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CHARLOTTE MESSENGER. SATURDAY. - OCT. 1, 1887. OUR CHURCHES. St. Michael’s (P. E.) Church, Mint St. Services al 10 a. in. and Bp. m. Sunday school at 4p. m. Rev. P. P. Alston, pas tor. Jl. E. Church, Graham Street. Ser vices at 3 p. in. and 8 p. in. Sunday school at 10a. in. Rev. E. M. Collett, pastor. first Baptist Church, South Church St. Services at 11 a. m., 8 p. in. and 8 p. m. Sunday-school at 1 p. m. Rev. A. A. Powell, pastor. Ebcnczor Baptist Church, East Second St. Services at 11 a. m., Bp. m. and Bp. n. Sunday-school at 1 p. m. Rev. Z. j.iuoiiToN. pastor. Presbyterian Church, corner Seventh and College Sts. Services at 3 p. ni. and Sp. m. Sunday-school at 10 a. in. Rev. 11. I’ Wyohe, pastor. ' Clinton Chapel, (A. M. E. Z.) Mint St. Services at 11 a. in., 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday-school at Ip. in. Rev. M. Slade, pastor. Little Rock, (A. M. E. Z.) E St. Ser vices at 11 a. m., 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. Rev. Wm. Johnson, pastor. —<T7“ If your paper lias a blue /V- 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. LOCAL. ANNOUNCEMENT. * After the 9th of July we will re ceipt for only 3,6, and 12 months subscriptions at the following rates: 3 months, 50 cents; 6 months, 75 cents; one year, $1.50. jC-t-'lf your paper has a blue mark oil it this week, it will simply mean we are compelled to discontinue send ing it to you until you settle up. We regret to stop it, hut cannot send it after the blue mark appears. Rev. I>. jTlolmcs, P. O. box 73, Rockingham, N. C., is the Supreme Governor of the Universal Brother hood of North Carolina. New Agents. —Miss S. F. Young, Cameron ; J. E. Smith, Fayetteville ; R. R. Hill, Wilmington; R. E. Grier, Matthews; I. I. Walker, Salis bury ; G. 11. Henderson, Washing ton, I). C. t gSTMr. En. Hauler is authorized to solicit and collect subscriptions for the Messenger, and takes charge of our city list. Subscribers will please settle with him. .1//. /i'nl Bulletin is the name of a small monthly paper published in Wil mington by llev S. J. Aldridge, in the interest of his church. The Commonwealth is the latest to reach us. It is published every Thurs day in Mansfield, Penn. Thos. Ayers is buisness manager. There are at laast a dozen newspa pers published in the State by colored men. Why not endorse Bro Hill’s suggestion and all meet one day during fair week and have an understanding in all things that concern our business. Fix a time and place, Bro. Outlook. The concert for the benefit of Grace church will he given next Friday night, and it is hoped that it will be well patronized by the friends. Every reader of this paper in the city is earnestly begged to help make this concert a success, and help push for ward the work of this new church. The fall session of the Catawba Presbytery was held at Lloyd church this week. Several ministers and del egates passed through the city. The Concord District conference was held at Mooresville this week, Rev. J. A. Tyler presiding. The churches make good reports and in tend to hold the banner Still. The Social Club enjoyed a very pleasant entertainment at Mrs. Gray Toole’s last Monday night. Refresh ments were served in abundance, and all were happy. The Oriole Literary had a very pleasant meeting at Mrs. Houser’s last Monday night. Hon. E. W. Turner, Mr. J. L. Montgomery, of Concord, Mr. W. E. Henderson, of Salisbury, and Mr. Ed. Hagler, were present and made speeches. Mrs. W. E. Henderson and Mrs. Annie Mcßee were also present. News comes to us that a colored man named Burt Williams was struck by a pistol ball intended for another 7 in Laurinburg last Saturday night. Williams was a fireman on the C. C. Railroad, and only a spectator at the festival. There was a row between two others. With this issue we start the Messen ger to city subscribers by the letter carriers. If you fail to get your paper Saturday morning please inform us at once, and dont jyait a week and more to tell us. We want you to have the paper and hope you will aid us in find ing out thc reason you do not get it. Livingstone College'lias a new pro fessor and a new matron. The new matron is Mrs. Grace Waddy of Greens boro who used to sing with the Hamp ton Jubilee singers. The new pro fessor takes the place of Prof. Noble. He is a recent graduate of Yale, the