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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-09
WEDDING IN PINK AND GREEN
Miss kathrine Maffitt Becomes Bride
of Mir. Harry WoOIcot.
Brilliant Church Wedding at St.
James Episcopal Church Yesterday
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Parties Two
of Wilmington's Most Popular
Young Society People.

Yesterday afternoon at $50 o'ci ek
at St. James Episcopal church, Miss
Katrine Lamar Mafitt and Mr.. Harry
Woolcott were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony.
The church was beautifully decorau-
ed with white carnations, palms and
ferns. On the chancel burned many
candles and their soft glow cast over
the church a scene of loveliness. It
was n of the prettiest church we'd
dings which has occurred in Whining
ton in some time past.
Mr.. James c. Craft presided at the
organ and the bridal party entered TO
the strains Of Mendelssohn's wedding
march, First came the two flower
children, little Miss Sue Northrop, pref
tily attired in a dress of lace over
green, and master Walker Taylor,
wore a suit of white duck. Next en-
tered two of the groomsmen, Mr.. Mckee
Hatch and Mr.. e. T. Taylor, then the
brides maid, Miss Carrie Wright, who
was followed by three of the grooms-
men, Mr.. Marsden Bellamy, Jr., Mr..
G. E. Van Lueven and Mr.. Raymond
Hunt. The maid of honor, Miss Matt
Griffin, Of Salisbury, entered neXt fol-
lowed by the bride who came in lean
ing on the arm of her uncle, Colonel
Eugene S. Martin. The groom aud
his best man, MI. w. G.. w. Craft, en-
tered from the vestry room and net
the bride in front of the altar. Colonel
Martin gave the bride away. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. H. VI.
Hogue in a most impressive manner.
The words having been spoken max
ing the two man and wife, the joyous
strains of the Bridal Chorus from Lo-
hengrin filled the building as the bridal
party retired in perfect order.
The bride was oecomingly attired in
white crepe-de-chine over taffeta. She
wore a bridal veil and carried a shower
bouquet OF brides roses and lilies
OF the valley. 1t was a pink and greer
wedding and both the maid of honor
and brides maid wore green crepe de-
chine Ove taffeta and carried La
France roses tied with green ribbon.
The groOmsmen wore full dress suits.
After the wedding a reception was
given at the home of the brides par
ents TO the brida. party and the i'm
mediate friends of the family. The
house had Deer tastefully decorated
for the occasion with cut flowers,
palms and ferns.
Many handsome presents were re-
ceived, both from, this and other states,
attesting the popularity of the young
couple.
The bride is one of Wilmington's
most charming young society women
and her many friends wish for her
much happiness. Mr.. Woolcott was
formerly from New Jersey, but for the
past few years he has been livinS in
Wilmington. He is secretary of the
Consolidated Railways, Light and Pow
er Company and is highly regarded by
all who know him..
Mr.. and Mrs. Woolcott left last night
on the $50 train for New York,
where they will spend about a week
and will then visit relatives of tie
groom in Newark, New Jersey. They
expect to be away about two weeks and
on their return will be at home at
home to their friends at $40 Dock
street
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severely Condemned.

Jackson. Miss. June THE action
of Colonel Osborne. of the Louisville
committee on arrangements in tender
ing invitations ID King Edward and
President Rooses cit to send messages
to the approaching reunion caused a
great deal Of discussion among Con-
federate veterans in this state and in
many quarters Is being severely e.
demned. The w. A. Montgomery
camp. L. c. V. located at Edwards.
this county. and one of the strongly,
camps in the state. has adopted reso1A
tions in which II is declared that z
Colonel Osborne rendered the invita-
ton al the request OF the city of Louis
Vile he is in a measure excusable, 5ut
otherwise his action VS. entirely IN,
called for.
Resolutions not quite o strong in
their tenor have been adopted by other
local camps in the state.
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Weekly CrOn Bulletin

