The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-06-27

Mr.. ]. w. Bradford of Roslyn,
Wash, is in the city, where he plans
to spend the remainder of the sum.
mer months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee A. Sanders and
Mrs. Gibson's children came over from
Roslyn last Wednesday with the view
of making Seattle their home.
MT. Willy Harris, formerly of New
Castle, but later of the Hotel Seattle.
is now at the Portland, Portland. Or.
Seattles loss is Portland's gain.
The Sunday schools of the A. M. E.
Church and the Zion Baptist Church
will give their annual picnic at Pleas,
ant Beach on Thursday, July 10. 1902.
A match game of baseball between Sc
attic and Tacoma teams will be PLAYED.
Miss Emma Houston Clayton is home
from the st. Mary's Academy and Col,
lege for the summer. The school
opens again in September and dur
ing the summer she has made many
plans as to the spending of her va
cation.
Mr.. John F. Boyer of Everett pass
ed through the city en- route to Ros-
lyn this week, where he will spend
several days in the camp, after which
he intends to journey on to Thunder
Mountain, where he will tarry to the
latter part of November.
We learn that Seattle gives en-
ployment to colored elevator boy.
Why not Portland? New Age.
Simple proposition! Portland needs
a few janitors who employ elevator
boys and then possess enough pride
to employ boys of their race.
1t is learned with regret that w. A.
Cox, formerly of Seattle, Tacoma and
Portland, died a few weeks ago in
the East. kid" as he was generally
called, was a universal favorite on
this coast, and his early demise will
be deeply regretted by his many
friends and acquaintance.
Through an error of the local man
Of The Seattle Republican, the church
notice of Mt. Marian Baptist Church
was made to read Mt. Zion Baptist
Church. The error was discovered by
the Rev. ]. Gordon Mcpherson, and
as The Seattle Republican desires to
be fair in al matters. the correction
is hereby made.
Miss Gertrude Chrisman of Moscow.
Idaho, passed through the city Sun
day, en- route to Everett, where she
will spend the summer, the guest of
Mdme. Boyer. Miss Chrisman is a
charming girl and a graduate of the
high school of her home city, and if
she desires at any time in the near
future to visit the Queen City, she
will be royalty entertained.
j. E. Hawkins, the well known at
torney, has purchased an elegant
home in an aristocratic portion of this
city, but his neighbors in the imme-
date vicinity do not take kindly to his
contemplated occupancy of the same.
and have commenced a systematic
canvass in that part of the city to
create feeling that would humiIiate
Mr.. Hawkins, it he decided to enjoy
the home which is the fruit of his
Iabors; but Mr.. Hawkins, ever ready
to take advantage of every contin-
gency, has declared that if they OBJ
Ject to the presence of him and his
family, he would sub-let the place to
four or more colored families. as it
is very commodious house, and
would accommodate that number.
This is carrying the war into Africa.
and as we go to press negotiations
are pending to pay Mr.. Hawkins at
least $500 in excess of the price which
he paid for the property. It is to be
hoped that he will stoutly refuse any
advance along those lines.
The funeral of Ed Page, the well
known messenger at the Rainier
Grand, occurred Sunday. H. B. Dun.
bar, for many years the employer of
the deceased, took a fatherly interest
IN the solemn obsequies. The entire
family attended as well as the clerks,
and during the services it was plain
to be seen that Mr.. and Mrs. Dunbar
were visibly affected. Ed had been
in their employ for twenty years, and
Mr.. Dunbar had learned to confide in
him, till the last few years they were
nearly inseparable. The floral offer
1ngs were many, the F. o. H. and CO.
workers of the deceased in the hotel
contributed choice lot of floral en-
blems in recognition of their love for
a man who had endeared himself to
the employed as well as his employer.
The last sad rites were performed by
Rev. Scott of the A. M. e. Church,
assisted by the Rev. Hartsfield of
Franklin. The choir of the A. NJ. E.
Church rendered several appropriate
selections. The pail bearers were:
Thos. w. Woods, W. w. Wheeler,
Newton Williams, R. Swopes, C.
Stokes and Frank Smith. The Pr.
had the following to say about Mr..
Page and the Difference shown him by
NJ Dun