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RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9. 1894.
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MEMORIAL DAY.
The Full Programme of Exercises.
Under the direction of the ladies'
memorial association the following
oraer oi rormetion oi tne procession,
and of the exercises at the hall and
cemetery will be observed on "Memo
rial Day," May 10th, under th direc
tion of WH Hcghes, chief marshal,
aids ana ushers:
The exercises will begin at Metro
politan hall promptly at 3:30 o'clock,
where W A Montgomery, Esq, will
deliver an address on the lite and
character of Hen W D Pender. The
following is the order of exercises at
tne ball:
Masic by Independent cornet band;
prayer by Rev Dr M 111 Marshal: mu
sic "Asleep in Jesus," sung by Mr W
8 Primrose, MrChas Newcombe.Mrs J
J Thomas and Miss Alice Dagger; or
anon by Mr Montgomery; chorus,
".Nearer.my God, to Thee."
The chief marshal designates the
order of procession: Music by the
independent cornet band.
The procession will form in front of
Metropolitan hall, tb.9 right resting
at tne intersection or ivayetteville
and Hargett streets, and will proceed
up Fayetteville, thence to East Mort
gan, thence to the city cemeterv,
where a salute will be fired over the
graves of the Confederate soldiers
buried there, thence to Oak wood
cemetery. The order of proces
sion is as follows: Band; Governor's
Guards and visiting military:
A & M College cadets; Janius Dan
iel camp and all ex-UonfeCerate sol
diers; inmates of the soldiers' home
and sons of ex Confederates; the ora
tor and chaplain; family of general
render; governor and staff; president
vice presidents, secretary and treasu
rer of the ladies' memorial association
justices ot the supreme court, U 8
court and state officers; faculty of A
and M college; clergy; the mayor and
e'ty officials; county officials and fire
deoartment: visitors and citizens.
At the cemetery the exercises will
be as follows: Chorus; prayer and
benediction by the chaplain; decora'
tion of graves; military salute.
Capital News 5e.es.
Governor Carr is invited by Gov,
Northen of Georgia, to visit the
southern imigration convention at
Augusta, May 30. He is also asked to
invite the commissioner of agricult
nre and to appoint three delegates
from the state at large and one from
each of the nine districts.
There was received for the Vance
monuwent fund $25 from the tobacco
board of trade of Roxboro, and $39
from Hon. W H H Cowles, of Wilkes
county.
The governor has an invitation to
attend the unveiling of the Uonfed
erate soldiers' and sailors' monument
at Richmond, May 80.
Requisition is made for a negro at
Tallahassee, Fla., charged with the
murder oi policeman MoranatChar
lotte. .
Weather.
An area of high pressure over the
eastern lake region causes northerly
winds to prevail in the northern and
middle Atlantic states. The pressure
is comparatively high everywhere
east of the Mississippi, and the
weather is fair. A storm is central
over the Dakotas, which is causing
cloudy weather and some rain in the
west. No decided changes in -temperature
have occurred.
For North Carolina: Fair. Local
foreoast: On Thursday, fair. Local
data for 21 hours ending 8 a m today:
Maximum temperature, 83; Minimum
temperature, 64; rainfall, 0.00.
AND
terns Picked Op and Bailed
Down.
Wild strawberries are ripe.
The corner stone of the monument
has arrived.
The board of aldermen is to meet
Friday evening.
The banks will close tomorrow, it
being a legal holiday.
A convict from Watauga arrived at
the penitentiary today.
The "senior SDeakin?" at the state
university was held yesterday.
Cotton in improving rapidly, as a
trip through the fields will show.
The boys' circus was well patronized
last evening. The performance be
gins at 8 o'clock this evening.
The next term of the superior court
of Wake is a crimininai term and be
gins the fourth Monday in Septem
ber.
Woollcott St Son will June 1 begin
work in their trousers factory and
will eiiiDlov fiftv neoDle in that soe'
cialty. V
There will be a meeting of the Ep-
worth league of Edenton street M E
ohnrch immediately after the prayer
meeting services tnis evening.
Idlewild promises to be quite an
attractive suburb by and bye. Some
cottages are going no there. Mr
Sears has nearly completed one.
The bridge over the railways be
tween the A & M college grounds aud
Pullen park needs repairs. . The floor
is full of holes, and is really danger
on s.
