Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
FROM PETERSBURG.

PKrHHsBuRo, VA, Nov %, 1897.
The temperance 81 cieiy held its
me ting In the chapel OF the V N. ami
G. l Sun lay evening n Iv-mber l4th
At 7 80 o'clock The program consist
I'd OF pspers, solos, recitations and ora
tiOns. The program on a whole was
very we'll rendered. The paper on the
Importance OF taking a pledge" by
Mr.. Richard Council WAS quite inter-
esting showing that ha was deeply in
teresred in his subject. The recit2-
ton by Miss Frances Ryland was sx-
cellent, also thu solo by Mr.. James
Beverly. After the exercises twelve
members were added TO its list
The Demostheno Websterian Ora
torical Junior Glass rendered an inter-
irg program last Friday afternoon in
Us nall OF the V. ". and O. l The ora
ton OF Mr. L. A. Watkins on "Morali-
ty" was excellent leaving q very few
stones unturnsd. The Biographies
sketches of Ulysses" and Achilles. "
the former by Mr. h b. jackson. the
latter by Mr.. B. K Deane. were nicely
traced and read. After the Grafton o
| Mr. ]. A Nickens, Mr.. p. X Martin
brought the program TO close in his
usual style with an GRAFTON on Know
ledge il strength"
The College Society will hold mem
orial exercises in honor OF the late
Hon. John Mercer Langetcs IL the
chapel OF the V N @. l., Saturday at
ternoon at 3 80 o'clock. Mr.. Langstor
was ut one time President OF this In
stitution which prosPered greatly un
der his ADMINISTRATION.
The College Football team is still
practicing and will probably have on
or two more games this season.
Friends subscribe to the Planet.lt cal
be found on Saturdays at Spratley'
Hotel.
PERSONALS
. Rev WI. Graham of Richmond
and president of the Richmond Bene
. fetal and Insurance Company preach
} ed on last Monday night at Third Bap
list Church TO q large congregation.
} DR.. Walter Fsyerman aud wife foI
merly of Petersburg but now residin
: in Atlantic City, N j., is in the cit
! visiting relatives and friends.
We ca attention to Mr. jesse Mao
J lin, corner of Gill aud Carter St. II
, keeps on hand first class Inns of good
4 give him q call
Conourst day of Baptist Young Pee
: ole Union of First Baptist Churcl
4 Harrison Street. Will take place SUI
? day afternoon at 3 80 O'Clock. Rev.
I, II. Cooit Y will Hddress the Union c
the subject, Whom all men If the
2 only knew it," President OF the UniC
= Mr. W. T. Watson will talk on AfriC
: and America.
a Erie nds subscribe to the Plane
c Brs nch Office, 2lS Halifax st.
= On Tue day, the 10Th inst.. Miss Ell
| ~ a
:. Freedman's Hospital in Washingto
n ID. O., where sha has been for son
time prusecutIng studies as trAi M
nurse. She was indeed q pIomisil
Is -wel to her race Having complete
the course Of training in the PeabO,
Of School aud the Normal Department..
& theV n and O not feeling hers
IL sufficiently prepared to do for her ra'
as she wished, she went I'd the abO
r named institution for preparation b
il to receive the summon herself No
knew her but 30 love her. Fun1T
n took place from the Gilfield Bspt
. Church on Thursday, the 18th at 4
III o'clock. DR.. Henry Williams officil
RI I'd and inEerrment in BlADdford
TO apt Stevens, fune al director.
* On last Sunday morning MIR. Richa
az Black received n telegram announci
~ the death OF his sister, Mrs Nan
is Bonner, age 81 years OF Cnesterfi,
IS Co. She departtd this lite Sst0rd
night as l O'clock in full triumph
rs faith. She was the vile of Mr. Oily
er Bonner. She leaves husband, sew
IN children, four brothers and ma
u, trends TO mourn her departure.
n Mr.. Peterson Claiborne, age 6S ye
ne died at his home on Msrset sire
ng Tuesday, 'he 18th inst. Funeral fr
First Baptist Church sunday. the q
is at 4 80 O'clock. Rev. Watts ofhciati
lat and L. II. Brown funeral director.
ICE MIS-. Sarah F. Fields, age 40. d
l." sunday afternoon at 7 o'clock Fur
IN al Tuesday afternoon at B O'Clock,
te- II Brown funeral director ofticiati
or Mss Nannie Brown Of Boston. NJ q
v's is in the city. she came to ate nd
he funeral OF her father, Mr.. Peter
lot Claiborne.
lly Last sunday being very pleasant
churches we're we'll stteHded and
ne, regular pastors presided.
AZ AMONG THr oHURoHKs.
in The Virginia Annual Conference
ID the A. NJ. K. Zion Church convened
atS he 2tth Inst WITH Gabriel Chspe