Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-09-12


Church for long while.
THE BRIDAL PARTY ARRIVES.
Promptly at about S:15 the carriages
containing the bridal party arrived.
The organ under the skillful manipu-I
lation of Miss Emma Hewlett pealed
forth glorious wedding march. and
the immediate members OF the respec-
tive families entered, after which came
Miss Ida b. Hamm sister Of the bride.
leaning upon the arm of Mr.. William
II Fulst, next came Miss Lucy Wyatt
upon the arm CT Mr.. Charles Wilder /
then came the groom accompanied by
his brother, Mr.. Edward Beverley and
then the bride leaning upon the arm
of Mr.. John Williams who acted in the
capacity of best man. Rev. Payne tied
the knot after which the party left
amid shower of rice.
HER ATTIRE
The bride was beautifully attired in
a lovely gown of white brocaded satin
trimmed with laces and ribbons TO
match, upon her finger was a beauti-
full gold firing, the gift Of the groom.
She wore upon her neatly shape feet
pair of white slippers to harmonize
with her gown In her right hand she
held large bunch OF bridal roses. The
gloves formed an important part. The
groom wore the conventional suit of
black.
THE RECEPTION
Wedding party together With many
invited guests repaired to the home OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
vid Hamm. 915 North 18th Street.
where a grand reception was held
Music, songs and other amusements
lent zest TO the already brilliant fes-
tivities. The bride is one of the popu-
lar young ladies OF the East End,
while the groom is one of the most
widely known young men in this Sec
| tiOn. Their future residence will be
at No. 913 North 29th St., where
friends are invited to call. Reception
Sunday afternoon.
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
At the Fourth Bspeist Church on
/ sunday, august 50tn, Rev. X. Beecher
Taylor of the 1st Baptist Church
preached an able and instructive SER
mon. He reflected great credit upon
his church.
On last Sunday. Rev. r. Bruce Ev
| ans preached quite an eloquent SER
mon during the mCrning. The after
noon and night services were well at
tended.
The services at the Fountain Baptist
Church on the Both inst, was full Of
that excellence which usually charac-
Iterize it Among the notable features
was the excellent sermon preached by
Rev r. M. Monroe. We beg leave to
correct the impression made by us
concerning debate between Revs
J Monroe and Williams, owing to a
Misunderstanding on our part. There
! was no debate. The Bible exercises
! promise TO be an interesting feature
! of the Sunday services.
Last Sunday morning, Rev. Will
! liams preached an instructive sermon
! and on Wednesday night, the follow
: ing officers for the Sunday School were
! elected: Messrs. C. +. Norman, Su-
: Derintendent Israel CIemments, As
sistant; Lewis II. Herbert, Secretary
Harvey Lee, Assistant Major Harris
: Treasurer David Harris and Mrs
Mary Norman, choristers Messrs Jun
ius Crump, and James Anderson libra
rians.
4 The services at the Asbury M. E
: Church seem to be on the upward
D trend. Brother A. M. Singleton
e preached an able sermon in the fore
2 noon, Sunday School in the afternoo
= and at night Rev. B. M. Brown preach.
S ed an excellent sermon from Revela
: tion III.
AT BASE BALL HEADQUARTERS.
}. All is quiet and serene around head
Q Iquarters of the Eclipse Base Ball Club
the crack team of the city. In conver
b sation with Mr.. Jackson, the manager
n he says: 1--WE have al the challenges
k from other teams that we can attenC
! to at present. Owing to the fact tina
II the Richmond's has many transfe
st games to this city, it is almost impos
'. sible to secure the park. / am conf
g dent that we have one of the stronges
S teams in the state and am not afrai
5 TO put them against any colored team
10 The only thing which adds discourage
es ment is the small attendance at tn
park, but hope by next season that
still better attendance may greet til
champion team of the state"
)kI When asked about the changes b
to will make in the team he says, "Wit
u Morris and Taylor on 1st base; Mo-
ce ton on the 2nd, Henry on the 9rd wit
st the Price brothers in the box and NJ
n ses catching, Lightfoot left field, Rol
rs inson center field and Jackson rigl
field will make the Eclipse we'll mis-
invincible, especially so with Lee, Il
short-stop." Games are being a
to ranged to be played and the patro
may expect to see some playing.
WHITE WOMAN MADE TO DEcAMP.
In one of the populous parts
RI Church Hill, especially that secti
Ier mostly occupied by the colored re
ne idents, white woman is alleged
Gu have opened up a disorderly hous
The colored people hearing of it, ma
ne it so hot for the woman that she W
os' compelled to pack up and leave.
in PERSONALS AND LOCALS.
Mrs. H. NJ. Green has returned
rs; rs the city from Chase City county.
cal present she is quite i'll.
ITO Miss Mary +. Rennolds has return
.o on from Philadelphia, Pa. where she h
III, ~, been visiting for several months.
'nu The Star of Bethlehem, No. l, "
., give an entertainment at the Lily
io1 the Valley Hall on Monday night, 81
leu tember 21st. good time guars
sH- tsed to all. Admission 10 cents. /
freshments served in abundance.
Much dissatisfaction with the city
A'n existing among many of the color
residents in this section, owing to
1no fact that the city is paving the stree
ii1 where the white people live WI
y vh nothing is done with those in the 8
lleu tion where they reside
pm Professor Jacques lecture at
gh- Asbury NJ. + Church was interest
was indeed would that our people wo
rcn' hearken to his sayings.
Mr.. J. 4. Bowler and Miss Sa
Willis have been re-appointed by
school board as teachers in the nj
ED, school
Large crowds spent pleasant
Cne at the Big Meetings at Big Bet
ohn Church of which Rev. W. s. Christ
ula5 is pastor last Sunday.
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ears CUMBERLAND, Va, August "a,
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