The state chronicle., 1892-05-18
City News.

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day elect delegates to Chicago.
The annual State convention of the
Kings Daughters begins to-day.
The Postal telegraph and cable com
pany will have wire in the convention
hall to-day.
The convention of the Rebekah de-
gree lodges of the | o. o, F. IN this
State begins here this evening.
The annual council or convention OF
the Protestant Episcopal diocese of East
Carolina meets at Elizabeth City to-day.
Every incoming train yesterday was
crowded with people and, night before
last and last night they came here by the
hundred.
There were many callers at the execu
tive Office yesterday. Gov. Holt, who
ha been sick since last Friday, spent
some time at the Office.
Yesterday the first regular schedule
on the branch of the Wilmington and !
Weldon railway to Washington, n c.,
were put in operation.
Part of the old foundry building on
West Davie street occupied by Mr.. J. H.
Gill has been torn down and brick |
structure will replace it.
There are more people at the Yarboro
than ever before in its history Chief
clerk Brown said last night that all the
records were broken and that many were
turned away
The soldiers home yesterday received
from Mrs. M. J. Fentress half dozen
chairs, two bed spreads, one mahogany
bureau, looking glass, two mattresses,
washstand and number of books.
In the northern part of the city yes
terday Mr.. w. A. Hartsield shot and
killed mad dog, which was making
wild run and causing much alarm. The
dog bit Willie Fort, boy 10 years old.
Among the editors here are Messrs.
II. A. Latham of the Washington
Gazette George P Pell of the Mt. Airy
News, G. l.. Stevens of the Southport
Leader, J. P. Kerr of the Asheville Citi-
zen, James F. Griffin of the Western
Free Lance.
The committee of ladies who were re
quested to look after dressing the
Stronach warehouse for the State con
vention are asked to meet at 9 O'Clock
this morning, and would be glad to
have the assistance of all ladies who are
willing to aid them in arranging or con-
tributing flowers.
Yesterday morning the delivery Of
brick at the site of the opera house on
West Martin street began. Work on the
building will be pushed vigorously dur
ing the summer. An old wooden build
ing has been moved to one end of the lot
to serve the purpose of tool house, and
will then be torn down.
Application was made to the directors
of the insane asylum here for the admis-
sion Of John G. Davis, the ex xlawyer of
Wilmington. 1t was decided to admit
him. The chief reason was the order of
the judge that Davis be taken to the
asylum. After he is cured he is to be
regularly tried for his crime.
1t is now an assured fact that a special
train will leave Raleigh after the con
vention adjourns for the accommodation
of the delegates from the western end OF
the Seaboard Air Line. The train will
be run at any hour of adjournment,
unless it be unnecessary by adjournment
occurring at the time of leaving of the
regular train.
The executive committee of the board
of agriculture met yesterday and heard
reports from members of the committee
on collie tion of exhibits for the Worlds
Fair Mr.. Peter NJ. Wilson, as chair
man of the committee on collections made
special report on the collection of fooo
fish, which is an excellent one. The
executive committee meets again tomor
row.
Yesterday morning Mr.. c. F. Kine
took the preferences of the delegatel
who were on the train on the SeaboarC
Airline. from Charlotte and beyond
Of the so, eighteen were for Cleveland
ten for Hill, eight for a Western man
ten were non committal, two favored
Polk, one Palmer and one Villas. Twenty
five preferred Holt, thirteen were non
committal, five were for J. s. Carr. fv,
for Sanderlin, one for Elias Carr and on,
for Skinner
This morning the Episcopal conven
ton of this diocese begins at Greensboro
Bishop Lyman presidcs. The followin.
clergyman have gone from Raleigh Rev
DR.. Marshall, Rev. DIR. Sutton, Rev.
Nick: Pittinger. The delegates from
the church of the Good She pherd are
Messrs. r. H. Battle, j. B. Bachelor. C
G. Latta and Walter Woolcott. Chris
church is represented by Messrs. R. S
Tucker, G. Johnson, j. G. Drewry an,
J. II. London. The alternates are Y. B
Moore, w. NJ Pugh, r. P. Anderson an,
0. II. Foster.
Sunday was "Children's day" at Cen
tral M. E. church. The department O
christian Effort" of the '.Epwort
League" appointed committee to max
suitable arrangements for children's day
A very appropriate and suitable pro
gramme was prepared by this committee
and at IL o'clock a. IN the children wer
all seated according to size in the mai
auditorium. The services began b
singing, "All Hail the Power of Jesu
Name" and then the PASTOR Rev. j. E
Hurley, read u short and appropriat
lesson, then another song when the 81
perintendent of the Sunday school aros
aud asked the children some very i'm
pressive questions relative to children
cay, which were answere in :cont O.
by the lure school. There were sever.
recitations and there were also song.
Then came the sermon by the pastor t
the children which was we'll dol; voroC