CHARLOTTE MESSENGER.
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THE CITY ELECTION.
Next Monday the voters of Char
lotte will be called upon to sustain or
set aside the action of our board of
aldermen in ordering $50,000 in bonds
‘ to run thirty years at 5 per cent, in
— terest. The matter has been pretty
' thoroughly discussed, and wc join in
the general expression of sentiment
that the bonds ought to be approved.
Taking the statement of the Mayor
to be true, and the judgment of the
aldermen to be correct, we feel safe in
advising the readers of this paper to
vote “approved.”
Wc know no politics in this matter,
and if there were any, wc would urge
our people to rally to the support of
the bonds, as a Democratic board is
responsible for whatever good or evil
comes from it. There is always a dif
ference in opinion upon such ques
tions, and we see no reason to abuse
any one who differs from us. Wc
have heard but little opposition to the
bonds, and that little conies from the
source that opposes all things of in
terest to the poor man—Bar-rooms
and bar-room interests always oppose
the church, the school and all other
good things.
The masses of colored voters depend
upon the advice of others in matters
of this kind, and without many words
wc advise the support of the bonds,
because one debt of $30,000 must be
paid now and without the bonds the
city will continue to pay 9 per cent.
Because it is easier to pay 5 per cent,
man j per cent. jiectiusc we uou t
want to see any of the interests of the
city embarrassed. Because of the
SSOO a week paid out for the street
improvements, colored men get nearly
all of it and wc want to see it con
tinued. Because the taxes on property
is only 60 cents on the SIOO worth
now, but if the aldermen are not sus
tained it is feared the taxes will be
raised to SO or 90 cents.
It is with the board to sell the
bonds as it chooses if carried, and we
have confidence to believe they will
sell the bonds for par as they ptomisc
by resolution. The more money the
city uses in improvements, the better
it is for the poor man always. Let ns
have the bonds and then SIOO,OOO
more for new water works, sewers and
the like.
THE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.
The Synod of the Catawba or the
North Carolina Synod was called to
order last Wednesday night, in the 7th
street Presbyterian Church, by Dr. S.
Mattoon. This is a new Synod and
was taken from the Synod of the At
lantic at the last General Assembly.
Rev. W. A. Alexander preached the
opening sermon und Rev. David
Brown, of Statesville, was elected
Moderator; Rev. I>. J. Sanders, of
Wilmington, was elected stated clerk.
Mr. Alexander preached an able
and eloquent sermon. Mr. Brown’s
ruling was dignified and impartial,
and reflected credit upon himself, the
Synod, and Biddle University.
The /lenonnel of the Synod docs
credit to the Church, the State, and
the race. It is one of the best repre
sentative bodies of colored men ever
assembled in this State. A large
number of its members are graduates
from Lincoln and Biddle University,
and many of them nre men of expe
rience and fine natural abilities. This
assemblage shows that there is more |
than a handful of Presbyterians in
this State.
Several speeches were made on
Thursday, but the feature of the day
was the able and eloquent address of!
Dr. Ilayes, of Ohio. He spoke in
the interest of the centennial fund for
the relief of wornout ministers, their ‘
widows and orphans. It is the object
of the Church to raise an endowment
of $1,000,000 for the purpose.
Dr. Johnson, President of Biddle
University, and Dr, Satterfield, Presi
dent of Scotia Seminary, spoke of the
prospects and needs of their respective
institutions. Each reported a larger
attendance than usual.
Presiding Elder’s Appointments.
CHAHI.OTTK DISTRICT.
King’s Mountain (supplied)—Oct. 2.
O’Connorville (supplied)- -Oct. 2.
Moore’s Sanctuary —October 9
Simficld —October l(i.
Hudson—October 23.
Grace —October 30.
Centre Grove (supplied)—-Oct. 30.
Joncsville (supplied) —October 30.
China Grove—October 30.
Mount Holly—November 6.
District Conference, Clinton Chapel,
October 12, 1887.
Bishop Hood will meet the appoint
ments at Moore’s Sanctuary and China
Grove. R S. Rives, P. E.
Wadesboro Dist. —Fourth Round.
It. H. aiiiimuus, i\ K. or the Wades
boro District, will hold quarterly
meetings as follows:
Harris’ Chapel, (C. M.) Oct. 1 and 2.
Mount Zion, (C. M.) October 1 and 2.
St. Steven, October 8 and 9.
Gatewood Station, October 8 and 9.
Rockingham, Dist. conference and Sab
bath school convention, Oct. 11,14.
Rockingham, (Q. M.) Oct 15 and 16.