The musical e at the home of Mr J
A Higgs on North Blount street last
evening was a very attractive affair
and the attendance was large. The
programme was well arranged and
varied.
Rev Dr Columboa Durham, Mr and
Mrs N B Broughton, 0 P Spruill,
George Stronach and Wilson Whlta
ker have gone to Dallas, Texas, to
attend the southern .Baptist conven
t'on.
Two convicts from Kowan were
brought to the penitentiary today.
One of them is Isaac a roust, who
was for years a bank cashier at oal-
isbury and who is to serve seven
years.
The telegraph poles which former
ly stood outside of the sidewalk on
West Martin street were today mov
ed inside the sidewalk. Several new
poles will be put in. All are of very
large size.
All persons who have carriages
which thev are willing to place at the
disposal of the ladies' memorial asso
ciation tomorrow afternoon are sped
ally requested to notify the president
of the association at once.
The Cleveland Guards have decided
to attend the ceremonies at Richmond
at the unveiling of the Confederate
soldiers and sailors monument on tne
80th inst. A Charlotte company may
also attend. Gov Carr has been spe
cially invited.
Yesterday an item was written in
reference to Che need or a society lor
the prevention of cruelty to animals
The compositor could not see it in
just that way aud so made it read
"for tne promotion oi cruelty to an
imals." He is still alive.
' The board of aldermen was called
to meet last evening, but there was
no quorum, Some of the members
"shirked." It is a bad plan to do
this. It causes talk not at all complin
mentary to the board. Another
meeting is called for Friday evening
It will be gratifying to the friends
of Mr Clarence A Johnson to know
that he is making good progress at
''Eastman," having finished his first
set in "Theory" in six days (usual
time two weeks.) Ularence, it will be
remembered, is a student from Ral
eigh male academy and ''Morson and
Denson's" ooys always snow tne ei;
feet of careful training.
JO Blalock,the white man who was
crht here from Loaisbnrar and
who was charged with attempt to
v. i .1 ill. ,n
outrage Jjinnie corner v me, u, 10 year
old colored girl, was given a hearing
hnfnrn 1nnr.iaa Mareom. He was held
in $50 to appear at court. The evi
dence as to tne auemptea outrage
does not appear to amount to much.
Col Julian 8 Carr passed here today
on his way to Wilmington, where he
will tomorrow deliver the memorial
address. He will dedicate his re
marks to the rank and file of the Con
federate army, particularly to Henry
F Wyatt, the first North Carolinian
killed in the civil war Col Carr has
prepared an attractive souvenir in
memory of the day, including a haver
aack and "hard tack."
In Annus! Session at Goldsboro 1
Bi; Barbecue.
The state grand lodge of Odd Fel
lows convened in annual session at
Goldsboro yesterday afternoon, with
150 delegates in attendance from all
sections of the state, and a special in
today's Richmond Dispatch says that
a finer looking body or men is sldom
seen. There are quite a number of
prominent Odd Fallows in attend"
ance, among them Charles M Busbee,
past grand sire of the world. Under
the auspices of Neuse lodge, No 6, of
Goldsboro, tne grand loage assem
bled at 8:8C in flense lodge nail and
proceeded thence in a body to the
Messenger opera house, where a large
concourse of citizens awaited them,
and where thev were eloquently wel
comed to the city bv Dr W J Jones in
behalf of the mayor, and by Mr Cbas
B Avcock in behalf of Neuse lodge.
In response to these gentlemen, and
n behalf of the grand lodge, Mr WU
Gaster. of Fatettevule, grand mas
ter, had many kind and complimen
tary things to say of Goldsboro', and
expressed wrm appreciation of the
cordial welcome extended the grand
lodge. At the conclusion of his re
marks the grand lodge formed in
procession and, led by past grand
sire Busbee, proceeded to Neuse lodge
hall, where the first session of the an
nual deliberations was opened. At
11 o'clock today the grand lodge vis
ited the orphan's home of their noble
order, near Goldsboro, where they
were regaled by an old fashioned bar
becue.
Preparations for Memorial Day.
