The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-07
! OR North Caroline FrieptI..
ARRIVAL oFs "A LARGE rAKTY3 OF AERCHaNTs
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Our North CnroIina Friends,
9IARRfvAL3oF "A LARGE FARTY.} OF AERCHiNT
/ AED;BUsrSEss-MEH--P -PERsoNAL-RECEPTfo!
THEESD4 Z NIGHT, &C., &c. y ia77 t:ek.5 ,ls
/ About 450 OF oftherepresentatiye merchant
and businessmen OF North Carolina arrived
here yesterday afternoon from poinfs alori,
the line OF the Raleigh and CASTOR, viii
mington and Weldon. aud Petersburg AM
Weldon railroads, and from Eewbern at,,
coldsboro'. They occupied seven COACHES
and arrived 10 aspecial train aboDt 6 o'cloci
by tile Richmond and Petersburg railroad
and are a fne-lookins body OF men.
| among the exchrsionIsts are some. CT tn,
most prominent and weaithicst merchants
ana businessmen OF North Carolina. Upon
tbeir arrival here they proceeded to the sew
erai hotels. where they are now quartered.
The excursion il gotten up BY the whole
sale trade OF Richmond, and our merchant:
extended most cordul invitation to theil
friends in North Carolina to visit our CITY
inIhe hope, doubtless. that some OF then
might turn their attention to this city as s
market instead, for the future, OF BUYING
north OF US.
OF the leading merchants from that par
OF the State between Wilmington and Wei
don who are among the excursionists are
Aiessrs. q: &. Farrar. d. II. Barlow. Tar
boro'; G. T.. Dewey, OF W. f. Kornegay &
Co., w. II. Borden, Henry Lee, of Henry
Lee d. Co., Goldsboro'; A. Branch. ot
Branc!,,' Hadley & Co, Ed, W. Barnes, oil
NJ. Rouutree g. Co., A. Daniel. OF Bynum &
Daniel, William j.. Hurriss, S:<H. Young
WILSON,; Fl. s. Harrison, Robert Yernsn
Enfield !, &. W Daniel, Weldon.
The business interests OF the city of, Ra
leigliand all. the points on the line. OF The
Raleigt, and Gastor railroad are we'll repre-.
sented, the merchants from these place;
participating in the excursion to a fal
greater extent than it was supposed they
would. The tickets of invitation. were
given to none but businessmen, and these
alone are witt, us bcre. to-day. The :excur'
sionists started from Raleigh at 8:l5tA A. III
Yesterday, and The following prominent
merchants from; that, city were on board
Messrs. W. e. Stomach, OF the firm Of W. g.
g. A. E. Stomach ), NJ. Gransman. u. Heller,
George Goldman, J."D. Joyner. f. Is. Hi!l,
F. c.. Walker, Ed. H. Lee, j. Ii. Renfrow,
Y. ". Lawrence; G.. z. Leach, OF Leach
Brothers; D. B. Avera, OF Parker & Ave
ra; J. w. Purefoy and j. A: Kelley, oi
Kelley, Purefoy & Brewer; A. c. Sanders
James T. Moore, OF Thompson Moore;
N. w. Sorrell, OF Cbristopbers u Sorrell
j. P. Hayes; &C. W. Newcomb, of W., Fl.
Dodd 4 Co. J. a. Gattis; Claude B. Bar
bee, OF Rand s. Barbee' Brothers; George
Bishop, OK William Simpson 4 Co.; John
O'Neill, OF O'Ncill & Plumadore. Messrs.
j. M. Pueh and j. L. Pugb, lending nler:
chants OF Morrisyille, OH the North Carolina
railroad, and Mr.. o. B. Foushee, OF Dur
ham, also left Raleigh as members OF the
party. 49,. ..--.
At every station on the Raleigh and Gas
ton railway 'accesssions were mace to the
eXcursioni>ts. The following is;a correct
list OF the leading merchants Who are here
from points on that road: From Wake For
est: J. B. Dunn and Donan Allen. From
Franklinton w. II. Joyner, ]. G. Stanton,
j. G. Vaughan, M. Dawson, W. A. Babbitt,
Jr., and Charles Landis., From KittreI's
Springs: G. w. Raney, p. B. Key, and +.
w. Ellis. From Henderson j. D. Cooper,
r. Perry, and r. Z. Jones. From Ok
ford: D. A. Hunt, G. A. Taylor, j. ".
Hunt, s. S. Haithcock, r. l., Hunt, and
&. j. Mitchell. From Ridgeway: W. K.
Jones and Walter Allen. From Warren
ton: Walter Parker, j. K. johnson, Sir, j.
r. johnson, Jr., A. N. Miles. and Solomon
Williams. From Macon: VIC. Egerton,
W. P. Rodman, and W. G. Coleman. From
Littleton: B. +. Browning and j. L. Mc,
Craw. From CASTOR: W. P. Clemons ano
James House. The total number OF eXcur
| sionists on the Raleigh and CASTOR road is l36
At Weldon the train on the Wilmington
and Weldon railway brought l59 eXcur'
| sionists, who are representatives Oh the
business interests OF the. eastern section o
North Carolina. The city has never beer
visited by better class Of men, both So
cially and commercially, and they are
heartily welcomed. ....' ~.
Among the members OF the Press Of Nortt
Carolina in the city, who accompany the eX
cursion party, are Captain r. T. Fulghum
Of the Raleigh Observer; Mr.. J. w. Dowd
of the Raleigh Farmer and Mechanic; Mr
Charles FL. Harper, OF the Henderson Bor
der ReuieW; Mr.. ". A. Davis, OF the Ox
ford I0rchight; and Captain +. "A: Olds
city editor OF the Raleigh NerS, and State
ordnance officer Of North Carolina. .
Dir. Frank s. Woodson, Of the DaniIllf
Neacs, is also In the city. -.
Many Of the visitors will be here unit
Friday, while others will leave before. tina
time. 1t has been announced in the crcu
lar sent out by the committee OF arrange
ments that the tickets held by the excur
sionists will only be. good on excursion
trains. We have been asked to say that tht
tickets will be good on any train between
this time and the 10th over the Richmond
and Petersburg road. =. 49,. ........
Tonight the visitors will have an oppor
tunity Of seeing Cinderella, and Tomorrow N
night they vii! be. formally received and en-
| tertained by the Commercial Club, Judg
ing from past receptions, Mr.. j. 2. Rogers
chairman OF the committee, will not: b.
found wanting at this time. +. ~ y.