Cedar Hill, October 22 and 23.
Morvcn, October 29 and 30.
Mount Airy, October 29 and 30.
Gooden’s chapel, S. C., Oct. 29, 30.
Wadesboro, November 5 and 6.
The pastors of the above named
churches will please appoint preaching
at 11 o’clock a. in., and quarterly
conference at 2 o’clock p. m. Try and
have all of the general fund by that
time. Let us raise every cent of
money that this district owes
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To ull the Colored Masons in the
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FEAR AND
\J YADKIN VALLEY
R A'l LWA Y CO MP AN Y.
Taking ctFeet r>.l. r >a.in., Monday, <>eh 17,1887.
Trains Moving North.
Passenger Freight amJ
and Mail. Passenger
Lv Beimel tsvi He, 9:45 Ain 2:15 j> n
Ar Max toil, 11:20 4:25
Lv Maxton, 11:80 5:20
Ar Fayetteville, 1:30 1> m 8:30
Lv Fayetteville, 2:00 8:00 a m
Ar .Sanford, 4:05 12:00 hi
Lv Sanford. 4:15 1:05
Ar Greensboro, 7:25 0:50
Lv Greensboro, 10:10 a m
Ar Pilot Mountain 2:15 p m
Passenger and Mail —dinner at Fayetteville.
Trains Moving South.
Lv Pilot Mountain 4:00 p m
Ar (ireensboro, 8:15
Lv Green short), 0:50 a in 0:00 a m
Ar Sanford, 12:55 pm 12:00 ni
Lv Sanford, 1:15 1:30 p m
Ar Fayetteville, 3:20 0:00
Lv Fayetteville, 8:30 0:00 a in
Ar Maxton, 5:15 0:20
Lv Maxton, 5:25 h»:03
Ar Bcnnettsville 7:00 12:45 pin
Passenger and Mail—dinner at Sanford.
FACTORY BRANCH—FREIGHT AND
ACCOMMODATION.
TraiN - Moving North.
Leave Millboro, 8:05 a.m. 5:45pm
Arrive Greensboro, 9:35 7:25
Trains Moving South.
Leave (ireensboro, 2:00 p. m.
I Leave Factory June. 3:00 7:15 pm
Arrive Millboro, 8:45 8:00
Freight and Accommodation train runs bet.
Bennettsvillc and Fayetteville on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, and bet. Fayette
ville and Bennettsvillc on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
Freight and Accommodation train runs bet.
Fayetteville and Greens!>oro Tuesday.s,Thurs
days and Saturdays, and lietween 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. Gcn’lSupt.
QAROLINA CENTRAL R. K.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
Wilmington, N. May 15, 1887.
WESTBO UNI) Tit AI NS.
No. 1. No. 3.
May 10, 1887. Daily ex. Daily ex.
Sunday. Sunday.
Leave Raleigh (It A A), 7 00 |\M.
Wilmington, 7.25 A.M. 8 00
Maxton, 11 30
Hamlet, 12 50 P.M. 2 33A.M.
Wadesboro, 2 15
Charlotte, 1 82 0 55arrive
Lincolnton, G 17
Shelby, 7 In
Arrive Rntherfordton, 9 In
EASTBOUND TRAINS.
No. 2. No. 4.
May Hi, 188 G. Daily ex. Dally ex.
Sunday. Sunday.
Leave Rntherfordton, 7 15 A.M.
Shelby, 8 48
Lincolnton, in 07
Charlotte, 12 02 P.M. 8 45 P.M.
Wadesboro. 2 90
Hamlet, 3 38 1 55 A.M.
Maxton, 5 20
Arrive Wilmington, 905 800
Raleigh, (R AA) 8 35
Trains Nos. 1. and 2 make close connection
at Marton to and from Fayetteville, Greens
boro and other points on < * F. a V. V. Ry.
At Wadesboro with trains to anti from
Chcraw, Florence and charleston.
At Lincolnton to at.d from Hickory, Lenoir
and points on C. & L. Narrow Gauge Ky.
Trains Nos. 3. ami 4 make close connection
at Hamlet with trains to and from Raleigh.
Through sleeping ears between Wilming
ton und Charlotte and ( harlot to and ltalcigh.
Take train No. 1 for Siatesville aud stations
oil the W. N. < ’. R. R. and iioints west.
Take train No. 2 for Cucraw, Florence,
Charleston Savannah and Florida, also for
Fayetteville ami C. F. a Y. V. stations.
