Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-10-09


scribers and the cash.
A southern company has the con-
tract to build our street railroad.
We are to have the cars running in
six months.
The engine, at the cotton compress
exploded last Monday evening about
six O'Clock, and Mr.. Moses Caldwell,
the fireman, was scalded to death,
~ Clinton Chapel last Sunday night
voted for the return Of Elder Slade
with only three dissenting votes. !
The collection at Zion Church last
Sunday week was for church ex-
penses-SII6.27. The old church
is not dead yet,
The circus is in town to-day, and
as usual many strangers and strange
things are on the streets.
A blue cross mark means your
time is out and you will please re-
new. The paper must be paid for
in advance.
We are having most excellent
weather and lovely moonlight
nights. We need little rain now
to lay the dust, then all will be
happy.
A dozen years experience has
taught us that the way to run a news
paper is to hew to the line and let
the chips fall as they may. If any
one is hurt badly they will certainly
We Il.
Mr.. Frank Nj. Martin passed
through this city last Saturday for
Winston, where he expects to teach
this winter.
Miss Lucy Bragg, Of Petersburg,
Va, arrived in the city last Monday,
and is expected to teach the Episco-
pal parochial school which opens
next Monday at St. Michael's.
Some men at times do things SO
little that they sink into insignif-
canoe, but then, nature has SO ar
ranged that water seeks its level.
We acknowledge receipt of COM
plimentary ticket to the Virginia
State Fair to be held in Richmond
Oct. 2o-22.
Col. G. T. Wassom will please
accept our thanks for compliment
tary ticket to the Industrial Fair to
be held in Raleigh Nov. S-I3. We
are coming with all our neighbors.
An election was held in Georgia
on Wednesday for Governor and
members OF the Legislature.
A letter from Rev. A. F. Goshen
few days ago has been misplaced.
In it he tells OF the success Of his
churches. Within few weeks time
he has added us members to his
Wadesboro church, and it is in fine
spiritual and financial condition. He
has small mission near town, and
has recently added over 80 mem
bers to it. -
XRev. G.. L. Blackwell, of LincolnN
ton, has returned from the Kentuc-
ky Conference, where he attended
as fraternal delegate from the North
Carolina Central Conference. Black
well is an able young man and bids
tair to make his way to the top
round. He sends us lengthy
poem written by himself on his 18TH
birth day and dedicated to his moth
er. The poem is good one.
We propose early in the future to
say something about the general
condition Of our people and our idea
Of certain classes and certain sec
tons being in the advance or be-
hind othes. Our columns are open
and if any one chooses to take a
hand in tlle fray let him prepare.
The special delivery system was
introduced the Ist of October, 1885.
Up to the first of the present month
there we're delivered from this office
237 special delivery letters. The
special delivery letters must have
the special ten cent stamp in addi-
ton to the regular postage, and is
required TO be delivered Immediately
if the party is in the city.