CHARLOTTE MESSENGER.
SATURDAY. - APRIL 7, 1888.
OUR CHURCHES.
St. Michael’s (P. E.) Church, Mint St.
Services at 10 a. ni. and Bp. ni. Sunday
school at 4 p.m. Rev. P. P. Alston, pastor.
M. E. Church, (irahani Street. Services at
3p. in. aud Bp. in. Sunday school at 10 a.
m. Rev. E. M. Collett, pastor.
First Raptist Church, South Church St.
Services at 11 a. in., 3p. ni. uiyl Bp. ni. Sun
day-school at 1 p. m. Rev. A. A. Powell,
pastor.
Ebcnezer Baptist Church, East Second St.
Services at 11 a. in., 3 p. m. aud 8 p. ni. Sun
day-school at 1 p.* in. Rev. Z. Haughton,
pastor.
Presbyterian Church, comer Seventh and
College Sts. Services at 3p. ni. aud 8 p.m.
Sunday-school at 10 a. ni. Rev. R. P. Wyche,
pastor.
Clinton Chapel, (A. M. E. Z.) Mint St. Ser
vices at 11 a. in., 3 p. ni. and 8 p. m. Sunday
school at 1 p. ni. Rev M. Slade, pastor.
little Rock, (A. M. E. Z. ) ESt. Services
at 11 a. in.,3 p. ni. 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.
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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.
Spring has come.
Send in your money to ns.
The prohibition election will be
May 4th.
The graded school folks enjoyed
their few days vacation.
The letter from Maxton came in
too late for this week.
We regret to learn that Mr. W.
0. Coleman loses by the Raleigh
bank steal.
Mrs. Nannie Smith left on Wednes
day to spend some time with her hus
band in Atlanta.
The spring term of the Catawba
Presbytery was in session at Biddle
this week.
Read our letter from Statesville.
We will be glad to have short letters
from subscribers at any time.
The wards of the city held their
meetings last Monday and Tuesday
nights and elected delegates to the
county convention.
The attention of our readers is call
ed to our new advertisements. See
from these where to get the best bar
gains. Read them and go to these
houses.
Prof. J. F. Young was quietly
married at the residence of his brother
last Monday night, to Miss Frances
A., daughter of Mr. A. J. Martin of
Union, »S. C. Rev. R. S. Rives of
ficiated.
The Charlotte Undertaking Com
pany are offering to the public the
finest coffins, caskets and undertakers
goods gendrally ever offered in this
city.
The republicans should hold their
township primaries and send delegates
to the county convention which meets
in the court house on the 28th inst.
There is no need for factional
fights among the republicans here
now. There are no ins, but ail are
outs and should work for the success
of the party. Let us have no bicker
ing or personal abuse. Let us show
what we are.
Two white prisoners escaped from
jail on Thursday morning. Our pre
sent jailor seems to have the worst luck
of any yet in charge of the prison.
This independent, mongrel, demo
cratic government is all a humbug,
any way.
A few days ago it was announced
that there was not a eoljrcd prisoner
in our jail, all being white men. If
the white people are not getting
worse, the colored people arc getting
lots better. There is a change some
way.
Clinton Chapel S. S. Lyceum held
its regular meetiug last Tuesday night.
It meets once a month at which a
literary program is carried out and
at this one refreshments were served in
the vestry room.
Protracted meetings are going on
now at the First Raptist, Grace and
Little Rock churches. Prayer
meetings were held also at the Presby
terian church this week preparatory
to communion to-morrow.
Preparations are being pushed
forward for the cotton factories; the
new depot building is going on slowly
brick makers are being called out and
mechanics generally are now setting
in to work in earnest with the open
ing of spring.
We are glad to know that Mr.
Robt. Johnson and his sons are ex
pected back in our city very soon.
They all went to Birmingham a year
ago, but the great building boom here
calls them back and we trust they
will stay when they get here They
were among our best citizens. They
are welcomed back.
Mrs. Frances E. W. Harper was
the colored representive in the
Woman’s meeting in Washington City.
She is one of the smartest women in
America. She holds her own every
where and is looked upon as second
to none. She stands among the
women as Mr. Douglass docs among
the men. In all gatherings we
should send none if wo cannot send
our best.