leading institution of learning in America. That is a sufficient guar antee that he is '“well up in his hooks.” Mrs. Morris the former matron takes charge of the sewing department. An old white woman named Anna Hagood, died last Sunday in the east ern part of the city. She had lived alone in an unsavory part of the city for a number of years and had saved up enough to leave SSOO in cash in the bank besides other property. It is said she has relatives in South Carolina, but if they cannot be found, it would be a good idea to turn this money over to the house of refuge for women, in which this woman had much to do with causing the need of. A literary entertainment will he given at the Graham street M. E. church next Wednesday night, by Messrs. J. P. -Morris and J. D. Chavis of Clark University, Atlanta, and Misses C. E. Dorscttc and Mary Waugh, of Bennett Seminary. Admission, 15 cents, or 25 cents for lady and gentlemen. Turn out and give them a good audience, and have a literary treat yourself. Personals. Miss Mary Walker of Chester S. C. passed through the city for Salisbury last Monday, where she entered Liv ingstone College. Miss Ella Cantey returned home from her school in Anson county. She will enter Scotia next month. Miss Annie Colbert passed through the city last Saturday on her way to Lancaster to visit her parents. She will return to Scotia soon. Mr. and Mrs W. E. Henderson of Salisbury spent last Monday and Tuesday with Mrs Bishop Lomax. Miss Lula Connor, Miss Houston and Mrs. Houston of Davidson College, Stopped at Goode’s hotel last monday. Rev. J. B. Colbert and J. W. Colbert were in the city last week. They return to Livingstone and will graduate next May. W. C. Coleman of Concord, J. D Bibb of Ala, E. W. Turner of Kittrells were among the guests at Goode’s last Monday. Senator John Sherman of Ohio and Senator Win. Malione of Virginia j will be at the colored fair. Mr. Pegues, the new professor at Shaw University will he one of the speakers at the approach ing fair. Mr. Rivere of Wilmington has spent the better part of this week here with an eye to business. Rev. I. D. Davis and Mr. Virgil Rainsour of Lincoln ton were in thu city this week attending the Presby tery near here. Mr. T. J. Weddington returned from Atlanta last Wednesday morning after an absence of five months, much improved in health. Mr. Johnston F. White left us last Thursday for Rock Hill, S. C., where he will remain till time to enter the medical school at Raleigh. Miss A. A. Wood returned to the city this week from Mt. Holly. She bus just closed a very pleasant session of school. She enjoyed her work much, and is now prepared to enter Bennett Seminary. Mrs. Robert Hayes has been quite sick the last two weeks. We arc glad to learn that she is improving. Miss Maggie Davis, who was reported dead last Sunday, is very much im proved. Where l)o You Trade ? There is a good number of business j houses of all classes in this city, aud nearly all of them have the reputation of having polite clerks and selling goods cheap ; hut there are a few of which we can speak and direct our readers to do their trading. These gentlemen have had their attention called to the special needs of the poor people, and selected and bought goods at such prices that they can suit every class of buyer, in goods and prices.— They have not only an eye to the poor • man in buying, hut they have an eye to finding and accommodating the colored people as well. Look over the columns of this paper, and sec who advertise herein. It is in these houses we would direct your trade. IIARQRAVES A- ALEXANDER have the second largest dry goods store in the city, and is one of the oldest and most reliable houses. They keep no job lot goods from Northern houses compelled to sell the goods from their shelves on account of age, dust, &c., but they keep fresh goods in the latest styles. They have a set of accommodating and polite clerks. They show their appreciation of the colored trade by advertising in the colored people’s paper, and for this, and the yenutnc baryains to be had there, the colored people should con tinue to trade with them. Every Tuesday they sell certain articles for less than cost. Go next Tuesday and see if it isn’t true. 11. BARUCII is selling ladies’ wear, gentlemen’s wear, and dry goods generally, from a broadcloth suit to cotton towels, but they are making a specialty of corsets. This is the banner house of the State, and when you go there you will see anything you want. K. M. ANDREWS is uow receiving and has on hand the largest lot of furniture and musical instruments ever in this city. New styles of new goods are coming from the factory every day. If you would get a bargain in furniture, you should go to E. M. Andrews. 