Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-21
Local Matters.

~ 4uitNneiI, Vi our CITY 6raueu
schools, has gone to Florence, Ala. Prof.
y. 7. Cofiew has been elected principal
in his stead.
Our new graded school building will
be large and well ventilated, each of the
eight rooms having fine, large windows
Mr.. Eli Preston is one of the most in
dustrious and economical citizens of our
city. lie has bought lots and built five
houses and is now building the sixth.
What ether colored man can say as much
airs. Mollie Carson, wife of NJ. Allen
Carson, was buried last Sabbath after
noon. She died on Saturday morning of
heart disease and leaves husband and
six small children.
mass convention of the Prohibition
lsts IS called to meet at the court house
To-day. We do not understand Just
what the object of the meeting is. Will
they put ticket in the field and will
they endorse Rowland?
We learn from Rev. ]. A. Tyler, who
travels through the country much, that
she crops have come out wonderfully and
chat farmers will make at least three
fourthS crop pretty generally. In some
localities crops are much better than
usual.
You say you like the MESSENGERS say
ings on the jury question: chain gang,
DC. Now, if every reading colored fam
lily in this city will pay for the MEssEN-
GER, it will say all you want said and re-
port all the news of the day 1t only
needs your encouragement and your
money to keep it going. The editor
should not be kept embarrassed and beg.
gng for money 1t is your paper. Help
it.
The Womcns' Christian Temperance
Union will meet next Monday afternoon
at the First Baptist church. A full at.
tendance OF the members requested. Tho
ministers Of the different churches often
visit them and are always ready to give
words of encouragement.
a committee Of ladies working in the
interest of the Odd Fellows fair met at
Mrs II. B. Kcnnedy's on Wednesday af-
ternoon and perfected arrangements ID
make the affair grand success. A full
attendance of the committee was out and
Mrs. II. b. Kennedy was elected presi-
dent, Mrs. Lucy Shepard vice, Mrs. A.
F. Hayes secretary. The list will be re-
ported in full after the entertainment,
with receipts from the different stands.
A district meeting of the Knights of
Labor was held in this city Wednesday
evening to elect delegates to the General
Assembly to be held in Richmond, Va,
in October. Lodges were represented
from Salisbury, McAdensville. Mt Holly
and this city. Mr. Stevens and J. Will
Brown, of this city, were elected dele
gates and Mr. VIM. johnson, Of Sails
bury. as alternate. We congratulate
Brown and Johnson, and hope they will
both go and have good time and aid in
doing much good for the poor laborers.
Mr. Harvey Kelsey, an intelligent and
energetic young man Of Chester county,
s. C., has Just returned home from Kan
sas. lie has been out there nearly two
years in newspaper Office, where he
kept well posted Of the doings of our
people there. We learn that he says that
IS not the place for us to go yet. He
shows his preference By returning home
to stay lie went out to prospect for his
fathers family, Mr.. Walkers and others.
They have all decided to stay home a
while longer