Richmond planet., 1890-12-06
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. SATURDAY DECEMBER 6. 1890
DASvILLE ITEMS.
What the Editor Saw Enterprising
cOlOrs d Men--A Growing City
MilestOnes Of Progress

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OF the tobacco trade therefore affects
TO . remarkable degree the finance
OF the laboring portion of the COM
munity and reacts upon the mer-
chants from whom they buy
No locality is blessed with a more
Open-heaTted people than this "city
on the DAN The ministers WELD a
widespread influence especially
among the Colorcd people, and the
Woodworking deep thinking Rev. J.
l.. Barksdale, the genial, but tircless
Rev. W. +. Graham are bright lights
whose rays are most potent in shap-
ing the intellectual welfare and NOR
al condition of the ColOred people of
this section.
Mrs. T. g. Gladman and her at
tractive daughter, Addie, of Lynch
burg were visiting Mrs. Wesley III.
Jones nee Gladman They left for
home Monday morning.
Rev. j. l.. Barksdale preached an
inspiring sermon at the High Street
Baptist Church. Sunday the both ult.
from Romans 1914.
Mr.. A. p. Patrick is conducting
business in vegetables. fish and oy-
sters at ia Market ST. Mr. J. 5.
Graves has a large establishment at
1875 Market st. where he accommo-
dates all hands. Meals furnished on
the shortest notice. also lodgings,
confectioneries, oysters, etc, on
hand and ice-cream furnished at any
time desired.
Rev. j. l.. Barksdale owns proper
ty in Lynchhurg which has been es-
timated at SO, 900 and 30 acres
near Buena Vista, for which he has
been offered $1,000 per acre for IL
acres of it and declined TO take it.
He has rented and furnished fine
residence in Danville and will move
his family there from Lynchburg.
The High Street Baptist Church of
, which he is pastor is now out of
debt and the congregation is happy.
|. ID. Davis, dealer in fine groceries,
confectioneries, country produce,
cigars and tobacco, is doing well
and sticks close to business.
Rev w. f. Graham preached a
stirring sermon at the Loyal Street
Baptist Church, Sunday afternoon,
both inst. TO an appreciativecongre-
CATION. Hehas succeeded in getting
this beautiful edifice out of debt and
has won the hearts of his congrega-
tion. He has built a handsome
residence on Holhrook street, and
lives in peace and fappinoss With
his wife and little ones.
The leading Colored merchant in
this locality now is II. g. Isannister,
a man who appears to have been
born for the work. There is no
trait of the average downtown
salesman that he doesn't possess.
He deals in groceries, cigars and
tobacco, country produce, dry goods,
boots and shoes at his establish
ment 213 and 217 Union st. and
had the audacity TO try sell a news
Ipaper editor a suit of clothes, which
lcertainly showed his tenacity of pur-
Ipose to do business. He has been
Iquite sick but is much improved.
He is estimated to be worth between
forty and fifty thousand dollars,
lon which subject however he is reti-
lcent.
Few men with the same obstacles
would have succeeded in doing what
Rev e. +. Eggleston, the Presby-
terian minister has done, in the
same length OF time. He has built a
large three-story frame building
44x50, known as the Danville In.
dustrial High School, 1t is not yet
completed but will contain 10 class
rooms and one large hall in the Bro
: STORY. The industrial departmen
; will be on the first floor. Rev. Egg
: lgleston is superintendent and Prof
! j. r. Barrett. and Misses Ida Me
bane and Emma Ivy, teachers. Thi
is indeed grand work, one that i
needed by the race. Fronting ol
the street, apparently in the rear O
this large building the Elder ha
built cosy home in which he, hi
s wife and children reside.
l. Messrs Il. p. France and w. /
Williamson are doing & ene bushes
l. at 40 Union street where they haA
n fine wines, liquors etc, billiards an
pool. The place is attra ctively fixe
Al up and shows conclusively tha
J. these progressive young men unde
ID stand the business.
he We were indeed surprised when v
1T were shown by George p. Hollan
(. the large wood and coal business
a is conducting. He deals in groce
a les, confectioneries, and vegetable
lie etc. He has a five horse power e
" gine with which he saws all of II
re wood. His wood and coal yard
1t the largest possessed by any color.
e. Imam in the state. He has late
RS purchased fine horse and wago
p and seems to be doing well in evel
way. He is at 236 Union street.
p. s. BrOdnax, dealer in groceri
IS and confectioneries in the store q
Up Joining.
y, The True Reformers' Building is
20 fine investment. The price paid for
er was far below it's actual value. T.
IN income is "a per cent. on the amour
ne paid. The location is at 229, %
ck 233 Union street. 1t contains
es lodge rooms and II rooms rented
private families.
~ The building has been thorough