It is specially asked that all mem
bers of the memorial association, the
auxiliary, and all ladies who ae in.
terested in memorial day meet at
Metrooolitan hall by 9:30 a m, May
10th and any who have flowers or
evergreens will please send them to
the hall early, it is again asaed mat
the flowers for that one day be devo
ted to the noble dead, and not
UBed on private graves. The schools
have been asked U give hail Holiday,
and it is honed they will comply.
The merchants are asked to close
their stores during the exercisee, and
thus show their respect for the noble
deeds of those who laid down
their lives in the cause of southern
rights. Mrs. F. A. Olds, secretary L.
M. A.
Attention! Veterans.
The annual meeting of Junius Dan
iel camp Confederate veterans, will be
held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
sharp, in the major's office, at which
time every member of the camp 1b
earnestly requested to be present.
Election of officers, report of delegate
to the Birmingham reunion, partici
pation in memorial exercis s, and
other important business will claim
the attention of the camp. Every
Veteran in the city invited to attend
this meeting.
P. E. Hines, president.
Railway Sews,
Today's Norfolk Virginiansays: "It
is learned from reliable authority
that on the I9th instant there will be
a general suspension of work at the
seaboard Air lane snops at rorte.
mouth. On that date all except
those who are absolutely necessary to
keep the engines and cars in running
order will be suspended until busi
ness picks up. MrC W Walker, mas
ter machinist, will be removed and
the entire deoartment will be placed
under the control of Mr D W Bal
lentine, master carbui'der. This is
indeed sad news, as It comes so unex
pectedly."
The congregation of the First Pres
bvterian church most earnestly de
sires to see a spacious and modern
church take the place of the old fash
ioned and small edifice now in use,
There is much improvement else
where in church architecture and it
is the hope that some work may be
gin here in the autumn.
The directors of the Melrose cotton
mills are to meet Friday afternoon at
the Citizens' national bank. Stock is
being rapidly taken. A number of
lists are in circulation.
Mr L D Heartt of Durham has gone
to Atlanta as a delegate to the grand
lodge of the A O U W.
Miss Carrie Ballinger, a sister of
Mrs Laura Winston, died at Greens
boro yesterday.
Postmaster Cook, of Oberlin, who
is in bo much trouble just now, is a
preacher.
Eggs have advanced in price and
.m X. 4. j. j
are uow it w io ceuta a uuzeu.
Rev Dr L L Nash arrived from Wil
mlngton this afternoon.
The stockholders of the Caraleigh
j mills met last evening.
01 People Who Came and
Went Today.
Mrs O G Latta is at Durham.
Mr O J Merriman left for New York
this morning.
Mr. W P Batchelor left todav for
Lexington Ky.
Mr Thomas Pescud is attending the
races at Reidsville.
Miss Bessie Alston, who has been
visiting at Durham, has returned
nere.
Mr W C Stronach has returned
from a second visit to Jackson
Springs.
Tomorrow Rev. L B Turnbull will
be installed as pastor of the Durham
Presbyterian church.
Mrs Julian 8 Carr, of Durham, who
has been under treatment in a hospl
tal at Philadelphia, is now at home.
Mr. Drake, who is in charge of the
R&D yard at Durham, and who has
been sick here several months, has
returned to his post.
At the election at Goldsboro Mon-
dav D J Broadhurst was re-elected
mayor, T H Bain) city clerk, and A B
Freeman chief of police.
Railroad commissioners Wilson and
Beddingfield are attending the annual
meeting of coma issioners from all
the states now being held at Wash
lngton.
At Henderson the town election
passed off quietly and resulted In the
election of R J Sutherland as mayor
over W W Rowland, the present in
cumbent.
At Washington tomorrow Mr Ma
rlon Butler will be heard before con
gressman Henderson's committee on
the subject of government ownership
or teiegrapus.
At the election at Rutherfordton
last Monday Col Ceburn L Harris, the
present mayor, w ho is a populist, was
defeated by Mr J A Miller, who head
ed the demacratio ticket.
Mr William H Bain will be married
at Oxford tomorrow morning. His
best man will be Mr Henrv King.
who with Messrs H E Litchford and
Frank P Haywood left for Oxford
this afternoon.
Hon F M Simmons, chairman, calls
a meeting of the democratic central
executive committee at Raleigh May
16th. to fix the time for the state com
mittee meeting, and to discuss mat
ters in the interest of the party.