A regular break-dowu is carried on
several nights in the week within one
block of Independence square, by a
lot of white folks to the annoyance
of all the neighbors. The only
music is a banjo, and dozens of white
men and women gather here and yell,
stamp and raise such a muss no one
can hardly stay in the neighborhood
muchless sleep. They arc worse than
any crowd of country “darkeys” wo
have hoard yet.
The bank thieves of Raleigh, Cross
and White, were the lamest theives
on record. They stole well, but
they didn’t hide worth a cent. It
seems they got away with only about
§25,000 and that was all found on
them. If we have no better white
thieves than that, they ought to go to
the penitentiary. They will be
brought home and tried. They got
§IO,OOO from a Norfolk bank, §lO,-
000 from a Richmond bank and
$5 ,000 from a Raleigh bank, all
forged.
Agricultural Association.
A meeting will be held at Goods
hotel next Monday afternoon to com
plete the organization of the* asso
ciation started last fall. All the
parties who were notified to meet for
that purpose some time ago will
please meet at Goods next Monday
(9th) at 4 o’clock. A full meeting is
desired.
Keep Your Promise.
So many persons tell us on our
rounds that they will send in their
money and then fail to do so, that it
looks like somebody don’t regard the
truth. There arc some truthful peo
ple, but when so many misrepresent
themselves it weakens confidence in
all. If you promise to do a good
thing do it, and if you don’t intend to,
don’t make the promise. After this,
when persons promise to send us
money, atd we promise to Bend the
| paper, we will send the paper as
i they send the money. Please keep
your ward, and send us the money
you promised.
Minister to Liberia.
The President has again honored
North Carolina by appointing another
of her sons to the Liberian mission.
; This time he has appointed Ilev.
| Ezekiel E Smith, of Goldsboro, who
| is now principal of the State Normal
j School at Fayetteville Mr. Smtih is
j yet under 40; is a graduate of Shaw
I University, a Baptist minister, and
| was once editor of a newspaper. We
think the President struck the right
! man this time. One who possibly has
some claims upon the administration,
and will do credit to himself, and
make a good officer for the govern
ment. We think he will accept, and
hope he will be spared to return to us
; in good health, and well informed as
i to the condition and needs of tha poo
pie over there.
Our Military Company.
Wo are glad, to know that Charlotte
has one of the best military companies
in the State. In the recent inspection
by the Adjutant-General of the State,
only three companies came up to the
full requirements, and wo are specially
proud to say the Charlotte Light In
fantry was one of the three. Though
this company is young, it ranked
ahead of the Hornets, the Fayette
ville L.. 1., the Wilmington companies
and all except the Goldsboro Rifles
and the Governor’s Guards.
This does credit to the company,
and especially Captain Taylor, who
has drilled the company. They may
well feel proud of their position in
the Adjutant’s report. The company
was out last Monday, and they made
fine appearance on the streets. Our
people ought to feel proud that we
have a colored military company, and
especially as we have the best in the
State. Let us all do whatever is in
our power to encourage and perpetuate
this company. The officers and men
are orderly, well-behaved and good
looking. Rev. E. M. Collett has been
elected chaplain for the company.—
Soldiers want some one to pray for
them as well as other folks. They
don't claim to bo so good that they
don’t need prayers.
Wo were kindly shown through the
armory by Capt. Taylor and found
everything very conveniently arranged
aud as neat and clean as a pin. Capt.
Taylor makes one of the best officers
in the State.
Delegates to County Convention.
Charlotte township has elected the
following gentlemen to represent it
in the county convention on the 28th
instant:
WARD ONE.
Delegates. Alternates.
A. W. Calvin
S. J. Caldwell
G. A. Jenkins
WARD TWO.
R. T. Weddington, J. M. Ilaglar,
W. R. Hinton, W. W. Smith,
J. T. Schcnck. W. 11. Houser.
WARD THREE.
J. M. Goode, J. W. Brown,
W. C. Smith, C. T. Thomas,
James Jones. Chas. Parker.
WARD FOUR.
R. S. Harris, ■.
S. M. Pharr
John Bogan.
Easter Snnday.
Special services were held at the
different churches last Sunday. From
all we hear good reports. At the
First Raptist church Rev. Mr. Powell
preached in the afternoon of the “Un
pardonable sin.” At Grace church
the Sabbath school services were had
at night. The regular Easter service
was prepared by Rev. Robert Lowary.
