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CHARLOTTE MESSENGER. SATURDAY, - MAY 6. 1888. OUR CHURCHES. St. Michael’s (P. E.) Church, Mint St. Services at 10 a. in. andttp. ni. Sunday school at 4 p.m. Rev. P. P. Alston, pastor. M. E. Church, Graham Street. Services at 3p. in. aud Bp. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Rev. E. M. Collett, pastor. First Baptist Church, South Church St. Services at 11 a. m., 3p. m. and Bp. ni. Sun day-school at 1 p. in. Rev. A. A. Powell, pastor. Kbenczer Baptist Church, East Second St. Services at 11 a. in., 3 p. m. aud 8 p. m. Sun day-school at 1 p.“ ni. Rev. Z. 1 laugh ton, pastor. Presbyterian Church, corner Seventh and College Sts. Services at 3p. m. 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. ni. Rev M. Slade, pastor. Little Rock, (A. M. E. Z. ) E St. Services at 11 a. in., 3p. in. and Bp. m. 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. VJP " 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. LOCAL. President Cleveland has appointed Melville W. Fuller, of Chicago, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Prof. W. H. Goler of Livingstone College, was on Thursday night of last week, married to Miss Emma Un thank of Greensboro. J. H. Rates, advertising agency have moved from 41 to 38 Park Row, New York. It is an old and reliable firm that protects both publisher and advertiser. On account of our absence from the city this week, letters from Revs. Rarrett, Rlaylock and Smith are de layed. Mr. Leary’s letter was too late for this week. We arc always glad to get short notes of interest from our patrons and take pleasure in publishing well prepared articles. Re brief and write on but one side of the paper. E. M. Rrayton, W. F. Taft, Robt. Smalls and W. F. Myers are the re publican delegates at large from South Carolina. P. T. Oliver and S. A. Saxton go from Columbia, dis trict. From the best information we have, we learn that Spears and Wassom were elected delegates from the 3rd District and Scurlock is alternate to Spears. That is nearly what we ask ed for. Rev. Goslen had an entertainment for his church in Lincolnton last week and offered a prize to the person selling the most tickets. Mr. Henry Taylor sold $12.50 worth and won the prize. The third annual sermon of the Ebenezer Raptist Sabbath School was preached last Sabbath afternoon by llcv. M. Slade. Clinton Chapel S. S. choir and Goldsmith Literary choir furnished music. A number of ministers and dele gates passed through this city this week for the General Conference now in session at Ncwbernc. This con ference is not supposed to remain in sossion more than two weeks. For delegate at large to the Chi cago convention, there is no better man in the State than Hon. Wm. P. Canaday, of Wilmington, and the del egates in our State convention could do no better thing than give him their united support. Rev. A. F. Goslen reports to us that he raised $l2O at his chureh in Lincolnton, the week including the two Sundays just before leaving for the General Conference. He has added 107 members the his church this conference year. The Golden Unit says, “it would be an honor to North Carolina for such a man as A. V. Dockery to lead the delegation at large to Chicago.” Whew! Rro. Dewey have you read the ProUctionint 1 How much did Dockery send you '!■ He believes in buying colored editors. We heard of your correspondence with him. We admire your pluck but—your judg ment. All interested in the Hospital will please meet at that place at 530 p in. It is important for all to be present, as an election of a board of Trustees for the new building, will take place, also the election of a Matron and it is hoped • there will be a good attendance. Our thanks are due Prof. C. N. Hunter, Sec’y, for an invitation to be present at the approaching annual meeting of the State Teachers Educa tional Association to be held at Shaw University, Raleigh, Juno Pith. It promises to be a large and successful meeting. All our teachers should belong to the association and attend these meetings. A Lectnre. Mrs. Early, superintendent of the colored work in the South, will lec ture at Grace church next Wednesday night at 8 o’clock, to the W. C. T. U. The public is invited to attend. The members are requested to turn out in full. The Union will meet Mon day afternoon at the First Raptist Church. Much Stealing'. Nealy a column of the Chronicle was taken up last Sunday morning in its notice of thieves. This thing is becoming alarming and strange to say many white