The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-16
The M0RMOHS' WORK
Result of Labors in the East
This Year.
Recommendation That GoIdsboro's Police Force
be Increased. A Hen With Family
of Kittens.
Especial 10 News and Observer }


Goldsboro, N. c., May 15.-Elder Jos.
P. Bischoff before leaving for Utah
dropped in to see me and for chat. The
Elder desires to acknowledge his appre-
citation of many kindnesses extended him
during his stay in North Carolina. and
says he leaves with good will toward all
and malice towards none. At the recent
Mormon conference, held in Mount Olive.
twelve OF the elders were released from
further duties in this State; one was
transferred TO the Virginia conference;
one transferred to the South Carolina con-
ference-the Virginia conference sending
one elder to the North Carolina brigade.
During the year 1901 there have been
thirty-seven converts baptized into the
Mormon faith in Eastern Carolina and
Elder Bischoff says the elders have a
number of applicants to be considered
Here and there some of the people have
said that Mormon elders are dishonest.
There may be some deserving of this
charge, but not all, as the following will
show: Some time since four of then were
walking through the country on a pub
lie road and one of them picked up a
SO bill. Now a $40 bill to the average
Mormon elder Is national bank within it,
self, so rarely do they have any money.
No one save the four elders knew of the
find, no other person was near. The
money could have been pocketed safely
and used by them but notice of the
find, stating that the party describing
property found could get it, was posted.
w. S. Elks, Grimes,and, Pitt county, NJ c..
answered the advertisement, describing
the find correctly and the so bill was
promptly delivered to him. We should
be willing to give to every dog his due
even if the dog in question halls from
the land of Utah.
A PECULIAR HEN-A STRANGE CAT.
A lady in this city owns a hen, a cat
and litter of kittens. This hen positively
refuses to set on a nest of eggs, but
some ten days ago took up her abode
as setter on the above referred TO kit
tens and on these kittens she has since
"sot" The kittens seem delighted with
the experience, the old hen is happy in
her set and the mother cat is contented.
At nursing time the mother cat coils
herself in rainbow shape around the old
hen and the little kittens poke their heads
from under the hen and the nursing act
is on. The owner of this remarkable
aggregation resides in a fashionable sec
tion of the city and is prominently con-
nected here, being well known.
Yelverton Bros, Fremont, are prepar-
ing to erect very handsome two story
store building.
The police committee. composed
of Messrs. Royal, Cobb, Creech,
Hilker, and Bowen, met at the
mayors office last night and decided
to recommend that two additional police
men be added to the force, being con-
vinced that the present force was made
quate, owing to the tremendous growth
of Goldsboro for the past few years. They
will also recommend to the board that
sanitary districts be created and each
policeman be required to look after a dis
trict.
Representative Nichols, of Pitt, spent
today in the city, visiting his uncle, Mr..
Jessie Baker
A large telegraph pole is being put up
today in front of the Western Union office
to replace the one destroyed by the
storm.
Past Grand Master Junius Slocumb,
Grand Representative Chas G. Smith and
superintendent ID. A. Coble, of the Odd
Fellows Orphanage, have gone to Ashe-
vile to attend the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows, now in session there.
Mrs. d. j. Broadhurst, who has been
visiting her sons at Americas, Ga. and at
Chapel Hill, returned home yesterday. On
her way home she stopped over at Raj
eigh to visit Mrs. c. B. Aycock at the
Governors Mansion.
Rev. F. w. Farris left yesterday after
noon for Little Rock, Ark. He goes as a
commissioner to the meeting of the Gen
eral Assembly of the Presbyterian
churches.
The commencement exercises of Seven
Springs High School, of which Miss Alice
Ivey is the efficient and popular principal,
will take place on May 22nd and 23rd. A
concert will be given on the night of the
22nd and on the morning of the 2Srd, Col.
A. c. Davis, of this city, will deliver the
commencement address.
Mr.. j. w. Stanley writing to the Argus
from Lynchburg, Va, recommends that
our 'City Fathers" create the place of
sanitary inspector and street commission
err. also recommends an anticipating ordi-
nance.
The A. G. minstrels, all negroes, are
here today much to the joy of the small
boy.