Richmond planet., 1897-01-23

tongue. Another said that it should
have been Cora instead Of the colored
boy who was shot. Many misstate-
ments have been published concern
ing the age of Paul Davis. On the 18th
day OF March he will be eighteen years
old
The motive which prompted the
wOuld-be assassin to commit a cow
ardly murder, il not prompted by 9TH
ers, saw that the case was going
against him and that Davis would be
free he resorted to this base method
to get him out Of the way. Cora
rwitchell stated to the physician that
Paul Davis was innocent and said as
much to the Commonwealth's-At Attor-
ney at the preliminary hearing.
DEATH REAPs A HARVEST.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Clarke was
preached at the Fourth Church Sun
day morning. The news OF her death.
which took place at her residence on
10Th street on Thursday afternoon
created a general feeling of profound
regret. The funeral services were
very impressive. Tears were seen all
| through the vast assembly, which
turned out to pay the last sad rites
Rev. Evans Pay ne preached the funer-
al.
Mrs. Clarke was the president and
vice-president of several societies for
many years, and was held in high es-
ieem by all who knew her
| 1t has been scarcely a month since
her husband died and this, together
with her recent illness were mainly
the cause OF her collapse, She was
quite aged at her death. Her loss will
be deeply felt in church and society.
Il o%~H-o
Our contemporary, the Critic" ;" or
the anthor of Church Hill notes in the
Virginia Baptist scored a pretty neat
point upon the Scribe" author of the
Deacons' 'olumn" of the same paper,
although many typographical errors
prevented many from gttting a COM
plete understanding. For our read ers
10 get clear knowledge of this mat
tsr it is necessary to refer to the Bap-
lists issue of the 9Th instant In
which the Scribe writes about the
"Church's ieniency co gamblers" !" we
give the comment in full:
I'VE notice in last weeks issue of
the Virginia Baptist that the Scribe
writes in totidem verbs, That the
church has been leoient and merciful
TO gamblers SO says the bishop" and
that the Scribe agrees The Critic is
bas the Scribe. We have always be-
lieved that gamblers ought not be al
lowed to assist in legislation in any
religious body. and that the old her
aids of the Gross who stood by the
church in her woes and adversities
ought be the only ones TO partake of
the spoils, but how impolit,c for the
church TO be lenient and merciful to
gamblers when Christ, the au'hor and
finisher of all good laws, whipped the
Igamblers out of the temple and in try
ing to awake awake church from its
Ilethargic state the Christian martyr.
Paul writes that no gambler shall en-
ter eternal rest and since the church
is prerequisite 30 the same, we are
forced to write that either the Scribe
misunderstood the Bishop or that in
approximating his pen strayed."
FALLS FROM A TRACTION CAR.
In attempting to step from car on
the 18th street branch-line of the
Richmond Traction Company Mrs.
Hudgins, a white lady was seriously
hurt on last Tuesday morning, and
Tuesday night, she was a corpse.
|, She boarded the car near the corner
of 9th and Venable streets on a
shopping expedition. When the car
reached Eighteenth street and while
near the tunnel crossing Mrs. Hudg gins
arose and without warning spranr
from the still moving car. supposinp
that it had reached Eighteenth and
Broad streets. She struck her head
violently against the iron rails with
such force as to render her uncOncious
Many went to her assistance and after
) some time, she revived and was taken
: to her home on Venable street and
y as thought to be out of danger, but
she died Tuesday night.
Q STILL ANOTHER,
Another white lady residing on n
28Jh street, while the east bound cal
was going at q high rate of speed at
tempted to jump from the car at the
corner of 18th and Venable streets
She was very much shaken up.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS,
u Our young business men are making
\ ventures in the business world. MIR
e s. B Stewart is handling a large stool
g of fish, oysters and game Vegetable
t seem plentiful. Oysters are sold b,
the plate or gallon. Our people woulG
a do we'll to give him their patronage,
e Mrs. Emma Wise. of Newport News
Va who has been visiting her sister
d Miss Q Pattie Meredith, and who
D.; now at the Virginia Hospital, we ar
}. glad to learn is on the high road to re-
q covery.
d Mrs Thomas P. Minor, who ha
been very sick at her home on 28t
street is out again.
The Chrysantnemum supper mex
l. month. Boys have you bid? Nor
3 anon.
= Thanks to the excellent attendanc
d Of DR. r f. Tancii. Miss Mary Rey
a nolds is convalescing.
o The Nickle Savings Bank is wher
: yoe need TO drop your nickles, dime
10 and dollars,
10 Mr.. w. P. Bnrrell was on the hi
e last week
le The Virginia Guitar and Mandoli
Club contemplates giving q gran
1t musical recital in short. Watch
Is Messrs. ID w. and A. W. Richardso
d on north 32d street are very sick.