CHARLOTTE MESSENGER. Saturday; - april 28,1888. OUR CHURCHES. St. Michael’s (P. E.) Church, Mint St. Service# at 10 a. m. and Bp. m. Sunday school at 4 p.m. Rev. P. P. Alston, pastor. M. E. Church, Graham Street. Services at op. m. aud Bp. in. Sunday school at 10 a. in. Rev. E. M. Collett, pastor. First liaptist Church, Church St. Services at 11 a. in., 3p. m. and Bp. in. Sun day-school at 1 p. m. Rev. A. A. Powell, pastor. Ebenezer Baptist Church, East Second St. Services at 11 a. m., 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. Sun day-school at 1 p.* in. Rev. Z. Haughton, pastor. Presbyterian Church, corner Seventh and College Sts. Services at 3p. in. aud Bp. m. Sunday-school at 10 a. m. Rev. R. P. Wyche, pastor. Clinton Chapel, (A. M. E. Z.) Mint St. Ser vices at 11 a. m., 3 p. in. and 8 p. m. Sunday school at 1 p. in. Rev M. Slade, pastor. Little Rock, (A. M. E. Z. ) E St. Services at 11a. m., 3p. ni. and Bp. ni. Rev. J. W. Thomas, pastor. Grace Church, (A. M. E. Z.) South B, be tween 3d and 4th. Services at 11 A. M. and 8 o’clock P. M. Sunday-school at 3P. M. Rev. R. H. Stitt, Pastor. 1 ' 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. XjOO-AJLi this paragraph in your paper has a blue mark, your paper will be stopped. Please pay up so we can continue the paper to you. Hard times is at our house as well as yours. If we continue to send to so many who do not pay we will soon send to no one. So pay what you owe us. JSsT NOTICE. We have waited patiently with many of our subscribers, and now that the cold weather is over, and we are still hard pressed for money, we will ex pect all to pay up now without further delay. We will stop sending the paper to a number of our city sub scribers this week, and wait for them to pay up. We cannot help it. Send in your subscription. We are needing money. Superior court convenes in Wades boro next Monday. “Us preachers” go to General Con ference next week at Ncwbern, N. C. Our Rockingham subscribers will please be prepared to meet us on next Wednesday and Thursday. Rev. R. 11. Stitt was taken sud denly very ill last Saturday night and was not able to be out on Sunday. We expect to be in Wadcsboro next week and our subscribers there will please govern themselves accordingly. Rev. Mr. bead well preached at Grace Church last Sunday night, and Rev. Edmund Davidson in the morn ing. The new railroad going southwest from Monroe is completed nearly to the river. The train goes 15 miles or more. The interests of our graded school teachers is being looked after and better things are expected for the next session. Livingstone College will graduate nine from the collegiate and three from the theological department on the 15tb of May. I’rof E. E. Smith was confirmed Minister to Liberia last Monday, lie is said to be the only Smith on the diplomatic list. If you think this paper worthy and if you favor supporting race enterprises, send us n subscription, and let us send you this paper. The large brick building that stood in the rear of the white graded school was burned to the ground last Sun day night about 12 o’clock. Airit these lovely moonlight nighta! Hut Dr. Williams says they may give you pneumonia if you hang on the gate post too long after you return home. llishop Hood says his address was “garbled” and he was misrepresented hy the press. That is just wbat we expected aud the Rishop has been in-, jured by the ready republishing by ! the democratic press, which is over anxious to injure a representative colored man. E. M. Andrews is still leading the State in fine furniture, while H. Baruch Bells the best and cheapest clothing and dry goods in the city. Try them. There is quite a number of appli cants for the State Normal at Fayette ville, among whom are some of the best young men in the State. Let us have a good man. The members of the W. C. T. U. are requested to meet at Clinton Chapel to-morrow at 2 o’clock p.m. to hear a lecture by Prof. Atkins of Livingstone College. A meeting will be held by the Managers of the colored Hospital Tuesday at 4P. M. All interested, especially the members of the W. C. T. U. are earnestly requested to be present at the Hospital building on Stonewall St. near D. We arc still having frost in this section, though the fruit is growing and looking like it is not at all in jured. It is hoped that we will have a bountiful crop of fruit this year, that hard times may be forgotten a few days, if not long. The New York Independent is one of the most powerful and influential papers in the country. It supported Mr. Cleveland four years ago, but is opposed to him this time. One by one the roses fall. It