CHARLOTTE MESSENGER. SATURDAY, MARCH lt». 1887. * ■ - ----- OIK CHURCHES. St. Mu'liii"!' s (I‘. E.) Church, Mint St! Service- 1 a I 10 a. in. ami 8 i>. m. Sundajr- K |inol at Ip. m. Rev. P. P. Alston, pas tor. jl. i . Church. Graham Street. Ser vie, s at 3 p. ill. and 8 p. m. Sunday >l at 10 a.m. Rev. E. M. Collett, pastor. Kir-.t llaptist Church, South Church St. Sei . i ' S a! 11a.m., 3 p. ill. and 8 p. ill. Kiilttl.iv-school at 1 p. m. Rev. A. A. Poiva: i. pastor. i; ~01 e i llaptist Church, East Second St. Services at 11 a. m., 3p. m. and Bp. m. Sunday-school at 1- p. m. Rev. Z. m*u«iiToN.’ pastor. Pi - ytirian Church, corner Seventh and College Sts. Services at 8 p. m. and Bp. in. Sunday-school at 10 a. m. Rev. R, p. tVvc iE. pastor. Clinton Chapel, (A.'M. E. Z.) Mint St. Services at 11 a. ni., 3 p. in. and 8 p. in. Sunday-school at Ip. m. Rev. M, Slahk. paslm. hill!*- Rock, (A. M. E. E St. Ser vices a! 11 a. ill.-, 3 p. in. and 8 p. ill. Rev. Wm. Johnson, pastor. If your paper has a blue cross mark, it will be stopped till you pay up. We cannot continue to send it to you without some money. Please pay up and let us continue it to you. CjOC-A-Xj. Zion Wesley is hereafter to be known as Livingstone College. Mr. C. W. Boger, of Concord, passed through last Monday for Florida. The Star says the new music teacher for Livingstone College is a Miss Smith, of Boston. Lumbcrton has- been visited by a ! very destructive fire, which destroyed the business part of the town. Clinton Chapel S. S. is preparing j for a big time Easter. They will go ! to the Mineral Springs on Easter Monday. Presiding Elder Hives held quarter ly meeting at Clinton Chapel last Sunday and Love Feast on Monday night. Kev. W. 11. Woodward informs us of the death of Mr. Geo. 11. McDon ald, a promising young man of Lau-i rinburg. Iti another column will be found an article concerning the Hospital opened here for the benefit of the colored people. Wittkowsky & Baruch are still sell ing clothing cheaper than anyone else in town. Don’t fail to give them a call for a suit. The Weekly News, Atlanta, Ga., and the Southern Freeman, Birming ham, Ala., are among the new ex changes on our table. Our colleges report large increases for the spring term. Biddle has about *2OO, Scotia about 200, and Living stone about 140. Quarterly meeting will be had at Grace Church next week, and sacra ment will be administered on the 27th ; instant. A peep in on Clinton Chapel S. S. last Sunday convinces us that they are increasing in numbers and improv ing in music and collections. The Oriole Literary is requested to meet at Mr. W. 11. Houser’s next Tuesday night, instead of Mr John son’s as announced last week. The M ESSEX Qeh acknowledges an invitati n to attend the joiut exercises of the Mattoon and Clarioiophic Lit erary Associations, at Biddle, next Friday night. Her many friends will he glad to learu that Miss'Annie Walker iB still improving. Her doctor says she is about well euough to go out of the house. JVe publish in .this issue a short ! poem by Miss Whiteman, of Wilming ton We arc always glad to give place for any production of merit from our people. The Williamson family of blind singers are to leave us today for Con cord. They have been in our town several weeks singing in the different churches. Every one fortunate enough • i hear them is astonished and well pleased with their singing. There are seven of the family blind, four sing ing in this troupe. They were edu cated at Knlcigb snd natives of Wil *>a. {•'. 0. We send out a good many marked papers this week to persons whose time has expired. If they wish the paper cpntiuucd they will please let us hear from them, whether they have any money or not. We propose to leave homo again about the 25th inst., and subscribers will please be ready for us at the fol lowing points: Moorcsvillc, States ville, Salisbury and Concord. After which wo will turn our course south. Rev. Bloiec failed to come down last Sunday, but his pulpit was ably filled by Rev. E. M. Collett in the miming, Rev. Mr. Drayton In the afternoon, and Rev. John Davidson at night. The, attendance was good morning and afternoon. The Ebenezer llaptist church has a fine pipe organ made to order. It makes a beautiful show and very fine music. This church stands a step ahead of the other churches in the city in other improvements. They arc greatly indebted to Z. Houghton, Jr., who has proven to be one of the most successful managers of church and Sunday school affairs in the city. The death rate among the colored people has greatly decreased since we have a colored doctor. In most South ern cities it is generally reported nearly double that of the whites, The report from Dr. Scafr for December and January show the death rate for the two races nearly equal. We do not claim that Dr. Williams is better than the other doctors, but we are sat isfied with these results, let the causes ; be what they may. Mr. Henry B. Kennedy, the "old reliable” mail agent between this city and Augusta, has been removed. He was among the first colored mail agents in the South and has about ns good a record ns any agent in the country. He was removed to make room for a Democrat. He is also among the few colored ineu to couie out of office with some of his earnings to fall