Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1883-03-31

LOCAL AND GENERAL

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lending it to yOus
The board of directors of the North
Carolina Industrial Association meets
IN Raleigh ON next Thursday.
And now it turns out that tho
treasurer of Arkansas is short over
S953-oo0- How them folks do steal
Work has commenced ON St
Michael (colOreb Episcopal church
ON Mint street, below the railroad
The Junior exhibition was Tn cauo
off at Blddle last night VIII SNEAK
of it in our next issue.
1t was our intention to leave tho
city on business this week. hut nc va
did not get off we send out the Mrs
sESGER as usual.
Howard University has Just gradu-
ated ten cOlOred doctors and they
say colOred manled the class which
had 3 white students in it.
The colored Odd Fellows Of Charles
ton have bought and paid for a build
Ing ON Society street for 81. 600. What
can the Odd Fellows of this CITY dor
Scores of our young folks were
sadly disappointed last Monday as
they anticipated a gay time on the
picnic ground The snow and rain
forced Them to stay indoors.
Two young white women. of PEN
der county, about two months ago
esoped with two young eOlored men
and were, few days ago all four ar
rested and put in jail.
In our next issue will be an article
from a friend touching upon a visit
to our graded school. 1t now num-
brs over $50, and we are sorry to
learn it will close the last of May.
Mr. ThOs. Cassells, colOred law
yer Of Memphis. Tenn, has been ap-
pointed Collector of the Port of
Memphis We remember when Mr..
c. first hung out his single seven
years ago. and are glad to hear of his
good luck.
One day this week we counted
thirteen organs owned by cOlored
families in one ward of this city.
We have some fine musical talent
among our young folks Some of
them play well.
The registration books are now
OPEN Persons who intend to vote at
the coming election had better regis
ter at once as the books will close
ten days before the election.
We failed to get off this week, so
we send you a paper. Don't be sur
prised if you have no paper next
week The MESSENGER Is the only
paper in the State published by
colored men treekly. Others claim
to, but none come up.
The Daily Journal of this city has
bought the Daily Observer aud win be
published hereafter as the daily jour.
Hal-O6serrer with Col A. NJ Wad-
dell editor. Col Jones will be great
" missed in the journalistic field, and
we regret to see him go.
Postmaster General Timothy o.
How died at his home last Sunday
and was buried Wednesday. An
postOffices in the country were order
ed to beclOsed Wednesday between 9
and o'clock in honor Of the late
chief of the Department
WadswOrth lost many a dyllar by
the bad weather last Monday and his
horses passed one Easter in peace.
And from some samples of cake and
wine and other good things some
kind friends have handed US, some Of
US have lost some good grub.
We have no candidate to offer our
readers for Mayor OF aldermen but
hope all candidates win be friendly
to our graded school We hope all
our cOlOred friends will know a mans
position ON that one question before
he suggests his name or votes for him
for any Office.
Would that the Liberal party of