The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-12
MEMORIAL DAY AT WILMINGTON


Wilmington, n. c., May IL (Spe-
cial To-day was observed here as
Memorial Day, the 10th falling on
Sunday. At / o'clock this afternoon
most Of the stores were closed and
business suspended The day was cN-
ceptionably warm, the thermometer
registering, % degrees. At 4:30 o'clock,
after a salute by the Wilmington Naval
Reserves. the procession formed at the
site of the cemetery lodge, under
command of Col William l.. Derossett,
and marched to the enclosure at the
Confederate monument where prayer
was offered by the chaplain, Rev. Dr.
g. ID. Bernheim, and an address of
thirty minutes was delivered by Col
John L. Bruton, of Wilson. 1t was
beautiful in expression, sensible IN
thought and in good taste. An inn
mense crowd was in attendance and
fine programme of music was rem
dered by fifty voices. At the close Of
the address the benediction was pro-
nounced by the chaplain, a salute
fired by the Wilmington Light Infan-
try and the graves decorated.
A telegram was received here to-day
from New York city announcing the
Savage MacRae, daughter of the late
Donald MacRae, and sister of Messrs.
Hugh and Donald MacRae and Mrs.
Walter T.. Parsley, of this city.
Mrs. Mary Mcmillan, relict of the
late Dougald Mcmillan, was laid 10
rest in Oakdale cemetery by the side
Of her husband Saturday afternoon
at O'Clock The deceased was a
granddaughter of Lewis Whitefeld. a
near relative of the great evangelist,
George Whitefeld. The Mcmillan resi-
dence, at Sloop Point, in Fender coun-
ty, was built by Lewis Whitefeld more
than a hundred years ago, and is per-
haps the only dwelling in existence
in Eastern North Carolina whose cree
ton took place during the 18th cen
fury.
An excursion from Fayetteville, N.
c., over the G. T. and y. v. railroad, of
colored people, arrived in this city Sun
day morning at 10:30 o'clock. These
people came to attend the General Con-
ference of the A. M. Il. church, now in
session here. The excursion embraced
about $50 persons.
The season at Ocean View, opposite
Wrightsyille, will open on the 18th of
this month. Six new cottages are now
being constructed at this popular sum-
mer resort. Those who own cottages at
Wrightsyille are beginning to go there,
several families already having gone
down. Sunday was very warm here
and the afternoon train which len for
Wrigbtsville and Ocean View was
crowded. 1T is estimated that not less
than 250 persons took advantage of
the low rates for cooling in the sea
breeze.
Col. e. ID. Hall, after a confinement
of three weeks,is again able to be out
and attend to the duties of his office.
For three days last week cock-fight-
ing was INDUCED in by sporting men
just outside the city limits. Whining
ton sports carried off the prizes, win
ming nine fights out of seventeen.
South Carolina sports won only three
and stopped. Some of the South Car
olinians lost so heavily that they had
to borrow money to pay their way
home.
Rev. Thomas III. Pritchard, ID. D.,
who has been quite unwell at his home
at Wrightsyille for three weeks, is
slowly improving and his friends
think he will be able to resume his
exacting duties in a few days.