remains now for Geo. Wm. Curtis to go back on Mr Cleveland. We visited the First Baptist church last Sunday night and heard an in teresting sermon from Rev. Mr. Pow ell. He has probably the neatest church and one of the best congrega tions in the city. His choir is second to none. The Sunday previous this church raised $26.26 mission money. The Messenger is not Canaday’s organ but it is Smith’s organ, pub lished in the interest of the Negro and the Republican party. We take it as an insult to ourself and our race for Mr. A. V. Dockery to charge all he sees of merit as coming from others. We have but little faith in Mr. Dock ery’s respect for and opinion of the colored man. Some white men look upon the Negro as mere chattel and whenever he supports a candidate, he is charged with being bought. The Protectionist pleads for a con sideration for the white republicans in the State. The editor of that paper certainly must have lost much by his stay in England. While there he must have read none but demo cratic papers from this State. It is said that in the last two State con ventions the whites were in the majority-that when republicans held the office, white men got the lion’s share of places and SSOO to the color ed man’s $l.O0 —that white men were consulted rbout every appointment and the colored man was consulted about nothing, hut when a white re publican wanted something he simply said to his colored henchmen, “I want you to do this or that.” These arc the Mr. Canaday is remotest from. These are the things thinking col ored men want to sec stopped. We do not object to white men voting the republican ticket and taking a band in all the party management. We shall go along with the foremost to-day in our county convention in an effort to have a larger representation of white men the councils of the party here. Female Seminary for Zion. The question of a female seminary for Zion connection will bo discussed through these columns next week, after which these columns will open to both sides. Ihe Third District. The paper has a circulation in several counties in the 3d Congress ional District. For several reasons we feel interested in all tho good works of the old Cape Fear. We know she will select two good men, but wo hope they will elect that able and ever true republican O. J. Spears and either G. T. Wassom on G. C. Hcurlock. We care not whether they are red-legged grasshoppers or not; they are all good republicans. Chatham County Convention. By order of the Executive Com mittee of Chatham county the repub- I Leans are requested to meet in Pitts boro on Tuesday, May Bth, and elect delegates to the State convention to be held in Raleigh on the 23d of May. Wire Fences in Town. Complaints is made of the danger ous barbed wire fence used on many lots in this city. Ladies dresses are often torn hy them and frequently one end of a wire gets loose and thus becomes very dangerous, especially to pedistrians in the dark and to bare foot children. Ought they to be al lowed on public streets ? Female Bachelors. We learn from the Star of Zion that Miss Ellen Dade and Miss Esther Carthey have passed the required ex amination after completing the course of study at Livingstone College and will on the 15th of next month get their diplomas as A. B. There are six young men in tho class with them, but these are the first ladies graduat ing with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in this State, that we have any knowledge of. While some of our young ladies have graduated from Northern colleges we don’t think any have taken the full course in one of our State colleges. There is always room at the top and if these ladies will retain the Miss with the A. B. they will find plenty of work in amel iorating the condition of our people. Os course when a bachelor marries he is no longer a member of the society. Livingstone College is fast taking the lead among colored institutions. Consideration—Consideration. Let tho white Republicans of this State have all the consideration pos sible. It may be, that the reason the State has not been redeemed sooner there were so few white republicans to have consideration. What few there were have heretofore had all that was worth having—such as Con sul to Leeds and about every place in the State that paid a thousand dollar salary. Yet nineteen-twentieths of the colored voters voted the Republi can ticket. Wo have not the least objection to white men leading and bossing the party as heretofore. They should bo considered and have at least one representative on our State ticket, &e. All we ask is a say so in the choice of these white men inas much as we