It consisted of music and responsive
readings. At Clinton chapel the
Easter services were in the afternoon,
and consisted of recitation of verses
from the Bible, essays, select reading,
orations, &c. Mr. L. W. Hayes re
cited 222 verses ; Mrs. Laura John
son 215, and Mrs. Lillias Graham
140. The recitation of the verses by
Mrs. Johnson was perfect, and de
serves credit for the unhesitating,
straightforward manner of recitation.
Essays were read by Misses Euge
nia Jones and Delia Toole; select
readings by Ada Jones and G. R. L.
Taylor; orations by Messrs. J. N.
White, A. A. Butler, C. G. Moore.
Mr. Wentz, of Biddle, and Hon. J.
C. Dancy, of Salisbury, addressed the
school. The church was handsomely
dressed, and the altar was loaded with
flowers. The duette by Jennie and
Mamie Gordon was well rendered and
admired by all present. On Monday
this Sabbath school and many friends,
accompanied by the firemen and the
military company, inarched to the
Easter Hill and had a pleasant pic-nic.
Ebenczar Baptist Sunday-school had
their pic-nic at the mineral springs
Monday was pretty generally observed
as a holiday, and the usual buggy
riding was indulged in by the young
folks.
A Bail Runaway.
One of Wadsworth’s carriage teams
driven by Kirk, ran away on Thurs
j day, and though no damages was
done the carriage, horses or pedes
trians, it turned out pretty bad for
Kirk. The report goes: that as he
drove in after gotting his team under
control, he was met by a policeman
on horseback who presented a pistol
to Kirk’s face and ordered him down
from the carriage, when nippers were
put on him and he was marched to the
guard house and locked up. Later he
was released on bail to appear before
the Mayor next morning, and then
continued till to-day.
To liiiilil a Hospital for the Colored
People.
A number of the ladies of the city
are making earnest efforts to build a
hospital for the colored people, and
the project is being vigorously advo
cated by Mrs. W. f J. F. Liddell.
Her plan is to secure 100 names of
parties who will givo §5 each, and
she has been meeting with gradifying
success, a large number of the names
having been secured already. No
money is to be collected until the
full list of 100 names is secured.
The site for the building has already
been secured. It is on Meyers
street near the colored graded school.
Mrs. Liddell has canvassed among
the colored people and they have
given her their most enthusiastic sup
port, guaranteeing to build the house
themselves. It is to he an institution
exclusively for the colored race, and
it is the intention to turh it over to
their care and keeping. To secure this
end, the colored people will have a
large representation in the hoard of
directors of the institution. This
movement is truly a noble one, and
we hope that the ladies will find
their efforts crowned by abundant
success. It is a cause in which all of
our people can help.— Chronicle.
Presiding Elder’s Appointments.
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
Rernc.
Mt. Olive—May 19-20.
Jones Mission—May 26-27.
A. M. Barrett, P. E.
Raleigh N. C.
Charlotte District. —lst Round.
R. S. Rives, P. E.
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. 11.
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 5-0,
Hand Creek, Montgomery Co.—May
12-13.
Harrisvillc, Stanly Co.—May 19-20.
Fair View—May 26—27.
W. 11. Simmons.
VIRGINIA HOUSE,
CHARLOTTE , N. C.
Accommodations furnished travelers at
reasonable rates. Comfortable beds and
rooms. House located iu*the central aud
business part of the city. Table furnished
with the best of the market. Meals at all hours.
J. M. GOODE, - Proprietor.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
BOARDING HOUSE,
CONCORD, N. C.
The traveling puplic will be accommodated
with comfortable rooms and board. House
situated on Depot street, in Iront of the sem
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tors. Terms reasonable.
J. E. JOHNSON.
ATTENTION TEACHERS !
11l NORMAL SCHOOL,
Luinbcrton, N. 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
had sixteen years experience in the
school-room, the Principal is prepared
to do much for those who arc seeking
a school where they may be aided
during the summer Thorough drills
given daily in all the branches re
quired to he taught in the Public
Schools, and written examinations on
practical questions given weekly.
For particulars, send for circulars to
D. I>. ALLEN,
Lumberton, N. C.
BLYMYER MANUFACTURING CO
,\I*tAIOGU««nIHI«OOTISTiaOJ|IAIS.
REPUBLICAN PLAN OF OR- 1
G ANIMATION.
