Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-09
CAROLINA ExcunsIoNIsTs HERE.
Two Sections from Raleigh mn" VI
entity stampede Richm"""' i,

,-o,.,t Carolina was well rcpTeseite"
-. r. s,roats ~ Richmond yesterday
More than seven hundred exc'u
from the Tarheel State were mere "'
although the day was not pr'gn. anu 80.
couraging one. the visitors reaiiy en'o'
Themselves. They lost no time ,ahiiis ~
tho points OF interest. going through W
,,,tlsc bufldings. visiting the large storc1'
&c great many came on Dussp'S7'
sore n see old friends here, o'ners io'
ono rurnose or another, but tho large
hodv of the North State contingent CAME
on Measure bent. az members OF or ih'e-
rested in the Tabernacle Baptist sunday
echool NJ Raleigh. ~ c.. under the excel
lent a1splces Of which the excursion was
conducted.
The excursionists came upon TWO SCI
lions Of train OF the Atlantie-Coast i''il',
each section consisting OF a baggage ""N
five passenger-coaches. Every car NaS
comfortably filled. and II was happy,
fi,n-loyirg party. embracing almost ~
many ladies' and children as there VIZ
men and giving 10 all assurance OF PEI
feet conduct and a good time MOST o.
the visitors came from kaiclsn tiI It5
PEOPLE were picked up all along tne IL.
and a hundred or more came lIViii ~
ham. -, ,hss
The appearance upon the streets OF THIS
number of strangers al once ihdHe e.
felt IN All branches OF business. Inc
stores soon began to I'LL up. and tiane
was very brisk throughout the AFTERNOON
which was an unusual thing. ,.,
The first section OF the eXcursloIiiisl5,
train left the city Tor rome at On, - I'V 40
last evening. and the other train WIZ de-
part for the Carolina State at o CLOCK To-
morrow afternoon.
WHO WERE IN CHARGE.
The party was in charge Of Chief Mar
Shall j. s. Allen and Managers H., H.
Bradley. j. y. Broughton. Joe h. w ca.
theirs. j. j. Bernard, and superintendent
y. Il. Broushton. some tllne ago 80
mittee was sent 10 Richmond 70 mar
preliminary arrangements ana Whcn ,hc
excursion reached this city ye5tetudg
morning there was no confusion, as tStIs
one knew exactly what TO do ana "heie
to CO. nj
Nearly all of the visitors went immedl
ately from the Unicn Depot 10 the second
Baptist church. where a local committee
was I'm waiting The basement OF tne
church was used as parcei-room, anu
hundreds of the excursionists ate their
lunch there.
SOMETHING OF THE EXCURsIONlSi >
The Baptist Tabernacle Sunday schoo..
is a large one. and contains one slNtn %
the entire white population OF faie is =:
IL has 100 members. The c1urch lisell -
the largest III NOItH tHiOii'''
founded twenty wears ago. when il had
only ten members. But one OF TINS ten
has Dis and he from old age. r, ra.or
They I've one teacher. Mr.. y. f. Tason,
sixteen wears and six months without
missing q Sunday. He has taught ssi
successive Sundays Fir hasn't drank a
cup of coffee for twelve years. nor has he
used tobacco or whiskey In the saIhe
length of time. lie does not even enc"
resin. -.
One Of the prettiest features, of TINS
school is the boys brigade, made up OF
forty lads in handsome uniform. ms Is
of the teachers. who contribute so much
to the wonderful success OF this great
Sunday school, are Mr.. and Mrs. Joe n.
Weathers: Miss Maud Reid, city mission
ary of the church. who is graduate OF
the Bible Institute, Of Chicago; Captain
Bernard. Colonel w. c. Douglass, and ..
y Forrest.