will do the voting when it comes to that. O yes, give tha white Republicans some considera tion if tho State is ever to be re deemed. The Convention. The republican county convention will be held in the court house to-day to select delegates to the District convention to be held at Maxton on the 22d of May and ' to the State con vention in Raleigh on the 23d. It is not supposed the party will be re organized at this time and the elec tion of delegates is the only business of the convention. As tlitre seems to be harmony in the party it is hoped it will be evidenced to-day by a re spectable, peaceful and harmonious convention. Office has been taken from the col ored man by the democratic party and some other disturbing elements have been removed and we know of no cause for contention and strife. If colored men are to control this con vention, let us do it with that dignity and decorum that would do credit to any set of men. Let us leave off all points of order, and in a right way, select six or twelve of the best repub licans in the county who will credit ably represent tne party in the con ventions. Let us throw aside all feeling and know no section or color, but such men as will dq credit to themselves and the party. We have a number of good men, white aud colored, to select from in nil parts of the country. Wc want hormonions action now to in sure success in the aproaching cam paign. —r-) ÜBBER STAMP, with your JUV name in Fancy Type, 25 visiting cards, and India luk to mark Linen, 25 for 25 cents (stamps.) Book of 2000 styles free with each order Agents wanted. Big Pay. Thalma. M’r’n Co , Baltimore, Md. Tho colored pcoplo of the State arc excited and indignant because tho Legislature refused to strike the word “while” from the bastardy laws. A large public meeting of women was hold in Baltimore Wednesday, to pro test against the law os it stands, and condemning those who voted against its repeal. Among tho speakers was Mrs. S. A. Morgan, a school teacher at Abington, Harford county, who said that her daughter, fifteen years old, had been insulted by a rich gentlemen’s son, who told her that she had no rights under the laws of Maryland. “I know if a colored man insults a white woman in the least, a mob of whites will he after him. lam a Christian, and know the Bible teaches ‘Thou shalt not kill/ but when I think of my little daughter being insulted and these shameful laws and customs, my blood boils, and I almost feel like killing somebody.”— Havre de Grace Rejntb lican Three car loads of colored people, over 200 in number, passed through the city this week on their way to California. They came from all parts of the South, where they were con tracted for by California planters, who pay their fare and furnish their food, and agree to pay the men sls a month, the women slo,and the chil dren who can make half wages, on their arrival. Labor is scarce in California and the planters are at the mercy of the Chinese whom they do not want. Only colored people with families are wanted.— Kansas City (Mo.) Press. Presiding Elder’s Appointments. Charlotte District. —2d Round. Rockwell, Ist Sunday in April. Clinton Chapel, 2d Sunday. Torrence Chapel, 2d Sunday. Hopewell, 3d Sunday. Biddleville, 3d Sunday. Mac Chapel, 4th Sunday. China Grove, 4th Sunday. Little Hope, sth Sunday. Joncsville, sth Sunday. Dallas, 3d Sunday in May. King’s Mountain, 4th Sunday. Oconoville, 4th Sunday. Monroe, Ist Sunday in June. Hudson,,2d Sunday. Clinton Stand, 2d Sunday. Simfield, 2d Sunday. Centre Grove, 3d Sunday. Weeping Willow, 3d Sunday. R. S. Rives, P. E. Fayetteville District. —2d Round. Norrington and Long Ridge—March 31 and April J . Chapel Hill—April 7-8. Gunter’s Chapel—April 14-15. Mitchell’s Chapel and Union—2l-22. Thompson’s Chapel and New Hope— April 28-29. General Conference May 2d, at New Berne. Mt. Olive—May 19-20. Jones Mission—May 26-27. A. M. Barrett, P. E. Raleigh N. C. Wadesboro District— 2nd Round. Matthew’s Chapel, Richmond Co., — March 24-25, to be held by Elder M. S. Kelt, Gatwood Station, Anson Co.—March 24-25. to be held by Elder L. H. Wyche. Silver Grove,Richmond Co., March 24-25. Wadesboro—April 1. Galliee, Anson Co.—April7-8. Rockingham—April 14—15. Zion Chapel, Kyeser Moore Co.— April 21-22. Gooden’s Chapel, S.C.—April 28-29. Snow Hill, Richmond Co.—May 5-6, Hand Creek, Montgomery Co.—May 12-13. Harrisvillc, Stanly Co.