The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-17
HAAPPEN1Nc s IN CHI ARLorrE.

Unusually Heavy Exodus to Summer Re-
sorfs-Changes at the Min;-Chsrlotte
Boys "Do mp Concord"-Retoicing Over
Fine Crops.
Correspondence OF The Messenger.)
Charlotte, n. c.. August IA.
Charlotte is now passing through
the flag end of the heated term. and it
Il. indeed. gratifying to know that Sep
TENDER is only about two weeks of.
The greater portion Of our people have
long since migrated either Il the ocean
or the mountains, where they are en-
joying the cool breezes and other ad-
vantages incident thereto. The sum-
mer taken altogether, has not been so
very disagreeable in Charlotte this
year. The days. as a rule. have been
very warm, but generally the nights
rave been ool n pleasant. However.
to those who could take it, a change
has been very acceptable, and more
people have probably taken trips away,
especially toward the coast, than ver
before in the history Of the city. The
new Seashore hotel has proved one Of
the drawing attractions at Ocean View
this summer, and all Of the Charlotte
people who have visited this hotel
unite in praising Mr.. Campbell for the
highly satisfactory in which he
has catered to the wishes and pleas
ure of his guests.
The cOlOred people are now holding
their annual campmeeting at Latta
park, adjacent to the city, and judging
by the crowds of both white and col
orde people that are in daily attend
ance, it is only fair to assume that the
meeting is an u~nbounded success. The
meeting is being conducted by some
of Charlotte's colored local ministers,
together with several ministers from
elsewhere, among whom is a woman
preacher, who, by the way, is certain
ly an excellent talkar, and never fails
to stir up the congregation to the
highest pitch of excitement when she
breaches. The best feature of the
meeting is the singing. The darkey is
naturally musical. and when five or
six hundred are singing some old ia
miliar hymn, it is really worth going
quite a distance to hear
Mr.. Clanton. the newly appointed as
sayer at the Charlotte mint, has taken
charge of his office, relieving Captain
w. E. Audrey, who has been in charge
for the past four years. Mr.. CIanton
appears to be a very pleasant and
clever gentleman, and will doubtless
give general satisfaction to the pub
lie. Captain Audrey, the outgoing as
sayer. was probably the most popular
mint official that la ever been in
charge in Charlotte. He made a host
Of warm friends while here; he was
held in the highest esteem by those
with whom he came in contact, and it
can be truthfully said of him that he
sOes out of public office without al
enemy.
Nothing is positively now with ref
erence to the appointment of a post
master to succeed Captain T. R.. Rob-
ertson, whose term expires in Septem-
Der, but it is generally conceded that
the new incumbent will be Mr.. J. w.
Mullen, Of this city.
1t seems that some of our "best"
young men have recently been stirring
up a hornets nest over in our sister
town of Concord. The boys went up
last Wednesday night to attend a ger
man., and knowing that Concord was
a dry town." they took along a consid-
erable quantity of the stuff that
''stingeth like an adder and biteth like
a serpent" All went we'll until the
german was owe and the girls had
been taken safely to their respective
homes. Then the Boys went out to
paint the town, beginning at one Of the
hotels, and, in the p~arlance of the
StACSI, llcy ldluly IdlSCu Sdt1u.
The good town of Concord is not ac-
customed to such cutting up and
h people are highly indignant yer
the way the young men acted, n
rightfully so too. Charlotte is heartily
ashamed of her young men who took
part in this affair, and it is to be hoped
that it will not be repeated. It is, in
deed, a pity that young men cannot be
brought to see that having a good
time dOe not consist in drinking me-
self full Of whiskey and making oneself
a general nuisance to others.
M~ecklenburg county is rejoicing this
year over the finest crop prospect that
h has seen in years. The season, so
far, is all that could nave been wished,
and all crops are in the most excellent
and promising condition. Some of the
finest and largest melons ever seen
on the Charlotte market have been
brought in this season. Melons weigh
ing from 40 to 60 pounds have been
common, and in n or two instances
they have been brought in weighing in
the neighborhood of 20 pounds. The
farmer in this section truly has a right
to look happy this year; for, with cot
ton on the upward tendency and h
prospect for an excellent yield of that
staple, and all other crops as fine as
could be desired, it seems as if his CON
dition was indeed promising.
The following Wilmingtonans have
been registered at the Buford hotel
during the week: Mrs. Flanner, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. Render, Mr.. w. c.
Jones, Mr.. John F. Ruff, Jr., Mrs. M.
Roseman and two children, and Miss
Annie Pearsall.