Richmond planet., 1896-09-05
FROM NORFOLK,
CALVARY CEnE TARY.
The Pythians In Norfolk
A GRAND DISPLAY.

NORFOLK, Va, Sept ,, 1895.
Just think of it, weeds four fee high
almost covering the entire place, a
dense underground and then a ceme-
tary too, marking the sacred spot of
many loved one. Ii seems ridiculous,
particularly so when they are under a
keeper with an assistant keeper and a
corp of laborers, und er the eye OF an
ever vigiiant municipal authority :,
but it is true of Calvary cemetary.
Sunken graves with tall weeds grow.
ing in them were nothing. Most all
of the many little graves decorations
were heaped in pile in a desolate
spot, with n few hogs fattening, be-
cause the place really was Calvary
farm for there are several patches in
which corn, tomatoes water-melons,
cantaloupes,, cabbage and fresh gar
den vegetables were cultivated, the
same in part can be seen TO day.
Keeper Gillian truly has demonstra
ted his superior qualities and exerted
his energies with that race pride that
should beat in the breast of every true
Negro, to undo and once again have
sacred those hallowed spots that show
every sign of wilful neglect and appar-
ent wanton desecration allowed to be
perpetrated when it was the duty and
in the premises of those in charge, to
prevent.
No more two feet graves will be
dug. The cemet tary committee are de
termined that Calvary cemetary shall
once more be credit to the city and
are lending the keeper all the assis-
tance at their command, and they are
working like trogans.
| You can now see tomb stone with
out crawling through the weeds, for
the place is being cleared away as fast
as the force at Keeper Gilliam's COM
mand can do so.
An effort has been made and a law
yer employed to prosecute Keeper
Gillian believing him to be a register
ed voter in two precincts in the city.
1t has come to nOught as he is a legal
voter and lives in the 4th Ward. The
purpose of the charge was a prosecu-
tion and that to remove him from Of
flee, but it did not work.
Charles Jarvis a well known colored
man, committed suicide Monday Ev-
, ening, by drowning himself in the O.
and o. dock. His pock cts were filled
with stones. No reason can be assign
ed for his rash act.
Planet Division, No. 8. Knights o.
Pythias, of Richmond, Va, arrived il
! the city over the Norfolk and Western
Railroad, Sunday morning last, accom-
/ panied by Eureka Division of Rich
/ mond, Newport News Division of New
I port News they were met at the traiI
by Hannibal Division of Portsmouth
t accompanying National Division of No
= folk whose guest they were.
? Marching to Pythian Castle wher
) they dismissed to partake a SUMPTION
f. repast of all the delicacies of the sea
son, that National Division had pre-
e pared, with Sir Knight j J. Corprew
= chairman assisted by J. @. 6rinkle
and others in charge of the menu.
/ The procession reformed at 2:3O T
Il M. to attend services at the Trinit
e A M. E. Church, in Berkeley, in the fol
t lowing order: Newport News Divisio
: first, Eureka Division, Captain Rich
+, ardson, Planet Division, Captain Thoi
) Crump. Hannibal Division, Capital
q John Winslow and National Division
n Captain Miles Dixon the whole NAL
n ing quite an imposing affair.
e Some of the visiting Knights took
" Portsmouth, in company with frien
as the water in Norfolk was not
l. good presumably as Portsmouth,
20 our town were to all purposes dry.
Sacrament of the Lords supper wi
IF be administered in most of our churC
n es on next Sunday.
l. Norfolk City will again have b.
ia street cleaning done by the city and I
4, day labor. The boys must be care
J. for.
R NEEDLES