The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-30
our COLORED SOCIETY
ms and Outs Of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.


tain employment IN the Pullman SER
vice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bowling are dis
posing Of their household goods with
the intention of moving to Chicago
about June list.
idr. and Mrs. Elmer Williams expect
to go to Chicago next week for snort
visit with Mrs. Williams parents and
Elmer's sister, Mrs. Cora NAPLES.
Mrs. VIM. James and baby departed
Sunday morning for Wythville, Va,
where she will spend month or more
with relatives and friends of her hus-
band.
Mrs. Bura Cannaday-HawkinS, of
Minneapolis, arrived in the city Mon.
day morning to attend the Crump-Bar-
quette wedding and for weeks visit
with Miss Jennie Hardy. She. spent
Friday with friends in Buxton and will
return home on the excursion tonight.
Mrs, Henry Hockedy went to Wash
ington Tuesday morning for weeks
visit with her sister, Mrs. Geo. w.
Black. AS the day was ner birthday
and also the 34th anniversary of her
marriage, she decided to take a little
vacation and leave Henry to shift for
himself, the best he can.
The funeral services over the re.
mains of Henry Taylor were held from
the A. M. e. church Thursday after
noon and were largely attended. hev.
T. B. Stovall assisted by Rev. Lee CT
Wesley Chapel conducted the seryice rs
and delivered very impressive SER
mon. IntermeIt was made in Forest
cemetery. With the death of Henry
Taylor another of our old citizens has
passed away. Mr.. Taylor was born in
Kentucky in 1841, and was about sixty,
six years old. He came to Oskaloosa
in 1865 and has lived here ever since.
He learned the trade of stone cutter
in the marble works of NJ. Mccall
and has continued to work at that
trade ever since, he mas been afflict-
ed with asthma for several years,
which had so weakened his constitu-
ton that he had little strength to re-
sist the disease of pneumonia which
caused his death. In the early years
of mis- life he was an active member
of our community where he did much
good work in nelping to build up the
churches and Masonic lodge. He was
long member of the A. M E. church
and for a number of years sang in its
choir, and was secretary of Maple
Grove Lodge for over ten years. He
was of kind disposition, industrious
of habit and generall% liked by all
who knew him.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Bar,
quette on A avenue east was the
scene Wednesday evening of a brill
liant company that had gathered TO
witness the marriage of their daugh-
ter Anna to William Crump. The
ceremony which was announced for
$3.50 was delayed somewhat by unA-
voidable causes, which, however, the
company fully understood, and they
proceeded to enjoy the time in a quiet
social way. It was Just ten o'clock
when the bride and groom, accompa1-
led by Miss Jennie Hardy as brides
maid and Roscoe Jones as best man,
entered the parlor to the strains of
the wedding march played by Miss
Ethel Buckner, a1d there Rev. Hiram
Lewis pronounced the solemn cere-
mony that made them man and wife.
Hearty congratulations followed the
ceremony, and then the company were
seated at tables where three course
supper was served, Paul Brown, Clar-
e1ce Allen, Harley Fields and Joe
Barquette, co-workers OF the groom at
the Hotel Downing, acting as walters.
The supper was one OF Pierre's spe-
cialties-tnat Is all we need to say
1t is a pleasure to record the union
of these two young people and we
wish for them all the happiness that
marriage can afford. the bride has
lived here most of her life and has by
ner sweet disposition and pleasant
manner gained the love and esteem Of
all VINO know her. the groom is an
exception as young man. He came
here about five years ago from He'd
rick, where his parents lived at that
time, and has been employed IN the
two hotels here at different times ever
since. He has always shown an indus
trious, steady and gentlemanly dispo-
sition, eager to please, anxious to sue
coed and an honest desire to make
money, which he was always careful
to save and put to good purpose. He
mas always avoided the rowdy, drink
ing, sporty element so easily met with
by one In his employment and by his
uniformly gentlemanly conduct has
won and held the respect and conf
dence of his employers and the guests,
and his associates with whom he came
in daily contact ald has made fine
record for himself in community
where we have so few really wortny
young men. The young couple receiv-
ed quite a number Of elegant and use
full presents. They have taken rooms