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CHARLOTTE MESSENGER •uv. "DAY, APRIL 2, 1887. <!l'R CHURCHES. St. Mu-hwl’s (P. E.) Church, Mint St. Services rI 1U ft. in. and Bp. m. Sunday school at 4p. in. Hcv. P. P. Alston, ]>ns tor. M. !•:. Church. Graham Street. Ser vice- at:! )>. in. nnd 8 ti. m. Sunclny •chooliitloa.nl. Itev. E. M. Collett, pastor. First iJ.-n.tist Church, South Church St. Servo * at 11 a. in., 3 p. m. and 8 p. in. Sun ity-sdinol at 1 p. m. Itev. A. A. Powell, pastor. I" i-icsiu Baptist Church, East Second St. Services at 11 a. in., 3p. m. and Bp. in. Sunday-school at 1 p. m. Itev. mAfottroN. pastor. Pres 1 yterian Church, corner Sevcntli and C.itiejc Sts. Services at 3 p. m. and ft p. in. Sunday-school at 10 a. m. Rev. R. P. IV veils, pastor. Cliiihm Chapel, (A. r M. E. Z.) Mint St. Services ot il ft. in., 8 p. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday- * hool at Ip. in. Rev. M. Slade. pastoi. Little Rock, (A. M. E. Z.) E St. Ser vices at 11 a. m., 3 p. m. and 8 p. in. Rev. Wm. Johnson, pastor. 1 If your paper has a blue . cross mark, it will he stopped till von pay up. Wc cannot continue to send it to you without some money. Pleas, pay up and let us continue it to you. ijOOAL. employment Agency. Persons desiring situations as cooks, nurses, and laborers generally, who desire employment, and persons in need of such help, will do well to call on A. W. Calvin, at his Store, West Trade St Mrs Ellen Ilall and Miss Addi. Mc.Yiiloy are in the city visiting their sick mother. Miss Eliza B. Cash passed through the city last Thursday to spend sour time with her mother in Wadesboro. Prof Price and Mr. J. C. Dancy of Salisbury have gone North. Prof Prince is looking after the interests of the college and Mr. Dancy is look ing after the Star. Grace church has arranged to purchase a lot on which to build Very soon the good work will begin. The Presbyterians have placed a beautiful carpet in the pulpit, altar and isles of tbeir church. Miss Annie Alston is the new teacher in our graded school. She is from Liuisburg and has been visiting in our city several weeks. Miss Ella Green returned homo last Sunday morning after a stay of five or six months with her sister in Raleigh. Our young men have rented a lot near the graded school and have fixed up a base hall ground. They expect S ivcral visiting clubs soon. A certain society gentleman who lias been criticising the association of some young folks is charged with going to the opera on last Monday night with a ijuestioaahle character. The col I snips the first of the week has badly damaged the early fruit crop. It is feared that all early [> aches are killed. Leonard Medical college closed last j Thursday.—lt turned out no graduate this year, though the attendance was larger then before. Bishop Lomax came home last j Monday night from Alabama and j Tennessee and 1 ft yesterday for Philadelphia. He will preach in j Washington city tomorrow. A letter from Wadesboro indicates j that Miss Anna Edwards was married j to some one, hut the letter cannot j ho re.il, hettoe we cant publish it. AH articles for publication must be written plainly. B fore we send out another paper we will have moved into the Goode Hotel building where we may be found at any tinio. There is much talk as to who will b i the candidates for mayor. The ward tickets are beiug fixod up and tho voters are being fixed at the same i time. Muili information is to be gained by reading the letter. in this paper. This week we have a very nice letter from Miss Mary McLean, also one from .Salisbury. Bead them. The Catawba Presbytery will meet in tiA Seventh street Presbyterian churchxwt Wedne«d*y mors inf' t&T In order to reduce expenses we will leave off our list many who have failed to renew. Rev. Eli Alexander of Moorcsvillc, has our thanks for $3.25 in subscrip tions. That is the way to make the paper live. There was s slight fall of snow here yesterday morning. Bakers prediction held good. A fire originated in She roof of a barroom on Trade street last Tuesday morning about 10 oclock, which made things very lively around these quarters for a while. The roof of the house was burned off. Hon. J. H. Williamson of Louis burg was in the city last Tuesday on his return from Georgia. He visited our graded school while in the city. He speaks very encour agingly of the Industrial fair and will start his paper very soon. Big Zion Sabbath School will have its Easter exercises in the afternoon and go to Biddle grove to picnic Easter Monday. The exercises at Biddle University on Friday night of last week were exceedingly fine. The debate: That the negro should he encouraged to migrate west,” was ably discussed on both sides. The addresses were all good and the music enchanting. A large crowd of ladies and gentle nen were out from the city. Business at home prevented our going up to Moorcsvilleand Statesville this week. The friends at these points will please forward to us their sub scriptions due. Rev David Brown 1 will collect for ufc in Statesville. Despite the hard times, we learn quite large number of colored people ! visited