The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-03-23
OUR COLORED SOCITY,
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and their Friens

Quarterly meeting at the A. NJ. E.
church Sunday.
George Neal was shaking hands
with friends in town Friday.
Miss Jennie Hardy and Miss Bura
Cannaday are visiting friends In
Buxton.
Some of the young people have or
ganized a psrIor lyceum and will
meet next week with Miss Lille Fin
ley.
Mrs. Jas. Green and Miss Maria
Buckner went to Des Moines Thurs
day to attend the funeral Of Mrs Julia
Buckner.
Will James and wife returned from
Washington, d. c., this week and
will spend the summer here in the
employ of the John F. Lacey family.
Miss Stella Ringo went to Wash.
ington Saturday and spent Sunday
| with the family Of her uncle, G. w.
Turner. She returned home Monday
night.
The many friends in this city Of
Rev. o. A. Johnson will be pleased to
learn that he has been returned as
pastor of the church in Des Moines
fer another year. q
Dave Turner, of Washington, stop
ped in the city a few days this week,
visiting many friends. Dave was on
his way to Des Moines to take a po
sition as porter at the Slavery house.
A fool for luck, they say; but Mar.
shall Fielding is no fool, but he is a
mighty lucky fellow just the same.
Guilty of manslaughter,-eight years
at most. 1t might have been hang.
ing, or for life.
Miss Lizzie Blackburn, who has
been making her home in Des Moines
for the past year, came down Mon.
day night and will remain here indefi-
nitely, so far as we can learn, but it
is rumored that she is considering
plans that may remove her from the
city permanently.
Rev. Smith, of Wesley Chapel, re
turned from st. Louis this week
on the annual conference Of his
church, and is arranging to remove
his family to Mexico, Mo-, to which
charge he has been assigned for the
coming year. Rev. Smith has been
pastor Of the chapel for two years
and has accomplished much good
among the people. He and his wife
have been earnest workers for the
church and have won and retained
the esteem and respect or all who
know them, and will carry with them
to their new home the well wishes OF
a host Of friends.
Wesley Chapel NJ. e. church is to
have a new pastor the coming year.
BY the assignment made at the con-
ference in st. Louis last week, Rev.
Lockwood will be the new man. We
understand that the gentleman is not
entirely a stranger in this commun.
ity, having resided here for a while
several years ago, and before he
entered the ministry. Oskaloosa has
turned out some mighty good preach,
ers and we feel safe in saying Rev.
Lockwood is no exception to the rule,
and predict for him a hearty recep.
ton by the members of his church.
He is expected to arrive in the city
next week.
The little adughter Of Mr.. and Mrs,
Lafayette, who live on the Hart
farm west of town, met with a very
severe and painful accident a few
days ago while playing at school. In
some way she was thrown TO the
ground with such force as to fracture
some of the bones of her back. A
physician was called, who treated the
case, but did not discover the real
u Of her misery, and she obtain
ed no relief, but seemed to grow
worse. She was then taken to an,
other physician, who made a thor
ough examination Of the girl, discov'
cred the real injury and treated tine
same successfully, and she is now
in a fair way for recovery.
A telegram was received by rela
tives in this city Thursday announc
ing the death OF Mrs. Julia Bucknel