The Washington bee., 1886-07-31
SOUTH WASHINGTON NEWS
L. G. Fletcher, Agent and Collector.

Mr.. Renfro at the Boston cheap
book store, 11O3 f ST., Mr.. Foskie
at the office of the Peoples
Advocate, st. Cloud building room
45, 9th and f sts., n. W., acknowl-
edge that they are the proprietors
of the unauthorized mourning card
pictures of the late Rev. VIM. Glib
bOns.
The funeral services of Miss Su-
sic V. Jackson, who died at the
residence of her,parents 221 M ST.,
s. W., on the 22nd inst, were con-
Quoted on Sunday the 25th by the
Rev. R. H. G. Dyson, from the Wes-
ley Zion, of which the deceased
was member. He was assisted by
Rev. r. S. Laws, who had been
her spiritual adviser during her
illness of II months.
The only talk about the Virginia
Ave. church now, is their new
building. Since they have COM
pleted the payment upon their lot,
they now enter with new life into
,, arrangements for their building on
the corner of 1st and III SITS.
Mr.. Willie Lucas, the son in-law
| of the late Rev. VIM. Gibbons, says
that Foskie is responsible for all
damages in the issuing of those
mourning card pictures of the de-
ceased. Prot. W. B. johnson says
that he has made no statement nor
sent any message regarding those
pictures.
The feast at the childrens' garden
of the Wesley Zion church, which
has been going on for two weeks,
closed on Wednesday evening last.
| Other important attractions, such
as the annual picnic of the Baptist
Sunday school Union, where elo-
quent addresses were made and the
citizens memorial meeting of the
late Rev. Gibbons, at the Israel
G.. M. E. church 1st and B SITS. s. W.
under The management of Mr.. Chas.
H. Marshall and Prof. j. D. Balti
more.
Rev. S. W. Madden and family
of Alexandria, Va, will soon 60 tC
the country to spend the months ol
August and September.
The fifth Sunday in August, is
the African Foreign Mission col
lection dav throughout this Dis
trict and the General Agent, Rev
, j. A. Taylor will be in this city OF
the 18th.
/ Let the churches and Sunda
: schools remember Africa.
The Virginia Ave. Baptist churcl
!. has forwarded copies of their me
I mortal services of the Rev. Wm
Gibbons, held July 1st, to both th
Y church and family.
= A 13 year old white boy, nam
NOland met with a very serious az
> cident on Monday evening last q
E 80 p. m., by a cart which ran o,
y er him and broke his leg, on 3rd s
q He was taken home by Mr.. Arthr
d Redman, to the Cor. of q and 81
d SITS.
s Mr.. VIM j. Howard has bee
u selected to full the pulpit of I'll
s Zion Baptist church, Temporarily
:, Rev. S. j. r. Nelson, baptize
! and gave the hand of fellowship
ten on Sunday last for the san
e. church.
le The communion services were
q the hands of the Rev. w. j. Wa
. ker, who was assisted by a lars
! number of the city ministry.
le Rev. Sandy Alexander of Wes
10 Washington, who resigned the sc
J. vices of the General GOvernmen
,e with many hOnOrs after some
o. years of service to both the gene
- al and district government, is NO
\ permanently settled down to b
i pastoral work alone at his beau
81 full resident and church in that sc
OF tiOn where he receives his broth
10 ministers with many tokens of /
at spect.
49, The Building committee of Il
~ ~ Virginia Ave. Baptistchurch, col
10 plises the pastor, II. s. Laws, t
~ deacons and trustees.
no Rev. DIR. Kelly attended the Co
80 muniOn services at the First chur
~ ~ south, on Sunday last, and W
III :, soon return to New Bedford Mas
ue owing to the illness of his wife.
no. Rev. II. G.. Robinson, late past
. of the Grafton Baptist, Middlese
Co., Va, for seven wears, has be