Evening journal., 1902-03-11
HAPPENINGS OF A DAY IN
TOWNS OF THE STATE

sented TO her. The DOy, WIN the eA-
ceDtion OF a few months, since
years of age has lived with his grand
father after his parents separation, the
father also living home with his par
ents much of the time. Young Sisco
is a bright boy, has an engaging man
ner and was placed in the Ferris
School while on a visit to his mother,
as she claimed. with the consent of the
BOYS father. Charles Sisco was ar
rested for interfering with the officers
but has the sympathy of the entire
community in his effort to secure his
.nephew's release. and so the boy may
be taught a trade and become a useful
citizen. There is much Indignation
here over the manner in which Officer
Bullock treated the boy. Young Sisco
was on his way to church when arrested
and was placed in a cell at the town
lookup until 2 o'clock in the morn
ing. when the detective started with
him for CLAYTON to take the 3.O6 north
bound Norfolk express.
The Town Council of Smyrna recent
llv elected has organized as follows:
President. J. c. Robinson; secretary,
II. s. Anthony light and water COM
mittee. II. s. Anthony. II. B. Grieves,
| A. NJ. Fowler: street and sewer, Joseph
Wright. S. J. Reynolds, T. c. Moore;
opera house. Messrs. Reynolds, Grieves,
Fowler: hose company, Messrs. Moore,
Grieves. Wright; finance, Messrs.
, Grleves. Moore. Wright; Audit Com
mittec. Messrs. Fowler. Reynolds, An
thOny II is likely at the next meeting
of the Council a-dog tax will be levied
lon all CANNES in the own.
Trouble Over Corpse
There is something doing, or rather
Twill be later at Bethel Church, because
lof the unheard of and arbitrary pro-
lceedings of the Board of Trustees yes
lterdav afternoon. Samuel Robinson, a
respectable colored man belonging to
1.-THE higher social circles of his race
there. died in a Philadelphia hospital
latter an operation had been perform
led. and his body was brought here for
interment. and it was proposed to hold
1.-THE usual Sunday funeral. Friends of
1.-THE deceased for miles around congre-
gated at Bethel TO get last look at
their dead friend. who was a leader
lamOng them. When the casket was
being carried into the church the trus-
tees stopped the undertaken and the
lpall-bearers, saying the body could not
lbe brought into their place of worship
as the young man had died a sinner
Transformation reigned and above the
babblo of voices the spokesman fol
the trustees told Robinson's relatives
to take the body to the grave. and
then after it was buried the service
be held in the church This the rela.
tives refused to do. and decided to hole
the whole service in the cemetery
rather than return to the house will
the casket The incident has caused
much excitement among the coloreC
people. and the friends of the deceased
will take action against the rulinl
body of Bethel. One of the trustee.
said last night that the body Of NJ
Z sinner should ever have a religious
service performed over it in Bethel
and another said they had no room
there for sinners. dead or alive
President A. d. Cole. of Asbur!
Church Ushers' Union. has made tn
following appointments for the ensu
ing term: Ushers. a. m.-Ralph JEFF
: ferson. W. E. FAIRIES. J. F. Webb, Her
W. Wright, J. z. Brown, p NJ. Webb
p. y. Porter. Ushers. p. nj. +
l Bower. H. w. FAIRIES. w. l. Porter
> Vernon Phillips Collectors, p. M
5 Reynolds Stevenson. Harry Shapley
i w. G.. Roe. McKendree Williams
p Prayer meeting-J. B. Krusen, c. ]
Sudler. Epworth League-G. S. Far
r. les. Harry Collins. The average churc
:. attendance at AsbuIy for Februar
g was $50
= At the Fourth Quarterly Conferenc
: of Asbury Church the following OIL
e ceres were elected: Trustees, A. /
d Hudson. Sr.. r. ID. Hoffecker, w. A
I FAIRIES. J. A. Hoffecker. ]. r. Jefferson
G. NJ. Stevenson. J. W. Roberts, c.
Sudler. ]. w. Tucker: stewards, ]. !
u Hoffecker. G. ID. Collins. w. H. Bagg
- Joseph Smithers. c. H. Register, ]. I
+ Carter. J. b. Cooper. J. B. FAIRIES, w. {
Hoffecker. l.. e. Anthony. w. d. Hue
son. j. E. DeFord. W. A. Stevens.
Frank Webb. Miss Susie Hudson, Mi.
Hester Rutlqdgp Warp tba nauy olas