Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-07
Local Gossip,

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Our trip to Chester was very pleasant
one of which we will speak next week.
Much matter is left out on account of our
absence from the city.
Capt. ]. j. Gormley has been canvass
ing this week in the interest of the Meek
lenburg county fair.
Rev. VIM. johnson has been conduct
ing protracted meeting for more than a
week at Little Rock church.
Pride of Sharon Lodge G. U. 0. of o.
F. will have parade and entertainment
on the 10th and goth. Let all prepare.
A full report of the District Lodge As
sembly of S. C. will appear in next week.
The local club of the Industrial Fair
will meet at the Graham street NJ. E.
church next Tuesday night.
The quarterly conference of Graham
st. NJ. Z. church was held last Sabbath
by P. E. J. E. Champion, in the above
named church.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union held a very pleasant session at
Clinton Chapel last Monday evening.
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DIR. ]. T. Williams has opened an
office in the Palmetto House, on Fourth
street, between Tryon and Church streets.
The Virginia House is yet the most
popular hotel in the section. ], NJ.
Goode is the old reliable and feeds well.
An entertainment was given at Carson's
Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday nights
for the benefit of the Methodist parsonage
A camp meeting is being conducted
by Rev. J. f. Mcneil at florence
Chapel near Davidson College. 1t com
menced last Thursday and will continue
week or longer.
The Presbyterian Sabbath school con-
vention was held at Matthews Station
this week The session was much en-
joyed by all attendance. good num-
Der went down from this city. Some
roughs caused some excitement and man
was shot.
Miss Carrie Coleman opened school at
Little Rock mission church last Monday
for small children. Miss Carrie is a re-
cent graduate of one of our best schools
and we bespeak for the people of Me-
Gainesville a good school.
The MESSENGER is under obligations
to Miss Annie Hayes for a waiter Of most
excellent grapes-sent to our Office last
Saturday.
Miss Eliza Houser opened school for
small children in the First Baptist church
last Monday. Her terms are very easy
and parents would do well to send their
children to her. 1t will not only be
learning them but keeping them out of
mischief.
Col. Charles r. is fighting like little
soldier. The negro, county government,
city schools and several other things of
much Importance to us are left out of his
address. As he has so many of his own
party organs firing into him just now,
we will wait awhile; but several things
must be answered by him before he can
reasonably expect the colored vote to
send him to Congress.
Mr.. ]. G. Matthews, the colored Dem
ocrat, nominated by Mr.. Cleveland for
Register Of the District of Columbia. has
been defeated by the Senate. Mr.. Vance
opposed him because he favored mixed
schools. We might say Mr. Vance
fayor'd Mr.. Cleveland for the same
fcason. Mr.. Matthews is Democrat, a
gentleman, scholar and lawyer, but he is
FOO much negro for Vance to help in so
Fat an office.
Ebenezcr Baptist s. S. will give a
broom drill on Thursday and Friday
higbts Of next week at Carson's Hall.
Fifteen ladies and fifteen gentlemen will
march in uniform.