back upon. He is fairly fixed for living. He will have two years to rest up and prepare for the next Republican administra tion. I J Fayetteville and Lawyers. /^\ We are reminded that"' more colored lawyers have gone out from Fayette ville than from any town iu the coun try. J. S. Leary, Maurice Bowman. D. W. Evans, C. W. Chesnutt, are natives, while Lisbon P. Berry read law in Fayetteville and Jno. P. Green and A. S. Richardson are descendants of Fayetteville people. Employment Agency. Persons desiring situations as cooks, nurses, and laborers generally, who desire employment, a*d persons in need of such help, will do well to call on A. W. Calvin, at his Store, West Trade St. FAINT NOT. BY MISS MAOOIE L. WHITEMAN. Tired of lifo and its sorrows ? Tired of turmoil and care ? Fretting because ot failure ? Allowing yourself to despair ? What if the road’s long and dreary ? What if the end’s out of sight ? Are we not taught hy our Father To trust Him and all will he right ? Is not the end worth the trying ? Is not Heaven the grandest prize ? Where is the sense of voiu* crying If you know of your home iu the skies? Have you forgotten this one tiling— Every life has its downpour of rain ? And ar l we more than our Savior Who Imre so much censure and pain ? To the breeze throw your sorrows and heartache, Be u man, be a woman, that’s all; Do the right. Then accept what God gives you— Answer “here” when the grout roll is called. Wilmington, N. C., March 15, 1887. Envied by Her Sexi ! Is the fate of every lady with a bright, glowing countenance, which invariably follows the use of Dr. Harter’s Iron | Tonic. Raleigh Typographical Union. No. 54, has elected Mr. John R. Ray a j delegate to the International Union, which meets at Buffalo, N.Y., in June j next. Mr. E. S. Cheek is the alter* ; nate. A working girls’ bureau has lately Ibe n formed at Loxhury. Mass. A i room is furnished with all toilet re [ quirements and tea and coffee are sup t plied if wished. Teachers are in at tnduM is tbt «T«U|> Civil Rights at the Opera House. INCREASE IN HOWARD SCHOOL LIBRARY —LITKKARY KXKRCISKS AT BENEDICT —OTIIKU MATTERS. Columbia, S. C., March 10. The Mei end Kit —The famous ac- j tress, Fanny Davenport, was here on j the 14th ins’. She appeared in “Fe dora." To portray this character calls : forth groat histrionic talent. The very j first act closes with a scone that j reaches a culmination as great as the j last scene iu the last act of many of j the most noted dramas. This gives J one an idea what a steep this great J actress must climb to reach the culmi- j nation of this heavy tragedy. Fantiv j Davenport took her audience hy storm j from the outset, and carried them spell-bound with her up the steep. She portrayed the difficult and excit ing parts with the greatest case and naturalness, impressing the audicnco that they wore looking upon scenes in natural life rather than upon a play. Sim was appreciated and heartily ap- j planded, being frequently brought j before the curtain She was also : made the recipient of several beautiful j boquets. It gives the Messenger correspond ent special pleasure to speak of this play, aside from the notice it coni- 1 mauds as a great play, because the 1 appree ativo colored people of Colnm- j bia are permitted to enjoy such treats j hy being allowed to take reserved j seats iu the opera house without mo-j lestation. This is evidenced hy P. F. • Oliver, Esq., and wife, enjoying this j play from the parquettc of a house crowded with the elite, w hite people of Columbia. Os course this is not the first instance of the kind, for it is a J privilege that dates hack to some years ago. But we sp ail; of it now to show that, notwithstanding the fact that the chief executive is a Demo crat, our State government Demo cratic, the civil rights bill has been declared unconstitutional, and the negro vote of South Carolina is not | wanted—yet the negro in South Car- | olina is allowed some civil rights dc- j nied him iu other States. This is ] progress, and shows ton that the South j Carolinians readily distinguish the j difference between civil rights and j social equality. Let ns commend our j neighbors for this, and for not inter- J sering with the civil rights law of South Carolina. Howard School Library has been in I creased by the receipt of Go volumes j from Messrs. Alden & Co., of New } York city These books were pur- j chased through Mr. Oliver from funds j raised hy concerts given hy the school. | The teach, rs were very careful in sc- i leeting the books, and every one pur- j chased is a gem. Rev. Middleton has returned from ! Greenville and brings encouraging news for the Wise Men. The Benedict Literary Debating So ciety celebrated Mrs. B A. Benedict’s! 77th birthday by giving a literary en tertainment to-night. Mrs. Benedict j made Benedict Institute possible! and ; it is gratifying to so ■ the teachers and students of that association show their i gratitude by observing this day, and j doing what they cm to better the con- ; Hit ion of the negro. The lollowiug is tit" programme : Prayer, Mr. John R. Wilson; Essay, (Woman), Mr. E. G. Neal ; Debate, (Should Representatives carry out the wi.h'S of their constituents, even though these wishes bit directly op posed to their matured opinion?)