Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-03-23
OUR COLORED PEOPLE.
[BY SPECIAL REPORTER

Mr.. Samuel White has bought
the horse and cart of Mr.. NJ. D.
Haste and is draying for him.
self.
Mrs. w. J. Heritage and Mrs.
Annie Sawyer who were report
ed sick, in our last issue, are
much improved.
Mr.. ]. H. Barclay and Miss
Julia Capehart has returned
home from teaching, having nm
ished their school term.
The IL tribes organized and
mentioned a few weeks ago will
hold their first entertainment at
Rea's Opera House on the goth.
Easter service at St. John S
church next Sunday. Special
program for the occasion which
promises to eclipse all previous
efforts.
The Good Samaritans ere pre-
pairing to build a large hall on
Gale street. Hall to be 3ox6o.
The contract has been given to
Henry Moore.
Pleasant Grove Church will
hold Easter service next Sunday,
beginning with sermon bysRev.
Cooke at am. Special ser
vices at 3 o'clock by Sabbath
school.
The Sabbath school of Provi-
dence Baptist church will cele-
brate Easter next Sunday. A
very nice program has been Sc
lected for the occasion which
| promises to be a very interesting
service.
The Benbry Quartette sang al
Kedesh church last Sunday eve,
ming. Their music was very fine
| and filled the whole church with
perfect enchantment. A volun
teered contribution was giver
| them of sos
Kedesh A. NJ. E. Zion church
| will celebrate Easter all day Sun
| day, beginning with an Easter
prayer meeting at 5 o'clock a. III
! Easter sermon by Rev. NJ. P
Hawkins at II a. m, subject
"Christ's Resurrection" Ats pm
special Easter service by the Sal
bath school, Philip Mcdonald
Supt., with complete program
| consisting of Rotations, essays
dialogues and anthems. At night
a continuation of the same, al
which time Prof. R. NJ. Lee will
deliver one of his poetical lee
| lures prepared especially for the
] occasion, entitled "I1e is risen.
| Subject, Resurrection and Ascen-
, ton. Special music has been
prepared for the whole day ser
vice.
The spring is now here and we
again call attention to the con-
dition of our cemetery. The
leading men and especially min
listers, regardless of deno1nina
tons, should take steps at once in
order to make some arrangement
to improve its condition. Yea
all citizens should have race
pride enough and especially res:
pect for their beloved dead as to
enthuse them to come to the
front and do something at once
| for the present condition of the
cemetery not only shows disre-
spect for the dead, but is a dis
grace to the living.
The following interesting ar
ticle, on the same subject is taken
from the Westinghouse. c. Star,
During the war of the rebellion
| a large number of slaves made
their way into the lines of the
| Union armies. In the advances
made by the Union forces the
| colored people were always hail
ed as friends, and in nearly every
instance when their services were
required they were used as guild
es and pilots; their loyalty was
never doubted and there are no
recorded instances of their prov
ing treacherous. The highest
praise is accorded them in the
official reports of the officers OF
the army and navy. A great
mum Der of these slaves were sent
to Washington and being here
without homes-huddled in
crowds in shanties and barracks
they soon became prey to dis
ease and died by the hundreds OF
smallpox and black measles The
government procured burial fol-
over two thousand of these peo-
pie in the Harmony cemetery and
recently, as their graves were un-
marked, the Columbian Har-
1nony Society erected a beautiful
granite sarcophagus in the GEM
terry to their memory. The
| SQUARE of ground IooxIoo feet is