There is increased diversity in the
condition of crops as reported from va
rious. sections of North Carolina, put,
as a rule. the weather this week was
more favorable for farm work over a
large portion of the state, than for sew
eral weeks. Rains occurred on the
29th, ash and 31st of May in many
central counties, which kept the sell
very wet and continued to interrupt
farm work. A number of very severe
local storms with nigh winds and hail
damaged crops in several counties On.
May a1st. chiefly in Halifax, Sampson,
and Craven counties in the eastern dis
trict, Scotland, Johnson, Vance, Gull
ford and Harnett in the central dis
trict, and only Surry and Iredeli in
the west Over nearly all of the west
ern half of the state as we'll as mos
of the northern and northeastern coun-
ties, the week. was dry and favorable
for work. which PROGRESSED vigorously:
many il not most of the fields which
have been foul for several weeks were
given a thorough cultivation, and crops
placed in good condition On the 9th
er hand the temperature conditions
have not been favorable for the raIid
SiOntu III SeSctdLlOu. WU1l6 the aver
S temperature vas only slightly be-
low normal, the nights have been. quite
cool, and u~nfavorable for both cotton
and corn. The day temperature, while
not very high, In connection with
more auunaant sunshine. were favora-
BILE The coolest days IL from
the LIST TO the 4th OF June.
In the western portion OF the state
during nearly the entire week. and
elsewhere during the last three days,
which were dry, excellent progress vas
made in cleaning and c~ultiyating crops.
though many fields remain very grassy
in the central portion, where work is
much behind.
Cotton is doing fairly well where it
has been kept cultivated; the stands
remain coed but growth has been slow
On account of the absence of stimulat-
ing high temperatures; in the majority
Of counties where the crop is uncuEti-
waited and grassy, and much of IL rot
yet chopped to stands, the condition
is poor; nevertheless the condition OF
cotton is such that a rapid recovery
would probably occur with warmer dry
weather.
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avail STORES Ers.

New York. June 7.-Turpentine
demoralized 1872 to IA: rosin. steady.
Charleston. S. c.. I'll 7.-Turpen-
tine Quiet "a. Rosin quiet A. r. G.
$500: D. IS 10: E. S3.2o: F.s3.3n: y,
$685.. II. $3.4o: 1. $4.20 to $4.25: X,
$50 to s4.35: NJ. s4.4O to $4.45. n.
$3.50 to SASS; VIC. $500 to s4.65:
WV. $40: to $4.15.
Savannah. Ga. June 7.-Turpentinc
nominal IS: sales $50; receipts 1852.
Rosin firm. sales 1901: receipts 4.06t:
shipments 425. A. B. c. 1910: D. So
90; +. $3.50; F. $40: G.. S3.45: Fl.
S4.45: NJ. $3.50 to s4.55; n. $500 to
s4.65; VIC. $40 to $4.75; WV. $3.50
to S4S5-
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ACCEPTS AND EXPORTS.

New York. June Total today. at
all ports. Net receipts 20.404 bales:
exports to Great Britain 13,4O1 bales:
exports to France 24e bales; exports
to the Continent a.S73 bales; exports
to Japan 5.115 bales: stocks $4,000
bales.
Consolidated. at all ports. Net re-
ceipts S4..42 bales: export to Great
Britain 5000 bales: exports to
France 14,022 bales: exports to the
Continent 32,76C bales xports to ia
pan 21.516 bales.
Total since September 1st. at all
ports. Net receipts 9~.324,017 bales
exports to Great Britain 3.624,56S
bales: exports to France 754.114 bales.
exports to the Continent 2.995,315
bales. exports to Sapan 275,760 bales:
exports to Mexico 29,2o2 bales.
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Honcrarv Decree cra,,ea

New York, June For the first time
in a quarter OF a century. the General
Theological Seminary Of the Protest
ant Episcopal church today granted en-
honorary degree of doctor Of divinity
on examination. The recipient of the
degree was Rev. DIR. Samuel Bishop.
professor OF dogmatic theology in tho
university OF the South. Sewanee,
Tenn Diplomas were presented 10 q
graduating class Of tw~enty-nine.
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ECEIP OF COTTON.

New York. June 1.-Receipts Of cot
ton at the ports today 20.4O4 bales
against 29,72f last week and 1851
last year. For The week 100000 bales
against 122.770 last week and 14,24i
last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans 5,315 bales against 544 last
last year and at Houston 3.543 bales
against 3Ea last wear.
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easy . 10 20 per cent. closing bid AMI
offered ~. Time loans steady. sixty
and ninety DAYS 3 per cent: six months
al ID sL. Prime mercantile paper
81 To ! per cent. Sterling
steady with actual business In bank
ers bills at 81 81 TO $4.S7.0s for de-
mand and at $i.S5.10 TO s4s5.15 for
sixty day bills. Posted rates SS.ss and
Sass. Commercial bills 81 S4~. Bar
silver 5SI Mexican dollars 4Sr
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BOOne-HurSt.

Last night at the home of the bride
parents, Miss frankie l., daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Hurst. No
1872 Market street, and Mr.. ID. /
Boone, were united in marriage, The
ceremony having been performed by
Rev. ]. A. Mclaughlin, pastor OF
Brooklyn Baptist church.
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COUNTRY PRODUCE.

