The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-12-25

TO spend the night in the city. When
the crowd alighted from the cars and
realized their fate, there were eyes and
cheeks wet with tears and some were
heard TO remark: Il am out OF money
l spent h last cent / had buying pres
ents 70 take home to loved ones" Some
found wide open doors among their ac-
quaintance: others had funds and di-
vioed. and. some low. the great crowd
found accommodations. II does seem
mat the railroads should have made
some provision under the circum-
stances. and IL IS hoped in the future
this travelling public viii receive more
c~onsiderate treatment at the hands Of
the transportation companies
The Micgraph Club mete with Miss
Margaret Castex. at the beautiful
home OF her parents on James street
last and a nos delightful time
was spent.
DR.. w. NJ Parks and family. OF Ra-
leigh, passed through today en- route
to sever Springs. their old home. TO
spend the holidays. The doctor was
all smiles owe the prospect OF this visit
n said: This is going to be among the
happiest visits of our welded life@
visit 70 the old homestead and friends
and neighbors OF other days. a ramble
through the woods n fields and. YES.
a hunt for squirrels among the ola
oaks and hickory trees that jot the Hill
sides and. last but not least. a draught
once again from the wonderful waters
Of those springs as ii comes bubblins
up from the foot of the picturesque
range of mountain TO be found there,
such a pleasant relief in this Level
country. oh. / expect a most delightful
time" and l trust his fondest hopes may
be realized.
From the great throng of people that
line our streets and stores today. one
would infer the country lying round
about was deserted. In the homes OF
our country people there is in these
last days Of the nineteenthcentury peas
and hominy in plenty the smoke
houses are filled with fresh corned
pork, the pantry shelves are loaded
with good butter. dressed turkeys and
chickens and as a result of good prices
for the products of the wood and field.
Siler jingleS in the purse. stocking and
old shot pouch and now the heads of
families are here making their Christ
mas tide purchases and the little ones
are being remembered.
AT the stores to meet the demands,
an increased clerical force has been
employed and there is a general rush
everywhere. The news gatherer has
caught on to the life and activity pre-
valent and he rushes only to be told,
no haven't time to tell o il
there was any item afoat. and thus
the day is being spent in the Gem
City of the Plains.
Governor-elect C. b. Aycock n
Mrs. Aycock went to Raleigh this
morning.
j. G. Sizer. manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Cmpany. of this city.
went to Richmond this afternoon to
spend the holidays at home.
Judge w. T. Faircloth is at home for
the holidays. And. there are Jesse w.
Stanley n Paul Stanley. the hustlins
young representative of the Goldsboro
Drug Company, Brandon Higgins ana
a host of others who move in and out
among the crowd so fast / fail to catch
them.
Frank j. Sherrin. of Raleigh. is IN
the city to arrange a caste TO present
Esmeralda. a story of North Carolina
mountain life.
The reception given ST. Paurs Sun
6ay school in the armory building last
evening was a brilliant success. Fruits
and confectioneries were in abundance.
a magic lantern was brought into
requisition and a general good time
had.
Services in all the city churches will
he held tomorrow. Mr.. j. E. Dunbar
will sing at the Presbyterian church
in the morning and at the First BaD-
fist at the Sunday school hour and at
the evening service. Pastor Newton's
subject for the morning service will be:
The Sinlessness of Jesus" evening
hour: How Jesus Was Turned Away
from His Own Door,"
1 am glad to report that Miss Sal
lie Davis. of Beaufort, is much i'm
proved and that her injuries are now
thought TO be not serious.
Dr.. J. E. Fort. one of the city's COL
ored physicians. is greatly disturbed
over the continued large appropriations
% tho T~1ion nc M 1rrnntc To Ennu- urhy
that people cannot be allowed to work
out their own salvation.
NJ Star Minstrel attraction for last
night was called off for lack of an au-
dience.
Misses Potter and Alma Speight, of
Beaufort. passed through for a visit to
friends at Fremont. While in the city
the were the guests of Mrs. w. H.
Border
Miss Mary Scott Monroe is at home
from Greensboro.
There is quite a liberal taking in of
GoldSbOro fire-water today and many
folks find it difficult to tell where
they are at" but the crowd is pretty
we'll behaved. A fellow who has it
pretty severely in the legs will stagger
up against you, part his lips in an idi-
otto grin and say: "hic-scuse me-" and
on he goes-'scused," Of course. Not
so. however. with Kills Graham,
train darkey. from the country. Kills
visited the city yesterday and loading
UP and getting in his buggy drove
where be pleased, said what he pleased
until he was taken in charge by the
officers. AS he was carried to the
lodging house he didn't exactly fight
the force. but he had notions of his
own and those notions led him TO press
back; he pressed back one time too
much and his head came in contact with
a policeman's billy that happened to
raise up in the air and then Kills
quieted down and behaved all right
enough. He paid his respects 10 the
great dispenser this morning who said:
We'll. Kills. being a new offender and
from the country. too. and these being
Christmas times. IS and cost will do"
and up arose the &c. D." evidently dis
guste6 with the small amount Of bust
mss on hand.
TOY THIEVES HAULED UP.