Richmond planet., 1895-05-25
Jackson Ward BrGVitieS
BaptIziBg at the Moore st. Baptist
Church-PersOnals and Briefs and
Other Items OF Interest.

We feel proud to note that the Moore
Street Baptist Church under the pasto-
rate OF Rev. r .. johnson, B. ID. will
have baptising on next Sunday. The
Reverend is not very large in statue,
but he is doing good work in thewestern
section. Give us more little men.
Mr.. John Allen who has been quite
sick. is cOnvalescing.
Miss Julia Brown left the city last
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Victoria Funn has been quite
iDdlsposed during the past two weeks.
We are glad to note that Miss Jer-
denia Henly has arrived in the city.
The many friends of Mr.. John Lang
horn of st. Peter Street, regret to know
that he is suffering from an attack of
mental alteration.
1t is the gossip in this Ward that
certain married couple separated last
Friday So says "Busy Body" when
the old man(2) returned in the even
ing he found a note bidding him a
long and sweet adieu. The bird had
flown from its nest for parts unknown.
James Bland, who was arrested here
some time since, and carried to Cow
lngton, Va, to answer to the charge
OF murder has returned to the city
He was in Richmond at the time of the
murder and was able not only to prove
an alibi, but also to prove that he had
never been to Covington previous to
his arrest.
Not since, we were boys, say about
80, have we witnessed such cool wealth
er in May. At one time this week we
thought we would have been visited by
few flakes of that CONCEALED vapor
in the atmosphere.
1t is rumored that another bar-room
viii be opened on st. John Street in
a few days. 1t is hoped that the citi-
zens of that vicinity will not have their
peace marred by such, and to make it
briefs go to work at once to prevent it.
One of our young carYenieTs left the
city recently, and we guess he Nein
work at his trade. Don't be surprised
to see him back at any time.
We think that if church cannot
prevent the disorder at night marriag-
es in any other way, they should stop
having the marriages. The order at
certain marriage last Wednesday
night,in our estimation was disgusting.
Some our young people are retrogading
very fastly, and at the present rate,
in a short while, they will be worse
than the cannibals on the Fejee Is
lands.
Some Of thefair damsels of Navy Hill
remind as very much of the play "Spid
er and the Fly"
1t is a great fad with the masculine
sex to shave off their mustache, and
some of them present terrible look
ing specimen of humanity-About
ugly enough to stop an eight-day clock.
a certain lover" from this Ward
made things hot for the boys in Man
/ chester last Friday night.
The weather has been so unfavorable
| for the past week that many have for
/ gotten it was May and paraded the
| streets with overcoats and straw hats
| Quite a contrast.
We don't see how some folks can go
/ to Church on Sunday and under the
| powerful preaching of some of our
ministers, keep in conversation
with Morpheus. Something is wrong
| We will not say intOxicants caused it.
We have about four or five times as
many bar-roOms as churches in this
/ section, but we are glad to say we have
another church added to the list
The young ladies were unable tC
wear their balloon sleeves as much as
| desired since the weather keeps SC
| cool. Accept our sympathy.
It wouldn't hurt if law was insti
| tuted requiring old maids and bache-
lOrs to marry. They are getting nu
merous.
Many engagements were broken lasi
Tuesday night on account of the rain
The Cantata of 'Rebecca" was al
of the talk of last Sunday. 1t was post
poned until next Tuesday night.
Il Remember young men that pepper
mint lonzenges will not always dis
guise the scent of that strong intoxi-
cant which you are in the habit of tax
ing before you go to your girls house
Several of the proposed marriage
have been postponed until Fall. w,
hope they will not fall through.
Don't you know that he was sport
ing another fellows girl last Sunda.
evening. Look out my, or she viii b.
his girl after a while.
Magno Duo was the recipient o
enough cusses last week to dam(n) u
q river.
MAGNo Duo.