The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-12
GOSSIP.
Church Services for Today Easter Egg
Hunt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Annual
BalI-The Bond Issue Campaign.

Correspondence of The Messenger)
Goldsboro. April 6.
Throughout the city churches today
there will be services appropriate to
Easter. Especially is this true as re-
CARDS the services at st. Stephens
Episcopal church where the vested
choir will have charge of the music.
The afternoon musical part Of the SER
vices will doubtless be the. most inter
esting of the day, a special feature be-
ing a solo, Holy City" by Robert
Shaw. The evening service in sons
will be a repetition of that OF the morn
ing. The church will be appropriately
decorated in flowers and evergreens,
the whole producing a very pleasant
effect. Mrs. w. o. Gattis will preside
at the organ.
The Endeavor society of st. Steph-
ems church will give an Easter egg
nun Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock in
the grove just beyond the stand pipe
at h end Of George street. Al
rem will assemble at the church at $3.50
o'clock and be carried out in wagons,
free. The public are invited. An adj
mission fee of 5 cents to the hunt will
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carried out under the immediate su-
pervision of Mrs. 3. r. King and Mrs.
D.. W.. HURT and bids fair to be of de-
cided interest.
The second annual firemen's ball will
be held Monday evening in Armory
hall. A supper will also be served.
Our noble boys of the fire department
are looking forward with bright antici-
pations to the occasion and they right
ly expect the usual liberal patronage
given them by an appreciative public.
At the close of Governor Aycock's
speech asst night. the occasion of the
educational rally, Judge w r.. AL
len was called to the hair to organize
the rally into a business meeting for
the furtherance of the Dor question by
taking steps to get all voters to the
polls on Tuesday next. Mr.. Allen ap-
pointed the following committee to that
end who will have power to appoint
subcommittee: F. X. Borden, l. J.
Russell. E. L. Edmunson. Joseph Ros-
enthal, J. Z. Peterson. A. B. Freeman,
w. T. Dortch. J. H. Hill and N. B.
Outlaw.
1t was learned from the registrars
today that the vote of the township
will be only about 1.600.
Miss Emma Lumley has accepted the
position of ~stenographer to DR.. J. F.
Miller. superintendent of the eastern
hospital and will begin her duties thela
on Monday next.
Jim Judge, of Wilmington, ~endeaVor-
ed yesterday to enlist in the army here
after having been rejected at Whining
ton and was again refused.
Senator B. F. Aycock's condition is
thought to be somewhat improved. The
Governor, however. will remain here
till Tuesday.
Professor Cranmer Brogden, superin-
tendent of Kinston's graded chOols is
in the city or a visit to relatives. He
reports an enrolment of this chool
of over 600 whites and $50 colored. Kin
ston he says is confronted with similar
conditions of those existing here. On
May 9Th, they vote on the issuance of
bonds. Professor Brogden thinks the
issuance of bonds will be approved in
fact, he says Kinston IS too progressive
to let the material question go by.
! The steamer Goldsboro left New Bern
today on it's return trip.
w. E. Jenkins is home from an ex-
tended southern trip.
Mrs. Reaves, of Mt. Olive, after a
pleasant visit to the family of Mr..
Lewis Hummell, returned home this ev-
ening.