—May 19-20. Fair View—May 26—27. W. H. Simmons. ATTENTION TEACHERS ! nil iffll SCHOOL, Lumberton, X. C., will begin its thirteenth session for six months on Monday, April 9,1888. Having been educated in a New England Normal School, and having bad sixteen years experience in the school-room, the Principal is prepared to do much for those who are seeking a school where they may be aided during the summer Thorough drills given daily in all the branches re quired to bo taught in tho Public Schools, and written examinations on practical questions given weekly. For particulars, send for circulars to D. P. ALLEN, Luuiberton, N. C. VIRGINIA HOUSE, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Accommodation* furnished traveler* at reasonable rate*. Comfortable beds and rooms. House located la the central aud business (*art of the city. Table furnished with the best of the market. Meals at all hours. J. M. GOODE, - Proprietor. riJAßi.or’i'E, .v. r. republican plan op or ganization. Itules aiul Regulations for the Organtla tlon of the Republican Party of North Carolina as Amended and Adopted at the State Convention held In Raleigh, North Carolina, September azd, 1886. First. County organization.—The election precinct shall be the unit of county organization. Each precinct shall have an executive committee consisting of three active Republicans. They shall be biennially chosen by .the Republican voters of the precinct, and shall elect one of the number chairman. They shall convene together at such time and place as the majority of them may elect. They shall biennially elect a county execu tive committee, to consist of not less than five members, who shall elect a chair man from their number. Vacancies in precinct committees shall he filled by the voters of the precinct, and in county committees by a convention of the precinct committees duly called; Provided that in case a vacancy occurs within thirty days prior to an election, such vacancy may be filled by the vote of the remaining mem bers. 2d. Congressional, judicial and senatorial district committees, com posed of no less than one member from each county, nor less than seven inomhers, biennially elected by the several district conventions, each of whom shall elect a chairman from their number; Provided, that a sen atorial committee shall only be elected in districts embracing more than one county. Vacancies occur ring within thirty days of an election, may be filled by the vote of the com mittee. 3d. As amended by the Republi can State convention :—There shall be a State executive committee com posed of one member from each con gressional district in the State, to be designated by the district delegations at State convention assembled, five members at large, to be elected by the State convention and the chair mainof the convention at which the election is held, and said committee are required to call a State convention of the Republican party at least sixty days prior to every election for mem bers of the General Assembly, and oftener if necessary in the interest of the party. Members of the State executive committee shall be biennial ly elected at the State convention, shall choose one of their number chairman, and shall elect a scccretray, who is not a member, who shall re side at Raleigh. 4th. The chairman of the respective county, district and State executive committees shall call their conventions to order and act sf temporary chair man, until a permanent organization is effected, with power only to appoint, and receive the report of a committee on credentials. sth. No executive committee shall have power to elect or appoint dele gates to any convention, whether county, district, State or National. 6th. No member of an executive committee or delegate or alternates duly chosen shall have power to dele gate his trust or authority to another. 7th. As amended by the Republi can State convention: Each county in convention assembled may adopt such plans as it may deem best lor the election of delegates from its different .townships or precincts to the county conventions. Bth. Representatives in congress ional, judicial, senatorial and State conventions shall consist of two dele gates and two . alternates only for every member of the lower house of General Assembly, and shall be ap portioned in the several counties ac cordingly. 9th. Delegates and alternates to the connty conventions, shall be elected only by a vote of the Repub licans of each precinct in precinct meetings assembled, unless changed as authorized by section VII, and delegates and alternates to the dis trict, and State and National conven tions shall be elected by a convention of delegates duly elected and sent by the people for that purpose after the notice and publication of not less than fifteen days of the time, place and purpose of such convention, and not otherwise. 