Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-03
PORTSMOUTH SPECIAL.
Progress Made By Our PeOple-Deaths-
Personals and Briefs.

PoRrsMoUrH. VA. June %, 1897 '
We arrived here on last Saturday, :
and was nicely cared for by DR.. Will !
liam Troy, and was lodged at the I
hand some home of Mr.. A. II. Myers, I
1914 Queen Street where the PLANET I
can be secured until the representa-
tive makes his departure.
We are glad to make note OF the TACT,
that there is here in this little Tide
water City Evidences Of Progress"
made by our people not to be found in
ali pIaces the size of Portsmouth in the
state. The one that deserves special
mention is the nice, cosy and well
stocked drug store Pharmacist Mr..
Eugene ]. Bass. The same is situated
at 315 Green Street and shares a
large percentage Of the patronage OF
of our people. At this place you will
find on exhibition chromos given with |
II months subscription to. the PLANET. |
The Mission School beiag taught by |
Miss Mary E. Thomas and Mr.. Mala- |
chi Holland is q CO nmendable effort.
Miss Ida Barber, who has been visit
| ing Mrs. Thomas r Coulding has re-
turned to her home in Philadelphia.
| Mr.. Alexander Gordon, who got his
foot painfully mashed is able to be
out.
Mrs. Rosala Law and Mrs. Francis
Brown, who have been on the sick list
is out and up again.
The Peerless Portrait Company, 5lo
Green Street with Messrs. J. W. Barnes
and I. w. Aston. proprietors, recently
established is an effort on foot that our
people should appreciate and patronlze-
They enlarge pictures and also make
speciality of making picture frames TO
order. They are young in business and
we should hold up their hands.
The funeral Of Mr. Salley was preach
ed last Monday evening from Mt. Zion
BAPTIST Church with Rev. ] M. Armis-
! stead officiating. The occasion was q
sad one, and as the Sea Board Band
played "Come ye disconsolate" and
"Nearer my God to Thee" it was an
effort to resist tear. He leaves wife
and six children to mourn for him and
it is sad to say as be lived, so he died,
in his sins as far as we know.
The Young Men Business Association
of which Mr.. w A. Conway is Presi
dent and Mr.. f. Douglas Bailey, Score
tary, will run q Grand Excursion to the
. Soldiers Home on July 14th for only
400 round trip. Go with them and
have a nice time.
A Birthday Party was rendered Miss
{ Jamie Golden on Friday night, June
. 26th, by her parents, Mr.. and MRS. Al
OeTt OOlUCn On OOAOAnDio ~
4 poIEas AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Last Sunday morning the sun showr
t with brillisncy, not withstanding that
9 the churches were we'll attended.
t At Ham. we visited the A. M. Z
p Church of which Rev. A. L. Gaines il
g pastor. The morning services we're be
gun by the we'll trained choir chant
u ing few Of their heart reaching songs
P Then we heard q rich discourse by thu
q pastor taking for his text the following
o 'Cast thy burden upon the Lord ant
> He shall sustain thee" from the Psalm
J. of David. The church was well filleC
e and as the able divine preached ant
II touched with the silvery wands of
o maQnificient eloQuence many heart
N were made TO rejoice.
At3pm we CHANGED to visit tn
IS beautiful brick structure, Ebeneze
N Baptist Church of which Reverend A
81 Chisolm, D. D.. is pastor. At this ser
a. vice he preached the 9th Annual ser
mon of an organization known as Otto
1T way Tent. 1t is composed of we'll or
y ganized lady members and no men ar
le permitted to join. The Reveren
y found his text in the Oath Psalm, 2,
lie 4. and 5 verses. He handled his tex
IN in fine way full of power and simpl
81 city.
IN At night we made our way to M )ur
ID Zion Baptist Church of which Rev. .
NJ. Armstead is the able leader. Rev
D. M. F. Jones, of Lynchburg, Va, file
8. the pulpit at this hour, taking his te1
1e from 126 Psalm.
al During the services we must say "
r. heard some of the sweetest and bel
ID music we have heard for quite a tim,
ed The solo parts OF different songs was
deed we'll rendered by different ones
n the choir. The choir ia instructed
L. Prof. Jackson and it would not be rigl
ut for me to say nothing concerning M
OF Zion. We find here as far as we kno
x one Of the finest churches owned
II, colorsd people In the state. 1t il
&C. brick with a seating capacity of abol
ng 2, 900, handsomely oil finished on IL
I'm inside. The pews are arranged in :
II. operatic way with . circular golden
ny the back grounds. We can safely 81
W. THAT Ethiopia is stretching forth h
ars hands unto God"
On We thank the ministers for their a
cd and assistance rendered Us on last Su
us day.
his Quite a number of teachers q
oh, leaving for Hampton Normal and &
sr- Schools OF Methods" at Charlotte
CT Vile.
Id Friends and acquaintances subscri
for the PLANET.
my W. BOLIVAR DAVIS,
nd Travelling Agent the PLANE
on