Dr. T. R. Mask, druggist. T. C. Miller, real estate dealer. Drs. J. U. Alston and T. R. Mask, prac ticing physicians. J. O. Davis, huckster. Wm. Aug. Moore and D. W. Evans, attorneys at law. Lof tin, R. U. White, Scott, McRae and Whiteman, merchants. Arie Bryant and W. II. Green, butchers. C. W. Williams, fi3h dealer. Any communication addressed to the above parties or orders left with them will receive prompt attention. PERSONAL NOTES. Many of the graded school teachers will spend vacation North. Dr. Reynolds has gone to Danville, Va., where he will locate for the practice of medicine. Messrs. Gunse and Nixon have a nice pleasure garden on the corner Sixth and Bladen Streets, where you can get any kind of cool drink and spend a pleasant evening. It will be gratifying to all True Reform ers to know that the work of this organi zation here is doing excellent work under the management of Mrs. M. A. Stanley, who has been assigned to this part of the State. Mrs. Stanley has been here eight months, and the success this institution has met with has exceeded her expecta tion. She has connected with this or ganization here some of the best people in the Citv. We besneak for her K6ucce88 in the future. The Gazette takes this opportunity to thank our rxany subscribers for their prompt and liberal renewals when called upon. A. J. R. Sister Mial and the Mission Work. We have again heard from Sister S. A. Mial, who is doing mission work in this State under the direction of the Woman's State Convention and Chicago Bjard. She started out with a full zeal and con secration to the mission cause, and the pastors of the various churches which she may visit may greatly strengthen and encourage her by a hearty support to her work. We feel that this will be done in every town in which she may labor. She has already visited Durham, Chapel Hill and Hillsboro, and organized mission so cieties at these places. At Hillsboro a children's band was organizpd. Her firet month's work ended the 20th, of which she will make report to the Bard. Sis ter Mial seems much encouraged with her success so far. She is at Mebane this week. We will let our readers bear from her from time to time. Death. Mrs. Kitty Bishop Love departed this life Wednesday morning, June 2. at the age of 46. She was a native of Raleigh and a daughter of our neighbor Hilliard Bishop. In 1883 she married George Love, of Waynesville, Haywood County, at which place she died. She leaves a loving father, four sons, two daughters and a devoted husband to mourn her loss. The bereaved have the sympathy of her many friends. LIMITED DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE TO- ATLANTA, CHARLOTTE, AUGUSTA. ATHENS, WILMINGTON. NEW ORLEANS CHATTANOOGA, NASHNILLE, AND NEW YORK, BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, WASHINGTON, NORFOLK, RICHMOND. SCHICDCLX IN EFFKCT FEB. 7, 1HII7. s6 UTH BOUND. No. m. I