The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-20

A Smash Up of Trains from Peculiar
Cause.-The Odd FeHows-Chicken
Thieves at Work.
Correspondence of The Messenger.)
Greensboro, n. c.. Nav Is.

Correspondence of The Messenger
Greensboro, n. c., May Is.
Among the VIII known parties visit
ling here today are: F. S. Cr~utchfeld,
ITarboro; Mr.. I. L. Salisbury and Miss
Annie Salisbury. Hamilton; Miss Annie
IBiggs, Scotland Neck; Mr.. Henry
ICutchin. Whitaker; a. W. Haywood,
IHaw River; Bscnahan Cameron. w. V.
Williams. Goldsboro; r.. A. Gray. Raj
leigh; II. z. Fries. Winston-Sa1em;
George Switzerland, Wilmington; J..
ID. Boushall, Raleigh; Geo. P. Pell,
Jefferson: a. j. Clark, Charlotte; John
r.. Webster, Reldsville: Thomas Settle.
lAsheviile.
There was a wreck at high Point this
morning. and Southern morning mail
train had not arrived at II o'clock. five
hours late. Officials will give no IN
formation.
Private DOM Donnell who has made
many friends here as a government re-
Icruiting officer has been transferred
from the Barracks in Ohio. to the bar
tracks at Fort Caswell, and left today
for his new post.
The laying of the street car racks
has come to a halt on account of de-
lay caused by the Southern Railway
company in giving answer to applica-
ton to cross Its tracks going to south
Greensboro. the tracking is now COM
Ipleted to the park, n the filling in OF
the gap is the essential point now. 1t
is not believed here hat the railroad
company will make trouble, but the
delay in giving some definite data as to
its intention and desires in the PREM
Uses is causing embarrassment and
un~ea5iness.
The Greensboro"Round Ta~ble"organ-
lied here last January has formally
entared the general federation of Wo-
mems Clubs.
Mr.. E. P. Hancock, living about three
miles from here has lost fifty Of his
fine breed of War Horse" games by
thieves in the past three months. Six
were taken last night. Today he sought
blood hounds tc track the miscreants.
Not being able to get them, the chief
of police took the track Five of the
hens were recovered from a dealer at
Revolution cotton mills. he having
bought them from a negro. The negro
is thought to be known. and will soon
be called upon to explain.
AT the afternoon session or the grand
lodge, I. o. O. F., yesterday DIR. l.. b.
McBrayer, of Asheville, grand warden.
made a strong and convincing speech
lin behalf of thu establishment OF a fra
|ternal sanitarium within the onhnes
of the Appalachian park region IN
North Carolina. A resolution recon-
mending such action to the attention Of
the sovereign grand lodge, at its ma
ltional meeting in September was
Unanimously adopted, the grand lodge
lof North Carolina concluding it wisest
to adopt this course, leaving the ques-
It1on of open fer actor at the next an
-a-O~ 4H@ on CRANE
lodge shall have given it practical ana
national encou1 agement. =,
The 10 rendered the grand
lodge by the young ladies of the state
Normal and Industrial college last
might, was attended by over 200 dele
gates, and was a brilliant function.
Miss Mary Taylor Moore received the
lodge in an eloQue and ppropridl
address of welcome.
The Athenian and Comedian societies
gave an unique and catchy comic opera
l"A Dress Rehearsal py
Louis Diehl, and executed in a charm
ing by Misses Annie Klzer, M.
IJamison, Francis Cole( Pearl Long.
Will Warder Steele. Carrie Sparger,
Maggie Burkett, Bert Albright, Annett
Morton, Emma Sharpe, Meta Watson,
l,Iosie Cameron and Alice Parish. There
was a grand chorus of college girls.
and the music was furnished by the
icOlleSe OTcnSSlEd uHueI lAS
Mr.. Clarence +. Brown, with Miss
lEugenia HarrIss as accompanist. At
tier the opera Mr.. A. B. Kimball, a
leading lawyer here, in behalf of the
lgrand lodge thanked the societies for
the excellent entertainment, and as d
further mark of appreciation an
|nounced that he was instructed by
IBuena Vista lodge, to present to the
societies a substantial testimonial or
their pleasure. Then turning to Miss
iKizer, he placed fifty dollars In GOLD IN
lher hand to all in the erection OF the
Istudents hall, which is under the su-
Ipervision and management of the two
literary societies. Colonel kimball per-
haps heard the sweetest applause ana
the most of 1t that has ever greeted a
Happy effort, and when Miss Annie
lKiZar, of Salisbury, in behalf OF the
societies accepted h evidence OF ap-
lpreciation, she showed that r elo-
l~quence does not live by man alone.
latter short addresses from Messrs, r.
w. Murray, Nathiel Jacob and DR.. L..
liz. McBrayer, grand officers, President
1McIver wound up the symposium by a
few words of heartfelt welcome and
live minutes OF as grand a talk as L
ever heard in my life. Miss Pearl Long,
lof Graham, sans a beautiful ole, al
ter which an informal reception was
given, lasting until II o'clock, when the
exercises were concluded by singing
1.-The Old North State"
A great deal of official work has been
transacted this morning preparatory TO
adjournment. Among matters of a pub
lie nature was the election Of grand
officers for the ensuing year, as fol-
lows: Worthy grand master, ]. F. Crit
fifth, Winston-Salem; deputy grand
master, DR.. L. 3. McBrayer, Asheville;
grand Warden, H. c. Biggs, Scotland
Neck; grand secretary, b. H. Woodell,
Raleigh; srand treasurer, H. j. Jones.
Wilmington: grand representative, X.
Wv. Murray, Greensboro; trustee of or
phan home, w. d. Caster, Fayette-
vile. A great many delegates left on
the noon trai.i, going east, ana al OF
them report a most profitable and en-
joyable session.
A passenger Just arrived on the L
O'Clock train from Salisbury. four
hours late, tells me that the delay was
lcaused by an obstruction of the track
lat Lexington from a freight wreck,
which occurred lee there at Z O'Clock
this morning. The circumstances are
Unusual and somewhat ludicrous. be-