The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-16
COLORED COLUMN.

ers are touring England.
According to statistics, the negro
Baptist, the strongest of all the col
ored denominations, increased $780,
1000 last year or over 400 per day.
What colored man will be the rep
Iresentative on the County Committee
from the court house precinct, to fill
the vacancy of Ed. Wills.
Miss Helen Schooler deserving,
motherless girl, left this week to at
tend tLo State Normal She Is being
educated by George R. Gardner, one
Of our well-to-do colored citizens.
DIR. r. H. c. Mitchell, of Mays
vile, was in the city again this week,
Already three Of our colored citi-
zens have the Federal Building JAM
torship bee buzzing in their hats.
Following is the list of negroes in
the diplomatic and consular service:
Henry W. Furniss, Envoy Exraor-
binary and Minister Plenipotentiary
at Port au Prince, Haiti, salary $780,
600.
Ernest Lyon, Minister Resident and
Consul General at Monrovia, Liberia;
salary $4,000.
George w. Ellis, Secretary of Lee
cation at Monrovia, Liberia; salary
1000.
William j. VERIFY, Consul at Leone,
West Africa; salary $4,000.
James G. Carter, Consul at Tama-
tave, Madagascar; salary $500.
Christopher H. Payne, Consul at
st. Thomas, West Indies; salary,
5000.
George H. Jackson, Consul at Cog
nae, France; salary $4,000.
Lemuel w. Livingston, Consul at
Cape Haiten, Haiti; salary, $4,000.
William H. Hunt, Consul at st.
Etienne, France; salary $4,000.
Herbert r. Wright, Consul at Utila,
Honduras; salary $4,000.
James w. Johnson, Consul at Puer-
to Cabello, Venezuela; salary $4,000.
Rev. H. C. Baker has been recalled
to both the Berea and Ford churches
with increased salaries. The Baptist
Church at Otter Greek, Madison
county, also extended him a call,
which he declined.
Mrs. Burnsides, mother Of Mamie
johnson, died just few days before
her daughters acquittal last Satur-
day.
Mrs. w. w. Banks, of this city,
was in college with Emma, the daugh-
ter of Billy Kersands, Dean of Negro
Minstrels, who appeared at the OPP
era House Friday night.
The A . NJ. E. church of the Poyn-
terville connection, is the oldest and
largest of any of the branches of col
ored MethOdistism, they having
constituency Of over half million
Shackelford Lodge No. &c, l. B. p.
O. E. w. entertained Monday night,
january IL, 1909, with their annual
banquet at their club rooms on North
Maple street, with brother Thomas
Greene, acting as toast master.
DR.. A. B. Deany, of this city, has
bought 800 Yale operating chair.
Mrs. E. S. Taylor has been on the
sick list several days, thus OBTAINING
her from teaching.
Taylor Rome spent Tuesday in Pa
ris.
Mrs. Matilda d. Edman, who has
been an invalid for several years is
much improved after another severe
attack.
Mrs. Fuller, wife of Rev. Isaac
Fuller, well-known here, died in Lex
ington this week.
The Love and Reeves Orchestra of
our city, played for a banquet at
Richmond Thursday night.
Miss Mary Davis, of Lexington, is
visiting her sister and friends here
this week.
The boy preacher at the Methodist
church continues to draw large
crowds. Ten have been added to the
church.
Jessie Rees has been elected Sec
rotary of the Pythian lodge to fill
the vacancy made by the death of
Ed. Wills.
Revs. I. Undertake and H.. c.
Baker attended the funeral of Mrs. l.
Fuller in Lexington Thursday.
w. H. Saffell, of Lawrenceburg,
Grand Master of the Odd Fellows,
will make his annual visit to this