Train No. 2 connects at Wiiniiungton wiMi
W. Ar W. No. I t and W. ('. aA. No. 27.
Take train No. 3 for Spartanburg, Green-’
villc, Athens, Atlanta and all points south
west; also for Asheville via (‘harlotte 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. 78. Local i
Freight Noii. 5 and G tit-weekly between
Wilmington and lAurinhnrg.
I/M-rtl Freight Nos. 2 and 8 tri-weekly ,
1 *ot ween Lnuritibiirg and (’harlotte.
Local Freight Nos. J and lo trl-weekly
Is'twccii Charlotte and Rntherfordton.
Nos. , 5 0,7. H. 9 und Hi will not take
pOMt*ngent.
L. C. JONES. Superintendent.
F. W. (’LA RK, General Passenger Agt.
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ORDINANCE.
Submitting to the Voters of Charlotte
the Question Whether $50,000 of 5
Ter Cent. Bonds Should be Issued.
Tin Hoard of Aldermen of tin' Citjt "i
Charlotte, A r . G., do Rtntirr find
Order :
That an election be held in the city
of Charlotte, N. 0., on the seventh
day of November, A. D., 1887, as'
provided bylaw and the charter ofj
this city, at which said election the
voters of said city shall be allowed to I
vote upon the question, whether the j
said city shall be permitted to issue
Bonds in the full sum of Fifty I
($50,000) Thousand Dollars, and sell j
the same, the proceeds of sale to be
applied to the payment of the floating j
debt of the city, the improvement of I
the streets aad sewerage system, and I
the balance, if any, to such other ini-1
provements in the city as the Board
may hereafter decide to make.
The said bonds shall be of the de
nomination of one thousand ($1,000)
dollars each, payable to hearer, at the
expiration of thirty (30) years from
their date, and shall hear five (5) per
cent, interest, payable semi-annually,
tbe installment of interest to be repre
sented by coupons attached to tlie
bonds, the coupons lo bo receivable
in payment of city taxes.
Said bonds shall be signed by the
mayor, and countersigned by the clerk
and treasurer of the city, and sealed
with the seal of the corporation.
The coupons shall be signed by the
city clerk and treasurer, and shall be
orders to the clerk and treasurer for
the amount, of interest which they re
spectively call for, as they fall due.
The said election shall be held at
the following places in each ward
hereinafter named, and shall ho under
the control of eight inspectors anil
four registrars to bo appointed by the
Board. Two inspectors and one reg
trar for each ward of the city to bo ap
pointed by the Board, each one ap
pointed to he a resident of the ward
for which he is appointed.
The Mayor shall give thirty days
notice of said election in some news
paper published in Charlotte, N. C.
There shall be a new registration of
voters for such election, to be taken
by said registrars at such places as
the Board may appoint where they
shall open their books for that pur
pose. The Mayor in the notice to be
! published by him of said election,
shall designate the time and place,
opening and closing the registration,
| which time shall not be less that twen
ty days before said election.
Notice of election.
I do hereby give notice that, pur
| suant to the provision of the above Or
dinance, an election will be hold in
the city of Charlotte on Monday the
7th day of November, 18X7. to ascer
tain the will of the voters of the city
j up on the question of issuing the bonds
therein provided for. Those favoring
the issue of-said bonds will at such elec
tion vote a ticket on which is written
or printed the word “APPROVED,”
and those opposed to the issue of said
bonds will vote a ticket on which are
written or printed the words, “NOT
APPROVED.” Books for the registra
tion of voters will be opened on Oct
ober Cth, 1887, and will be closed on
the 27 th day of October, 1887, at sun
set, at the following places, and by (lie
registrars named:
Ward I.—Singer Sewing Machine
Office, J. 11. Tolar. Registrar.
Ward 2.—Store of Hammond & Jus
tice, A. 11. Welsh. Registrar.
Ward 3.—Store of 11. 0. Irwin. G.
J. Williams, Registrar.
Ward 4. D. G. Maxwell’s Office,
I). G Maxwell, Registrar.
Tiie election will be held at. the
i following polling places and under (lie
inspectors named.
Ward I—At Charlotte Hotel, Inspec
tors, S. P. Smith and Wm. Treloar.
Ward 2.—At Mayor’s Court Room,
Inspectors, B. P Boyd and W. 11.
Hinton.
Ward 3.- F. A. McNinch’s office,
Inspector, (!. lb Melton and I. 11.-j
McGinn.
Ward 4. at Court House, Inspoc- :
tors, A. C. Summerville and It. J.-
Porter.
F. B. Mo Dow km.. Mayor.
0.-t. Bth, 1887. ' ts
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