The Washington bee., 1910-01-29
PARAGRAPHll,' NEWS
Mss GoHeYia B. Max6eh
BY

III the helgnoofHood OF HIty. IEcy
are being established almost at
rate of one every month.
1t is said according to statistics re-
Gently given out, Mobile, Ala boasts
of having thirty-two Negro lctssr
carriers and a superintendent sf
carriers.
DR.. Ernest Lyon, American Ma
lister to Liberia, says that such 4
school as Tuskegee in Liberia, viii be
of unestimable benefit. There are
prospects of having one.
| All the leading white citizens paid
tribute to Aunt Amy Latimer, wks
was buried in Milledgeville, Ga, last
week.Her pallbearers were Judge s
I. Whilden, Recorder DR.. J. F. KidA,
| w. w. Stembridge and several otk-
er prominent white citizens. Anna Lat
inner belonged to the old class.
James Edwards Johnson, a Negrs
has been declared the legal heir sf
Bridget Torpey, cook, who died at
the age of 70 years leaving an es-
tate of 100000.
Representative Holland has intrs-
duced IN the Legislature, in Lexizg
ton, KY, a bill to prevent the estab
lishment of the Negro school, knows
as Lincoln Institute, which an ea-
dowment of a half-mil1i0n dollars.
was raised. Andrew Carnegie az@
Mrs. Russell Sage were among the
largest contributors. The college is
an offshoot of Berea.
The latest invention is shoe -shini4s
by electricity, which is done by drop
ping nickel in slot-machine IHs
is now being demonstrated in this
city, at 9o5 G street, n. W
| Joachim Carl Theodore Fricks, the
oldest barber in point of active serV-
ice in Illinois, died at the age of 81
tyears. He was a personal friend Of
Abraham Lincoln, who was Z regs-
lar patron of his shop and often ex-
changed jokes and stories with the
barber when business for both was
slack
In the last six months I36 textile
mills have been built in the Unites
States. Since January I, 1906, more
than 200 mills have been construct
ed, and about one half of this nuz-
Der in the South.
Ezra Kendall, the veteran come
, Smith, Of Cheyenne, Wyo.
soon have a Negro Cadet, Ollie z
dian, died suddenly at his home -
| Cleveland, Ohio. Mr.. Ezra MADE
! his first appearance in 1881.
| 1t has been stated by good authori-
| ty, that more than 1000 soldiers il
| the French army have served jail
sentences.
i The newly found comet which is
seen in the Western sky, win be
visible to the naked eye for about
three weeks.
/ The sixty-eighth anniversary OF the
birth of our martyred ex-President,
IWilliam Mckinley, is being celebrat-
ed today by the Carnation League OF
| America and will wear his favorite
, flower as a tribute to his memory.
II Prof. Hugh Cannon, composer of
ragtime classics "Goo-GOo Eye" ,"
"Bnl Bailey" etc, was committed 's
the poor house in Detroit, Mic,
Rev. Alice L. Wayters known the
world over as the only colored wo-
man, who was ever hOnored witk
scholarship, by the Moody Bible
Institute, of Chicago, I'll. Rev. Waytes
is known throughout the country as
4 woman of great force of character.
Mr.. Oscar D. Morris, who has bees
) III for four weeks is able 10 be out
, again. Mr.. Morris has just realized
, what it is to be sick and hereafter he
will pay more attention to his sick
= friends. He also thought that he was
, immuned
t Mr.. VIM. l. Patterson, of 2o29 Vt.
avenue, n. W, who has been home
sick for several weeks is able to re-
sumo work again, greatly to the
qualification of his many friends.
: REVIVAL AT 10Th ST. BAPTIST