The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-13
TEACHERS IN WAYNE
Will Hold an Instii ute in
September.
About Two Hundred People From Goldsbore
Attended The Funeral Of Young Charlie
Aycock al Wilson.

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Goldsboro. N. c., August 12-The in.
stitute for the white teachers of Wayne
county will be held one week, in Colds
boro, beginning with September Ind,
and will be in charge OF Prof y. i.
Foust. The joint institute of Lenoir
and Wayne counties has been abandoned
for this year.
The four-year- old child of Mr.. and
Mrs William Graham, who died yes
terday morning, was buried today.
Gen. w. III. Smith is much improved
and it is now thought he will be sur
ficiently strong to attend the Reunion
of the old veterans at Wrightsville this
week. Much interest centers in his
candidacy for the office of Brigadier
General. In qualification he is surpassed
by none other who may aspire for the
honor, and all Wayne will rejoice in
his election to the place.
The sermon of the Rev. r. 7. Vann,
president of the Baptist Female Uni
versity, at the First Baptist Church
Sunday, on Jobs Interview with the
DEVIL was one of fine conception One
strikingly beautiful lesson of it was
the fact brought out that not all Gods
servants are for sale. 1t has been said
that all men have their price, but in
the life of Job and many saints since,
this statement has been touchingly
given the lie.
A special train, conveying some 200
Goldsboroians, attended the funeral SER
vices of Charles Brantley Aycock, Jr..
at Wilson yesterday. The GOldsboro
delegation visited, on arrival the sani-
tarium, and We're received by Gov.
Aycock to the right of the entrance.
These passed through the building.
viewing the casket and the many beau
tiful floral tributes. The services at the
Baptist church, simple, yet beautiful in
character, were conducted by the pas
tor, the Rev Mr.. Douglas, interment
following at the cemetery beside the
remains of his mother, who preceded
him some eleven years ago. OF the
pallbearers five We're from this city,
former school mates and childhood
companions. They We're: Frank X.
Broadhurst, Paul Yelverton, Tom Dew
ey, w. II. Smith, Jr., and Herman
Smith.
In talking with Gen. Ransom the
other day it was learned that his pros
poets for good cotton crop this year
quite a cotto ngrower, his acreage be-
ing some 1900 this year. Citizen, pa
triot, soldier. diplomat statesman and
farmer are the terms sometimes APP
piled to this great North Carolinian.
Dolly Browning used to say of the gen.
eral that his exaltation wrought no
change that in this he had always re-
manned the plain Matt Ransom he knew
behind the plow handle.
In the old Allen office at Kenansville
there is a revolving chair, hoary with
age, the property of Judge Oliver III.
Allen, of Kinston, that was invented by
Thos. Jefferson. Mr.. Jefferson, it will,
be recalled also invented the turn
plow, it being custom of his to invent
for his fellowman but not to patent.
Time brings about many changes. In
this day it is invent but it is also pa
tent. A fellow now with an inventive
turn of mind has in mind the almighty
dollar and till his letters patent are
granted like clam he suffers n stroke
of the clam like silence. Folks think
as in days gone by. for their neighbor,
but their think has bread in it,
DIR. Will Crawford, of Walter, was in
town today, where he purchased long
handle spade and a can of OIL Cues
toned as to his purchase he said: IT
am determined to make the skeeters in
my neighborhood git The doctor is
likened unto the skeeter in that he
Knows how to present his bill, but he
Is generous in that he removes germs
or disease rather than implant them
such skeeters as DR.. Will are never to
be regarded as pest, but always a
boon to suffering humanity.
The boiler room of the McMuIler
Lumber Company, at Bowdens. was de-
stroyed by fire this morning, entailing a
loss of about $500.
Passing through today, e. G. Dun
can. of Raleigh DR.. L. B. McBrayer.
and l.. w. Jeannet, of Asheville: r. TT,
Patterson, of Wilson.
William M. Burgan, the lumberman,
of Baltimore. so pleasantly remembered
here. is at the Kennon today
Work at the Forest Park Casino is
progressing finely. Among the earliest
attractions promised is an old time
mule race. Entries are now in order.
Great fun. these mule racesi
Bennie Hilb. of Nashville, Tenn, is at
home on a visit to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Hilb.