No. 11. Lv New York, via Ta. It. It. Philadelphia, " " lialUinure, " WuMhiUKton, ' " Richmond, via A. C.L. Lv Norfol k7vla 6." A. TL- ". " I'orUunouth, ' -. Lv Weldon, via H. A. L Ar Henderttou, Ar Durham, via S. ATT. Lv Durham; " ATlUlVitth, via . A. Li " Hanford, " " Hout liern lines, " Hamlet, " WadfHlxiro, " - 11 00 am 1 12uu 8 15 4 40 " 8 6 1 h :ir pin 8 45 pin " fill n 05 am 2 Ml " 4 :w " tH5 " u IWI j Wj uiu 111 inn 'II 5 1 Hill 1 : pin 1 OH pill f 7 H2 Mtn t 6 '- pm l lUam 3 "I i ti 6 10 " 6M :t " 6 OH 5 55 " U53 Ml 12 " I0 2.jpm i0 47 pm " Monroe, A r Cliarloiua, v ia H. A. L ArXUiMiyr.jlHjfA. L- -LVlluiiiia,0 N.A fTit.lt! ATClTnUMi, via . A. L Greenwood, ' Abbeville, " . Klberton, " - " Athens, " " Winder, 4 " Atlanta, (Oentral Time) is 10 Mill it J phi U 4.1 Hill I0:t5 1105 12 07 pm 1 15 " 1 Ml " 2 50 " 'U IOhiu 1 07 " 140 2 41 " 3 45 4 :ui 620 N0UT1I11OUND. Lv Allan ta,(Oen.Ti'e)H. A. L " Winder, via H. A. L.- Athenn. " KlOerton, " Abbeville. " . " Cirecnwood, " " Union, " A rlXil u m tln,0.A-Tnt 'AC. Lv h;m-f, h. a. li No. 402. 1 No.JiN. 12 00 n'u i 7 50 pm 2 40 pm 8 10 " 15 " 6 15 " 6 41 " H4 ' 10 412 " 11 M " 12 ;ti am 1 40 2 0 " 8 0.1 " 8 U pm : 4 83 am ! 8;t0aiu ArCharloll, via H. A. I;-- Lv Monroe, via H. A. L. JVIlamlet, " Ar Wilmington, Lv Southern Plnea, " Kaleljrh, " ArHenderwon, " Ar Durham, via H. A. L Lv Durham, " Ar Weidou, via. A. L !Z " Richmond . " WaRhluK'n, via l a. lt.lt. " Haiti more, ' " Philadelphia, " " New YorH, ' Ar 1'oriniiiuulh, viab.A.L. " Norfolk, . ' 10 2.5 pm 1 W 40 pin 112.1 Olk a ia 8 15 " 1 & 30 am "jU3Upiu U 20 a in 11 3.1 ' I 100 ' t 4 0 pm ill 10 Hill Hlkl ... 12 14 2 PI am 8 -M " It 7 32 am T 6 20 pm I 4 65 am 8 15 II 21 pm 1 43 pm 3 50 pm 7 ;0 am 8 50 " 11 10 " 12 4H am 8 45 8 63 " 6 60pia 8 05 ' 7 60 Dally, flatly Ex.Hund'y. JDally Kx.Mon'y No. 403 and 4iU, " The Atlanta Special," hoI Id Ventlouled Train of Pullman hleejieni and Coach en between WaHlilntftou and Atlanta, also Pullman Hleeper between Portsmouth and Chester. H. C. Nos.41 and 88, "The H. A. L. Exprewt." Ho Id Train, Coaches and Pullman hleeperu between Portsmouth and Atlanta. Company Mlceix-nt between Columbia and Atlanta. Uoth train make immediate connection at Atlanta for Montgomery, Mobile, New OHchiin, Texas. California, Mexico. Chattanooga, Naish vllle, Memphis, Macon, Florida. For tlcketa, (Weepers and Information, apply to Ticket Agents, or to 11. H. LEA It D, SoL Pas. Agt., Italelub, N. C. E. HT. JOHN, Vice-Prea. and Gen. Man. V. E. McBKK, Oeii. Superintendent. II. W. H. OUJVKK, Trafllo Manager. T. J. ANDER.SON, Oen. l"ass. Agent. " General Ofllcea : PURlMMOUTir, VA. w ILMINUTON AND WEI, DON RAIL ROAD AND BRANCHEH. AND FLORENCE RAILROAD. CONDENSED HCIIEDULE. TKAlNH GOING HOlIl'il. r -fw DATED lA J? i -V c-'b: May 27, 1X97. . T (Corrected.) jg fa LrfMive V1 d'.MMVa ' m 5 4 i Ar. Rocky Mount) 12 62 10 85 Leave Tarboro., 12 la ZZ.Z Lv.Rocky Mount 12 62 10 85 & 4;, 12 45 Leave Wllaon 2 IK! 11 lb . 