10th. The certificate of the chairman and secretary of the mcetting, setting forth the regularity of tho primary meeting or convention, and the election of the delegates and alter nates thereat, shall be accepted when uncontested, as a good and sufficient credential for such delegates and alternates. 11th. This plan of organization and procedure shall continue in force until changed or abrogated by a sub sequent Republican State convention. Adopted in State convention, Sep tember 22, 1886. BRANCH HOUSE, 150 Markets «et, next to Academy of Music, CHARLESTON, S. C. First Season will be opened July 1, 'B7. First-Claw Board and Accommodations at reasonable rates. P. M. THORNE, Proprietor. QAROLINA CENTRAL R. R. CHANGE OP SCHEDULE. Wilmington, N. C., Jan. 1, 1888. WESTBOUND TRAINS. STATIONS. Aii. Daily ex. 7 Sunday. Sunday, weekly. lvWilm’gton 8:40 p.m. 7:00 a.m. 5:45 p.m. . r ■ No. 7. lvLaurinb rg 11:33 a.m. 5:00 a.m. lv Hamlet, 2:03 700 arCharlotte 7:00 3 00n in v Charlotte 8:46 a.m. Pm ' lvLmcolnt’n 1109 Iv Shelby 12:54 p.m. ar Rntherf’n 3 ; oo EABTBOUND TRAINS. utittiivo -N°. 4. Nos. 6A 8 STATIONS. Dadyex. Dailyex. Tri- Sunday. Sunday, weekly. ! v Si! lt !! erf ’ n 8.40 a.m. lv Shelby 10.52 IvLincolnt'n 12.46 ar Charlotte 3.00 lv Charlotte 8.00p.m. 700 am lv Hamlet 1.25 a.m. 2.30 pm 4.00 lvLaurinb'rg 2.27 545 a 6 m arWilm’gton 8.25 4.25 p!m! Trains Nos. 1. and 2 make close connection at Hamlet to and from Raleigh. * P r „ 0 /?.l‘ s'fcpmg cam between Wilming ton, an* Charlotte and Charlotte and Raleigh „ PPsiFHS No. 1 for Statesville and stations on the W. N. C. R. R. and points west. Also for Spartanburg, Greenville, Athens, Atlanta and all points Southwest. Local Freight Nos. 5 and 6 tri-weekly between Laurinburg and Wilmington. No. 5 leaves Wilmington Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. No. 6 leaves Laurinburg on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. Local Freight Noe. 7 and 8 tri-weekly Launnburg and Charlotte. No. 7 leaves Laurinburg on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. No. 8 leaves Cha lotte on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. „ L-C- JONES, Superintendent. F. W. CLARK, General Passenger Agt. CAPE FEAR AND YADKIN VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY. Taking effect 5.00 a.m., Monday, Dec. 19,1887. Trains Moving Noktb. Passenger Freight and . _ .... and Mail. Passenger. Lv Benneltsville 8:15 a m 1:30 p a Ar Maxton, 9:25 3:35 Lv Maxton, 9:35 4:10 Ar Fayetteville, 11:25 810 Lv Fayetteville, 11:40 10:00 a m Ar Sanford 1:55 p m 2:25 p m Lv Sanford. 2:15 3:10 Ar Greensboro, 5:40 7:45 Lv Greensboro, 9:50 a m Ar Ararat 3:00 p ni Passenger and Mail No. I—dinner atSanford. Pass, and Mail, No. 11—dinneratGermanton Trains Moving South. Lv Ararat 4:00 p m Ar Greensboro, 9:00 Lv Greensboro, 10:05 a m 7:30 a m ArSanford, 1:30 pm 1:52 pm Lv Sanford, 1:50 3:00 p m Ar Fayetteville, 4:15 6-30 Lv Fayetteville, 4:30 5:30 a m Ar Maxton, 6:27 9:00 Lv Maxton, 6:40 9-45 Ar Bcnnettsville 8:00 12:00 m Passenger and Mail No. 2—dinner at Sanford FACTORY BRANCH—FREIGHT AND ACCOMMODATION. Trains Moving North. Leave Millboro, 8:00 a.m. 4:oopm Arrive Greensboro, 9:30 5:40 Trains Moving South. Leave Greensboro, 1:30 p. m. Leave Factory Jane. 2:15 5:05 pm Arrive Millboro, 3:00 5:45 Passenger and Mail Trains run daily except Sunday. Freight and Accommodation Train runs from Fayetteville to Bennettsville and return on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; from Fayetteville to Greensboro on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and from Greens boro to Fayetteville on Mondays, Wednes days and Fridays. Trains on Factory Branch run daily except Sundays. ~ CITY LOTS FOR SALJeT" T OFFER FOR SALE ONE LARGE J_ City Lot, in ward 2, on D and Bonndaiy streets, fronting John Smith, James Strong and Creecy Mebane—adjoining Howell and J. G. Shan nonhouse. This lot is large enough for four beautiful buildings. I will sell cheap for cash. Address F. R. HOWELL, Lock Box 38, New Berne, N. C. HENDERSON’S BARBER SHOP ! THE OLDEST AND BEST. Experienced and polite workmen always ready to wait on customers. Here you will get a neat HAIR CUT and clean SHAVE JOHN S. HENDERSON. East Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C. SAVE MONEY AND DISAGREEABLE CONTROVERSIES ! with agents who persuade you to send oft your little pictures to New A'ork to have them enlarged and framed. You can have all this sort of work done at home much better and just as cheap, notwithstanding the false asser lions these agents make to you, by calling at H. BAUMOARTEN’B Photograph: G-allery, Charlotte, N. C. Dr. J. T. 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