Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-14


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1t seems that the Republican commit
tee of New York have decided to hold
no State convention.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union will meet next Monday afternoon
at the Graham street NJ. E. Church.
We are informed that Mr.. Jacob Wal
lace has announced himself candidate
for Register of Deeds for Cabarrus county.
Miss Addie Mcknight spent several
days in Lincolnton last week recuperat-
ing. She will return to Zion Wesley.
The ladies who have been requested to
sell for Pride of Sharon Lodge festival
will please meet at Mr. H. Is. Kennedy's
on Wednesday afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
Colleges and other institutions of
learning receiving this issue will do us a
favor by sending US catalogue of their
institution.
A spirited game of baseball was played
Thursday afternoon between the Name.
less and Athletic clubs, which resulted 8
to in favor of the Athletics.
Our associate, Mr.. Charlie II, Jones,
visited Columbia, S. c.. last week to
witness the marriage of his sister, Miss
Louise Jones, to Mr.. Jacob Pearco on
Wednesday evening, the 4th.
We would not fail to acknowledge
letter of welcome and congratulation
from Mr.. r. Bryant Williams, of Fayette-
vile.
President Cleveland, like man of
nerve, has reappointed Mr.. Matthews to
take charge of the Office of Register for
the District of Columbia.
Our young ladies are practicing for
Children's Day exercises, tomorrow
week, at the Methodist church. A spe.
cial effort will be made to raise funds for
Zion Wesley College.
Work has been started on the new
graded school for colorcd children. 1t
is on the corner Of Myers and Stonewall
streets, in the extreme Southeastern part
of the city.
Mrs. c. r. Kennedy has opened neat
grocery store on South Graham street.
She keeps groceries, CONNECTIONS, vegeta-
bles, fruits and millinery goods. Jas.
Foster is in charge.
Much valuable matter is left out this
week Friends will please bear with us
a little longer and we will try to get in
all the worthy communications sent us.
We need little more money to get our
type.
Misses Carrie Coleman and Eliza 4
Houser are succeeding nicely with their
schools for small children. That is right.
Much of the winter weather is too severe
to send small children far to school and
parents ought to send every child every
day possible.
And now a new railroad is to be built
from SmithviIle, ~ c., to Bristol, Tenn,
crossing the W, C. & A. road at Marion,
S. c., the G. G. road at Rockingham, N.
C., and the II. & d. at Salisbury, N. c.
1t is to be finished in two years.
The Democrats of this county were
never in such fix as they are now The
two daily papers are at war with each
other, while the Ballot comes in at
both of them; other weeklies stand off |
seemingly afraid to take the part Of
either, but growing at things generally. !
The Odd Fellows Of this city are TO
have grand time Thursday and Friday,
the 2Gth and 9th inst. They will
parade the streets, speak and have a
good time with their friends. 1t is hoped |
that everybody will turn out Fifteen /
cents will admit you to Carson's Hall,
4th street.
A large excursion came in the city on
Thursday about noon via the G. G. Rail-
road from Darlington, S. G. II took the
city rather by storm as no one seemed to
know anything of it till the band and
hundreds Of people were making their
way up town, and very soon all the
hotels and boarding houses were filled to
overflow. Taking all things into consid-
Grafton, it was the most orderly, respect
able and intelligent looking party we
have ever seen.