PEANUTS-North Carolina Prime
80 to 800; Virginia prime so to 50.
BEESWAX-25 to 27h.
CORN-65 to 67h.
CORN MEAL-61 to 62H.
JiGCS-1ic.
CHICKENS-Hens S5 to 40: spring
30 to 20c.
SWEET PoTAToEs-75c
BFEF-2 to Az cents.
N. c. BACON-Hams (old) 13t@c.
shoulders 9 to 10: sides &c.
MOIASSES-S. House IA: New Or
leans Brights % to Is: Porto Rico 90
Cuba 2S.
SUGAR-Granulated 1910; w. c. X.
No. 5 $3.50; No. Z 500; No. 8 $3.50;
No. II, s5.4O.
LARD-(Tierce Basis) Pure SIS cents;
compound 6A cents.
SHINGLES-Per 1000: 5-1nch saps
$500: 5-inch hearts $500: 6-inch saps
100; 6-inch hearts $500
TIMBER
Per M Extra milling...... ...$7.5O9S.St
Mill prime .s7.OO@7.sG
Mill fair S6.50@7.og
Common mill $5aOO05E
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WILMINGTON MARKETS.

"Wednesday. 5une I.
CoTTON-Steady 500
Receipts of cotton tcday-24s
bales
Receipts of the season to date
33s 900 bales.
Receirts same day last year--i1
bales.
Receipts last season 10 same date
32S.0T5 bales.
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS OF TUPPTNTINE-
Nothing doirg.
RoSIN-Nothing doing.
TAR-Firm OF $3.50.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Firm; hard
S2.35: lip $4.75. virgin SIS 25.
RECEIPTS TO-DAY.
la casks CT spirits ~turpentine.
4a3 barrels resin.
&c barrels tar.
225 barresl crude turpentine.
RECEIPTS SAME DAY LAST YEAR
IS casks of spirits ~turpentine.
151 barrels rosin.
29 barrels ar.
122 barrels IL turpentine.
PRODUCE.
SALT-Prices a load lots-100 lbs
G. z. Gee: 200 lbs c. F. 7ac. 200 lbs
f. +. CSC. Less han car load lots-10o
lbs c. r.. 49c: 200 lbs c.. F. in cotton
sacks SEC; 200 lbs F. F. s1.05.
DPY SALTED SIDES-7A TO Sc.
tL lTEh-z1 to sUc.
cOFFEE-9h to lie.
FLOUR-Straights $500: second
patents $5.25: full patents $500.
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Cash quotations were as follows
Flour steady: No. 2 spring wheat SLOT
to 81 10; No. 8 s1.00 to $1.06: No. 2
red S1.01 to s1.03; No 2 corn say:
No. 2 yellow 53A; No. 2 oats 80. No
2 white 32A to 33H. No. 3 white 3IA
to 52A: No. 2 rye 10. mess pork. per
barrel $12.65 to s12.7O: lard. per 100
pounds s7.27h to $3.50: short ribs
sides Uoose) Z 35 to $T.45: short clear
sides (bnxodp S7.25 to $3.50: whIs<ey.
basis Of Hich wines 81 .26.
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THE LIvERPooL NARKET.

LIVERPOOL. June 7.-COttGn: Spot
in increased demand. prices 2 points
lower: American middling fair sos:
good middling At: middiing 4.5y:
low middling 4.43: good ordinary 4.ea:
ordinary 400. The sales OF the day
We're 5000 bales of which 500 We're
for speculation and export aud in
Guided $500 American. Eecefpts nOn
Futures opened quiet and steady and
closed barely steady. American mid
ding G.. o. c.: June 4.i2. June and
July Az: July and August 4.42: Au-
gust IND September AL. September
and October AL; October and No
vember 4 Al: November and Deem
Der Al: December and January Az:
January and February AS. February
and March Al: March and April
445: April and Nav Lie.
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CLOSING Or COTTON.

