Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-10-25

N. G. CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE. E.-Thi
ecclesiastical body, as stated on yesterday
assembled at O'Kelly's Chapel, Chatham
County, on Wednesday the 10th inst, an6
continued in session four days, transactine
much important business. The plan fol
an improved form of government, a fullel
declaration of principles and directions fo1
worship, adopted by the General Conven
ton held last May, was presented by Rev
| W. B. Wellons, President of the Conven
ton, and unanimously adopted. The re-
ports from the Churches were very encoura
| ging. Interesting reports on Sabbath
| Schools, Temperance, and other subjects,
were presented and discussed. The Con
ference was divided, the body with its pres
ent ratio of representation being too large
to meet with most of the country Churches.
The following are the Districts and ap-
pOintments
Tar River, " Welons Dan River, J Man
ming Midway, 4 Apple; Pleorin's Spring, W II
Franks; Bethlehe M and Salem, a Iseley Graham,
W Beale and VIM. Long; Shallow Well, Ro q
Tinnen Peorns Union, . \ Boon O'Kelley's,
Thos Fowler and Jno " Hatch ; Concord, 4 G
Henderson Antioch, Farrell; Nit. Bethel,
VIM. D Maftt; Newbern, H b Hayes; Union and
Lebanon Districts unsuppGed.
The Conference adj djOurned late on Satur-
day night. On the Sabbath, large con-
gregation was in attendance and interest
ing discourses were delivered.
Raleigh Sentinel.
Intelligence has been received here of
the death of Mr. Joseph Hardy, at Chica-
go, from cholera, on the 4th inst. He was
a native Of this city, but removed to Hi
nols eight or nine years ago.
RoLeigh Progress.
ENTERPRISE IN NORTH CAROLINA There
is railroad from Fayetteville, n. c., to
the coal fields at Egypt, Chatham county,
and we see that steps are being taken to
extend it from the latter point to the North
Carolina railroad. This will be great
benefit to trade and travel generally, and
especially to oil the regions along the :oad.
In manufactures, too, North Carolina is
wide awake. Fayetteville always has been
a manufacturing town, and before the war
there was over a dozen cotton factories
there and in the vicinity. At Raleigh fac
tory is to be built for the manufacture of
woolen cotton goods of fine quality. At
Charlotte is the Rock Island Manufacturing
Company, whose factory turns out the best
cloths and cassimeres. The Raleigh Senh-
mel has seen samples of these, and declares
that they are superior to "imported. :"
This mill runs $500 spindles, turns out O.
800 yards of cloth week, consumes 1900
pounds of wool weekly, or from 12O 600 to
10000 pounds a year. The old North
State, too, has various factories scattered
here and there throughout her territory.
Rich. Examiner, 1911.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.-At a
meeting of the Standing Committee of the
diocese of North Carolina, held in Raleigh
on the 10Th inst, the following extract OF
a letter recently received from Bishop At
hlnSOn was read
My health has improved so much, that
[ no longer consider my case one contem-
plated by the ca"ons which allow a Bishop
an assistant. [ think, therefore, the choice
of one by the diocesan convention at its ad-
jOurned meeting, If such choice were
made, would be imperative and that con-
as the meeting would be a source
of trouble and expense, it would be best to
have it postponed to the next annual Con-
Upon which it was,
EcS0iced, That, in the opinion Of the Standing
1t is advisable that the contemplated
Convention of the Diocese inNovember be indefn
itely postponed.
Resolred, That the Church lnteHigencer, and the
secular newspapers friendly to the Episcopal
Church, be requested to publish this notice.
R. S. Mason,
Prest. ST. Com.
Raleigh Sentinel.
An attempt was made, two or three days
ago, by the prisoners in ourcounty jail to eff
feet their escape. Lewis Smith, who has
been recently taken, seems to have been
the leader of the party. Mr.. Underhill,
one of the guard, having occasion to go
inside was attacked, but assistance ar
rived in time to prevent anything serious.
The effort was a complete failure.
Weldon State.
KINsToN.-This town midway between
Goldsboro' and Newbern, seems to be in
a more prosperous condition at this time,
than we have known it for many years.
The merchants are all doing well, and
the planter has an abundant crop, and can
with a certainty calculate on enough for at
least one year more. The trading men
about town seem to be flush with green
backs, and readily give the highest market
prices for cotton, as fast as it is carted to
town.
Another evidence of the prosperity of
the town is the works of improvement 60
ing on. We noticed some seven or eight
new houses, completed and tastily arrang-
ed, and handsomely painted white, and
there are still others to be built. Perhaps |
a more energetic people cannot be found
in North Carolina than those of kinstOn-
with their energy, they are liberal and
high minded, and with such community, |
a town must grow.
We notice quite number of cup coun-
try men" in Kinston, looking for farm
ands-some of them had succeeded in pro-
curing farms, and we have no doubt all
will succeed.-GOlcls. Neus, 1911.
GRANVILLE COUNTY FAIR.-Granville
county is entitled to the honor of reviving
;he A gricultural Fairs in the South since
5he war. That praise is due to Granville
and to the special efforts of the people of
Henderson and it's vicinity. Our surround
ngs prevented our being present at the
Fair during theientire proceedings, but, to
manifest our interest and to encourage the
enterprise as far as our presence could do,
We spent several pleasant hours on the Fair
ground at Henderson, on yesterday.
Raj. Sentinel
HENDERSON We are glad to find this
village looking up, and in an apparently
condition. We observed, on
several fine residences recently
put up or improved, and contiguous to it
several handsome villas. Rents are high
here, which shows a demand for more
A fine tobacco factory of brick
S going up and we learn there are others
n CONTEMPLATION The lands in that Sec