the minstrel show last Monday j night, and as gracefully took back ! gallery seats to sec themselves ridi culed as they would have front seats to sec something sensible. We have said before, we cannot have the j respect of others till we respect our j selves. We do not see how self-rc- | specting people can be so eager to sit j in a peanut-gallery. Miss Annie Hayes is one of our graded school teachers. Her name 1 was left out of the list as we failed to get around to her room before clos- i ing time. Solicitor Geo. 11. White of New beruc has taken to himself, another wife, in the person of Miss Cora L. Cherry of Tarboro. Do you like this paper? Then send us another subscriber. Our list would be so easily doubled if each of you would exert yourself just a little. The larger our list, the bettor the paper will be at all times. It would be a good idea for mem- ; hers and visitors to take a Bible with I them in attending the morning service at Grace church. On Thursday night, in Clinton j Chapel, prizes were given the persons j securing the most money for the j building fund in the grand rally a few weeks ago. A stove-pipe hat was presented Mr. Mack Taylor and a | lamp to Mrs Cynthia Emmons as the ■ most successful parties. Neptune Fire Co. presented Mrs Slade a very handsome tea set the same time. Grace Church. X Presiding Elder R. S. Rives held the first quarterly meeting for Grace church last week. On Thursday Right Church and Sunday school officers were elected and other business at tended to of interest to the church. On Friday night the church held a general class meeting. Rev. Bloicc suffered during his stay here from having a tooth extraeted. On Suuday Rev. Rives preached to a fair and appreciative audience in the morning and administered sacrament in the afternoon, also baptized three i children and received two in the ! church. The attendance was good and the meeting pleasant and inter esting all the way through. Lovc- I feast was celebrated on Mondiy night. The list of officers appour elsewhere^ V- she I’ubllc liiteroHte7rr When manufacturers of an article are asking the public to consume their wares, it is indeed refreshing to know that they are reliably endorsed, ns illustrated by the united cndoisement of Dr. Harter’s Iron Ton ei d L ver j J*ilU by tb» drujgiita of St. fwl. Base Ball. The Nameless baseball nine No. 2 challenges any nine in the city except Fearless No. 1, for a game on Easter Mondry. Wm. ScttENCK, Captain. C. A. Hall, Sec’y. A Teacher Wanted. Reddick, Fla., March 22. Any lady teacher who desires to come to Florida next fall to teach a government school will do well to write to me. The school can be opened in Sep tember and continue six months, at a salary of S3O per month. However, a prominent member of the Hoard of Public Instruction told me if I would secure a good teacher for the school (the school I am teaching at present), they would pay $35 per month, I shall leave here in May. The trus tees prefer a lady. A. N. Richie. Wilmington Twinklings. On Wednesday eve, Mr. W. J. Steward was united in holy wedlock bonds to Miss Mamie G. Norwood; Quite a pleasant affair, and Willie looked just as pleasing as the writer would, were it his turn. Mr. John Riles, one of Wilming ton’s favorite sons, was buried on Monday eve, after a few week’s sick ness. He had just returned from New York, and leaves a mother and a large number of friends to mourn their loss. We are pleased to see Mr. Willie Merrick, tie favorite shipping porter of the firm of P L. Bridges & Co., out again after a few days illness. We were pleased to see Mr. Willie Bolden, the well known torcolior of Fayetteville, in our city during the past week, the guest of Mr. Grant Lucas. Mr. Aria Bryant left for Fayette ville on Thursday’s steamer for a short stay. Hon. J. E. Hussey, of Newberne, was in tho city during the last week. The business manager of the C. F. A. spent Sunday iu Warsaw. It is whispered that he is seeking an intro duction to the register of deeds at that place. Thanksgiving Sermon. Fayetteville, N. C., March 28. The annual thanksgiving sermon of the G. U. O. of O. F. was ably deliv crcb by Rev. Eli Walker, in St. Luke A. M. E. Church (of which Rev. J. S. Brown is pastor). The P. G. M. G. C. Scurlock, was introduced by L. 11. Gallaway, N. G., as master of the ceremony. Hymn 321, “And are we yet alive,” &c., was sung ; prayer by the chaplain; hymn 310, “Jesus, the natne high over all,” &c. Then Rev. Walker called the attention of the congregation to the 95th psalm. 2d verse, from which he most beauti fully preached. After preaching, prayer by Rev. Jones, of Greensboro. Then a col lection was lifted, which amounted to $3.05 by the congregation, and $3.63 by the Lodge. J. C. Cain, Sec’y. A. W. Galvin, —DEALER IN — Family Groceries of all kinds. Country Produce al ways on hand. CHICKENS, EGGS, BUT- j TKit and all kinds of VEGETABLES and i FRUITS. —ALSO, DEALER IN* — Lumber, and Building Material. Free deli very to all parts of the city. Tuffs Pills the for7>ld liver, xtrenrth rtn* llifiliuo-livcorgan?