The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-12

rEOL1 OunuS lHIIlcIcd Dy Il bFOtner.
GoldsbOrO, y. c., October s.
l have just seen a very handsome
edition Of the late Nixon P. Clingman's
poems. with a delightful memoir by
Mr.. Jos. L. Robinson, who was asso-
ciated with Mr.. C1ingman on the old
GoldsDoro Messenger. Mr.. CIingman
was a gifted writer, and his work on
The Messenger was greatly appreciated
and enjoyed by its army Of readers
everywhere, as his untimely death was
deeply deplored.
Messrs. j. A Street and w. E. Street
arrived in the city today to perfect or
g~anizatiOn in the Acme Machine
Works" corporation. Messrs. Porter
& Goodwin, contractors of this city. have
been awarded the contract and will
proceed at once to erect the several
buildings required by the said corpora
ton The main building, the machine
shops, Will be 40x122 feet. the foundry
4OX6O feet, the blacksmith sop 20x3O
feet, the wholesale grocery store 3OxSO
Ieet, the granary or mill plant 4Ox1OO
feet. This last named building will be
TWO stories high, the other buildings
one story All buildings Will be brick
structures. The Messrs. Street are to
be commended in this mammoth I'M
ertakln which means much in the
progress of the city. The location is
d most desirable one convenient to the
tracks of the several railways. the
property already being favored with a
spur track or siding
Eovernor-elect Chas. 3. Aycock went
to hlnston this morning, where he de-
nVered d a speech on national is
sues.
The following couples participated in
night:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Gattis and Mr..
and Mrs. Leslie We'll.
Chas. n. Edgerton and Miss Matte
A. H. Edgerton and Miss Bessie Mil
Ter.
Murray Borden and Miss \. Bur-
we'll.
Robt. Kornegay and Miss Minnie
SlOcumb.
Jno. AycOck and Miss Julia Howell.
Herbert We'll and Miss E. Emistein
(Of KinstOn.)
Lionel We'll and Miss Eta Spier.
Norwood Spicer ad Miss Jeanette
DOrtch.
Ed. Yerverton and Miss Annie Bell
T. A. Uzzell and Miss Helen Hope
PriVette.
Will Stroud and Miss Sadie Spier.
Tyson Dortch and Miss SaIlie Lee.
L. Is. Cook and Miss Everlyn Pri-
vette.
The stalks We're: E. B.. Borden. .Jr
Joseph ~ROsenthal. H. L. Mccall, r. K.
Freeman, DR.. Jno. Spicer, E. G. Hines,
j. g. SiZer, o. w. Patterson and c.. H.
King.
a most enjoyable musical concert
preceded the German.
Property adjacent to Herman park
and the nTnhn NC Ia-,o -; -
in price rapidly. As an evidence of
this, Colonel w. L. Dortch has Just de-
clined $4,000 for his suburban home.
with ~siXty-five acres that lies TO the
east of the park. This property could
have been purchased four years ago for
half the amount now refused for it..
1t is thought Park avenue and vicinity
VIII vet be the prettiest residence sec
ton of the city as only nice buildings
I will be allowed put up, this being un-
derstoOd in the purchase of building
sites.
ries of meetings with ST. PauTs church
tomorrow evening, will make his home
at Mr.. l.. D. Giddens'.
The Wayne county Sunday school
convention convened in the city last
evening at 7.30 o'clock. 1t was in evil
dence from he opening that the con
ventiOn would be a success. Some
500 people were present at the opening
session. The song service was most
inspiring. Addresses were delivered
by Hon. b. r. Lacy and Rev. y. w.
Spillman. This morning dawned
bright and clear and soon the court
house green was dotted with Sunday
school folks forming into a procession.
Some 500 bright cheerful little children
were in the procession which march
ed out Walnut street to John, John to
Chestnut, Chestnut to East Center, East
Tnntnr r. ATrr1HNrrxr To Tnh~ fhnnon -
convention hall, where 1900 people were
gathered at the opening of the morn
ing session. Rev. F. w. FAIRIES, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church, led
in prayer. Mayor Jos. E. Peterson de-
1ivered with splendid effect the ad-
dress of welcome, which was respond
e to in most excellent taste by Mr..
G.. w. EdgertOn, of Pickville-in the
absence of r. B. Rainford, of Mt.
Olive, who could not be present, owing
to the death of his sister asst evening.
Rev. Spillman occupied the time allott-
I'd to 10. H Weathers. J.E. Dunbar
ang a solo, In Secret with Christ,
most touchingly. Thus closed the
morning session.
The convention will hold till tomor-
row afternoon and the sessions inter
vening will be possibly the most inter
esting of the convention.
DR.. Will POwelI's horse was stoler
liz SldpiS 49, SiN pUN was ~
covered early this morning, fastened
abou five miles from the city. Officers
are on the alert for the thief who thus
far has not been apprehended.
EX-Sheriff W. r. Parker, who has
peer spending some months with hi:
son, Thcs. B. Parker, at Hillsboro, i:
in the city, at the home of his daugh'
ter. Mrs. J.. E. Peterson.
Mary, the little daughter OF Colone
w. T. Dortch, fell off a gate YESTERDAY
afternoon and has been suffering muci
since from nausea.
There will be a meeting on Monda1
evening at the Olympia Clu rooms TO
the purpose of organizing a German
Club. Those interested are requested
to assemble early.
c. a. Bland, who was cut in a fgh
with his brother, w. B. Bland, a
Grifton this week, died yesterday.