The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-23
A CLOUD BURST
| DOWN IN DUPL|N
Great Damage Done in That
County by Rain.
IA BOX FOR TIE ORPHANS
A Strong Sermon Preached Sunday by
Rev. Mr. Jenkins.
SECOND REGIMENT ON ITS WAY TO CAMP
A Holiness Camp Meeting Now in Progress in
Wayne. Death Of Mr.. David Andrews.
The Firemen Are OFF For the
Ta,..a~os4
A Strong Sermon Preached Sunday by
Rev. Mr. Jenkins.
Tournament.
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imam Inat OF any other eastern county.
entleman who has just visited the
section says a farmer there has an 500
acre field that usually produces we'll that
should be agree to continue the culti-
vate of into harvest he would not give him
hundred dollars for the harvest This
| farmer has an acre piece of ground near
| his residence that usually averages &
| bale of cotton to the acre that will not
| this year produce one fourth of bale
| to the whole acreage. 1t is claimed there
was recently a rain taking on cne nature
| of a cloud burst in the section that filled
! d large pot in a yard to the depth of is
| inches it being estimated, allowing for
| the rounded surface, TO be rain fall OF
| IA inches. This gentleman says in this
| section it will take on an average, a hun
| dred stalks of corn to produce ear OF
| corn.
! Mr.. David Andrews, aged about IS
| years, died at his home in this city, at
| 11:45 Saturday night, of pneumonia. For
some weeks Mr.. Andrews had been con-
| fined to his bed. but his friends were
! hopeful of his recovery. till a few days
since when pneumonia developed. He
| leaves widow and three children, be-
| sides q host of relatives and friends
to mourn his taking Off He was a son
of the late Rev. John n Andrews. His
funeral was held from his late residence
in James street, at 3 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon, conducted by the Rev. NJ. Brad
shaw. interment following at the An
drews homestead burying grounds in Fork
township.
bn Of ba fret pa ticf oh pfp
are preparing box for the orphans at
Thomasville. Mrs. ]. w. Stanley has the
matter in hand. Pastor Jenkins on yes
terday in referring to it made most
beautiful and touching appeal to his
flock, urging them one and all to contrib
ute and thus be a father to the father
less. Not once did he refer to it but
members of his flock, called to mind while
the appeal was being made, that their
pastor was left an orphan before he had
reached the age of five years. No stronger
friend lives than this eloquent Cody
man. And, by the way. his sermon on
yesterday morning, following this appeal
from Habbakuk 3rd chapter 1918 on
present depression was masterpiece. He
stated the theme was suggested on a
recent trip to the country, where he be-
held crop conditions While at a farm
house one man came uo to the landlord
and said, Il throw my crop up Mr.
Jenkins said the prophet had drawn an
oriental picture in which was outlined
a famine The trees had borne no fruit.
the fields no crop. there was absolute
desolation everywhere yet he said, Il
will rejoice The teaching is that the
happiness is up and beyond these things,
but amid desolation we should give
thanks. The Savior, when he beheld the
bread and wine symbolic of his broken
body and the shedding of his life blood
set us beautiful example in thanks Civ
ing.
Mr.. w. t. Dortch returned yesterday
from the Council of 1.-THE National I'm
ion' just held at Saratoga, New York,
delighted with the trip. He says he
never met a cleverer or stronger body
OF men than those composing this delcga-
ton. He was charmed with the city of
Saratoga and her hospitality and says it
might have been called the City of Springs
and beautiful women.
A Sunday School of forty members was
organized last week at Haywood Harris
school house.
Walter Wells, an old Goldsboro boy.
now in the service of the Western Union
Telegraph Company at Portsmouth, Va,
spent yesterday in the city with relatives.
Mrs A. B. Crumpler, Mrs. j, j. Street,
Mrs. Joel Rhodes and Mrs. Aldridge left
this afternoon for Falcon, where they go
TO attend a Holiness camp meeting
A young negro man by the name of
Fulford, who is subject to fits, sustained
a heavy fall during an attack in front
of the Kennon today. The unfortunate
happening drew quite a large crowd. The
negro was taken to the home of his pa
rents where at last accounts he was doing
nicelv.
returned from their outing at Salisbury.
Rev. Hight C. Moore and Mrs. Moore,
Of Newbern passed through en- route to
Globe, N. c., where they spend vacation
Co. ID, Second Regiment about 80 strong
left for Wrightsville today.
The two Fire companies. the Eclipse
and No. 1 left this afternoon for Char
lotte determined to lower the record.
W. 5. Chadwick, of Beaufort, passed
through for Baltimore.
Ihere will be a festival held at Ed
mundson town chapel Thursday evening
under the supervision of Misses Wade and
Rounding.
Alter an illness of eleven weeks Mrs.
a. Hill is now thought to be on her way
to recovery
j. b. Whitaker, of the Winston Senti
mel. is on visit here to old friends. Mr..
Whitaker is pleasantly remembered as
an old citizen. He is taking in the ex
banded city, noting progress at every
turn.
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