Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-10
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. SATURDAY JULY 10. 1897


gave their annual pic mic and excur-
sion on Tuesday last to the National
/ Soldiers home. They carried very
large crowd. The steamer had to
make three trips both going and COM
ing to accommodate the crowd. Every
thing past of pleasantly with day
well spent with nothing TO mar the
festivities of the occasion.
Norfolk city's fathers have at last
passed an ordinance which IN most
parts is a valuable consideration TO
our people, xihcu u'ara 10 a gEsaIt- extent
sufferers from the same. The ordi-
nance makes il punishable by q tine
for persons 60 solicit buyers by catch
ing hold of them on the street
The July term Of the corporation
court that began yesterday will have
several cases OF more than ordinary
consideration. There are two attempts
of rape in which colored boy IN the
case is the accused. De is about IL
years old; while another case Is
prominent colored citizen has allowed
| himself to become involved ~ case
of forgery in connection with two
would be sharpers from Newberne, N,
O., who were caught in trying to pass
their forged check.
The case OF Julia Ward who sought
to do her husband john with an ak
helve splitting the scalp several inches
was disposed of in the police court.
The Iustice q dismissed the case at Johns
EXPENSE returning the helvt to Julia
| and telling her to do so again under
similar circumstances. The case
brought out the facts that John was
worthless and did not contribute to
the famiiy's support.
A branch OF the Negro Protective
Association recently organized IN
Richmond, Was organized here a lew
days ago. Its plans and management
from its face are OF q political tenoen-
| CIV while the call for the meeting to
elect Ward Committeeman and execu-
| tive Committee was non-partisan, yet
with a slight exception the men elect
ed were the leading men OF one OF the
wings of the republican, known as the
Bowden faction, Mr.. William II,
| Thoroughbred the leading Bowdenite
/ in Norfolk Tin fact the dictator among
that wing of the party) has been elect
ed city chairman, with Joseph . Hail
one of his Lieutenants as secretary
| While we recognize the rights OF every
man, we must admit there is but one
thing that we need protestation IN and
that is from the wiry politician OF botf
races whose only purpose is to use US e
| further his own aim or some selnsf
purpose. -
Misses Sallie Davis and Lizzie E
Rainey, of johnson Avenue, who have
been spending their vacation with theIl
lr-latives, left TUESDAY over the 9. &
10 Railroad for Charlottesville, Va.
where they will spend a month. They
will take part in the Teachers Insti
tute which is in session at that city
Misses Davis and Rainey are Hampton
Graduates of considerable rare at
tainments.
| Mr. James Norris, a well known col
ored Young man has been awarded th'
icuntract for carr ying the city mail q
and from the steam aud rail lines
!; The contract requires six wagons oil
1.-THE government plan and equipped &C
cordinsly with an out lay and expens
of more than one thousand dollars sa.
nothing of the running expenses. w
: wish our friend, Norris, success II
levery particular. May he ever prov
, the right man in the right place ant
} prove TO all that he is man OF tn
race for the race
Sacrement of the Lords Supper wa
. administered in st John "A. M
= Church on Sunday by Reverend Doc
: tor d. p. Seaton to fully QUO commu
Inicants notwithstanding the extrem
: heat of the hour. The Doctor ws
t equal to the occasion sdministerin
!. the same unassisted in about an hour
. The United States Veteran Christla
Association religious denominatlo
J found ed about four year by colore
2 veteran late of the civil war which
e spreading the borders of sew sral state
: North including Pennsylvania, Ne
York, New Jersey, and Massachusett
o also in the state of Utah, headQuartel
a at Richmond, Va, with Rev Cook .
n chief elder of the Virginia district M
}, der the leadership of Rev. Mary
s Green. They have organized churc
lnear Norfolk IN Berkley and have dor
: remarkably well. Sunday was a spec
Il al daV with them in which three SO
g vices were held.
Rev. ]. w. Bowe, of Washington.
e To-. preched at5ll O'Clock fromsthe 1O
Iehapter of Kings, 7th verse, using q
L following words, Behold the half vi
Z not told"
vi At 3 o'clock Mrs. Mary E. Silv
', gave quite an interesting and instru
W tive talk from Matthew 9th chapte
), 18th verse.
Ats O'Clock Rev. Bowe preach,
t. from 9Th Jonah, 4th verse. Six meI
lG bers added to the church while &
k membership of the Sunday school W
q nicely increased. A fair sized cole
tion was raised to assist them to p
il on their church building just occupie
y NEEDLES.