Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-05


County.
Reported fer t e JOURNAL
J[essTs Editors AS your eble paper
is a fayorite in Fender, and an insti
tuition of great importance to the Con-
>ervatiye party, and to the support of
C Drrect priuciples-uever pandering
foi aid from ephemeral fashion, or the
smiles of r ldicals, you will be pleased
20 publish an account of the elegant
aud successful Tournament which
came off ho re yesterday.
The day was fine, AMI the bravery
and beauty of Fender began to assem-
bile at al early hour from various parts
of the county. 1t was truly a gala
day for Pender-and for Ellington,
its chief town, we'll calculate d to be
growing aud thrifty in the future, as
ii has alw VS. been beautiful and place
of much trade, and notably devoted to
those principles for which the JOURNAL
has long and etfectually struggled, aud
most ably supported.
And, what the leading fri nds of
Fender should labor for aud are work
ing for, much Was done here to-day in
creating cOiOlty pride. They have
erected \ high standard for the infant
county, and to do less would be unjust
| to the thrilling memories which cluster
around the magic name OF Gen. VIM.
ID. Pender, III honor Of whom the new
county was justly nsmeI.
| At an early hour the kuig hts, heroic
| young men of Fender, were marched
III review before the grand stand, by
that sterling democrat and enterpris-
lng cit Zen # L'llingtO1, Captain John
| A. Jones, who was The efficient Chi #
| Marshal Of the oct aston. Here that
| talented aud rising sou of Peuder, and
orator of the day. Bruce Williams E~q +,
addressed the Knights III eloquOncn,
aud very appropriately. In the tiue
gro I'd assembled, were many of the
most prominent citizens of the new
county, and they were delighted at
| MIR. VII Jams well delivered speech.
He traced rapidly the histo,y of an
ancient chivdiry. and gave a forcible
description of the true Knighthond,
mentioning the names &C., of illus
trlCus Knights, and chivaIrous men Of
| former DAYS. Bat he cnntended that
our modern days had furnished num-
| barless Instances of uueQualed heroism
and chlvalry IL the valor and sacrifices
/ OF our late confederate soldiers The
] forces of HannIbll and Pompey" i'd
he were eq lil i'll series of wars and
engagements, those of Napoleon and
Wellington were quite equal at Wata-
/ loo, but tell me nt the conflict or war
IN which the invading foe Outnumber-
ed those Cf the.defensive by three,
| four, or even five times, yet the defen-
fenslve, with almost superhumau C our
age and fortitnde held them at nay
for years, rs was the case in our late
war ?" In this stirring strain the
spesker continued to hold up to adml-
ration the heoric daring of Southern
soldiers in the late terrific contest.
He closes an analogy between the bel
lprgent and athletic training of the
an .lent youth and those III m rdern
DAYS who are imbutd with the spirit
OF civil and patriotic d1.ty, and showed
that til e courage and endurance of the
citizen soldier as he fights for home
a Il independence is superior TO that
| of soldiers fighting under leaders
whose am Is conquest and glory,
! He also made II strong plea Tor North
Carolina pride-appea'ed with force
and State feeling To the young men to
come forward to the r>-i'ef OF our I'M
| poveris'ei and SUI ring State with
the arm0r OF iuvincIble manhood and
State pride. He pointed them to the
/ Instructive spirit of love for home and
/ state which impelled the lllustriouS
! Roman aud patriotic Greek to victory.
/ He Was impressive and correct IN stat
ing that it was the want of State pride
and OF appreciation Of home talent IN
our people, which had driven so many
/ of our nobiest and best to other States
/ where they had attained that success
/ and distinction which a more Just en-
/ enlargement in ether States had ena-
/ bled them to reach. This home map
! probation was whitening to our men of
j Conscious talent an | merit, especially
/ IN the face Of the unmerlted patronage
freely bestowed so often upon the bra
zen faced and iuco,npetent of our
State. Fender, he said. must rally
around her. men Of wo til and genius.
The contest com meuced between the
knights. The fitting was tiue and cred
table to all. The contestants We're
again assembled fore the grand
I stand to hear the d, cision of the
! Judges. After this WAS rendered, the
managers called upon DR.. Satchweil to
deliver the PRIZE to the four most sue
cessfuI knights He did so in a fe "
remarks, during which he lnculcdted
the duty OF county pride, aud con
graduated the assemhlage of Ladies'
and gentlemen upon their successful
/ CGurnament-th first since the lew
county was organized. He held up the
character of General William ID. Pen
der as bright exemplar of tiiofe vlr-
lures Which every citizen of Pender
should wear in his bosom, aud observe
III his lie.
The following were the successful
Knights, to which appropriate prizes
were awarded:
1T Willie Bordeaux, who crown
ed Miss Emily Williams.
I'd Willie Lamb, WHO crowned NJ SIS
Lillian Moore.
3D. Daniel Bordeaux, Jr., who
crowned Miss Ellen Groom.
4th David Roe, who crowned Miss
Maggie Murphy.
Ire crowd then dispersed, excep'
such as remained over TO see the mag
ticent bail, which took place in the
commodiouS Masonic Hail of LiIlng-
ton A good band of music was in at
tendance. Long will this annual LII
liugton tournament be remembered
for it gave pleasure and satisfaction t.
all present.
Ellington Nov. 3D., 1875.
VEN .fDT'ERTIsE.HE.N'Ts.