Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-01-08
FROM BALTIMORE.
How the Holidays were Susnt--A New
Ohoir-0ther Items.
BALTIMORE. MD Dec. d. ~

BALTIMORE, MD Dec. p, ~
IL hiss been quite while since We
sent you anything from this part OF
u n world TO begin with p .rmit us
TO say that We have been eating freely /
~ that ~Onderiul jpicy fruit found in /
the hTsaPeake Bay We are rather /
-eihsh about our )Jed oyster. and we /
expect soon tOcsll halt on Virginia /
dredgers Who forget the boundary |
lines ~nd fall into our beds The di /
plOmaiic proceedings which have be. n |
going Jn for some tisne b. tween Mary |
land and the Ola Dominion will end |
we hope This winter; and next winter !
we trust u at there will be no Difficult
" 30 confront US about the lines
Winter has fully arrived Il INSTALL
I'd itself with two inches of enow few
days before Chri4tm s, sines then the
Weather has been very cold Mr..
Hawkins" seems 20 b. here TO stav
and there are h,u terings Of all kinds
90 be heard from the summer .x.ur-
lion birds Much sun ring is seen
among the unfortunate, yet the chart
able spci-t'es are dong all they can
| 70 relieve them The greatest suGT-r
ers ara thOse who ara On proud 10
make their condition known, and the
oaiy way that any thing can bs learned
! # them is through the authorities.
| rhs,e does not seem tn hA as mucl
| s.ff ring among the . 'lOred as is AZ
parent among the whites
The Tru. Reform ~ here are very
mu IN b red b ut the death OF Il .
emf Some So IN 10 think th~L th
o der will 20 TO pieces. while o h rs
think that no one can b. found tat Q
the place of heir deceased chief. MIR
BrONne WIS highly appreciated here
among The white and colpred.
,hristma~ as usual was nm occasion
for much j y and merriment 1t Was
seemingly univers lily celebrated. Al
IF the churches held sp' cIal St rvices
with extra mus C for the day.
One of the chIsf subjects in the poli-
teal circles il the ele ction of Unit
ii States Senator to succeed Mr.. Cor.
msn. There ave several good candi-
iates i'm the fl d. mi any OF them
would doubtless make good senator's,
out they are not the ch ice ~ thu POO.
ole. The fight is likely TO narrow
down between q we npr LowLd :
congressman Mudd. Col. Shaw and
,, Judge McComas. The vPier is in
clined To think that among all the
men who have been mentioned for the
place McCnmas is the best. We be-
Ievr him ia be cnmDetent in every rp-
-pect to fill the bill He ranks high
said that he is the cDlOred man.
Z friend.
The new choir of Perkins Square
, Baptist Church made its first apps ar
. ance before the public on Sunday
night It's members are we'll known
l local singers and a few have wide re
: putatiOns. Madam Williams, the lead
ing soprano, has quite a reputation a
Il sweet and captivating sing T.
l. 4 IL
0 bratsd 10y tsbleaux At Bethel A. v
' K Church, on Sunday night. Thu
' babe in the mang-r oxen in their stal
3 the wise men of the East with IN i
: gift, with the GU ding star above the
, | heads were the impressive feature
= An orchestra furnished the music and
g the scenery was beutlfi ID by calcium
!, | lights.
Q Lawyer C. G. Fitzgerald. one OF on
Z prominent young attorneys snd a ma
d tive OF Tennessee, was IN Vrried on
i tuesday to- a Miss Smith. daughter O
. Nr J ii Smith, an employee in tn
= Post office.
8 Prof Frederick Handy, one of tn
. faculty of Morgan College is endsariri
s. himself to the ople " b fillmore II
z is QUITE 4CSIve> and eltFe To ever,
o thing that sHec1e-lhe interest NJ tn
o race DE isssQuc IN demand and hs
l. quite q reputsy Ia< 4 Preach 49, ii
Is membeE> df CRe DelRware Confer
n -nce. ana il fSSaid ere long he will b
l. known as Rev. Frederick Handy. A
10 b , Phi. ID ID. ID He is single and is
Q native of New York
d The Afro Americans new Ofica q
10 1913 North Liberty street., Is wei
l. -QIipped and is the peer OF any week
D. ~ published in the state
10 III cOlpred pulit cIans a. not see
+ inclined 10 grumbie as much as the
T. did Elk months ago. A few good ap
o p lnJment have been made aud W
10 nav Tees ms to expect others, henc
IL grumhling is not in order We AT ais
D. informed by one of the prumneu
l. dailirs, that the President IS i'm stor
~ for Maryland. a fat place for one OF il
u preventative 'lored men We Ca
Il not AS yet conf cture who is the fOl
,, tunate, but the writer has no obi -ctiO
~ OF the appointment coming his way
- The ID puglss Literary gave Moo
Trial on Tuesday night, at Grace Pre-
- byterian hurch 1t was well NttenC
% ~. J. +. BOari and ii + WI tu
=. acted as attorneys