CHARLOTTE MESSENGER.
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OUR TRIP EAST.
Greensboro, Cameron, Carthage, Etc.
We have just returned from a trip
to several cities and towns in the
Eastern part of the State, but as we
have spoken of most of them hereto
fore, we will give them but a passing
word, and speak particularly of those
above named.
After several days pleasantly spent
in Fayetteville, where we witnessed
the closing exercises of the State Nor
mal School, we visited
OREENSBORO.
This town is growing more rapidly,
we think, than any in the State, just
now. It already has more railroad
outlets than this city. Within the last
year they claim to have built more
houses than any town in the State.
The C. F. & Y. V. railroad has done
more to build up the town than any
thing. The U. S. Court House is now
completed and the postofficc moved
into it. The C. F. & Y. V. road
have built a fine depot and waiting
room. A new market house has been
built, and a number of new stores arc
among the improvements.
A number of the colored people of
this town are making rapid progress.
Mr. W. E. Holly is one of the most
energetic and progressive among them.
Mr. D. B. Yancy is also proving that
there is intellect and worth in the
negro. He is running a successful
grocery, a stand in the market, and
has a fine horse and turnout to show
his friends the city when they visit
him. There are a number of colored
men owning good property in the
city.
We went from Greensboro to
CAMERON.
This little town is growing very
rapidly and promises to be the metrop
olis of the county. It has
once very severely from fire and is
erecting brick buildings on the prin
cipal street. It Las two colored
churches—Zion Methodist and Pres
byterian. Each have very neat build
ings near the centre of the town.
The colored people seem to be pros
pering in this country. Mr. I*. O.
Evans, a young man of intelligence,
has a comfortable residence,, and a
good tract of land with a good crop
on it. Rev. E. W. Dix owncs a hand
some two-story residence, in which
the, traveling friend is made comforta
ble and happy by his pleasant wife,
assisted by Miss Sarah Young.
Rev. Mr. Hargraves, of the Pres
byterian Church, lives here also, and
has a very cozy little cottage.
The town has telephone communi
cation with Carthage, and other points
West. A railroad is being graded
from Cameron to Carthage. The
grading is within about four miles of
Carthage. From Cameron, guided
by the telephone wire, wo started for
CARTHAGE.
This town seems to be at a stand
still, though it is the county-scat
The court house is being remodeled,
and there is very little other signs of
improvement. It is on a very high
hill, looking over the country around
In every direction for more than twen
ty miles. We were cared for by that
pleasant and hospitable Mrs D .7
Mcßae Mr. Mcßae is one of the
leading contractors in his section It
was our pleasure to meet Rev. and
Mrs. H. D Wood. The Methodist i
and Presbyterians have nice churches 1
here. As we went to this place on
horseback, our stay was short. Good |
crops all along the line tell of the good I
time coming.
The exerciser at Bennett Seminary
were fully up to the times We form- j
ed a very favorable impression of the
institution.
At Sanford we spent a few hours |
with Mr. John Womack and his pleas
ant wife. Mr. VV’omaok is a successful
brick maker and has two kilns nearly
ready to burn. Our visits were ex
tended to Fayetteville, Wilmington,
Lumberton, Maxton, Laurinburg,
Rockingham, Wadcsboro and Monroe.
Tn Wilmington we attended a con
cert in the City Hall, given by the
Acme Club. The audience was [not
large, but wc arc satisfied that Wil
mington has fine musical talent. The
recitation by Mr. Thomas Knight de
serves special mention.
At Wadcsboro, on last Friday, the
public school, taught by Mr. G. J.
| Melton, gave a picnic. A large num
; ber of friends were out and enjoyed
j the baseball and pleasant breezes on
1 the hill. At night the exhibition and
closing exercises were had in the
! Methodist Church. The dialogues,
j recitations and music were all good,
! and the patrons and pupils were all
happy. •
NOT DEAD YET.