men are being detected now in stealing. All four of the rogues in this county mentioned in last Sunday’s paper were white men. One was the steward of the Ruford House who turns out to be a North Carolinian of good birth, yet it seems that he successfully stole from and de frauded this house for months, and when they got after him he skipped the town. Another was J. A. Vernon, who is charged with taking $450 from his employers. The others were Pink and Frank Parnell, who stole a cow from the county poor house. The thing is certainly getting bad when white men steal. Rut the fact is, men often steal who arc never ex posed . Renting the Court House. It seems to be a custom now to rent our court house for public meetings. Some time last year a number of citi zens were refused the Guilford county court house or requested to pay for the use of it. Now on last Saturday the republican county convention was to have been held in our court house, but the janitor informed those ap plying for the key that they could not get in unless he was paid $1.50 for his services. He says the county commissioners gave him this authority. We do not here question the right of the commissoners as they arc not re sponsible to the people and do as they please. We have thought that the court house belonged to the people and that the tax payers might have public meetings there without paying rent. Rut these just men know their duties, perhaps, and will explain at the pro per time. Some are charging it to Sheriff Cooper. We do not know to what extent he is responsible, but judging from the discrimination he makes between white and colored prisoners, we have now but little con fidence left in him for anything—but we hear that he says he was not elect ed by the Negro vote. Maybe he weren’t. They say he wants to be tax collector. Will the colored men support him ‘t Our Colored Roys. When we look around us at the number of boys growing up with the avenues of an honest livelihood barred against them, it causes us to wish it was different. It is a sad spectacle to see a half million, or about one half the boys of the South, shut off from the trades and professions by prejudice, and the same dreaded evil bolding the doors of gjl the factories closed against him. The colored man that succeeds in this country is truly a wonderful man. With the super stition, suspicion, envy and jealousy of his own race, and the prejudice, j chicanery and treachery of the white ! race, all against him, is too much for | any ordinary man to overcome, though here and there, now and then, we see them rising up against these great odds. It takes confidence, courage, persistency and economy. Our boys need more attention from their parents, and more encouragement from those in position to help them. They need an opportunity to learn all the trades ; to become machinists and engineers; civil engineering ; mer chants, &c., and an opportunity to fill these places and a patronage after they have learned them. Our boys have nothing to stimulate them * There are so few things they can aspire to to satisfy a natural, manly ambition. Already some are growing weary in well-doing. They say “there is no use spending time in school; I don’t want to teach nor preach, and there is nothing else to look for.” A white boy may go on a railroad train as a wood-passer, and in a few years he may be an engineer, making $125 per month. Or ho may go on as a brakeman, and in a few years become conductor, and even to the presidency of the road. The colored boy can look forward to none of these things, but wo hope the day will come when he will have an open fair chance at all the good things placed in the reach of man by a wise and just Creator. Lotus edu cate our boys the best we can and be ready for the change when it comes and let us wait and pray for its early coming, The Fayetteville Normal School—l’rof. S. G. Atkins. The retirement of Prof. E. E. Smith, principal of the colored State Normal School of Fayetteville, N. C., will soon make necessary the election of his successor. The post is an im portant one and deeply concerns the colored people of the State. There are no offices in which their deepest interests are more securely bound. These schools are designed as a source of supply from which properly qualified teachers may be drawn for the common schools of the State. Properly conducted and under the in fluence and guidance of thoroughly competent principals, they arc capable of infinite good both to the State and the particular class of its