The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-02-06
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs of the Local Colony
and Their Friends.

rangementS TO mold a leap year talr
and bazaar in the near future.
Rev. B. r. Penn, pastor of the A.
M. E. church at Washington, and Rev.
NJ. Payton were guests at dinner at
the A. G. Clark home Tuesday.
Mrs. Walter smith, of Chicago, ar.
rived in the city Saturday to be with
her mother-in-law, Mrs. John Williams
and to assist in the care of her hus.
band, John Williams.
Mrs. Jennie Jones, the evangelist
will go to Aurora, H., Monday, where
she will assist Rev. l. N. Daniels in
series of revival meetings. She
will go from there to Chicago to visit
her son Vira, who graduated from
the Chicago school of embalmine
last Monday.
Simpson Mitchell received a card
from his wife Friday announcing the
death of her sister, Mrs. sibbie Rose
at her home in Louisiana, Mo-, Thurs
day, Jan. 80, at 9:25 o'clock. Mrs
Mitchell was called to tile bedside OF
her sister by a telegram and left
Wednesday morning for Louisiana
where she arrived a few hours before
her death. I'd ... .
Rev. B. r. Penn, pastor of the A
NJ e. church at Washington, came
up Saturday at the request of Presid
ing Elder Philips and assisted Rev
Payton in the quarterly meeting ser
vices Sunday. The services were
we'll attended and strong religious
feeling permeated { the meeting.
Love feast was held Monday night
Rev. Penn returned to his home Tues
day evening.
Louis Boyd, who has been making
his home in Cedar Rapids and whose
wife died there last week, alter lin
gering illness of several months, has
returned to Oskaloosa with the In
tention of making this mis- home IN
the future. Mr.. Boyd is good bar
Der and will have no trouble finding
work at his trade. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert johnson were
at home to a company of their friends
Monday evening The occasion was
the sixteenth anniversary of Mr.
Johnson's annual hunt, made more
glorious than ever by his having bag
ged three rabbits. At least Roberi
swears he shot them, although some
of the company still have their doubts
A splendid supper was served and the
delicate flavor impaired to those rab
bits in the process of cooking was {
compliment to Mrs. Johnson's abilit!
that no one could gainsay. The even
ing was devoted to music and cards
and everyone was real glad that ROD
ert went hunting. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Franklin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. u
Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. "A. G. Clark, Mrs
Walter Smith and 4diss Jennie Hardy
WILLIAMSBURG Williams was
born in the state of Alabama about
Sept. 80, 1S45, where he lived as 6
slave until the war. During the wal
he was taken up by an officer in the
Union army as a servant and witt
whom he came North at the elise o.
the war. He came to Uskaloosa II
1866 and for several years he LIVED
here and in Marshalltown, but finall!
settled here, where he has continued
to live for the past thirty-five years
For over twenty-five years of tina
time he was employed as porter a
the Hotel Downing, and here his hon
esty, sobriety and industry won fol
him the respect and confidence Of the
different managements. He was al
ways pleasant, always willing anc
obliging and became favorite witt
the travelling pubic and with the mer
about town VINO frequented the hote
or had dime to spend in his line
He quit the hotel about two years
ago and did odd jobs about town anc
it was while thus engaged on Dec. 81
1905, he was stricken with paralysis
and was carried to his home. He
never recovered from the attack, De
ing up town only once, and then he
had to be taken home. He has sui
fered much pain, but without com
plant, his only solicitude being toi
his wife. He could not bear to see
her worry and almost the last words
he spoke on Saturday last, just be
fore he sank into unconsciousness
were to her not to worry, that he was
all right. From that time ne never
rallied and at 1890 p. m. Thursday
Jan. 80, 1908, he passed to his reward
In his long residence here he mas al
ways took an active part in the reli
gious and social affairs of his race
A charter member of Shurtis Chapel
A. M. e. church, he has always been
honored and trusted by its members
with positions of trust in its official
boards. He was a true Christian ev.
cry day and honesty was the dominant
feature of his character. AS Mason
he was always on the square and
loved his lodge next TO his church.
AS husband and father he was al
ways loving, kind and generous. As
a citizen he always tried to do his
duty. While deprived OF an education
and many OF the advantages that 9TH
ers in life possessed. John Williams
was always found trying to do some.
thing and he always done the very
best he knew how. Mr. Williams was