The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-16
Snoc,al Trains over the Southern az d
seaboard Roads--Committees on
Reception Appointed--Arrange-
ment Committees Hard
~ at Work.

Leave statesville at 1915 P. M, Sep
TENDER 16.
Der 10. CO
tember II.
Arrive Salisbury II a. m, September
IT.
Leave Salisbury 11:15 a. M, septem-
Der II. c.
Arrive Greensboro 12:45 P. M, Sep
TENDER II.
Leave Greensboro 8 p. M, Septem-
Der II.
Arrive Durham $3.50 p. NJ, September
II
Leave Durham p. m, September II
Arrive Raleigh p. m, September II.
Leave Raleigh p. m September IL.
Arrive at Selma 10 p M, September
II.
Leave Selma 1920 p. m.
Arrive Goldsboro IL p. M, September
II.
Leave GoIdsboro 1890 a. M, septem-
Der Is.
Arrive Wilson 1880 a NJ, September
IS
Arrive Rocky Mount 1890 P. M.
September Is.
Leave Rocky Mount AIT on regular
schedule of Coast Line.
Arrive Weldon 1872, September IS.
The principal speeches will be made
at Asheville. Raleigh, Hickory. Char
lotte. Greensboro. Goldsboro and Rocky
Mount. and speeches viii be made at
Statesville, Salisbury, Durham, Selma,
and Wilson also. Train will
stop for three-minute speech
es at Marion. Morganton, Mooresville,
Concord, Lexington, Burlington, and
at no other points.
These schedules are based upon East
ern time, and will not be departed from
in any instance.
CLEMENT MANLY,
Chairman Dem. State Elk. Com.
HAL w. AVER,
Chairman p. p. State Elk. Com.
y
To-day William Jennings Bryan will
be within our borders.
Tomorrow evening at z o'clock the
BRYAN special viii arrive here, and
shortly afterwand Mr. Bryan will
speak from the stand in Nash Square.
The carpenters and electricians are
hard at work, preparing Nash Square
for the thousands that will gather
there to hear the First Citizen of the
Nation.
All the committees are hard at work,
and the occasion promises to he his
toTic.
Seats will be reserved for ladies, and
spaces will be set apart for those who
bring chairs or camp stools.
RECEPTION COMMITTEES,
Mr.. b. C. Beclwith, president of the
Bryan-Watson club, has appointed the
following committee to meet Hon. w.
T. BRYAN, the next President of the
United States, at Greensboro, Thurs
day. the nth instant, and escort him to
Raleigh: W. M. Russ, mayor of Raj
eigh; J. e. Pogue, president Chamber
of Commerce; J. G. Maroon, T. 0.
Moring and w, b. Snow.
The following is the reception COM
fnsttee to meet him and his escort at
the depot on the arrival of the spe-
cial train at z o'clock Thursday even
ing: Capt. S. "A. Ashe, K. G. Smith,
james A. Briggs, C. III. Pool, w. Henry
Cole, Aft. A. Thompson, Walter Parish,
e. p Maynard, William Boylan, w. A.
MyaItt, r. T. Gray, F. w Hunnicutt,
c. F. Lumsden, Maj. S. T. Telfair, j. II.
Fleming.
The following named persons have
been appointed by J. n. Holding,
chairman of the Democratic Executive
committee for Wake county, to meet
the Hon. VIM. ]. Bryan at Greensboro
and accompany him to Raleigh Thurs
day next, namely-Messrs. N. j.
Broughton, Armistead Jones, G. N.
Allen, e. p. Wigs, S. +. Telfair, M. j.
Adams, M. S. Clark, G. M. Allen, III. #.
Smith and w. G. Separk. This commit
o'clock train Thursday morning, and
return on the special train with Mr..
Bryan which will arrive at Raleigh
about Z o'clock p. m.
A special meeting of the Bryan-Wat-
son club was held last might, at which
several committees were appointed and
the details of the reception discussed.
The committee on platform was au-
thorized ito provide seats for 500 ladies.
Space will be reserved for ladies who
bring chairs.
The committee on lights and decora-
tions win meet at Mai. S. f. Telfair's
office this morning at 10 o'clock. The
following members constitute the COM
mittee: c. NJ. Walters, VIM. Boylan, w.
A. Lnehan, w. G. Forsyth, w G. Ran
dali, Joseph J. Bernard
The special committee appointed
last night will please meet at Mr.. N.
A. Browns office, in the United States
Government building at 10 o'clock this
morning.
BRYAN NOTES.