Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-26
WORK OF THE Y. NC. A.
WHAT THE ASSOCIATION Is DOING
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.


RALEIGH, n G.. Marcn Si-'op'N'"''
The Young Mems Christian Association
Convention proved a great success. NJ
the night session on Saturday General
Secretary Curran. OF Manchester Va.
made n very interesting address on the
great work the association Is doing
among the railroad men. International-
Secretary II. =. Anderson spoke on The
United Work Of a Continent. He
showed where the great increase in the
Young Mems Christian Association
work had gone on. The first associa-
t,on was started In 1851. There are now
1. 100 associations in America. with
membership OF 10000. 1t reaches out in
every direction. taking In the Indians on
the plains. the colored men. ana even
the foreigners WHO settle on our shores.
The future work for North Carolina was
shown and pledges made to carry 1t
out.
WE'LL ATTENDED.
The different meetings Of the associa-
tion on Sunday were well attended, ana
seemed to be well enjoyed. At SID A.
NJ there was praise service heIu'
There were meetings held at the Sol
diers' Home. penitentiary Bllnu AsE-
lum, Methodist. Baptist. and CHRISTIAN
churches. After the close OF the ser
vices at the different churches at night
the crowds poured into the First Zap
fist church TO hear the farewell exercises
of the association. Thanks TO the dlf-
ferent churches. the good people OF Ka-
leish and the Ladies' Auxiliary were eN-
tended At the close a circuit was torm'
ed and all sang blessed Be the Tie
That Binds" Then the president De"
clared the convention adjourned sine dle
During the evening State-SecretarS
Coulter made an earnest appeal for the
Raleigh association. All the colleges in
the State sent bright young men as
representatives TO the convention. mus
the eighteenth annual convention ends.
THREE DEATHS.
Senator J. ]. Long died at Whiteville
Columbus county. last week His VIE
died the Sunday before. and his father
in-law two weeks ago. all with pneumo-
MIA If the election of the Board OF Az
riculture by this last Legislature holds
good. Mr.. Longs death will cause va
cancy on the board. which the Governor
will have TO fill by appointment.
The Board Of Managers of the l-indle"
Training School. nothing daunted by the
refusal of the Legislature To make one
the school in April. and they appeal to
the kind-hearted. generous people OF the
State to help them keep IL open.
II. o. Burton. Esq. returned from VIII
mington Saturday. where he had beer
to hear the case of the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley railroad argued before
Special-Master Eugene S. Martin. Fur
Their hearing was postponed until Apri'
9Th. Messrs. Burton. Watson. and Bux-
ton appeared for Mr.. Freis. receiver for
the North State Improvement Company.
There was also from the North able
lawyers present. among them being
Judge Cross and Mr.. Clark. of Balti-
more. and a noted New York lawyer
Mr.. Turner.
NO MORE CHANGES.
President Hoffman is reported as say
ing that there will be no more change,
in the officials of the Seaboard system.
That the present officers Of the road
give entire satisfaction as to their capa-
bility and interest in their work.
The North Carolina Division of the
Travellers Protective Association was
organized at Winston by Mr.. w. J.
Crump. of Richmond. Thirty-three
names were enrolled.
Mr. II. \. Chatham. Of Elkin. was
elected manager of the Roaring-G Gap Ho-
tel for the coming season
There has been n big find Of gold In
Stanley county at the Ingram mine.
This mine Is owned principally by north
ern capitalists.
The marriage of Mr.. Charles Basker-
Vile. OF Chapel Hill. and Miss Mary
Snow, of Raleigh, is announced for April
9th.
Wake Superior Court convened to-day.
Solicitor Pou is sick, and his brother Is
acting in his stead. The Cram bigamy
case will be disposed OF at this term.
The Governor offers $50 reward for
Murderer Moses Pender of Edgecombe.