citizens for whose benefit they have been estab lished. These views lead me to name for the place in question Prof. S. G. Atkins, of Livingstone College, Salisbury, than whom we have no man more competent. His untiring devotion to the general educational work of the State, and his close ap plication to a higher development of the science and art of teaching, peculiarly fit him for the work of training teachers. Above all, he is a conscientious, upright, clean, Christian gentleman. The Roard at Fayette ville will make no mistake in as signing him to the important post at their disposal. C. N. H. Durham, X. C'., April, 28,1888. NOTES FROM CARTHAGE. Mr. Editor —l hope you can find space in your “newsy” journal for an account of a very creditable affair which recently occurred in this place. The Woman’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church having in charge the collection for the million dollar fund, arranged with the Sab bath Schooled John Hall Chapel to furnish an entertainment, consisting of vocal and instrumental music, and a variety of exhibition drills. On the 23d inst. a large audience assembled to witness the exhibition and cast their mites into the treasury. Mrs. D. J. Mcßae presided at the organ, assisted by Mrs. H. C. Tyson, and this is equal to saying the music was all that could be desired. The sing ing was of a high order. There was a “Fan Drill” by ten little girls, which afforded great amuse ment, and showed careful training. Also a “Military Drill” by 10 young men in uniform. The rapidity and precision with which they executed the manual of arms was a surprise and delight to all. Miss Tena Nichols distinguished herself by her fine read ing. The general opinion was, “the entertainment exceeded the highest expectations.” These exercises completed, Rev. H. D. Wood announced the “main ob ject,” which was the contributions. The large audience joined in singing “Entire consecration,” and the con tributors passed around the aisles and deposited their envelopes on the table. and the assembly was dismissed. All departed from the scene delighted with having been so fortunate as to be present on this occasion. The ladies of the society are worthy of unlimited praise for their noble effort. The amount raised was $25, and this is an instance of what can be easily and cheerfully done in religious work by a united effort. I am truly yours, S. 11. K. April 27th, 1888. INKLETB FROM THE CAPITAL. Aside from the natural seasons Raleigh is blessed .with two others, namely, the season of mud and dust. We are now entering the latter of these great seasons—of dust. A slight breeze from the north hides one entirely from our view, even at a short distance. During this period the city appears upon its principal thoroughfares to be a deserted castle, still one would be surprised to see the multitude of citizens who escape from their hiding places in the after noon to enjoy the pleasant shade in the Capital Park. How common it is, as we pass through this public square, to hear whispering lovers behind rose bushes, with their checks red with the heat of spring, telling away with all their heart, their degree of affectionate love. Raleigh is indeed a beautiful and pleasant place to be in spring. In the midst of all these pleasures the “Rlack Diamond Quartette Club” was welcomed back home on last Saturday morning, after an extended tour through the State of Virginia in the interest of the Colored Orphan Asylum, situated in Oxford, N. C. Prof. M. S. Simmons, the manager, reports much success. Virtue Lodge No. 10, G. U. O. of 0., will celebrate their anniversary on the 16th inst. In the case of Mr. Gray Washing ton against the R. & G. R. R. Co., the jury brought in a verdict in favor of Mr. Washington, and instead of giving him SIO,OOO gave $1,500 damages. The First Raptist Sunday School will go to Durham on a pic-nic about the 24th inst. The Rucket and Ladder Company celebrated their anniversary on the Ist inst., by a street parade and an entertainment at Rriggs’ Hall at night. Primus. Presiding Elder’s Appointments. Charlotte District. —2d Round. Rockwell, Ist Sunday in April. Clinton Chapel, 2d Sunday. Torrence Chapel, 2d Sunday. Hopewell, 3d Sunday. Riddleville, 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. Simficld, 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 1. 