Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-02-10
FROM NEWPORT.
NEWPORT, R. L, Fob. 5, 1900.

The following officers of the Mount
Olivet Baptist Church have been elect
ed: CLERK, VIM. II. Jackson assistant
clerk, Bessie E. Brown; treasurer.
Walter o. WeedeB orgsnist, Ruth G.,
Chase; ushers, Charles Trent, A. d.
johnson, John Lewis. Superintend-
emit Of Sunday School, A. d. johnson :
assistant superintendent. Alice Jack
son trustees, w. p. Nightingale, To.
bias Edwards. A. ]. Tabb, Walter C..
Weeden, Gideon Spence, VIM. II.
Jackson, Andrew Jackson, A. D. John.
son, Samuel Bailey, Charles Trent.
At regular meeting of the Union
Congregation Church and Society,
the following board OF trustees was
elected for the following year:
President. P. W. Townsend; secre.
tary. Q. f. ID. Fayerweatber; treasur.
err. d. ]. Tier; trustees, w. T. Berry.
J. Marrow. n. G. Buchanan, VIM. Dob.
son, ID. A. Smith, ]. Harris.
The Midwinter Club had an intsrest-
ing meeting at the residence OF Mrs.
o. +. ID. Fayerweather, Jr., and an
enjoyable evening was spent.
Rev. Byron Gunner was in Bristol
Sunday last. Mrs. Gunner has lefs for
Huntsville, Ala, te' be gone for the
rest OF the winter. Mr.. Gunner ac !.
Icompsnied her as far as New York.
Mrs. Elizabeth Coates of jamestown.
who spent the fall and the beat part OF
the winter in visiting in Philad elphia.
Baltimore and fredericksburg. Va.
with her mother, Mrs. Smith, has re,
turned.
Leonard Jster was in Providence
Wednesday.
Miss b attic Jozeff, who was visiting
in Cambridge, Mass, has returned az
ter q pleasant stay.
Herbert Eylers of Portsmouth in
wishing his cousin, Louis Eylers.
Louis West has accepted . pesiti
at the Perry House.
James W. Willis, one of Viewpoints
Bid degree Masons, who has been con-
fined TO his room ia convale scent.
Arthur Smith is home for q few days
from Boston.
Mr.. George P. Barclays mother ia
III in Bridgeport, Conn. We hope for
aer speedy recovery. Sickness still
prevails. There are many of our
mothers and sisters, also children und-
er the Doctors care.
The weather to day looks like snow /.
II 10 above zero.
Miss Edith Buchanan has returned
from her visit to her brothers in Ros-
ton. Also Miss Louisa Jackson and
Alice Sousa have resumed home from
their visit TO Philadelphia, Baltimore.
Washington and New York.
Thomas G.. Williams, one of the old.
est and best known citizens of New
port has been suffering with intense
pain with his eyes. He has been one
Of the leading tonsorial artists foy
years.
Mr.. Andrew Carter, of No. 100 La.
vim ST.. is improving, under the skill
full treatment of DIR. Wheatland. our
only colored physician.
MISC Sadie w. Mitchell, daughter of
Mrs. Sarah Mitchell is quite i'll. and
under consultation Of Viewpoints skill
ful DIR. Wheatland, who called in DR..
II enry Ecroyd. o white doctor. Every
thing Is being done for the young Uo.
man, who is her brothers favorite. Mr.
Ollie M. Mitchell, in the midst of this
troeble. Mr.. MItchell's bright little
boy is just on the verge of mending
from the grip and mumps of three
weeks in bed.
Four different changes of weather
to-day. IG showed, rained, hailed and
sunshone. One can see how our people
catch such colds.
The fair at Masonic Hall, under the
management of the Red Men was
more than o success. Dancing every
night. the boys and girls, white and
black mingled in on the hoor and en-
Joyed Themselves under Towards or
chestra Of 18 pieces.