*. rugnluicsthe uunoiit, huU uro uaiequMled »s au ANTI-BILIOUS MEDICINE. In malarial dUtrlft* their vlrtneeare v lilt-. j recognised, i<«tk»ey |»»»Mex» |»ee ulinr properties Iu treeing thenyntem rroiu flint polfcou. Elegantly sugar co-io*l. 1)0X0 xniull. I*rice, 23c t*. Sold Everywhere. Office, 44 Murray BL, New York. /VIRGINIA HOUSE, CHARLOTTE , N. C. Accommodations furnished traveler* at reasonable rates. Comfortable Ihi Is aud rooms. House located in tho central and ; business part of the city. Table furnished ! with the best of tho market. Meals at all hours. J. M. GOODE, - Proprietor, QBASWTm * C. yymrn & bum The Princely Gift of $5,000 I TO BE DIVIDED OUT. Referring to the heading of this notice, wc do not tr> to catch the ear of t lie public by such “clap-trap” advertisements as selling out because going to Tennessee or some other seaport town, nor selling ou* because of or ders received from headquarters to “move on.” No; no such “Wizard Oil” now you see me and now you don’t concern calls your attention to the following. Your attention is called by a bona fide established business house which has in the past, does so now and will continue in future to deal squarely with you, calling “white” white, “black” black, a house which means just what it says and says what it means. Now, then eve say that we will divide $5,000 among those who will take advantage of it, and in doing so wc de sire it distinctly understood that we do not propose to lose that amount out of our pocket. No, by no means; we do not do business to lose money, but because of an upright, successful business career among you for over one-third of a century. We arc in position to have the ready cash to buy with. We use it for all it will do with those in need of the “all-powerful CASH.” SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING at a great sacrifice to the seller, necessitating our buying larger quantities than usual—an it is this sup< rtluous stock we must, shall and will dispose of, and at least at $5,000 less than usual price. We intend to advertise this “.Special Sale” extensively, and expect a big rush from our neighboring towns, hence w« advise our near-by trade to avail themselver of these bargains at once. Usually sides o? this kind are made at the end of a season, when the purchaser gets hut little good out of his purchase—has to lay it away for another season only to then find that his suit look:- old—but this sale consists of Clothing for the Spring ,-eason just arriving. 500 SUITS of Men’s Clothing, among which are all-woo! Corkscrews, in black, blue and brown, wort I $13.50, sls, $1(1.50 and S2O, sell now at $8.75, $lO, $12.50, sls. Prince Albert coat and vest, in Dahlia-* and Tricots, worth $25, for sl4, Men’s all-w«»ol Cassimere Sack and Frock Suits, worth $8.50, $lO, sl2, sls, sell now at $5,75, $0.50, $7.50, $9. All custom-made Cassimere Suits, worth from sls to $25, at the uniform price of $lO. All-wool Illue Flannel Suits at $5, worth $9. A large variety of all-wool Norfolk Jackets, worth $7, at half price, which means $3.50. You will find among these lots suits f ? Clergyman, Banker, Doctor, Merchant, Fai m *r, Mechanic and Laborer. We have them for all, nor is the 250 and 3 JO-pounder forgotten—we have suits us large as size 50. MOTHER! MOTHERS! Nor have we forgotten your darling boy wiiogocs to school or (lie u kite. Wc 1 ave 20*.Short Pant Cassimere Suits at the rididu lously low prices of . $1.25, $2, $3, $4 and $5, —WORTH— S 3, $4. $5, $6 and $7. 400 Long Pant Cassimere Suits, ages 9 to 18 years, are selling at #2.50,‘#3, §4, #5, and up. —CHEAP AT— $4, $5, $6, $7, SB, and up. Boys’ Cassimere Odd Long Pants, at G 5 cents a pair. Men’s Cassimere Pants at 90 cents a pair. Men’s all-wool Cassimere Pants, which readily sell at $3.50 to $5 a pair, now at*thc uniform price of $1.75 a j«iir. Higher priced goods (>ro|K>rtionateiy low. Our entire stock of Hats and Gents’ Fur-! nit-lung Goods will also he sold at marvel-1 ously low prices’ Hr The prices we quote above are not i merely fancy figures, they art* figures at which j those gods will lie sold. We cordially invite ! one and all to inspect and invest. Terms of this sale CASH on delivery. Respectfully, Wittkowsky& Baruch I worn, jr * COME -A-InTID SEE. Big reductions in prices of Ladies Visites and New Markets. Look at our $5.00 Visites. About 45 suits of Ready Made Clothing At a Big Reduction. Christmas Goods in Gloves, Kerchiefs, Mu files, Astraclian Muffs, &c. Gent’s Kids, Foster Hooks, at 51.50. SPECIAL PRICES In Ladies’, Gents’ and Children's Underwear this week. Embroidered Cashmere Scarfs, Castypere Shawls—all shades. Nice line of Gents Neckties and Cravats. HARGRAVES & ALEXANDER, SMITH BUILDING. E. M. ANDREWS, Has the Largest and Most Complete Stock of FTTRUITTJRB In North Carolina. COFFINS & METALLIC CASES. Pianos and Qrgans Os the Best Makes on the Installment Plan. Low Prices and Easy Terms. Send for Prices. Whickering Pianos, Arion Pianos, Bent Pianos, Mathushek Pianos, Mason & Hamlin Pianos. Mason & Hamlin Organs, 13ay State Organs, Packard Organs, E. M. ANDREWS, : : : Trade Street, Charlotte, N. Q. 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