New York. June Spot cotton
closed dull; middling uplands $40:
midGling gulf SOS: sales 4.252 bales.
Futures closed very steady. July 7.92;
August 1856: September SOC: October
S-07: November 8.11: December SIS:
January S.23: February S.26: March
ssh.
High and Low: July 1913 to 7.St.
August 7.95 to 7.S3: September 500
TO 7.sS: October sos to 1-04: Novem-
Der S.O7 to sos: December 8.t9 to
to S19
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Chicago. June 1.-THE leading flu
lures ranged as follows.
Open High Low Close
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MONEY MARKET.
New York. June Money on call
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

son by the regatta committee of the Cap
ital Club, the choice being left to the COM
mittee on the day of the regatta and de-
pendent upon tide. wind and other natural
conditions. One course will be triangular,
about twenty miles in total length. and the
other a straightaway down the river in
the neighborhood of Indian Head.
The full membership, if possible, will
leave Washington from their club house
on the evening of Saturday, May -. ana
sail cruising race down the river to the
rendezvous at Chicomuxon Creek, about
thirty miles below the city. The regular
regatta will be held on Decoration day,
May 90 and practically all of the boats
of the club will be entered in the various
races of the day. They will be. of course,
classified according to dimensions. sail area
and the other qualifications that enter into
the sport and prizes will consist of PEN
nants, flags and similar articles dear to the
heart of the yachtsman. The straighta-
way course is laid from Chicomuxon Point
to Maryland Point, the triangular being op-
poste the first named location.
The committee has set May % as the day
of leaving in order to give the boats plenty
of time to reach their destinations before
the day of the regatta, lack of wind some
times having delayed them many hours
beyond the time that ought to be ample for
!! sailing down there under ordinary condi-
tons. AS a general rule the boats make
fairly good time over the cruising course
and the arrival of each one is awaited
with intense interest by those who have
already reached the rendezvous and an
chored for their stay.
During the time they are away from the
clubhouse the yachtsmen live aboard their
boats, and have general good time test
Ing them and sailing about the waters of
the river and adjacent tributary bays and
coves. 1t Is practically the opening of the
season, and the boats which have been laid
up all winter have become somewhat rusty
from lack of use. Their owners are as en-
thusiastic as the yatchtsmen of the greater
waters of the north, and 1t Is the hope Of
the clubs that an augmented membership
will be noted before the end of this season
There are number of members of the
Capital Club who do not own boats, and
membership is divided into two classes.
regular and associate. Many owners are
always glad to have companions on their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

near Aston place. She retains her carly
custom of going without her hat, but she IS
a keen business woman. decided In her po-
litical opinions
She comes for her dinner after the days
work is over, at 10 or IL therea bouts.
As the men talk all about her she some
times finds it impossible to satisfy her hum
ger by reason of her interest in the discus
sion. When the argument runs high she
will leave her chair and. with earnest inien
and untrammeied gesture set forth her
opinions the subject in hand. The men
listen to her with respect. and pay her the
compliment of serious argument, in which
she is likely to silence all opponents.
A younger sister, also unmarried, is a
prosperous east side dentist. She wears a
large and stylish hat and is also Interested
in politics. A feature of both restaurants
Is the perfectly matter-of-fact way in which
women enter into the life of the place A
woman can go into either alone, eat join in
the discussion if she has anything perth
nent TO Offer and all without attracting the
slightest unpleasant attention.
And they sit and talk hour after hour.
One wonders what profit the proprietors
find in such use of their tables, but they
seem to prosper. Cards are never seen Tea
and coffee are the universal beverages.
There is not even very much smoking, and
not an overplus of eating.
Talk is the luxury and business OF the
place. and every language in New York
may be heard but English. No one is safe.
however. in talking English with the idea
that he will not be understood. The haoi-
tues can all speak English perfectly well II
they wish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
TALK" RESTAURANTS
EASTSIDE HOMES OF POLYGLOT
POLITICAL DEBATES.
Converse the Business of "House Of
Commons" and ''House Of
Lords"
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
There are two restaurants in the heart
of the lower east side, each of which re-
joices In two nicknames, bestowed upon
it by the observing folk of the neighbor-
hood. One is called the Socialist restaurant
and one the Anarchist restaurant; and for
still further distinction the former is known
as the House of Commons and the latter
as the House of Lords.
Each is a center of neighborhood life and
gossip, and each. though enjoying the
floating patronage of any eating house, is
the accepted meeting place for those of the
name. Ali who gather there are not active
propagandists. though they may be So
cialists and anarchists.
After II o'clock at night Is the time to
see either the House of Lords or the House
of Commons in full blast The east side
ever postpones the dread hour of going to
bed as long as possible. In summer the
streets swarm till long past midnight Ev-
cry night through the cold weather the
House of Lords and the House of Com
mons resound with discussion on all known
topics from IL pm. to am. The fire.
quenters who give the places their names
begin to congregate after the theaters, clubs
and meetings of the neighborhood are over
and in the subject matter of these func-
tions the news from Russia and the ques-
lions of the day are all touched on. along
with the theories of Darwin, Spencer. Toll
stoi, Marx and Engels.
Appropriately enough, the House of Com
mons Is the larger meeting place. AT one
side are set tables for games. at which,
chess and dominoes go on perennially, with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16
JOHNNIES CAME HOME
SUNDAY MORNING EPISODE JUST
FORTY YEARS AGO.
First Installment of Washingtonians
Who Went South-Town in Mourn
ing for Martyred Lincoln.

