The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-11-14
BUST Of
JOHNSON
WILL BE UNVEILED In ROTUNDA
OF STATE HO1SE-.THE AID.
DRESS DELIVERED BY
A NATIVE OF WILSON
(By w. J. Martin.l

(By w. j. MARTIN
Raleigh, Nov. 13.-Special When
the bust of Gov. Samuel Johnson,
first grand master of the North Car
olina Grand Lodge, of Masons, is un-
yelled in the rotunda of the State
House, January 10, as a feature of
the annual session of the grand
lodge, the address on the life and
character of Governor Johnson will
be delivered by r. D. w. Connor.
It will be preceded by an invoca-
tien by Rev. Plato Durham, remarks
on the event for providing the bust
by Mr.. John Francis Winston, pre-
sentation OF the. bust by Gen. B. s.
Royster and acceptance for the grand
lodge by Grand Master r. ~. Hack
EFT.
Following the address by Mr.. Con-
nor, the. bust will be presented to
the State by Col T. Bryan Grimes
of the historical commission and the
acceptance will be by Governor
Kitchin.
The bust is completed, ready for
installation n it's niche. It is the
work Of w. E. Ruckstuhl, who carv-
ed the busts of w. A Graham and
Il. W. Ransom, both of which now
accupy inches each in the rotunda.
Raleigh, N. c., Nov. 13.-The con-
aregation OF Tabernacle Baptist
ehurch was notified Sunday morning
by telegraph that Rev. Chas. e. Mad
dry, accepts the call to the pastor
ate to succeed Rev. A. J. Moncrief,
who retired some weeks ago to take
the pastorate of the Baptist church
at BarnsviIle, S. G. Rev. Maddry re-
signs the pastorate of the Statesville
Baptist church to accept the pastor
ate Of the Tabernacle church, or
Raleigh. He is native of Orange
county. a graduate Of the University
OF North Carolina and the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary, and
Was a pastor or Grove Street Baptist
church, Greensboro, before going to
Statesvifle.
YESTERDAY November IL, was the
rinty ninth birthday OF Mrs. Cornelia
r. Holleman who makes her home in
this city with her niece, Mrs.N. B.
Broughton. She has remarkably
clear mind for one of her years and
spends much time reading and keeps
abreast of the times remarkably well
in this way She is a native of Hart
ford, Connecticut. and was born eight
miles from Hartford on November II,
1912. Her parents both died when she
was small child and she was
grand parents who settled in Orange
county in 1880. She has lived in Raj
eigh many years and is~one of ten
charter members of the Tabernacle
Baptist church that drew out from
the First Baptist for the organization
of the Tabernacle Mission.
For the memorial service by the
Raleigh lodge of Elks this time the
eulogy to the dead will be delivered
by Mr.. w. S. Wilson.
The people of Raleigh enjoyed the
first electric railway service on the
new line from the city limits Il
miles to the country club. The cars
went out every hour during mos'
of the day and were crowded mos
of the time. Regular schedules vii
be announced for the line within the
next few days. BY next summer the
Street Car Co.. will have timely
equipped amusement park out be
yond the County Club brOunds.
The members of the Bar Associa
tion who are clubmen at the Raj
eigh: Country Club gave SATURDAY
sumptuous barbecue and BrunsWlci
stew out at the club in honor OF th'
judiciary in this State, including TN
Federal Judges, the Superior Cour
Judges and the Justices OF the ou
Dren1e Court. Also the meTnDeiS y
the Corporation Commission ana IN
State officers were included. The al
fair was quite elaborate and the pai
ticipants were given the dlstlnctlol
of having the first passenger ca
over the new Country Club extenslol
of the electric railway operated 10
their benefit in conveying them to tn
club grounds and back to the city.
Judge PEBBLES, in Wake superb
Court has specially set the F1emin
divorce suits for trial at the FeDruar
term. This is the case in which Tn
court has allowed. Mrs. Fleming an
the children a1imony and IN Wnlc
both Mrs. nellie Claire Fleming a
the wife and Percy r. Fleming. tn
husband, are seeking divorce, mos
of the sensational evidence haVln
already been brought out in the COZ
test for the possession Of the cnli
rem in which Mrs. F1emings won. Sn
and the two children are now
Washington. d. c., with Mrs. Fien
,ings parents.
~ The Exalted Council of BenJaml
4s..Asheville, NJ c.. received cnart'
today with power to do general IT
ternal and charitable work of m
tual character. TIRE r~ons Council
to be in Ashevil1e with local t4oaee