11. B. KENNEDY has one of the fullest and freshest stocks of groceries in the city. If there was no other reason, the conve niecce of this store should induce all on ward 3 to trade there. It is on south Graham street, in the midst of the colored people. Standard and fancy groceries and all kinds of coun try produce always on hand. Then he sells cheap. Give him a call, and if you don’t ask for credit he will give you as good a bargain as any one in the city. A. W. CALVIN is not always in his store, but when he is out the polite fat man is there. Being on the main street be is conve nient to all. Groceries aud country produce are always found here cheap and fresh. We ask the readers of this paper to trade with him. By build ing up one of our own we build up ourselves. If you forget the places look over | this paper and refresh the memory. I l Hargraves Hi Alexander, H. Baruch, t 11. B. Kennedy, A. W. Calvin, A. E. : Rankin & Bro. J-rTßead the new advertisement of J T. L. Seiglc & Co., and give them a I call. Wedding Bells. Invitations are out for the marriage of Dr. J. T. Williams, of this city, to Miss Mary Eleanor Killian, of Raleigh, on the afternoon of the 6th inst., at the residence of the bride’s parents. Invitations are out also for a recep tion at Dixonville Baptist church in Salisbury to Rev. J. O. Crosby and bride, Miss Elmira Richards, of Her bert, S. C. They will he married on the 12th, and the reception will be on the 13th inst. Tim Vagrant Law. Some of our city papers have been calling attention to the number of idlers on our streets and suggested the enforcement of the vagrant law. Idlers are dangerous, and we know of no class more dangerous than the professional tramp. Our citizens are continually disturbed by this class of vagrants, and as the fall comes on us they grow more plentiful. Every day or so some of our neighbors arc telling us of robust healthy looking white men calling at their doors asking for something to eat. There is work a plenty in the country just uow for all to got something to do. Tlie Colored Fair. Hon. E. W. Turner eauie iu the city last Monday to address the peo ple on the fair. No meeting was got ten up for him, heuee he did not speak. The fact of the people hold ing no meeting is no evtdeuee that our people do not appreciate the In dustrial Fair. It is true we are a long ways off. but we ean go ourselves and send up exhibits of onr field crops and our handy work. The association has not been repre sented iu this part of the State, and Mr. Turner’s coming was not adver tised among ns except a local notice in this paper a week previous. The 1 editor gladly aids in all such enter prises, but could get no information concerning the fair. Then he has been \ from home four-fifths of the time during the last two months. It is hoped that Mecklenburg coun ty will have a larger representation at the fair this year thau ever before, aud we urge upon our people the im portance of goiug themselves and of sending up for exhibition praiseworthy articles from their gardens, fields, shops, and the work of the hand, such as painting, needle work, Ac. The premium list is now ready, and may be had by addressing the secretary. Railroad rates will be very low, and one will not only see and learn much, hut will have a pleasant time socially. Go and have a good time. McNeill-Mendenhall Wedding. As we failed to reach Greensboro to attend the wedding of onr friend. \V. 11. McNeill, of Fayetteville, to Miss Isabella Mendenhall, of Greensboro, we copy the following from the North Carolina Gazette. A handsome recep tion was given the bridal party by Mr. Jas. R. McNeill, the groom's father. It is one of the handsomest couples in the State. The Gazette says : “Wednesday morning the city was in commotion, for something nnusuai was about to take place. Carriages and buggies were in demand. Well dress ed gentlemen strangers to the inhabi tants of Greensboro were seen on the streets. Beautiful and fine dressed la dies, married and single, were seen