Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-05-14
THE COLORED PEOPLE.
a BATCH OF INTERESTING PAR
AGRAPHS.

The SENTINEL desires to express a
friendly feeling for the colored people,
and the wish that they may, by bet
ter education and good eaomple, ele- |
vate themselves into the best qualities
of good citizenship. Repeatedly have
We, in this, and other. papers, with
which we lave been connected, had
words of encouragement, for them,
and we venture the assertion that on
account of our conservative policy to-
wards the black race, The SENTINEL
is to day read by greater number of
intelligent colored men than any 9TH
er North Carolina paper. It goes
without saying that we shall continue
to persue this line and we call upon
our colored readers in all parts of the
State to send THE SENTINEL items of
news about their people, which will
be of general interest and which will
be of special value to them.-[ EDITOR
SENTINEL.
MASTER AND SLAVE.
The Washington correspondent of
the New York Aerald tells the follow
ing story:
hIr. ITn. FL. Oliver, of North Car
olina, dropped into the White House
this afternoon with a number Of 9TH
ers simply to pay his respects. AS he
passed by Col. Lamont's door he rec
ognized Arthur Simmons, the colored
messenger who has stood there for
twenty years, and who is one of the
most popular attaches of the mansion,
as one OF his former slaves. The rec
ognition between the ex-slave and ex-
master was mutual, and they had
pleasant talk of old times. Arthur is
very proud Of his position, and he
mentioned to Mr.. Oliver that he was
now the third man in official rank in
the country, which was something for
q North Carolina ex-slave to be proud
Of
First comes the President" said
Arthur; "then comes Col. Lamont
and then Arthur Simmons" Arthur
took special pains to have his former
master presented to both the President
and Col. Lamont.
AS Mr.. Oliver was going, Arthur
asked him if he WAS after an office !;
that possibly ne could help him, and
that he would be glad to do so. Mr..
Oliver replied that he did not want
anything.
"If there is anything I can do for
YOU" said Arthur, "order and your
command is law"
"I'il take that up replied Mr.. Oil
yer. 81 want bouquet from the
Wkite House conservatory to take
down TO North Carolina to the lady
folks."
Inside of fifteen minutes he had the
bouquet, with card "to Mrs. Oliver;
with the compliments of Arthur Sim
mons.
j. r. Holmes, colored teacher
of the Hodge School, in Ncwberry,
has received notice of his appointment
to position in the War Department
at salary of 1000. He filed his
application in 1888.
- The little colored boy of Pitts
boro who recently drew likeness o1
President Cleveland and sent it to
him, has received in return picture
of the White House with an auto
graph signature of the President at
tached.
= A marriage in colored high life
occurred recently near Townsville
The contracting parties were Robert
Reayis, of Henderson and Pattie Har
grove Rev. A. Sheppard was the of
fciating minister. A large number o.
the groom's friends making a proces
sion of eighteen or twenty buggies, &C
companied him from this place.
= What are our young men doing
i who have been educated since ths
war? Is not there general retusa
upon their part to do any kind o
manual labor? When they can nc
get a school, it is an evident fact tha
not one out of ten will go on farm
and take hold of a plow, carry a hod
make up mortar, or drive an OK team
This shows how great many are be
ing educated. Education, perhaps, j
the greatest lever that can be used t.
elevate a race. They must be taugh
frugality, moral manhood andtwomar
hood. They must be taught to loy
the sacred bonds of matrimony, tn
love of home and virtue, and to dis
card all that are unworthy. Our pee
pie should organize industrial associa
tions in every town and in the coun
try, and admit none except those VIII
are industrious and labor for an hon
f est living. They should drive fror
their midst all who will not do wit
their own hands what they expee
others to do for them. .s.e
- A meeting of the colored peopl
of ReidsviIle and vicinity was held i
: the Colored nj. E. Church for the pul
Z pose of celebrating the Emancipatio
r of the colored race which was ACHE,
ed at the Surrender at Appomatto;
G. H., Va, April 9th, 1885. Rev.
II. Roberts was, chosen Chairman an
Rev e. f. Parham, Secretary. tt
a Chairman stated the object of I'll
+ meeting in connection with G. i
0 Windsor, after singing and praye
t Several stirring speeches were mao
s by the following persons: r, H. Ro
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