Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-08-22
HEROIC WOMANHOOD.
Unwilling Of Beautiful Shaft
Erected to Memory OF
Cape Fear Hero
ines.
Capt. Thomas W. SIocumb, of G0ldsbor0
Great-Grandson of Mary Sl0cumb
Was One of Those In Attend
ance and His Presence
Lent Additional Inter
est to the Cere-
m0ny.
m0nY.
Special to THE ARGUS.

Special to THE ARGUS.
Currie, n. c., Aug. lot is esti-
mated conservatively tbs there were
between four and five thousand people
gathered yesterday on the historic bat
tlefield of Moore's Creek, near here, to
participate in patriotic exercises which
attended the unwilling of a very hand
some monument to the heroic women
Of the lower Cape Fear during the Rev
dictionary period. People came from
far and near, including a large party
from Wilmington who returned last
evening. The weather was ideal for a
celebration of the kind and the day was
a perfect success in every particular.
After the speech came a bountiful
picnic dinner. provided by the good
women of Fender county. Excellent
order prevailed during the day, a large
measure of his having been due to
Chief Marshal Jno. r. Halves and fifty
mounted aides, who led the procession
from Currie to the grounds. The exer-
cises were interspersed with the sing
ing of patriotic songs and inspiring
music by the band, 1.-THE Old North
State, Dixie, my Country, IT'S of
ison, inspiring the large crowds in at
tendance and contributing much to-
wards making the day the red letter
occasion that it was.
A pleasing incident Of the day was
the presence of Capt. T.. w. Slocumb,
of Goldsboro, who is a great grandson
of Mary Slocumb, one of the heroines
to whom the monument is erected,
and a grandson Of Jesse Slocumb, who
represented the Newbern district in
Congress in his time.
The monument is of blue Winnsb oro
granite, surrounded by a statute of
imported Italian marble in carved
likeness of a beautiful woman posing
"Rememb erance,'' being six feet tall,
the whole monument towering to a
height of Is feet, standing on a mar
BILE base, five feet seven inches square
It's weight is more than % 1000 pounds
andit was erected at a cost of some
thing over So, 1000, being the execution
of the Wilmington Granite and Marble
Works., of this city, Mr.. r. d. Tucker
proprietor as successor to H. A. Tuck
81 & Bro. Mr.. Frank Meier, of the
warks, has been at the battle-ground
all the present week. experimenting
the work of construction and it is de-
cIared by all who have seen / it to be
one of the most handsome pieces OF
work of it's kind seen in this locality.
occupying recommending position on
the historic spot and bearing striking
testimonial to the brave m of the
lower Cape Fear during the Revolu-
tionary period. The inscriptions on
the shaft are as follows:
Front side: "To b honored men,
DRY of the heroic women of the Lower
Cape Fear during the American Re-
volution, 1775-178l."
On the reverse side: 'tUnswerving
in devotion, self-sacriicing in loyalty
to the cause Of their country, their
works do follow them; and their chill
dren rise up and call them blessed"
On fourth side:
"Most honored of thu names
recorded by the Historic Association,
is that of
MARY SLOCUMB,
Wife of Lieutenant Slocumb,
Riding alone at night sixty-ive miles
to succor the wounded on this battle
field her heroism and self sacrifice
place her high on the pages of history,
and should awaken in successive gen.
erations true patriotism and love Of
country.
VIRTUES majorum fliae conservant.
On the third face is this inscription;
''This monument was erected by the
Moore's Greek Monumental Associa.