Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-13
FROM NEWPORT NEWS.
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Married RoW-Penonal Items.


NEWPORT News, Va, Nov. 10. '98
Last Sunday was a fair day and al
OF our churches were we'll attended.
At the First Baptist Church Rev. w
n Dixon occupied his pulpit at III m
ana &C m to large congregations.
AT the Presbyterian hurch. kev. g
L. Jones preached wonderful sermon
at IL IN
At the Zion Baptist Church, the pas-
TOP, Rev K. J. Cru11p being absent
Kew. j. Z. Taylor filed his pulpit at Z /:
80 m and preached from John g
Inc many friends ofMr Nat Hamil
ton. brakeman on the y. 4 o Rail
road, are very sorry to hesr OF biz &C
eident on yesterday. About 3 O'CLOCK
he vas coupling tSo cars when he was
caught between the bumpers ard bad
~ mashed He was ut once taken I,
his home on 23d street and ]. darsor
avenue to his family. DR.. Hobspn wa
summoned and rendered necess AIRY at
tention.
Mr.: Hamilton has been employed or
the o. and o for a cougiderable time.
He Is 20 years old and has a wife anc
two children.
Watch the window Of w. n. Show q,
you pass by and see the beautiful pic
ture that will be given away to tn
popular lady who receives the highest
number OF votes from now until the
Sth Of December. at which time tn.
contest will terminate. This prize i.
given by the Young Mems Christian
Association. The votes will be count
ed daily by q special committee and
marked on the blackboard in orde,
hat ali may see who ia ahesd. Fac
person can vote a. many time as the,
desire with the name of YOU
favorite on the ticket. bach vote only
cost i've cents. Tickets for sale by tn
following persons: WA Shaw, Will
lam Washington, H.'A. Brooks, c. H
Robinson, Mrs Annie Tanner, Mrs
Lillian Lewis, Mrs. Robert Gevens
Mr.. M. Davenport and w. X Jones.
You can deposit Jour ticket 10 the boz
at ~. A Shaw's store, on Jefferson av-
enue and Path Sc.
There was q beautiful marriage a
the First Church on Wednesday nigh
Of last week. the parties being Mis-,
Wary E. By I'd one of cur popular la
dies. and Mr. Paul Johnson, one of oul
valued and respected employees OF che
Newport News Dry dock company.
The ceremony was eimple but impru.
sive, Rev w II. Dixon officiating.
Quite . feature of the evening wa.
the turning out in uniform of the Ma
Geo club of which the groom was d
member and the Espanolia club o
which the bride was president. Each
club was welt Represented and recelv
ed many compliments. After the Ger
emory Was performed the clubs escort
ed the bride and groom TO Clairborn
Hall, where the reception was held. II
was grand affair. Msny present
came from the friends of the happy
couple. but prominent among then.
were two presents from each club.
Hon. N. b. tlark prssenttd the pres
ent from the Espanolia club aud Rev
I II. ID. Lee presented the one from.
the Maceo club. He was in one of his
happy moods.
Mrs. w. A Shaw is visiting friends
in Philadelphia, Pa. We wish her
pleasant Welt.
MIR. Matt N. Lewis. editor OF the Re-
corder, WAS in our city sunday.
Miss Cora Byrd OF Petersburg, Va
wss in our city last week visiting her
uncle, AIR. E Byrd
Rev. w. NJ. Haywood of Surry Coun
~ Was the guest OF Mr. J M. EroWn
last Friday.
Mr.. w. A. Hunton addressed eighty
men iast Sunday at the Young Menu
hristian Association room. He knows
just what to say and when TO say it.
The Emancipation Celebration club
will give another entertainments al
Union Hall next Wednesday nignt
Mrs Frank Cary on 23d street gavt
q very nice social on last Friday even
ing in honor of the many friends oil
Miss Louisa Timberlake. The Planet
man was ON hand and Wa are sorry
that we haven't space 10 mention the
names of all who were present.
Monday Is n grand day here. The
occasion being . corner atone la~ing
Don't borrow tina PLANET Give ne
your order and when you shall have
done this, you know what we expect
when We cali on Monday morning.
ROBERT RoDaERs.