The state journal., 1884-09-27
BLACK DIAMOND CITY.
A Few Newsy Briefs and Person
ais from "Gold Pen"
WILKEs-BARRE, Pa Se,t. 25.

WILKEs-BARRE, Pa, SEPT. 25.
Quarterly services will be held in
the A. M. E. Bethel church, Fell
street, on Sunday; October 5. All
are invited. Rev. A. r. Palmer,
pastor.
E. B. Thompson, type setter in the
office of the Democrat. Montrose,
Pa. is in this city the guest of VIM.
ii. Brown. Mr.. T. is young man
OF ability and we understand has
been some time in the employ of
the Democrat.
The Keeth Post G. A. r is pro
crossing. 1t has attained a roll of
21 members.
Elias Williams has gene on a visit
to Philadelphia
Rev. w. II. Ealey has been ap-
pointed here as pastor of the A. NJ.
Z. Zion church. Rey. d. l.. Wash
ington, the late pastor, has been ap-
pointed to take charge of the church
at E mira, N. Y.
Ellsworth Downey and sister Eliza
leave here today on a visit to Tren-
ton, N. J.
On the sick list. Miss Ella An
drews, Mrs. Hannah Howard, r. T.
Throckmorton, Andrew Fitzgerald.
We hope they may soon recover.
Mrs. J. r. Kennedy has returned
from the Quaker city.
Mrs. VIM. Crabb has returned
from Atlantic City.
All those who receive the JoURoAL
by single copies in this city will do
us a favor by settling their Indebted.
ness promptly at the close of each
month.
Quite number of our citizens ex-
pect to take in the Centennial at the
Quaker city, commencing on the 29th
B. F. Towns is canvassing for the
book entitled, "Dlack and White, or
Hard Labor and Politics in the South
by T. Thomas Fortune, Esq, editor
of the Neao York Globe. The book
is neatly bound in English cloth, con-
tanning a vast amount of valuable
matter, and should be in every house
bold.
The entertainment given at Ma
tional Hall last evening, by the Key
stone Band, was success, socially as
well as financially. At an early hour
people began to gather, and at 10 P.
MusIc ana scclaI tUuver saIIuu' %vrv
in succession, after which an inter
mission was made to appease the
E'inner man. At IL p. NJ, a grand
promenade took place, beaded by the
X. B., who made really imposing
and in which about forty
couples participated. About l A. NJ,
the assemblage departed for their
homes, feeling amply paid for their
We are grali6ed to note
there were no intoxicating drinks
present, which added largely to the
affair, which throughout was highly
creditable. The band consists of 81
pieces, and when we consider its age
(two months) made up of young men
who have had no previous practice,
we doubt whether it could be easily
excelled.
The Church of the Covenant (Pres-
is taking steps toward pur-
chasing ground upon which to build
a new place of worship. A commit
tee meeting will be held tonight to
determine upon location. This is a
step in the right direction. Will
state more in our next letter.
On Friday night of next week is
the time set for the Republican de
mosstration in this city. Let there
be a grand rally.
William Mathew and Miss S. Cra-
per were united in bonds (uot Gov.
ernmenD but matrimonial, on Thurs
day evening last. We understand
they expect to make this plsce their
future home.
Mrs. Lydia Butler, of PittstoD, is
still very feeble.
The agent of the New York Globe
in this city opened wide his invec
tives upon the JOURNAL agent in the
last issue of his organ, simply be-
cause we said, as others FAY, that the
JOURNAL is the better paper; and says
it is not only unnanly fr US to say
SO, but he did not expect any under
hand work from his friend John. We
would respectfully inform the worthy
agent that we have never used our
influence against THE Globe in the
least as he infers, and being pa'ron
of said paper, we have encourag ed
its patronage here. The fact is ool