Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06
Local Matters.
Mr.. Giles Boyden, of Salisbury, was
in the city this week.


in the city this week.
Mrs. G.. w. johnson, has been an.
pointed to fill the vacancy caused be the
resignation of Miss Richardson.
About As minutes past twelve yester.
day, distinct earthquake was felt all
over the city which lasted 6 or 8 sec.
onds.
lev. s. W. Hampton will exhibit his
panorama at Ebenzer Baptist church on
Monday night and at Little Rock on
Tuesday night.
The entire regular democrat ticket
was elected in this county, except sheriff,
1. 5. Cooper, the independent, was
elected over w. F. Griffith.
That very pleasant entertainment
given to Miss Victoria Richardson lust
before her departure last week, was by
the Winnona circle and not by Mr.. &
hrs. Smith as we said last week.
The Fair, circus and operas drew large
crowds to the city this week. There
have been two operas in the city all
week as we'll as a circus.
The colored far opens in Raleigh
next Monday. The fare from this CITY
and return will be $500. 1t is hoped
that many viii go from this section.
All who have never been ought to 20
this year.
The panorama at the First Baptist
church Tuesday night by Mr.. Smith was
decided success in exhibition and
crowd. Mr.. Smith has good sceneries,
steady lights and he is good talker and
explains satisfactorily He will be in the
city next week.
1t seems that Chas. r. Jones failed to
poll decent vote outside of his wn
county, in which dozens of colored men
were hired and furnished horses and
huggies to ride through the country and
deceaye their own people and abuse
every colored man who dared to think
for himself
The Oriole Literary Society met at
Miss Laura Lomax, last Wednesday even
ing and were very pleasantly entertained
by her. The folloing officers were elect
ed. J. w. Brown, president; Miss L.
j. Houser, vice; n. B. Houser, secre-
tary; Miss Mary Browner, Cor. Secy.
Mrs. x. E. Smith, treasurer; J. +.
chaplain.
The W. G. T. IT, will hold a public
meeting next Monday evening at Zion
church. This society of christian ladi. s
is doing much good. They sent COM
mittee to visit the poor house recently
and administered all in their power to
the inmates. They stormed the widow
Of the late Moses White last Tuesday
night and presented her some of the ne
cessaries of life.
Colored men of Mecklenburg, remem-
Der one thing. The only genuine Re.
publican ticket in this late election was
the Republican State Judicial ticket. j.
W. Gordon, Prince Brown and j. T.
schenck threw that ticket under their
feet and refusedsto distribute it in the
county and give it to unlettered colored
men to vote. when these men depended
upon them to guide them in voting the
proper way.
The election is over and we are glad OF
IL. We have no tears to shed over the
result, as there were SO few Republicans
TO be voted for they were almost lost
sight Of. Some very useful lessons were
taught in this election and it remains to
be seen whether or not men will profit
by them. Demagogues like Chas X.
Jones, J. w. Gordon s. Co., should be
relegated to the rear to stay where they
properly belong.
We have never said or done anything
Intentionally to injure Zion Wesley Col
lege or Zion connection. Our criticisms
on Bishop Jones were personal. Mr..
Dancy has made personal fight on us
All we ask Of him now is to keep the
church and school out Of it and let 1t re.
main personal between US. Our fight is
personal on Mr. Dancy, but unless he ex-
plains with regard to Zion Wesly Col.
Iege" we will explain. from 1882 to June,
1886.