The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-29
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Its Friends.


tage of the excursion Wednesday to
visit her daughter, Mrs. Thos. Chick,
at Peoria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mickles. of TIA Thiro
avenue west, departed Tuesday even
ing over the Iowa Central for an ex-
tended visit among relatives and
friends in Roanoke, Ala. They expect
to be absent about a month.
Mrs. Harry Allen, of Buxton, was
an over Sunday visitor with relatives
in the city.
The marriage Of Miss Bertha Vim
cent, of this city, to Mr.. p. Williams,
of Muchakinock, is announced for
next Wednesday, Oct. %.
Noah Kimbrough is making a nota-
BILE improvement at the corner OF Q
avenue and Market street. He has
raised his house, placed it on a new
foundation and is now rebuilding 1t
and making full two-story house OF
it. The changes will cost several hun
dred dollars.
last week to attend the funeral OF lit,
tie Mary Lucas, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John B. Lucas, of that city.
Mary was one of set of triplets born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Lucas about eight
years ago and was the largest and
most robust looking or the trio, but
was the first to die.
A. B. Reeves, who recently returned
from Hot Springs, Ark, went to Al
bia Monday after spending few days
with friends in this city.
Geo. Perkins, Of North G street, is
making some extensive repairs to his
house.
Mrs. John Stewart, step-motner of
Mrs. VIM. Hart, who has been making
her home with her granddaughter,
Mrs. Porterfieid, is preparing to go to
housekeeping on North l street, near
the VIM. Perno home.
Word was received in this city last
Saturday announcing the death OF
Mrs. Anna Hardy, wife of Mr.. A
Hardy, of this city, at the hospital
for the insane at Mt. Pleasant, on
Wednesday, October IA, 1903. BY
some misunderstanding Mr.Hardy did
not receive the telegram announcing
his wifes death until Saturday an6
on inquiry learned that she had beer
buried there. Mrs. Hardy has beer
sufferer for a number of years ant
was sent to the asylum about eigh'
years ago,and although given the bes
of care and treatment no improve
ment came to her mind and onl!
death relieved the mental and physi
cal suffering of which she was a vic
tim.
Jim Green is remodeling his hom
on North Sixth street near G avenue
putting on new sheeting and fixing
things up in general.
Ed Jones is making some EXTENSIVE
improvements on his home place OF
North Fifth street. The main part o
the house has been raised and a new
foundation put in, bringing it up t.
the street line. The one-story ell il
the rear has been torn away entirel.
and new brick basement and celia
built from the ground up, on top o
which is being erected a two-stor!
addition, giving four additional rooms
The whole when completed will maxi
fine home of eight or nine rooms
without the basement. The entire
improvement will cost in the neigh
borhood of $500 and rs another evi
dence of the industry and economy o
Oskaloosa's colored citizens, of whom
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones are among thu
leading spirits.
The members and friends of the A
NJ. e. church to the number of fort!
or more loaded themselves up with al
manner of good things to eat ano b!
Encouragement met at the Residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Jones on Nortl
A street Thursday evening and organ
lied themselves into an invasion par
ty and proceeded to the residence o
their pastor, Rev. G. w. Slater. WheI
the host arrived and the choir bega1
singing There's a Stranger at thu
Door, Let Him In" it did not talk
the inmates long to surrender an.
throw open the doors, and soon al
were receiving a hearty welcome
from the pastor and his estimablt
wife, while they filed their hands anC
arms and the tables with the goot
things they had brought. Refresh
ments were served and everyone en-
joyed a pleasant evening. Those
present were Messrs. and Mesdame!
John Williams, Peter Williams, Jor
dan Wilson, VIM. Jeffreys, Harry Al
len and Pierre Barquet, Madame'
Blackburn, Kimbrough, hurry, Porter
field ,Ringo, Jimmie Jones, Cora Jones
Green Perno, Hockedy, Dora Lee ant
LOWE Lee, Misses Lizzie Blackburn
Edna Sanford, Sallie Williams, Deli'
NooI Cta1lo D;puo Anpo oud Taal