Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-05-12
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RALEIGH CORRESPONDENTS OF
THE JOURNAL.
YARBoRoUGH HOUSE,


RALEIGH, N. O., May 6, 1871.
DsG' Journal The first ripple which
has occurred upon the sea of current events
in our now beautiful Capital city, for some
weeks, is deemed worthy of being entered
upon the book Of chronicles Of the JOu1-
nal and your correspondent, therefore, in
the Bret Harte vernacular, will the same
now proceed to explain
THE GRAND TEMPERANCE DENOMINATION
was, so far as al dresses were concerned, a
decided succe IS. though the cold water fea-
ture redominated to provoking degree. 1t
rained necessarily, and in torrents, all day;
| of course outdoor festivities were omitted.
La the morning Rev. DR.. Duncan, Of the
Virgioia Confert nee. of the Method. S:
Episcopal Church, and Rev. MIR. Hiden,
pastor Of the Baptist Church Of your city.
delivered addresses We cannot speak in
too high pr aise of the efforts of both gen.
tlemen. Each IVES replete with striking
aud imprt ssive thoughts, urging upon the
large auditory the moral, social, relig ious
and ply seal necessity of totally sustaining
from the use of all ardent spirits.
i
noted pulpit orat n OF Baltimore, delivered
lecture upon In;empera0ce. Tucker
Hall vas we'll filed Oh this occasion, and
the elc q1ent gentleman did himself and
his subject eminent justice. Thco. II.
Ramsay, Esq, of this city, the accom-
p.ished young President Of your State
Council F. of r deserves the thanks of
{. f i. 10r far ind
table energy Ia it's behalf, and parti gu
larly Of the citiz ,n4 of Raleigh for his
efforts to secure for them rational enter
tai nmeuts Of the highest order. Mai. ID.
S. Hill, President of the Supreme Council,
with ether prominent diguitaries of the
Order, large number of delegates and
visitors, aud the GoldsboiO' Brass Band
were III attendance. OF the band we will
say that, for only three months practice,
it is the best We ever heard. Other demon
stations are to follow soOn, atGroensboro'
aud other points.
THE GENERAL AND SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE
WIDOWS AND ORPHANS LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
have been holding an Assembly in our
city during this week, called together by
direction of the President OF the Com
pany, for the purpose of receiving
full and thorough instruction in the
mathematics Of the insurance system
Mr.. W. P. Stewart, of New York
City. who stands prominent as one
of the best insurance mathematiclans
in the Uoited Safes, has been engaged in
thus instructing the Special Agents of the
Widows and Orphans Company in tots
State. This is admirable step on the
part of the Company. Anything that is
worth doing at all, is worth doing We'll;
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the princi ples OF the business in which he
proposes to engage. he cannot do it well;
but, upon the contrary. must, to a certain
degree at least, fail. Life Insurance is fast
becoming a leading feature of business
I advantages are being seen and felt
is but proper, therefore, that companies
engaging in it should thoroughly fis those
who are to repre- sent them to the public for
fully, minutely, and simply explaining its
every principle, in order to further its own
interests, aud to avoid emOarrassmants
aud dissatisfaction. The Widows and
Orphans Company have taken the lead in
this matter, and at the rooms of it's efficient
and capable General Agents for this State,
Messrs. ". FL. Finch Co., Mr..
Stewart, assisted by Capt. W. q. Black
ford, of Maryland, General Southern
? Manager for the Company. has been en-
, gagged during the week in carefully ex-
planning every feature of Life Insurance
to the Special Agents of the Company in
this State. Therefore, persons who may
3 be DESTROYS of gaining correct and salts
I factory information upon the matter, can
feel confident of doing so whenever they
call upon Special Agent of the Widows
and Orphans.
t But the great feature of this assembling
D of the Agents of the Widows and Orphan't
Company, was the
ASSOCIATION DINNER,
gotten up under the auspices of Messrs.
w H. Finch & Co.. the clever general
= agents, and prepared by DR.. Blacknall. al
:, the Marlborough House, as compliment
4 from the General and Special Agents tc
Messrs, Stewart and BIackford. Only the
y representatives of the Widows and Or
e phan's Company. members of the press,
o and few prominent gentlemen, were
ia present. It was one of the most pleasant
- affairs your correspondent ever attended
The dinner, prepared with that elegance
of taste and manner peculiar to DIR. Black
q nall and his excellent lady, was partaker
l. of by about some two dozen gentlemen
90 who are capable of properly appreciatine
both the occasion and the good things o.
l. this life.
q Toasts were proposed and drunk, anc
Il responded to briefly but appropriately
- No better evidence could be wanted of thu
= high character of life insurance than wa
shown by the gentlemen who are en-
b gagged in it. who were present at this din
: ner-Agen's of the Company. Gentlemen
, of prominence in our State, though most
ly young men. and some whose connec
tons are to-day the most prominent il
n the State, represent the Widows and Or
10 phan'e. This of itself must command
, popular consideration. We heartily wisl
the Widows and Orphans all the success i
SO we'll deserves, and may the occasion o
which this is an account, be repeated of
10 ten; and may DIR. Blacknall always be OF
hand to superintend them.
MAY DAY AT ST. MARYs.
The n0~k~w Gronnl~ ml@ $3.50