LOCALS.1The local talent of Black Creek will}sgive a minstrel this evening in that i town for the benefit of the MethodistChurch.iRev. 1. W. Davis is in Jamesviile j ( X. C., this week, attending the Ministerial Association of the Christian\church.iThe little folks up at the GradedSchool are now working like Trojans for their commencement exercises nextti.Thursday and Friday night.Mr. J. A. Roode will preach his farewell sermon next Sunday,and Mondayhe leaves for Richmond, although hehas not decided upon his next pastor-agesitI111iNext Thursday the 2odi of May andanniversary of the Signing of the North j iCarolina Declaration of Independence 'will be observed by the two banks in j this citv each closing its doors. j'Mr. A. T. Barnes, of Lticama, whohas been the government’s representative at the whiskey stiii of Mr. W. Corbett near this citv, has been relieved. He will soon be assigned to another station.