The unkindest cut of all coming
from our exchanges, yet seen by us,
comes from S'tar of Zion edited by
Hon. J. C. Dancy. We do not take
his words as a joke, for t he knew too
much about the paper when he was
writing. The Messenger is not dead
yet. The Messenger lives on its sub
scription and advertising patronage
Mr. Dancy is a beneficiary of Zion con
nection, and if the Star had to live on
its legitimate earnings as the Messen
ger does, it would have been dead or
changed hands long ago. The Star
receives from §BOO to §I,OOO a year
from the general tax in addition to the
the subscriptions; yet he is not able
j to pay the indebtedness of the paper;
J if he did so, it might be of some pecun
iary advantage to the Messenger. Do
you take on ?
The Mebsetger has not “gone the
way of all the earth.” The editor went
off on a collecting trip, leaving the pa
per in the hands of friends, hut as we
had no professors, &c., to give their
time, our paper failed to appear two or
three times. The Messenger is a
permanent institution, and wo appear
again to-day, and Intend to keep the
reputation of being the best colored
newspaper in the State, and by our
own hard work, without the special
care of any church or society, we mean
; to pay our hills before they are overdue
j " year. When our delinquent sub
scribers and our debtors pay up more
promptly Bro. Dancy will be able to
read the Messenger every Saturday
morning.
BENNETT SEMINARY.
Our first visit to this institution was
j during the commencement exercises
| two weeks ago. Wc received a cor
; dial welcome from the faculty, and
were well pleased with all wc saw.
| They have an excellent tract of land,
finely situated, with two splendid
buildings, with several other smaller
buildings. The Kent home is the
i dormitory for the girls. This is a
j frame building, but one of the hand
j somest in the city. The main build-
I ing is a large, four-story brick struc
ture, with chapel, recitation’ rooms
and dormitory.
The attendance this year was about
130, and the health of the students
| excellent. The closing exercises took
place on Monday, Tuesday, and Wed
nesday, 6th, 7th and Bth inst. They
equalled any exercises we have heard.
The music was excellent, the essays
: and orations were line, and the prize
; speeches and debates would do credit
to the best institutions of the coun
[ try. There were about ten to finish
the normal course—two received
; diplomas, while the others will enter
; the college department next year.
By special invitation we took tea
) with Prof. Steel and family. He is
;an earnest, hardworking Christian
j gentleman, and has a very pleasant,
| zealous Christian wife. Through them
a great Christian work is being done
| for the freedmen in this State.
LAfRiNBORG, N. 0., June 14.
Mr W. C. Smith —Dear Sir: —
Please let me speak to the public
through your paper of our grand Sab
bath School Exhibition, held here
June 10th.
It was the best wc ever bad here.
The children spoke welf, and acted
well, and sang well. I don’t think
that the cities can beat them much,
and if our girls aud boys hero bad the
opportunity the children in cities have,
would compete with them in climbing |
the ladder of fame.
On Sunday, the 12th, the Childrens’ J
Exercises came off at 3 o’clock, at the
church, known as the Childrens’ Day
Exercise. They went through the I
programme as well as any children I
ever saw any where. The girls led
the boys, and wc had several speeches
by different ones on Scripture. Ev
ery thing was carried out very nicely.
All the young people around here at
Laurinburg are ashamed, but they
will come to the front and stand as
high as any people.
Please let me give you the names of
the ones that stood in the front of our
grand exercises and led us through.
1. E. W. Morten, Superintendent.
2. Miss Kate Hayes.
3. Miss Martha Morten.
4. Miss Herriet Louis.
Miss Cynthia Smith, daughter of
Rev. W. H. Smith and Marsella
Smith, has returned home from Ben
nett Seminary, Greensboro, N. C. She
was in school six months
onc days. She made good use of her
time. She never had a day’s sick
ness, thank the good Lord.
Yours truly,
W. H. Smith.
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CAPE FEAR AND
YADKIN VALLEY
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Taking effect 5.15 a.m., Monday, May 30,1887.
Trains Moving North.
Passenger Freight and
and Mail. Passenger.
Lv Bennettsvilie, 10:10 a m 5:15 a m
Ar Maxton, 11:20 7:15
Lv Maxton, 11:30 7:40
Ar Fayetteville, 1:30 pm 11:00
Lv Fayetteville, 2:00 9:30 a m
Ar Sanford, 4:0o 1:40 p m
Lv Sanford. 4:15 2:15
Ar Greensboro, 7:25 8:00
Lv Greensboro, 10:15 a m
Ar Walnut Cove, 1:00 p m
Passenger and Mail—dinner at Eayetteville.
