The Washington bee., 1907-02-09
PARAGRAPHIC News
BY Mss REATRIZ [. CHASE.

Mr.. W. W. Fisher from Topeka. Kan.
sas. IS here on important business.
Mr.. Robert II. Johnson, the buiI5s,
and owner of the naphtha launch Ri
max, expects to have his vessel on ~.
libition at Jamestown.
Mrs. Curtis, the wife Of Dr. A. "
Curtis, was booked for a lecture at Tos,
Wesley 4. NJ. f. Z Church, Pittsbur,
Pa, last Sunday
Prof. Kelly Miller lectured at 8.
Paurs \. NJ. E. Church, January ?;
Ifter which a banquet was held.
Rev. Geo. w. Lee has been inv.ss
to take part in the revival services nov
being carried on at Baptist Temns
Church, New York City.
4 verdict Of Ss7 with interest W,
rendered against the Real Estate De-
posit and Investment Company in II.
municipal court in favor Of Fortune and
Peterson.
Mr. John Folks was called to Asbur
Park to look after the estate Of M-,
A. Brooks, who was found dead a, he,
residence.
Misses Hattie and Rosabclle Spraggt
accompanied the remains Of their lathe,
Mr.. Nathaniel Sprague, to Rochester
n. Y.
We hope the press does not feel tRs.
Senator Foraker is more troubled b.
the Presidential bee than BY his obi.
CATION to stand by the right in iAs
Brownsville affair.
Mr.. w. w. Ferguson, vino was ores.
ent at the recent Odd Fellows reception
in this city, was the guest Of honor at
reception by members of his lodge q.
his home, New Bern.
The rate for the round trip to the
coming session Of the Tuskegee Negro
Conference will be on the certificate
plan Of one and one-third fare plus
cents.
Rev. NJ. R. Roscoe OF New London.
Conn, who was here for a short period
has returned North.
Mr.. Joseph Douglass viii appear ia
concert February y at Bethel A. NJ E.
Church, New Haven, Conn.
Register Vernon delivered an address
last Thursday evening il Quinn Chapei,
Chicago.
The letters OF DR.. w. NJ. Davenport
in the Star OF Zion are very interesting
We are informed that Mr.. J. w.
editor of the Palladium, vino
was hurt in the street car accident Is
Golfers issue, Of February 9th, IS q
Lincoln number. The main features deal
with the life and work of the great
Abraham Lincoln. The picturesque as
well as the political side of the Lincoln.
Douglass debate is treated, and some
description of Lincoln during
he crisis of the civil war.
The Colored World, one of the lead
ng publications Of this age, published
2y Mr.. E. 4. Shanklin, Columbus, Ohio
begins the publication in chapters Of
Peculiar People" by Mrs. Arabella V
Chase, February 9. Read the World.
The Colored World has aroused the
people OF Columbus to the point OF
and they are planning for q
Monster department store.
Representative Martin B. Madden says
lie intends to try to secure for the Dis
rict Of Columbia better street service
Mr. VIM. B. Crowley, superintendent.
Special Delivery Of c. p o., died last
Tuesday.
The Dallas Express speaks IN glowing
-erms Of the progress Of Dallas, Texas
and admits itself to be greatest Negro
paper published in the United States.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Horston, Of A.
anita, Ga, celebrated the 18TH annIVers-
lry Of their marriage the 24th Of Jana-
lry at their home, I8s w. Mitchell street
Atlanta.
Notwithstanding Alexandra, Va Is
along in years, very little besides a small
amount of talk has been done about haT-
ng an exhibit at jamestown.
Mr.. Fred McAfitchell, graduate Of
Atlanta University, who won the How
ard scholarship, expects to take up ihs
study Of medicine
Capt Jas. F. Oyster, a member Of the
Board Of Education, was a member Of
the jury in a mock court trial at F0an-
dry NJ. F. Church last Thursday even
ing.
An increase Of from o to a5 per cent
has been granted the conductors oths.
trainmen and yardmen of the Southern
Railway by the company.
Raymond Meyer, a school boy Of
Brooklyn, \. Y, who was bitten Jan1-
ary 70 by a dog, died Of hydropHo5a
last Wednesday night
Miss Mary B. Anthony. a devoted
sister OF the late Miss Susan p. an
thony. died at home last Tuesday I'd
her 80th wear