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 Rerne. Mt. Olive—May 19-20. Jones Mission—May 26-27. A. M. Rarrett, P. E. Raleigh N. C. Wadesroro 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. With a great overland route acrou Si beria, such as the new railroad the Rus sian government proposes to build, that country will lie able to dominate very largely Asiatic commerce. REPUBLICAN PLAN OF OR GANIZATION. Rules anil Regulations for the Organiza tion or the Republican Party of North Carolina as Amended and Adopted at the State Convention held In Raleigh, North Carolina, September ezd, 1880. 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 tho 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 members, 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 tho 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 man of 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 seceretray, 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 as 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 tor 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 meetting, setting forth the regularity of the primary meeting or convention, and the election of tho 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 reel, next to Academy of Music, CHARLESTON, 8. C. First Season will be opened July 1, ’B7. Firat-Class Board and Accommodations at reasonable rates. P. M. THORNE, Proprietor. QAROLINA CENTRAL R. R. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Wilmington, N. C., Jan. 1, 1888. WESTBOUND TRAINS. No. 1. No. 3. Nos. 5A 7 STATIONS. Daily ex. Daily ex. Tri- Sunday. Sunday, weekly. lvWilm’gton 6:40p.m. 7:00a.m. 6:46 p.m. x , , No. 7. IvLaurinb’rg 11:33 a.m. 5:00 a.m. lv Hamlet, 2:03 7.00 ar Charlotte 7:00 3.00 p.m. lv Charlotte 8:45 a.m. lvLincolnt’n II 90: lv Shelby, 12:54 p.m. ar Rotherf’n 3KX) EASTBOUND TRAINS. No. 2. No. 4. Nos. 0&8 STATIONS. Dally ex. Daily ex. Tri“ Sunday. Sunday, weekly. lv Kutherf’n 8.40 a.m. lv Shelby ’0.52 lv Lincolnt'n 12.45 ar Charlotte 3.00 lv Charlotte 8.00p.m. 7.00 a.m. lv Hamlet 1.25 a.m. 2.30 p.m. 4.00 No, 6. IvLaurinb’rg 2.27 5.45a.m. arWilm’gton 8.25 4.25 p.m. Trains Nos. 1. and 2 make close connection at Hamlet to and from Raleigh. Through sleeping care 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. Also for Spartanburg, Greenville, Athens, Atlanta and all points Sonthwest. 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 Nos. 7 and 8 tri-weekly Laurinburg and Charlotte. No. 7 leaves Laurinburg on Mondays, Wednesdays and 1 ndays. No. 8 leaves Cha-lotte on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. _ L. C. JONES, Superintendent. F. W. CLARK, General Passenger Afct. CAPE FEAR AND YADKIN VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY. Takingeffect 5.00 a.m., Monday, Dec. 19,1887. Trains Moving North. Passenger Freight and and Mail. Passenger. Lv Bennettsville 8:15 a m 1:30 p n Ar Maxton, 9:25 3:35 Lv Maxton, 9:35 4:10 Ar Fayetteville, 11:25 8:10 Lv Fayetteville, 11:40 10:00 am 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 m Passenger and Mail No. I—dinner at Sanford. Pass, and Mail, No. 11—dinner at Cernianton Trains Moving South. Lv Ararat 4:00 p m Ar Greensboro, 9:00 Lv Greensboro, 10:05 a m 7:30 a m Ar Sanford, 1:30 p m 1:52 p m Lv Sanford, 1:50 3:00 p m Ar Fayetteidlle, 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 Bennettsville 8:00 12:00 m Passenger and Mail No. 2—dinner at Sanford FACTORY BRANCH—FREIGHT AND ACCOMMODATION. Trains Moving North. Leave Millboro, 8:00a.m. 4:oopm Arrive Greensboro, 9:30 5:40 Trains Moving South. Leave Greensboro, 1:30 p. m. Leave Factory June. 2:15 5:05 p m 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 SALE. T OFFER FOR SALE ONE LARGE _l_ City Ixit, in ward 2, on D and Boundaiy streets, fronting John Smith, James Strong and Creecy Mebane—adjoining Howell and J. G. Shan non house. This lot is large enough for four beautiful buildings. I willsellcheap 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 I with agents who persuade you to send oft your little pictures to New York 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 tions these agents make to you, by calling at H. BAUMGARTEN’S Photograph: Gallery, Charlotte, N. C. Dr. J. T. Williams” Offers bin professional services to the genera public. Office hours from 9 to 10 a. m. 2 to 3 p. m. Office No. 24 West 4th street. Night calls from residence No. 508 South E. street, Charlotte, N. C. H B KENNEDY, DIALRK IN Confectioneries, Fancy and Staple Groceries. Chickens, Eggs, Butter, Vegeta bles, and all kinds of Country Produce. Everything kept in a well regulated Grocery Store. Fine Fruits a speci alty. No. 303 South Graham street, Charlotte, N. C.