Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-10-09
NORFOLK SPECIAL
Mr.. Walter d stsptesn Appointed Aren't
and Correspondent with Mr.. W. II.
Selden, for> the Planet-0ther
Things Worth Knowing.


OF the Richmond PLANET for the city
OF Norfolk, and is Suthorizsd Co tran
ssct any business y h,.h com. $ in hi,
power for this same tie starts out
Monday next with the intent on OF
placing the PLANKr IN every home.
wis re it rs possible. and a. AR -tep-
tau is deserving young man W.
hope that the fri nds 81 ths caus will
enc 'uraKe his efforts. and he will do
the rest. After this we shall devote
more space TO Norfolk, and We hone
that the same will be appreciated.
Furthermore. it is the intention OF the
PLANET to grow batter every day. and
nc IL hoped that we will be- successful
IN making the PLANET the best, cOlored
journal published under the sun now
when Mr. Steptrau calls on you, give
him kind word for kindness goes a
long way
MIR Wide H. Hsnmonds of Chatta
noogs, Tenn, but late of Huntsville,
Alabama. was in the city last week en-
route TO Kittrell, North Carolina
where he go to instruct a brrss band
The COlumbia Athletic Football Club
held a meeting last Mon lay evening in
the private parlor Of the Vendome. 22O
Queen Street, and elected CfEic RS FOR
the sens..n OF 1897 SO They are as fol-
lows: Sterling Williams, Manager; w.
K Carter, Captain; Philip Scott, A..
sistant Captain; james Stevens, Treas
urer and Alton Harrison, Secretary
The club is composed of eighteen
men. and are rehes' sing evenings to
FULLY prepare for any team VINO would
like to challenge them. MIR A j.,
Banks rendered his resignation at the
last meeting which was acc pied
Miss Sadie Stithe OF Brewer
Street, called together a few friends
to do honor TO Mr.. w II Hammonds
who was passing through the city last
Saturday. An Afternoon Tea was set
and among those present were Miss
Walker and Messrs Walker and Gaines
OF Hampton, Normal School MIR. J.
Edwards Mills and W. Bolivar Davis.
All pre- sent spent a pleasant evening
and was assured by Mr.. Hammonds
that he would pass this way again
A SAD DEEIsE.
A very sad occurrence was recorded
on last Friday morning. Sometime
ago Mr.. John Q. Taylor (white) OF 245
Freemason Street, paid visit to Eas-
tern Shore, and brought back with his
family FOR servant girl, Miss Stella
JOynes of Eastville Unfortunatelv
Miss Joynes had always lived in the
rural districts and knew nothing of
city life aud customs. Al u it appears
that when she retired on Thursday
night, instead OF tuning out the gas.
The blew it out, and she was discover
ed on Faiday morning dead. having
been killed by the gas. The remains
we're nicely embalmed and shipped 20
her parents
Nelson Wilson & Company were the
Funeral Directors The age Of the
young lady was 20 years.
W. 1. voTEN PASSES AWAY.
He had been sick for about FIVE
months with a combination of diseases
and on Wednesday, September Goth
Death was welcome visitor. Up un-
til the time he was taken sick he was
in the Navy; and was an Odd Fellow
and faithful member of Bank Street
Baptist Church. His funeral was
preached from the above named church
with DR. Mitchell officiating. His
lodge honored him by going as far rs
the grave. The remains was inferred |
by MIR James N Jones, Undertake |
peace 10 his ashes
MIR j. g Stephenson, the popular
Jeweller OF 1893 Church Street, had /
narrow escape last Saturday While a /
man was in his placa handling a pistol |
it went of, but 10y being so close, no
harm was done. Had he been two feet /
away, it is likely this article would |
have been in different strain.
THE BLYDEN READING CIRCLE
OF which Mr.. d. Gilbert Jocox ia Chan
cellor; Miss Lucy Cotton, Scribe and |
Mr. q. n Pepper, Connosoir met last
Tuesday evening with Miss NJ Emma
Lee on Wilson Avenue, Barboursville. |
IL Ia the motive OF the circle to pro-
mote higher standard OF intellect, So
cial intercourse and such The circle |
meets from time to time at the differ
ent homes, and hope TO win place in
the literary world. The PLANET wish
es them success
The rank and file of the United Or
der OF True Reformers together with
goodly number of the officers and
senior pasts are anything else but
pleased with the action of the Grand /
Master in turning down their leciti-
mate elected chief for Norfolk and re-
turning the chief of last year who, in
many instances has been said by them
TO be avsry offensive Brownie. The
order in Norfolk lost heavily last year.
and it is believed by those who are in
a position to know that she will lose
equally az much this year. Norfolk
only instituted one fountain last year,
and that was an organized society that
only transferred TO the order which
Was Norfork's worst record while sew
eral fountain had gone down. The peo-
pie OF Norfolk are getting tired of
bossism and are speaking in no mis-
taxable terms
The grand jury have found a true
bill against o Cook, the murderer of
Lloyd Saunders for murder 1t is the
1esIre OF the community that he re-
ceive the full penalty OF the law.
The Cannon conspiracy case came
up in the Corporation Court this week.
The case will Occuy several days.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Thoro-
good together with several ladies ere
returning from religious meeting in
the county where they had been in a
carriage, some miscreant threw a
brick at the carriage, striking Mrs.
Thorogood knocking her senseless
She was taken to a drugstore where
medical aid was obtained. She is now
much better but considerably bruised
The affair happened in southeast end
of Brambleton
On Sunday last Milly Riddick, the
10 year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Riddick of Charles Street was accident
ly ruined over by two young white
men in . buggy while on her way to |
get some milk. She was seriously |
bruised about the body and maybe in /
ternally injured. They procured the
best medical attention for her and as
sumo the Indebtedness therefor.
Mr.. Abe Wilson won the prize in the |
Odd Fellow Contest last week, which |
will be handsome Patriarchie cos |
tune to cost $50 or 800 He work hard |
selling more than 400 tickets, and de- |
serves his reward
The series or protacted meetings
fiaf - /, -
Kew. Nets is pastor, were blessed |
with remarkable success, There were
fully 70 conversions and as many were |
baptized and received in the church.
Rev. T.. III. Bowling is again filling
his pulpit after a pleasant stay in the |
North, and at the associations.
The series of meeting in Rev DIR.