The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-19

LARGO extent
fishing parties made excursions 70 the coun-
trv T6e Episcopal and Catholic churches
YESTERDAY celebrated the day with elaborate
Easter ceremonies.
Death ola Distinguished Clergyman.
WELDON. n. c., April 1s.-The Rev.
Aristides Spyker Smith. ID. d.. died at the
residence of his grandson-in-law, Paul Gar
rett m this place. Saturday night at 1880
o'clock. after an illness of several weeks.
caused chiefly by the inirmities OF age Dr.
Smith was born IN Abingdon. Va, March -
1909 HIS father moved while Or. Smith was
quite young 20 Eastern Virginia, half way be-
tween Petersburg and Richmond. and sub
seauenty 20 Petersburg. DR.. Smith was
graduated 40 Yale College in the class
OF 1873. and taught school for year.
whom he entered Union Theological Semi
nary. in Virginia. and IN about
year and half afterward entered the theo-
LOGICAL seminary at Princeton, where he re-
NAMED until he completed the usual course
of study. In 1892 ne entered the ministry OF
the PRESBYTERIAN Church and continued III It
until 1899. when his views on the subject OF
church DOlty underwent q change, and IN
t44O he was ordained deacon in the Episcopal
Church by Bishop Moore of Virginia. and III
the wear following ordained to the priesthood
bv Bishop Meade. In 1845 he established
school for young ladies ut Tuscaloosa. Ala.
and in lsl7 took charge OF the Female lnsti-
tute in Columbus Miss. After two years,
fndingthe climate unsuited TO the health OF ms
family. he returned 70 Virginia and establish
cd the Norfolk Female Institute. where he re-
NAMED until 1861. In the latter year he left
Norfolk and became rector of Christ church.
Nashville Tenn. When that city was occu-
pied by Federal troops he resigned his charge,
and in q short time entered the Con-
federate army as chaplain OF the
Eleventh North Carolina regiment until the
Il. rfff..
school in Baltimore but IN 1867 accepted
call to the rect0rship OF st. Pauls church.
Centreville, Maryland. After u year or two.
for private reasons, he took up his residence
in this county, and. being the only EplscoIa al
minister. had charge for "A number OF years OF
St. Clements church. Ringwood; Church or
the Advent, Enfield st. Marks church, Hall
fax: Trinity church, Scotland Neck. and
Grace church. Weldon. On account Of the
intirmities of age he had given up charge OF
all of them except the first named. near
which ne lived, until the beginning of
this year. when he came to this place
to live with his daughter and grand
children. In 1882 Dr. Smith mar
RED Miss Wilkinson, who was born at
Detroit. Mich. but whose father DR.. Nilkin-
son. was q native of MARYLAND. OF the seven
children Of this marriage only one survives q
daughter, who married Colonel Harrison, Of
Virginia His wife and two OF his children
fell victims to the terrible yellow fever
scOurge which visited Norfolk and Ports
mouth in 1850. and he himself was stricken
with the disease while faithfully discharging
his duties as priest. In writing a
sketch of his life for his class
mates at a reunion in 1853 he says:
Il heartily sympathize with my own people
in our late troubles. and cheeriully would ]
have sacrificed everything possessed in this
world to secure the success Of our cause, nor
has our failure in the slightest degree effected
any change IN my opinions, vet / cherish 10
bitterness of feeling toward those whose
views differed from mine" And these word.
present a faithful picture of the beautiful
character OF this grand old man. Funeral
services were held here this afternoon. anc
the body Will be taken to Norfolk tomorrow
for interment beside that OF his wife
At the lhird-party meeting held at Rose
meath, this county, Saturday. there were
about fifty white men ana twenty negr es
The meeting adopted the st. Louis platform
and talked loud and long about independent
political action but adjourned without per
iecting any organization OF taking any steps
10 perfect one.
Through trains will be put on the Sea
board Air Line between Portsmouth and
Atlanta on the 18th of May. heschedule will
be a fast one. the running time between this
place and Raleigh. for instance. ninety seven
miles beng two hours and twenty-five
minutes. making only two stops at hender-
son and kittrell. The company now has for
this service twelve high-class passenger en-
gnes, built especially for II, and coed
supply Of cars. In the early fall yestibule
trains will be put on. The present passenger
schedules will remain unchanged, these trains
doing the local work as way trains
MIR. Walter Pittman. promising citizen Of
Enfield. this county died last night of con
sumption; aged about thirty 1.-Two years He
leaves wife and one child.
The convocation of Iafboro will convene a
Enfield on Thursday and continue IN session
four days.
Mr.. Lynn. the superintendent, and Mr.
Chamberlaine one Of the directors of the
Virginia penitentiary visited the convict
farms near here last week. with Colonel
Faison, chairman OF the board Of directors o.
the North Carolina penitentary. for the pur
pose OF examining these farms. the mode O.
work and discipline and other facts worthy Of
note They expressed themselves as highly
pleased with the ~ TEN OF cultivation care
and management of the conyicts.
Tho large bean and strawberry truck farm.
in SAMPSON county We're almost completely
ruined by the frosis, were also the buckle
berry interests The damage TO the county ].
estimated az 600. The loss TO truckers n
New Bernes ection will approximate as much
Through Trains from Winston 10 Roanoke