Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-07-20
FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE.
Our Progress-News I'M Brief.


CHARLoTTEsvLLE, VA July Is, '95.
The Central City has cOlored popu-
latiOn of 1900 and they own property
valued at $4,000 There are four
Baptist Churches and one Methodist
Church, ten lodges of the different Sc
eret orders. six groceries. four black
smiths, three barbershOps, two ice
cream saloons, four contractors and
builders, one life insurance and one
land and improvement company, two
undertaking establishments and one
licensed embalmer.
The Mentor Lodge of Odd Fellows
has just completed a long felt want.
public hall. They have a beautiful
store room with glass front, which will
be occupied by the United Cabinet ard
Undertaking Co.
What we need today in Charlottes-
vile is more race pride and more bust
ness men. We have "A good field TO
live in, all we have TO do is TO attend
to our own business and we will be
sure TO get along. We want men TO
stand up for our rights and not be
lighting each other, but TO fight for
that which is right and God will do the
rest If we will only trust him. There
is an old saying IF you will make one
step he viii make two. AS business
men and leaders throw of past things
shake hands with that one you have
stopped speaking to for sometime, fall
in line. work together; for If you work
against yourself then you must expect
others to work against you. BE hon
est and temperate and success will
come Co you.
The editor of the PLANET. John
Mitchell, Jr., paid our city a flying Wis
it Saturday We will not tell you why
he was here, just take the PLANET and
you will find out all about it
TOPICS.
If you do not want TO be talked
about you must do right-See
That young man who took three Ia.
dies 20 "A confectionery store and call.
ed for 10 cents worth of candy had bet.
ter look out or Sunnyside will give YOU
away
Say old boy, that is not the way ",
do, if you want TO have "A good stim,
with the girls you must take your
hands of your pOcket-bOok, and lie
them call for what they want.
Sunnyside heard the following il
passing said one young lady to anoth
er, eve are good friends, hut If sh
don't let my fellow alone we Will fal
out :" and the other one answered he
and said, well don't you know tina
you are sporting another girls fellow
Remember what you do to others wi
be sure TO come back to you. So tax
things easy and do not fall out"
He did not take his best girl on Mon
day night, do you know why2
1t was asked what will that young ma
90 when his best girl returns home
lie says he Will stand by the girl tina
has stood by him all the time. Goo
for you old boy, we knew that yo
would do it. Bye-bye
Look out boys for the Sunday Schot
Union Picnic. Get ready to take you
best girl. If you let the other fello'
take her Sunnyside will see you an
tell you about it.
| Young man our girls are wOrkin
girls and can't entertain u hours
, day. She says if you call and stay
long next time, she will let the ire
fall on your foot. Look out old DO,
there is n Russian proverb which say
Before going to war pray once, b.
fore going TO see, pray twice and befol
| getting married pray three times.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs. l..
2 Brown has had relapse and is vel
/ sick at this writing We extend TO h,
| husband our sympathy in the Athletic
of his wife.
$ Rev. VIM. Troy is in the city al
t preached at the Ebenezer Church, Su
n day morning and evening.
- Rev r. b. Hardy was we'll enOu,
4 to fill his pulpit Sunday We are gl
: to see the Doctor out again.
= Rev. Hawkins filed the pulpit ct Il
+ First Church, Sunday morning a
e evening.
q Miss Lizzie Coles left Monday I
+ Alexandria to attend the Normal ms
= tute in that city.
J. We are on the look out for an excI
e sion from Richmond next Sunday.
Is SUNNYsIDE