Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-08-24
DANVILLELETTER.
Sunday School Pio-nic-A Teachers Res
olution-Prof Mills Cause.-The Color
edPublic School-Surprising
Race Prejudice.

DANvmLE, VA, Aug Il, '95.
The High St. Baptist Sunday school
held its anSdal picnic at the Reser-
vOir Park, Monday the 18th The
School was carried out TO the
grounds upon the street cars. Hum
dreds of friends attended and pro-
n0unced il the most pleasant outing
enjoyed this summer. Supt w +.
Grasty furnished cream and cake free
TO every member of the school.
The delegates TO the State Sunday
School Convention are making prep
aration TO go Fredericksburg
THE LUNENBURG CASE
The Planet is being highly COM
mended in this section for its energet-
&c work in behalf of the Lunenburg
prisoners and the Editor could face
a Danville audience and depict the
gross injustice perpetrated upon
those innocent women, he would obtain
substantial and tangible evidence of
our sympathy.
They say that a certain public
school teacher that is fast merging
into old maiden hood has solemnly
vowed, stamping her foot to empha-
size the fact, that her purpose first,
last and all the while is to get hus-
band
Work on the new mission temple is
being rapidly pushed forward The
Bell Flowers, rather the major portion
of them were very disagreeable enter
tanned by Supt. of School. Capt An
derson at the public school building.
They were richly served with arith-
metic, grammar, history, geography
and few delicious side dishes such as
physiology. spelling, theory and pr ac-
tice of teaching. The way those girls
disarranged their side bangs during
that most delightful entertainment,
is a caution. Supt. Anderson was so
charming. neither the smiles, pret'g
side chances nor winning ways OF tie
almost invincible Bell Flowers moved
him.
a very fine young lady from Ken
lucky is visiting on Holbrook st. 1t
is rumOred that she comes East to
get husband(2)
J. Z. Harrison. Esq counsel foI
| Prof 5 ID. Mills, is assuring the friends
( the Prof. that his client will soon be
out of prison as the case has been sc
placed upon the docket of the Supreme
Court that it will come TO trial early
in September.
PREJUDIcED CITIZEN OBJECTS
1t seems that some of our white cit
liens have decided to prevent the e.
rection of the Franklin St school WHY
they oppose it no one can tell. i
cannot be race prejudice because tn,
lpastor of the white church in tn,
VICINITY of the proposed school sit'
assisted 10y one of his most prominen
members is the prime leader in tn,
Opposition 1t is thought by some
that some Of the white citizens no
residents of that section of the cit,
are catering TO the wishes of anothe
class of citizens TO secure their vote
ut the next municipal election.
Whether or not this is true, thei
lcourse is being watched Toy the color
ed people and when the proper tim
comes retaliation will be melted on
TO such men Put the negro schoo
on Reed Island" says one Put
in the Fair Ground" says. another
PUT il any where except near tn
white citizens" Niger children pass
ing through our section viii pollut
Iour children" eve cannot raise de
cent daughters If the school is pu
into our midst" If this be true, wha
kind of daughters did they raise durin
the days,of slavery and since that2
Mr.. 9. g. Bowers of Kentucky, VIII
has been the guest of Miss /. A
= Haskins for several days and
whose honor a grand social was give
Wednesday evening, has returned HON
shall / say minus the object for whic
he came? Let future events deter
( mine.
7 Planets on sale at the Danvill
Pharmacy, No. lie Market St.
+ w. w. MANN