— Affirm., Mr. Thomas B. Williams;! Xeg., Mr, Ezekiel Mohry ; Declama tion, (Absalom) Mr. C. B. Parker; Critic’s Report. Mr. John R. Wilson The programme was well carried out. , The voting men showed that they had , given time and thought to their as signments ; which gives encourage- 1 incut for much brighter days for the race. Dr. J. J. Durham, Peter Flynn Oliver, Esq., and Rev. J, li. Middle ton, were appointed judges of the de bate. They all voted iu favor of the negative. The late-t society surprise is the announc-m lit of the marriage of Mr. “Benin’* Toland, son of Mr. P. F. I Tolund, to Miss Jennie Cook, the daughter of Mrs. Esther Cook. Miss [ Cook was a student at Scotia nt one time. I Ms. i ( The paper makers of Lawrence, j Mass , are making a move iu favor ofi »U»ysfiv« boun * There was a heavy snow fall be tween Statesville and Asheville on Thursday morning. It threatened us but didn’t reach here. Prof. Joseph C. Price will occupy the pulpit in Grace church to-morrow. The public is invited to come out and hear our own—the greatest orator of ! to-day. Services at 11 a. m., 3p. in. and 7:30 p. m. The Independent Club gave a very pleasant and interesting entertainment j last Thursday night at Miss Ella Jones’. We are pleased to note the 1 improvements made hy this club. , It is now one of our leading liternries. ! A fire in Rock Hill, S.C. yesterday j | morning destroyed the postofioe, bank, | hotel and about a dozen of the prinei- j pal business houses. Loss estimated | at $500,000. Did you ever think that it is high time for the legitimate producers to j I come together irrespective of occupa- ! | tion, nationality, color, religion, pre- j judice or party condition of servitude | ' and consider the situation and their \ j relations to their common country j ] and the duties growing out of those j | relations —not to form a political party J to capture offices —but for a higher i and nobler purpose—to abolish the ! monopolies and the widespread ven ality and corruption they have prodne j cd—stein the ever ncreasing tide of | vice and crime inseparable from industrial slavery and make our ! government what it. was intended to j j he, by the people, for the people! i and of the people. If you never [ thought of these things read this piper and yon will think and act. It can do you no harm. There is nothing like light to dispel darkness? —Charlotte Craftsman. Labor is the application of active | force to inert matter. The Nashville typos are soliciting stock to start a co-operative evening paper. The Leavenworth merchants are j I boycotting the Times, the notorious j “rat” sheet of that city In a cloak factory in Chicago the i girls receive eight cents for sewing \ on 275 buttons. The carpenters of Chicago, 0000 or : gauized, say they will and must have j I the eight-hour system the coming sea- i I son. In California the Knights of Labor : have succeeded in introducing a bill | into the Legislature for the appoint- i j ment of a board of arbitration. The Knights of Labor of Chicago j ■ have bought the Teleyram and are now j i running it as a daily afternoon paper, 1 devoted to the interests of Working men. In Arkansas there are five local as i semblies of planters and plantation employes, and two locals of women plantation employes have been organ ized. It is the duty of every Knight of Labor and Trade Unionist to foster j and encourage co-operation by pur chasing their goods from co-operative ! institutions. Ntiinnlntos tho toirpM Bvcr, utrenorth* mis tliu vi* orKHiiH, i egulutes the uud are unequulcd as uu AKTI-BJLSOUO MCSNE, In malarlnl rtistrlcln their virlneM are u idi-ly ruPOKiilzt'tl.aslhcy possums p«c« nllur properties In treeing; front that poison. Elegantly sugar coaled. l>ose amull. Price, 23cts. Sold Everywhere. Ofllce, 44 Murray St., New York. , A. W. Calvin, —DEALER IS — I Family Groceries of all kinds. Country Prcduce al ways on hand. CHICKKaS, KGGS. BUT-j ; TKK and ail kinds of VKGKTABLES and FRUITS. j —AMO, DEALER IN — I Lumber, , and Building Material. delivery to all part* of the city, j VIRGINIA HOUSE, j that I procured another. Before l had finished the second box my health was completely restored. —Jos. Atibin, llocto Block, lligll St., Holyoke, Mas-. I imfterrd for months with stomach mid liver troubles. My food did not digest, f my bowels were sore and constipated, and mV back and head ached incessantly. 1 tried various remedies. Imt received no heifc'iit until I commenced taking Ayer*" Pills. These Pills benefited me at one**. I I took them regularly for nearly a mouth, and my health was completely restored. D. W. Bailie, New Berue, N. C. COMPLETE CL*lift. I had been a sufferer for many Yeais; from Dyspepsia and Liver troubles, mid found no permanent relief until I com menced taking Ayer’s Pill-. They have effected a complete cure. —G. W. Mooik > , Walla Walla, W. T. For many years I suffered from Liver, Complaint, and a disordered stomach. I tried the best physician* In the state, but received no help from lhem. I wIU coin- 1 polled to give tip business, had neither strength nor ambition, and -uttered eon- ( stuntiv. I finally began taking Ayer’?* Pills, and, before 1 had finished tin* first Irox, tnv health was greatly improved. 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