The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-15
The BaccaIaureate Sermon Mt salem College.


WINSTON. n. c.. April 14.-lSpecial. "A tel
sgram was received here last night from Rev.
Walter W. Moore. ID. d.. of Hampden-Sldney
College. Virginia, stating that he would accept
The invitation recently rendered him by Pm
cipal Clswell % deliver the baccalaureate ser
mon before the senior class OF the famous OLD
Salem Female College on Sunday morning
MAY Odd. Dr. Moore is one of the leading
young diyines Of the South. and his accent
ance will give universal satisfaction to large
numbers of people, who will turn out To hear
him. He is well known here. having married
few years ago Miss Lula Fries, of Salem.
Winston's colored graded school will close
with public exercises tomorrow night The
lower grades gave an entertainment tonight.
Chairman Buford. of the Forsyth county
Democratic executive committee, gave an
official notice to-day of County Convention
o. be held in Winston on Saturday, May It'll
for the purpose OF electlng delegates. accord
ing to the Democratic plan of organization.
TO the State Convention, to he neld IN Raleigh
ON May 18th, to nominate State officers and
elect delegates TO the Democratic National
Convention. At this County Convention
new executive committee, composed of three
members from each township, VIII be elected,
besides other busidess will be transacted.
Winston Salem now leads any city IN the
State in the number of telephone subscribers.
The list to-day foots up 1879, while Raleigh
follows second best with 1872
Rev. Il. l.. Abernethy. the well-known
president Of Rutherford College will be a can
didate for State superintendent of public in
structiOn. lie has for many years been con-
nected with the cause of education IN North
Carolina.
The Fourth regiment is now the largest in
the state Guard being composed of ten COM
paDies The First regiment is next largest.
The building committee of the Presbyterian
Orphans Home near Statesvllle has awarded
the contract for erecting the new buildings.
The work will commence IN few days and
will be completed by September LIST.
Evangelsts Fife and Needham will conduct
q conference for Bible study IN. Raleigh, be-
ginning next Sunday morning
The trial of Barlow. for the killing OF
Faircloth several months ago, was COM
menced in Davie County Superior Court this
morning. There are q number of witnesses
TO be examined and II Is thought that 1t will
REQUIRE several days to dispose OF the case.
The citizens of Ninston-Salem sent an III
vitaton by wire this morning TO Mrs.
Frank Leslie Wilde and party, who were IN
Atlanta. Ga, to-day. TO visit the Twin City
on there return home 10 New York If the
invitation is accepted committee has
already been appointed TO make the neces-
cary arrangements for a grand reception.
At $50 O'clock next Monday evening the
Twin City Club. will tender TO the ladies and
visitors of WinstOn-Salem magnificent
Easter reception. 1t will be one of the hap
piest social events ever given here by any
club or society. The Twin City Club Is also
getting up a programme for their annual re-
ception which will be given the last week in
May IL is proposed to make this surpass all
former efforts.