20 2 12 Leave Melma. 3 0 !..... a V,,FaJ.tU'vUle" it0 114 Arrive Florence.. 7 3 8 25 r. M. A. M. Leave Goldsboro M 7 (M 3 jg Leave Magnolia.. a 07 4 j Ar. Wilmington . ... 40 6 45 A. M.P. M TRAIN h g (71 sTTKUWn 1 . " Lv. Florence 8 ......... g if, Lv. Fayetteville. 11 2o 10 J ' Leave Helma 00 ....... Arrive Wllaon.... 1 42 12 Jo ..... P. H. " "" HJJrilm,p,KUn 'vTiVw JyJaf,nVlla 8 65 10 40 Lv. OoldBboro.... ... 10 10 a to T ..... . A. M. F. M. P. M. Leave Wllaon. I 42 12 l U 12 Hi Ar.Rocky Mount 2 83 12 63 11 67 1 ao Leave Tarboro... 12 12 m LvHJky Mount 2 33.7ZI 12 6.iZHlIZI Arrive Weldon... 8 m 1 41 M. 4. M P. M day vvi., iuvuum;, uaiiy except tsun- . ;f'n.,P" the Scotland Neck Branch Road arrive Hootland Neck at 6:20 p. m., Greenville 1 pVm, Kln"w 7:65 p. m. Returning. ieryK,?,,,tP,? 7;r'0-,m-. Greenville 8:62 a. mf; 1 mVI2Knlal"aX .l 11:18 m- Weldon 11:33 m-t dally except Sunday. inlny 2? Wai,ll,nKtm Branch leave Wanh- m-i wa-nd 2:40 pitol- returning leave Par noele 9:35 a. m. and 8:30 p. m.. arrive Wash- ttayV"'00 m RUd 1M ,TnraiVaVM Trboro. N. C" dally except Hyvmt.hF-,"1.;: BunW. 4:05 p. m ; arrive t WUH? J .?:4 p- m- Heturnlng, leaven Tl"oo ym" m" amve tarboro 10.-0& a. m Train on Midland, N. C. Branch Imvm Goldsboro dally, except Sunday a? ' arriving Smltbfleld at 8:30 a. in. Returning KatH Mnn'ff ,'iaenvUI Branch leave Rocky Mount at 4:30 p. m.; arrive Nashville at 6:05 u,'li.nK J10''0 &30 P. m. Returning, i -MP.rlnK.liope,at K:0" rn-. Nashville dally', xceWuay MUDt m riTaJl2 HnllnUu Uranca eave Warsaw for andfton XfPt ,Hundy. at 8:20 a.m. 7-o.r" Pi o1rtarn,n' leave Clinton at 7:00 a. in. and 9:50 p. m. 'rra'n..- 7J "ake clone connection at Wei &?hmH P?lnU .North da,y rail via. SD,d' a.1." V. 1Uick Mount with Nor inLa,nd.Carollna Kai'roaa tor Norfolk, and all point North via Norfolk. J. R. KKNLY1ElWON' en'1 PaM' AeDt- General Manager. T. M. EMERSON, Traffle Manager. A TLANTIO AND NORTH CARnr.tNA RAILROAD TIME TABLE. Iw Eftkct Bcwdat, November 18. 1894. GOING EAST. GOING WKF PEx'nnHally Pa'ng Dally Ex. Sunday. Kx Sunday. STATIONS. 11. Arrlve Leave.) ArrtTe Leave. A. M. A. M Toe" 2 Si ld"oro ii 00 '.. tm Kln.ton 9 38 9 4l" 552 5 $5 Newbern 8 07 8 20 J 28 7 83 forehead City 6 82 8 87 -PJL-MJ PJ A. K. A. K. V7Ti w j v, w,ru wnwmgion w ei den train bound Nort h, leaving Goldsboro at iiir aln,'.ard wUh Klchmond and Danville iTfA? .7,t.leav,D Uold.boro at 2 p. m., and with Wilmington, Newbern and Norfolk at Newbern for Wilmington and Intermediate point. T,rain ? nnet with Richmond and Dan LV.u r?.,,n' arr,TlnK at Goldsboro 8 p. m., and Z J5 w U 5 nton and Weldon train from the North at 8:06 p. m. No. 1 train also connect with Wilmington, Newbern and Norfolk for Wilmington and intermediate point. s. L. DILL, 00. Bnperlntendent,
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