Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-12-12
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CHURCH VIEW NOTES.
December s, 1896.

december o. 1896.
The election is all over, but the en-
joyment is hard to be forgotten by the |
republican voters On the 18th ult. |
he Shelly Road Band, near Saluda,
Va, celebrated Mckinley and Hobart.
and buried Bryan. On the 25th ult.
the Townbridge Band gave one of the
largest celebrations from Townbridge
hall TO Urbanna, Va, that has ever
been given by the republican party for
the election OF republican President.
Bryan is dead and Sewall is dying,
Mckinley is going to the white
House flying.
A goodly number of our prominent
and out-skirt democrats have been sick
ever since the election, all be-
cause of Bryan's defeat. We are
sorry for their sickness, but glad II is
not ours.
The month of November was very
warm until the extreme end of it,
which resulted in a cold wave ending
with snow and ice. Sleigh riding has
been numerous for the past several
days with Saluda and Urbanna.
Citizens, the recent cold snap has
been the production of much hog kill
ing in our neighborhood.
Mr.. w. T. Richardson. of Church
View, Va, has one of the finest lot of
cabbages that has ever been raised in
this country. The said Richardson
furnishes all the merchants in Urban
ma, Church View, Streets, Water View
and other places weekly with them.
hurrah, hurrah for Church View.
On Thursday night, December 3, '9e,
Mr.. V. Frazier, living near Church
View was awakened by Mr.. w. T.. Eas-
ton at IL :l5 O'Clock by brilliant light
flashing from his store house, near his
residence. Mr. Frazier was hard to
awake and when he came to his mind
it was too late for any good to be done
in the way of saving something.
Among the contents of the store con-
sumed was good quantity of shoemak
er's tools and a barrel of lime belong
ing TO the new church, Mount Zion.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Richmond Planet is much tax
en- by our people more so now than
ever The hustling agent and report
CT for the PLANET-Mr. w. l. Foster
is making good use of his time in sell
ing the PLANET, He furnishes Gus
toners with papers in Urbanna, Union
Grove, Streets, church View and ia
maica and has calls for the papers from
Saluda and other places. So you see
what prott it is to secure a hustline
agent,
Cards are out for the marriage OF
Mr.. Alexander Hill to Miss Matilds
Segar, Mr.. Major Bagby and Miss Lucy
Davis, Mr.. Thomas Davis and Miss Bet.
tie Boyd, Mr.. Charlie Robinson and
Miss Alice Page, MIR. J l.. Davenport
and Miss Lizzie Campbell. All In De
cember, 1896. Rally, boys rally
w. l.. Foster, of Church View, Va
agent and reporter foH the Planet
expects to leave on the 14th or 18th
inst for Baltimore, where he will spenC
few days attending to his commits.
si0n business, and as usual, Mr.. Foster
would be glaG 20 see all of his. credit
ors and-have full settlement befor.
that time as it takes money to buy OF
for the machine.
We have on our sick list :-Brothel
William b. Minor, who has been Ions
d suffer with the Asthma also his old
{ est daughter, Miss Addie NJ. Minor
r who is confined to her bed
We are glad to learn that Mrs. p. B
= Gatewood, beloved wife of Mr.. z. b
Gatewood, who has suffered with a Sc
8 we're attack of poison-oak is on tn,
+ mend. 1t has disfigured her face con.
}, siderably. We look upon Mrs. Gate
: wood as a lady and good Christian.
n There will be q grand rally at tn
e Antioch Baptist Church. Saluda. Va
e on the third Sunday in December, zoe
J. and the young divine, Rev. G TowIei
# former pastor of Mount Zion and Sa
is lem Baptist Churches has been re
y quested to preach on that day Tn
J. public is cordially invited to come on
and hear the great orator on that da
and contribute as much as possible {
the said church / will quote as we
q as I can remember: Simon Peter
!. lowest thou me7 Yea Lord. tho
4 knowest that I love thee. and Jesu
II said: Feed my sheep. 1 know m
. sheep aud am known Of mine"
Yours for the PLANET,
= w. /. FosrER.