1t was exactly forty years ago on Sun
day. April 49, that the first contingent of
the men who left Washington to espouse
the cause of a southern confederacy came
back to their homes. Our tout ensemble -
said one of these representatives of the
lost cause yesterday, was not of char
acter to enlist the feelings of any one in
favor of another struggle such as we had
gone through. We were In all truth
Johnnies marching home" Then going
into further Details of the homecoming. he
said:
After the surrender at Appomattox +.
with several others. all of them Washing
ton men. left the devastated regions of the
sacred soil of Virginia. We worked our
way down the Southside railroad to Peters
burg, and from there we got Transportation
to City Point on the James river and at
that point the federal commander put us
with several others in the bull pen' as our
folks called prison. and there | saw Dr.
William Pope Young. who / knew very
well long before l left Washington. He
was another of the men who left here to
cast his fortunes with the south. On that
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WAS HIS OWN COURIER
STONEWALL JACKSON'S VISIT TO
PEGRAM's BATTERY.
Ex-Confederate Soldier Relates Incl
dent of the Civil War-A
Critical Moment,

lndulg1ng in some "reminiscences of the
civil war, an old "confed' was last night
entertaining a small party, and in the
course of his yarns referred to one occasion
where, he said Stonewall Jackson acted as
his own courier. This circumstance" he
remarked. occurred in the month of De-
cember, 1863. Gen. Franklin, comma nding
a division of the federal forces, had crossed
the Rappahannock river not far from Fred
ericksburg, and with his left was trying
to turn the confederate right at a place
known Hamilton's Crossing
THE Purcell battery, commanded by
Capt Pegram, and in which l served, was
one of the parts of Gen. A. z. Hills dvi-
sion of Jacksons corps. There had al
ready been some very severe fighting on the
southern banks of the river and frequent
meetings had taken place on the particular
day l allude to between Gems. Lee, Jackson
and Jeb Stuart, on the hill where the con-
federate batteries were in position. The
particular incident l refer to happened just
about the close of a dismal gray afternoon
about the middle of December.
1.-THE men of Pegrams battery were post
ed about the guns, rather expecting some
thing to occur, when they were surprised
to see tide into the battery an officer who
was solitary and alone. 1t was Stonewall
Jackson. He called out to no one in par
ticular. but to all in general. apparently:
Where are the cannoniers of these
pieces?
John Callaghan of this city, now presi-
dent Of the Confederate Veterans Associa-
ton, jumped to his place, and saIuting, sang
out:
% Here we are, general
Jackson then called for the captain He
told Pegram to advance his line down the
hill by hand-that is, without the horses
and get in line with the advanced infantry
He also left word with the captain that he
would receive the order to follow the in
structions given him later, and as he turned
to ride away, as IL talking to himself. he
said:
' Those people have got to go over the
river or into it.
"Of course, he was referring to the fed
eral division. and, of course, also, we stood
at our guns, not exactly relishing the idea
of night fight down in the bottom, but
In about ree-quarters OF an hour, when it
had become quite dark. into our midst again
came Stonewall, and again without a soul
ploy staff officer or a courier on this oc-
casion. He said to Pegram:
Let your men lie down, captain
Once more. in sort of soliloquy, he re-
marked:
''Those people are recrossing to the oppo-
site bank
''And so they were, as is shown in the
official report of Gen. William B. Franklin
l simply mention this to illustrate one Of
Stonewall Jackson's ways. He did many
things of this character himself, calling on
neither staff messenger nor courier. am
personally cognizant of this event. for 1
was there"
This recrossing Of the Rappahannock is
alluded to In the graphic report of Gen.
Franklin's report of battles before Fred
ericksburg in December, 1853
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Yachting in so far as the use of sails alone
is concerned is falling into desuetude. the
auxiliary boat rapidly assuming the place
once held exclusively by the white wings
of the past There are still number of
sail boats on the Potomac and nearby wa
ters but many of them will be converted
into auxiliaries, and those that are build
ing or IN contemplation are nearly all sup
piled with engines in add ton to their sails
charter member of the Capital Yacht
Club said that yachting, like everything
else in this era of invention and progress.
has become a sport in which only the man
who has unlimited time at his disposal, if
he wishes to sail. may indulge
1.-The man who has not this time at his