Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-20
FROM BERKELEY.
Grand Entertainments -Aocident-Pro-
traoted Meeting.

BERKELEY, Va, Nov. Is, 81.
The entertainment which was given
at the Trinity A. M. e, Church proved
70 be q great success. 1t was largely
attended and the performances by the
noted Miss Henrietta Vinton Davis
were very good. The productions
were largely numerous One. of the
noted quartettes render excellent
music. There were other very good
solves, duets, and ciaoruses rendered,
Miss Davis presented the audience
with seven performances. The enter
tainment was coueluold by the chant
ing of the Goth Psalm from the quar-
tette- A handsome amount was col
lected and the congregation dismissed,
each me feeling pleased with the even
ing's entertainment.
There was also at the same time q
presentation given at the Odd Fellows
hall for the benefit Of the LIST Baptist
Churh. There were two prizes to be
run for-1st q handsome gold watch
and End q SO gold piece. The End
prize was presented to Mrs. Alice Eli
oft. The hall was crowded to its full
est capacity.
There was given Mock Wedding of
seven couples at the Moses Hall 1t was
very we'll attended and . pretty good
sum was realized.
The protracted NEE ting OF. st. Paulss
Baptist Church is still going on. They
have so far been blessed with one con-
vert.
The Sunday School of said church is
still increasing and the members seem
to take an interest in the work May
it still live and do much more good
until the gospel shall have reached the
ears and His Holy Spirit the hearts of
each individual Of this broad land OF
ours.
Rev. Matthews, pastor of New Hope
Baptist Church is still very i'll. We
wish him q speedy recovery.
Mrs. Lucy Holden IL on the sick list
and we extend to her our sympathies.
Mrs. Rosa Scott's child remains i'll
with the spine disease.
There was . meeting OF the Odd
Fellows Club for the purpose OF set
ting aside new order. Rev. K. Bill
lups was chosen As president and Mr..
W. H. Jones, secretary; w L. Spar
row, treasurer. Mr. w. II Jones. the
originator and manager of this. order,
is doing all within his power to make
this Stub what it should be.
On Wednesday night the 10th. Mr.,
and Mrs. Stephen n. Jackson while
sitting IN their room were startled and
the latter thrown In a state of ecstAcy
by the piercing and clatter OF the
window pane near their heads by q
bullet shot from q revolver.
On running out they saw the instigss
tor OF the crime, and Mr.. Jackson as
sisted by others ran the fiend eight OF
ten blocks but soon foand that he
was . good runner and they returned
home to recover the fright. The mat
ter has been investigated and the Con-
clnsion reached that, instead of in
tended -domage it is likely that some
careless boy In playing with his revol.
YER, ss they sometime do, that it acct.
IDENTIFY fred; and hev thinking the
stray bullet had hurt some one, ran or
preserving that he was being chased
and resolved to give bis pursuers .
good run before they over took him.
There has been made change In
she services OF the St. James Church
Instead of the regular o O'Clock Sun
day School. the Sunday morning class
meeting will extend to that time and
the Sunday School will meet at one
o'clock and the Song Service will take
the place Of the o'clock service.