Trains Moving South.
Lv Walnut Cove, 2:10 p m
Ar Greensboro, 5:00
Lv Greensboro, 9:50 a ttl 7:00 a m
Ar Sanford, 12:55 pm 1:17 p m
Lv Sanford, 1:15 1:55
Ar Fayetteville, 3:20 6:00
Lv Fayetteville, 3:30 12:15
Ar Maxton, 5:15 3:45
Lv Maxton, 5:25 4:15
Ar Bennettsvilie 6:45 6:15
Passenger and Mail—dinner at Sanford.
FACTORY BRANCH-FREIGHT AND
ACCOMMODATION.
Trains Moving North.
Lv Millboro, 7:45 a.m | Ar Green’boro,9:3oam
Trains Moving South.
Lv Green’boro,s:3opm | Ar Millboro, 7:35 pm
Freight and Accommodation train runs bet.
Bennettsvilie and Fayetteville on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, and bet. Fayette*
ville and Bennettsvilie on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
Freight and Accommodation train runs bet.
Fayetteville and Greensboro Tuesdays. Thur
sdays and Saturdays, and between Greensboro
and Fayetteville Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays.
Passenger and mail train runs daily except
Sundays.
The north bound passenger and mail train
makes close connection at Maxton with Car
olina Central to Charlotte and Wilmington.
Trains on Factory Branch run daily except
Sunday. W. E. KYLE,
General Passenger Agent.
J. W, FRY. Gen’l Supt.
QAROLINA CENTRAL R. R.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
Wilmington, N. C. f May 15, 1887.
WESTBOUND TRAINS.
No. 1. No. 3.
May 16, 1887. Dailyex. .Dailyex.
Sunday. Sunday.
Leave Raleigh (R<fc A), 7 00 P.M.
Wilmington, 7 25 A.M. 8 00
Maxton, 11 30
Hamlet, 12 50 P.M. 2 33 A.M.
Wadesboro. 2 15
Charlotte. 4 32 6 55arrive
Lincolnton, 6 17
Shelby, 7 40
Arrive Rutlierfordton, 9 10
EABTBOUND TRAINS.
No. 2. No. 4.
May 16, 1886. Dailyex. Dailyex.
Sunday. Sunday.
Leave Rutlierfordton. 7 15 A.M.
Shelby, 8 48
Lincolnton, 10 07
Charlotte, 12 02 P.M. 8 45 P.M.
Wadesboro. 2 30
Hamlet, 3 38 1 56A.M.
Maxton. 5 20
Arrive Wilmington. 905 800
Raleigh, (R&A) 835
Trains Nos. 1. and 2 make close connection
at Marion to and from Fayette villa, Greens
boro and other points on G. F. a Y. V. Ry.
At Wadesboro with trains to and from
Cheraw, Florence and Charleston.
At Lincolnton to and from Hickory, Lenoir
and points on C. & L'. Narrow Gauge Ry.
Trains Nos. 3. and 4 make close connection
at Hamlet with trains to and from Raleigh.
Through sleeping cars between Wilming
ton and Charlotte and Charlotte and Raleigh.
Take train No. 1 for Statesville and stations
on the W. N. C. R. R. and points west.
Take train No. 2 for On era w. Florence.
Charleston Savannah and Florida, also for
Fayetteville and C. F. a Y. V. stations.
Train No. 2 connects at Wilminngton with
W. a W No 14 and W. C. a A. No. 27
Take train No. 3 for SnartAnburg. Green
ville, Athens. Atlanta ana all points south
west; also for Asheville via charlotte and
Spartanburg.
No. 3 connects at Wilmington with W. a
W. R. R. No. 23 Train No. 4 connects at
Wilmington with W. a W. No. 78. Local
Freight Nos. 5 and 6 tri-weekly between
Wilmington and Laurinburg
Local Treight Noe. 2 and 8 tri-weekly
between Laurinburg and Charlotte.
Local Freight Nos. 9 and 10 tri-weekly i
between Charlotte and Rutlierfordton. * i
Nos. , 5 6,7. 8, 9 and 10 will not take!
passengers.
L. C. JONES, Superintendent.
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