Prof E McK Goodwin and Mr A O
Miller, the committee appointed by
the board of directors of the deaf mute
school at Morganton to contract for
lighting said institution, have given
the -contract to tee l) A Tompkins
Co, of Charlotte.
Arrivals at the Park hotel: W L
Marshall. New York; W 8 Johnson.
Richmond; WTTownsend. Rowland
N C; L dler, Baltimore; M M Jor
dan. Rochester, X ; H A JN iedtng.
Nolnninu. ()ilo; A H Adams. Dur
ham; J Kauff inan. Philadelphia; P J
Leavans, Athol, Mass.
The Charlo'te Observer says that
Rev I'r J D Huff ham preached his in
troductory sermon as pastor of the
Shelby Baptist church Sunday. That
evening the pastors of the Methodist
and Presbyterian churches, with
their congregations, worshipped with
the Baptist congregation, compli
mentary to Dr Huff ham's assuming
the pastorate or tnat onurcn.
Mr. W O Douglas was here this af
ternoon on his way home from Golds
boro. where he was attending the
grand lodge of Odd Fellows. He was
today elected grand master. The
rules were suspended and he was im
mediately installed. One of his chil
dren Is very sick and he received a
telegram calling him home. For this
reason he was so quickly installed
The Christian convention of North
Carolina and Virginia, which is in
session at Norfolk, selected Burling
ton, N C, as the next place of meeting.
Rev W G Clements has been elected
publishing agent of the convention
A committee of five was appointed to
report a definite plan for the ceiebra
tion of the centennial of the Christian
church in August. A resolution that
tUe church use only unfermented
wines for communion was adopted
The Washington correspondent of
the Charlotte Observer says today:
Senator Ransom and representative
Crawford were nicely received by the
new public printer, Mr Benedict.
Senator Ransom said afterwards that
the whole house of representatives
was there. He also stated that over
100 North Carolinians in 2,000 alto
gether wanted places in the govern
ment printing office. The public
j printer told Mr Crawford that each
I member would be credited with what
I he got under his predecessor, a census
I being now tasen.
CRESCENT
Bicycles.
)
Crescents are the highest grade.light
est weight, medium price wheels made,
Tbey are handsome in design and
finish, light and eaay running and per
fect in every detail.
(
crescents
are cheap in price only.
We give an hoaest wheel at a low price, and
CRESCENT
tmjers get the full wolh of their money.
PRICE, -$75.00.
Wheels at a lower pric? for ladies, girls
and boys.
RALEIGH, N. O.
Dry Goodi. Notion. &.
Trade Attractions.
We offer new, clean, fresh, raliable and
carefully selected merchandise, and expert
shoppers appreciate the different betwaen
this and bankrupt stocks ot antiquated, oict
style and shop worn Jgoods. This is the
greatest Wash Goods and Lace season ever
known, and many pleasant encomiums have
been passed upon our selections Our prices
are the lowest known for such elegant goods.
Cheap Prints, Gingtiams.CliaUies
specialty. We offarthe choice of 503 pes
at only 5 cents per yard.
Ladles' Summer Uatawear,
Gauze, Lisle, S'lk and Swiss Ribbed Cotton,
High or Low Neck, V Square or Round Cut.
Latest Novelties in
Neck Dressings,
in innumerable shad 33 and colorings.
Our stock of
HOSE is conspicuous for good value and
low price.
Selling Furniture
During Haty.
We did a spendid Furniture business dur
ine April.
The 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 tban to
carry the goods through summer.
Here ars some or ine prices, oui tne mr
niture dep irtment tells the whole stoyy.
Book -. Cases
No 641. Oak Book Case, price 127, former
prioe $35.
No 2220. Oak Book Case, price $10, former .
price 160.
FOLDING BEDS.
No 61. Autiorae Oak Folding Bed at 135.
former price $50.
nn 01. Antique uak voiding uea at no,
former price $60.
Parlor Suits.
No 520. Parlor Suit, 5 pes, at $42 50, for
mer price $65.
No 136. Parlor Suit, 3 pes, over stuffed ani
upholst ered in silk tapestry at $75, worth $t 2
Furniture department easy of access; take,
elevator.
W. H. & R. S.
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