wending their way to the Methodist Episcopal church where the marriage ceremony woud be performed. Pre cisely at 8:30 o’cloek the bridal party arrived iu the following order: Mr. Thos. 11. McNeil and Miss C. E. Jones, Mr. J. B Henderson and Miss L. B. McNeil, Mr. A. W. Smith and Miss Alice Uuthank. Mr. Willis Jones and Miss Mary Dunn, Mr. Thos. Wright,and Miss Emtua MeAdoo, Mr J. W. Freeman, and Miss Rosa Gerrou, the groom and bride. As the merry party entered the beautiful church the orgau pealed forth the weddiug march iu beautiful strains. Miss Emmerson performing. The bride's attendants filled the right and left aisle of the church and the happy pair approached to the centre, where the marriage ceremony was admirahly goue through with by Elder Gibson, the most handsome minister we ever saw. After which the merry couple received the congratulations of their host of friends and in the midst of these took leave of frieuds aud parents, re turned to their carriages followed by the attendants to the depot and boarded the cars for their future home where we hope they will live long in peace and happiness.” Jlouster Rattlesnakes. Danville (Va.) Register. Mr. Coleman (Join, of Ararat, in this eounty, last week, killed a mon ster rattlesuake near his home. The skin when taken off, measured five feet in length, and held a peek of brau. The snake had eighteen rat tles, and had swallowed a full grown squirrel a short time before killed. Captain James Boyd beats ibis. His boys last week while palling fod der ou his place near Stuart, saw a large rattlesnake run under a ledge of roek in the field. The boys moved a garge roek, when tbeir astouished gaze, they beheld a full nest of rat tlesnakes: they went for them and soon dispatched seventeen—two very large ones, with fifteen rattles each, the others runuiug iu size from twelve to eighteen inches in length. Mr. Green Ingram, of the Meadows of Dan, also reports a large snake killed by one of his neighbors. This one seems to be the champion snake, as it is claimed by good authority j that it was teu feet long. This is a I good year for snakes as well as all ' kinds of cereals. . If you would keep up with times, you should take this paper, read it. write for it, and help make a good history for jour race. SPECIAL BARGAINS. DON'T FAIL TO SEE THEM. One case of calicoes at 4 J cents per yard. One case calicoes, good print, at 5 cents per yard. Big lot Boucle Jerseys at 75 cents, former price, $2.00. t?ee our new line of DRESS GOODS ; they are beauties; 12Jc. per yard up. Handsome line of Boy’s, Youth’s and Gent’s Clothing, from $2 to $25 a suit. Carpets and Rugs at Bottom Prices. T. L. SEIGLE & CO. Dress Goods. Our 4S-inch all wool Henriettas in the new shades are selling right along. Our Chandron cloths are another new goods out this season and selling. Ol’R FLANNEL TRICOTS AND FANCY PLAID FLANNELS ARE THE CHEAPEST WE EVER HAVE HAD. Handsome black and colored Surahs at 68 cents and 1.00 per yard. Our 07 cent black silk is the best value to be found in the city. Remember it is just as we say. Handsome beaded Passimentries to match. Gras Grain Silks, Annum Silks, Faille Francais Silks, Silk Rhadames, &c. Von must ask to see our stock and then you can appreciate our values. Black and colored Gros Grain Silks at 75 cents per yard. All colors in Moire Velvets. Big stock mourning goods with trimmings to match. Silk Warp Henriettas At §I.OO, $1.25, $1.38, and $1.50 per yard. Handsome Silk Warp Melrose Cloth at $1.50 per yard. WRAPS, WRAPS, For everybody Handsome London made Jackets and Visitcs in all the new street, shad- >, and the loveliest Children’s Garments from 4to 8 years old ever shown here. They are Imported Goods, and every one different. Don’t fail to sec them. MOURNING JACKETS AND YISITES. Silk and Jute Upholstery Goods Boucle Jerseys, 75 cents. Large stock of Table Linens, Napkins, &c. I BLANKETS, BLANKETS; FROM 73 CENTS TO sls PER PAIR. , DON’T FORGET i f - To see our new Kid Gloves in new shades—Apple, Green, Garnet, Mahogony, Pure, Heliotrope, Ac., in plain and embroidered. Swade Kids from 75 cents np. A line of Black Kids at 48 cents per pair. ROOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, CLOTHING, &C. 1 All al prices to soli. £-f?~Special attention to orders for Goods or Samples. Hargraves & Alexander, o 1 :tft WEST TRADE STREET. oc FOR COR SETS! H. BARUCH.