Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-11-28
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.


US on Wednesday last - 49,
The Governor and Treasurer, have been making
short visit to this part of the State-taking Green.
vile and Washington in their route-from which
latter place, they were accompanied by our excel
lent and esteemed fellow citizen, John ID. Whit
ford Esq, the President of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Rail Road Company. Taking the fine
steamer Astoria, they proceeded down the sound to
Portsmouth, and from thence to Beaufort where
they visited Shepard's Point, Carolina City, and
other prominent places in the vicinity. On Tuesday
evening the party arrived in this town, and We'd
nesday, the President and Chief Engineer and 9TH
ers OF our townsmen, accompanied the Governer
and Treasurer to the various localities o. interest
hereabouts. They visited the advanced works on
this end of the Rail Road; inspected the solid and
excellent masonry of the bridge over Smiths Creek,
and the culvert near by On their return they cae'
at the Griffin Free School, through every depart
ment OF which they were conducted by that most
efficient and inestimube lady Manager, Miss krete
Ellis. The Governor expressed himself highly graf
flied with the manner in which the affairs Of that
noble charity conducted, and gave utterance to
the not inappropriate wish that the pupils of many
of our highest institutions could share advantages
equal TO those conferred gratutousy upon the re-
cipients Of the Griffin Bounty. On leaving Grif
fms School" the Governor visited the tombs of
Illustrlous townsmen CASTOR and Stanly. lie vas
much pleased with the costly and substantial i'm
provements being made in and around Burial
Ground, particularly the beautiful gateway. He
then visited the remains of Gov. Tryon's Palace
George street, which destroyed by fire in 1907
. In the afternoon, a very large number of the cit
zens of the town were invited by Mr.. Whitford to
meet the Governor and Treasurer at the CASTOR
House. At a quarter past o'clock, some fifty
sixty gentlemen were in attendance and sat down
to the sumptuous tables of the very gentlemanly
and oblging proprietor, Mr.. T. L. Hall.
We shall not attempt to give anything like de-
tailed description of the dinner and its incidents.
=. The viands and wines were all that the most fas
tidous could wish and the feast of reason and flow
of soul, showed that the guests, were not only dis
posed to, but DID, in fact enjoy the repas with real
ZeSt.
A variety of patriotic and enlivenng toasts were
proposed and drank, giving rise a constant flow
of wit and mirth. We cannot pretend to give the
toasts the substance of them for to confess
the TRUTH our intellects were not altogether the
clearest towards the close of the evening Every
thing however, was conductedn in the most appropri-
ate and strictly proper manner There was that new
ertheless, that do recollect and which, shall
mention, because Of its extreme justness--and be-
cause it not only met our own, but also the warm
appreciation of every gentlemen present, and we
quite sure that of every fair minded man i'll the
State 1t was the toast of the President of the A.
n. c., L. r., Company, and is as follows:
To our guest, Governor Bragg-not the Cover
nor of Party but the Governor of the Whole
p State" 1t was received with round after round of
applause. To which the Governor responded in a
happy manner.
The Governor and Mr. Courts will carry with
them the warm admiration and kind regards of ma
ny political opponent, for their gentlemanly char
acter and high social qualities. They certainly do
confer honor on the high positions they so efficient
ly occupy, presenting most agreeable and striking
contrast to vast number of those who fill the high
places of States and Nations.
The truth is, we like them. May it be long be-
fore their shadows grow less. Neoo6ern Ne'os.
The present week has so far been one of unusu.
oil thar Aof
gems. County Court is in session and our streets
and stores are still crowded with our industrious
Farmers-some on pleasure and some on business.
On Tuesday an immense concourse of people were
in town, and an interesting agricultural meeting was
held in the court house.
Our readers may not generally be aware that the
Wayne Agricultural Society had ceased to hold its
regular meetings. yet such was indeed the fact, how
; ever sorry we may be to proclaim it. The meeting
on Tuesday was intended to reorganize the society
and we glad to think that it has accomplished
that object. We were present when the meeting
was organized, which was done by calling w. x.
Lane, Esq. to the chair who explained its objects in
short, spirited, and appropriate speech. We had
to retire from the meeting business of urgent I'M
portance, and hence cannot enter into details
When went out we left E. A. Thompson, Esq.
addressing the audience In his usual warm, effective
| style. Mr. L. never speaks but he peases. We
1 cannot say whether any other speeches succeeded
Mr. Thompson's. We learn, however, that spirited
ton to hold Fair in Wayne county some time next
Fall, and Immediately to initiate steps to make thai
Fair every way worthy Of Wayne and its farmers.
GoldsJoro' Tribune.
The Directors of the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad last Friday reduced the rate of freight
on lime and salt intended for transportation the
I n. e. r. r. to the rates charged for these ar
ticles by the general tariff Of the Company. d
courss, the N. G. r. r. Company will initiate thi:
! praiseworthy example. ..I- ID.
| North Carolina Conference.-Fifth Day.
Monday, Nov 19.-The Conference met Bishor
| Andrew in the Chair.
| The opening religious services were conducted by
| Rev. S. S. Bryant.
On motion of Rev. Mr. Wyche. is was ordered
that the Treasurer of the Conference Trustees pay
! to the Treasurer of the Missionary Society.
| On motion of Rev. Mr.. Pell, a commtte on Mis-
| sions was appointed.
Rev. P. w. Yarrel was re.admitted into the trav
oling connection. -.. ~
| A report from Rev. I. NJ. Jones, President o
Greensboro Female College was submitted, and or
motion of Mr.. Wyche it was referred to the com
mittee on Education.
! The examination of character was resumed ant
! "a Elders passed. ...... .----
Rev. Mr. Gloss, Agent for the Conference in
work connected with the Greensboro Female Col
lege made report touching his Agency.
Revs. I. G. Moses, Thompson Garrard, W. Pat
terson, j. R. Mcintosh, VIM. Holmes, JAS. Purdis
r. G. Maynard VIM. Anderson, John Watson W
j. Parks, B. I. Blake were continued in super
anuated relation.
Rev. B. NJ. Williams was placed in a superanuat
ed relation.
Rev. W. W. Nesbit was placed in supernum
erary relation.
Rev. w. Gloss, S. S. Bryan, R. j. Carson, Jos
Wheeler. VIM. E. Pell and WIN. Carter were an
nounced as the Committee on Missions.