The Washington bee., 1889-04-06
SOUTH WASHINGTON AND
RELIGIOUS NEWS.

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that city on the 23d inst q, was
CONSTANT with the life of his
mothers training, for which We
are much endebted to our cores
pondent's investigation. Further
information will be collected and
published.
The strongest sentiment in this
city among large majority of the
christian people and young men
now is that W. Calvin Chase will
be appointed Recorder of Deeds.
He holds the PASTORAL indorse-
ment of the Baptist ministers, the
largest religious denomination in
the District. He is a Preshyter-
ian gentleman, but, because OF
manly defense of racial protection,
virtue, and temperance, which be
so boldly sustains, he merits and
receives the support of the Bap-
tlSt churches.
A colored man named Jamison
Britton went into court on Tues
day, the 26th of March, aud per-
jured himself by telling a lie for a
white man named James Grey,
who sold whiskey on Sunday,
and the white man was cleared,
though guilty, for want of suffic-
testimony, and the colored man
Was beld for the grand jury, which
was the best act of enforcement of
obedience to Sunday laws. Both
East and South Washington are
now getting their just considera-
tions, but through the greatest
contentious for the right.
The citizens on 2nd st., from i
to Delaware ave-, are as much
entitled to paved streets as those
from B st. or Maryland ave. to T
or End SITS.
The colored men are very much
like their votes; they are so i'm
! portant that it takes a month to
| find places for two colored men
when places can be found for a
thousand white men In one week.
And delays are dangerous; give
us at least one appointment this
week if it is nothing more than
the appointment Of Chase to the
Recordership.
1t is to be hoped tnat the trus-
tees of the Randall School Park
will consent to unite with the
citizens in that immediate COM
munity to have the Commissions
ers improve that premises for the
good and respectability Of the
school. To put such a fence
around it as to secure it against
the trespassing OF carts, wagons
and ether teams:
Gard playing and other gam
bling must be broken up by the
policemen. Sunday violation OF
the whiskey laws aud all other
desecration must be stopped.
Throughout the city the great
est anxiety and excitement pre-.
vailed on Saturday last, on &C
count of the reported destruction
of the American men-of-wal
vessels, with their friends, sons
brothers, and husbands aboard.
Miss Bell Gibbons, who is now
in the city, is attracting a gres
deal of attention as she is supply
iug the shortcomings of some o
the best of our choirs.
| The two large funerals at tn,
Zion Baptist church On Sunda,
last, controlled the attention OF tn
entire community for the after
noon, from one to three o'clock
The Rev. w. J. Howard, VIII,
managed them, was assisted b.
Revs T. s. Robinson, FL. G
Robinson and VIM. A. G. Ham
The funeral of Mrs. Mary A
Williams was so largely attende'
that it was impossible for peopl
in sympathy with the family o
the deceased to reach the door
The services were also conducte,
by Rev. w. J. Howard, unde
the auspices of the Queen Esthe
Lodge, No. II. OF the samarita
and Progressive Club of tina
church, with Margaret Christian
as president.
Charley Winston is rapid
improving from his long illness
Mrs. Annie Young, daughte
of the news editor of the BEE. q
BIG FL st., still solicits, receive