ICiilpm anti llcguliitioiiN for the Orgunizu- i
lion of Hip Uopublican Party of North
Carolina an Amended and Adopted at
the State Convention held in naleigli,
North Carolina, September 33d, 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 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 he 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 the vote of the com
mittee.
3d. As amended by the Republi
can State convention :—There shall
he a State executive committee com
posed of one member from each con
gressional district in the State, to he
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 he 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 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 he
elected only by a vote of the Repub
licans of eacli precinct in precinct
meetings assembled, unless changed
as authorized by section VII, and
delegates aud 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 the delegates and alter
nates thereat, shall be accepted when
uncontcstcd, as a good and sufficient
credential for such delegates and
alternates.
11th. This plau 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. ;
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CHARLESTON, S. C.
First Season willbe opened July 1, ’B7.
First-Class Hoard and Accommodations at
reasonable rates. P. M. THORNE.
Proprietor.
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Racket Store.
$50,000 in New York,
Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore whole
sale values have come to us in a liitle over 90
days for one half, or $25,000. It takes Dol
lars to heal the ailments of iinancial life and
when men wish to realize Dollars they come
to us. Half a dozen applications to close out
stocks. Our success has been wonderful,
business men and consumers alike arc
astounded. In less than two years wc grow
up from a little place on Trade street, to the
largest stock, the largest force, and decidedly
the largest trade of any house in the State.
Os course we slaughter these stocks and sell
them as we buy them, and they go so far
below the cost of producing that in many
cases people are astounded, but we have been
selling many goods as cheap as these all the
time, North Carolina is not the only place
men sacrifice merchandise for Dollars. In
the great marts of trade men are ever on the
“ragged edge of despair” and fail daily. Our
exjiert buyers are always sending us goods as
cheap as these, sending us values which have
made our great trade what it is. Out of these
Mercantile Slaughter-pens, these Pitfalls of
credit, the opportunity, Dollars and pluck
of4Goand 468 Broadway, gathers them in
while with a nerve which never falters to
sell them just as cheap as possible, wc are
breaking the fetters of high prices and inau
gurating the new era the law of the beet
possible values for the least money. This is
why our trade has grown to be what it is and
we shall unswearingly stolid by that law.
The great trouble about credit merchandise
is that it draws from the wealth producing
resources of a country, and the Dollars it
consumes are dollars lost, which the con
sumer never gets back. Two dollars promis
ed this fall for what one bright shining dollar
would buy to-day; with labor cheap and
cotton low, is more than the consumer can
afford to pay. Two thousand Dollars of this
kind of debt, will consume one thousand
Dollars worth of cotton this fall, more than
it ought, and it is lost to the mainstay and
support of any. people, the labor of the pro
ducer. To the producers of this country we
want to say stop and figure this all out, if we
are right your losses are fearful.
Casli vs. credit, indeed! Why it is cosh
that lays its omnipotent hand on all the
world’s products; bathes in ever}- refreshing
stream of business success; shapes the
destinies of nations; builds up or crushes to
atoms the hopes of toiling millions. Dol
lars ! Well some people think credit about
as good. Why credit is only food for the
consuming power of hard cash. Draw the
lines and look, one is a bulwark, a tower,
an impregnable wall, a sweeping avalanche,
crashing out everything before it. Over
riding mountains of credit, sweeping valley
and plain, ami girting the earth with its
l>owcr, demanding and gaining obeisance
and servitude from Kingdoms and Nations,
and people. The power of credit compared
with it is but the spider web to the great irbn
chain, its the mole hill to the mountain, its
the atom to the universe.
Cash vs. credit, why onejis the giant, other
the pigmy. One the master, the’othcr the ser
vant. Sure as you live credit valuations are
only playthings for Dollars. Why? Pen
niless, the street enr driver would put us ofT,
the hotel men would turn us away, the rail
road conductors would boost us out. Cut off
Goulds or Vanderbilts millions, put them
out in the midst of strangers, and they must
work or starve. The world of necessity
draws the line. Influence, position, honor,
case, comfort and Dollars are put on one
side. The pleasure, comforts ami happiness
of life cannot come to the man overloaded
with debt, promising and eventually laying
double what lie ought to for life’s necessities.
All these things can and do come to the man
who jays as he goes, for if lie is prosperous, he
is lmppy.
E. >l. DAVIS & CO.
Non* York Office. 466 Broadway.