Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-03-31
SOME WAYSIDE NOTES.


depot to the comfortable home Of
Hon. John Newell. 1t was early
Sunday morning and we were just in
time for breakfast. Mr. Newell is
the NEST prominent colored man in
Bladen county. He is in good circum-
stances and his door is ever open to
preachers and editors.
Mr.. Newell has an intelligent and
interesting family. He has farm of
$50 acres and makes an independent
living.
At Elizabethtown we found court
in session and many people in town
the first day. Miss Lizzie Shaw took
special care of the MESSENGER. Mr.
Peterson's new store is among the i'm
provements here. A weekly paper is
now published here and the old town
shows other signs of Improvement.
After tedious ride on steamer up
the Cape Fear, we were landed at
Fayetteville. Here we found things
more lively than usual this season of
the year. Several stores are being
erected on the main street. The
Yadkin Valley is surveying the new
road to Wilmington and the farmers
are busy preparing for planting. All
the schools are doing well. The
revival at Evans Chapel continues
with good results and Elder Hill is as
happy and jolly as ever. Mr.. Pres.
Brown and bride seem as happy as
two doves.
At Swann's Station we witnessed
the closing of a school taught by Miss
Sarah Young. The scholars did them
selves credit and showed that pains
had been taken with them. After
the exercises all partook of the ham,
chicken, cakes &C., which were
plentifully provided by the parents.
At this place is one of the most pros
porous young colored men in the
State, Mr.. jesse Mclean. He is a
large land owner, merchant, farmer
and furnishes the railroad with wood
and cross-tires in large quantities.
At Jonesboro, we found improve
mcnts still going on. They have
bank, livery stable, academy and two
newspapers. The colored people are
doing well. Mrs. r. G. Moore made it
pleasant for US during our stay. We
met here, Mr.. Nathaniel Toney, who
is a first class shoemaker and barber
and carries on both branches of his
business in the centre of the town.
Mr.. Toney's work has taken the
premium at our State fair He is
doing well. The public school closes
this week.
At Cameron we were entertained
by Rev. 4. w. Dix, who seems to be
doing as well as any preacher in the
State. His church work is prosper
ing finely; he teaches school and is
preparing to run small farm to feed
a very fine horse that takes him
around to his churches. He took us
to one of his churches on Sunday and
then to Carthage. This church was
lively and he says his entire work is
in fine condition financially and spiri-
tually. Other colored men in
Cameron are buying property. Here
the new railroad branches off to
Carthage. 1t is graded all the way
and the iron is being laid.
At Carthage, things in general
seems to look up. The court house
has been remodeled and now presents
a fine appearance. Several new build
ings have been erected and old ones
improved. There is marked improve
ment among the colored people. They
seem to be inspired by the approach
of the railroad and are erecting neat
cottages and ornamenting the old
ones. There are two newspapers in
this town. Mrs. Jane Tyson taught
the public school that closed this
week. All the schools in the county
seems to be closing about this time.
prof s. G. Atkins of Livingstone