Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-12-04
FROM BLUBFIBLD.
A Contemplate Article-A Prosperous
Enterurise-Ot Items.

BLURFrELD. w. Va. Nov %, '07.
We quote the following article pub
lished by the sentinel" OF this city,
cor course the Democrats do their
work. not a single Negro is employed.
They have awhile man who even as
sist them in their matter for the press
Notwithstanding we wonder what time
he has to write. as he believes in his
- all the time.) from q Pocahontas
correspondent:
''Sorry to say certain jumping
jack Baptist preacher, ESQ., called) OF
Bluefield, having been seduced by the
instigation of the devil has been in our
town trying to poison the minds-of the
members of the First Baptist Church,
against Rev. Henderson. Inasmucn as
God would not allow this to be success
fully carried out. he then tried to or
ganize Il branch church of Pocahontas.
We suggest that this Jumping jack go
into the woods or some other desolate
place and get his heart cleaned, be-
cause it is as black as the hinges of
hell. Let him remember ignorance
will never rule brain"
Signed: JAKE JR.
The above quotation was in its first is
sue We learn that the gentlemen can't
be found. who sent the article. that is
he fears to give his full name to the
public. 1t may be awhile correspondent
We would not be surprised at all, but
we would think this. from any citizen
of Pocshontss. Truly it must be one
of the so called leading lights of that
place of the race. This is as we have
been discussing through the Daily Tel
egraph, this city and the Pocahontas
~-ue -. 4 - 90
that the worst enemy the Negro race
has is himself. The above quotation
from the Sentinel, is more than true
that the race is their own enemy. The
gentleman to whom Mr.. J axe, Jr., re-
fers to is a minister OF the gospel and
stands as well in this section or any
where else as the majority of minis
tiers in the Southwest The writer,
(Mr. Jake Jr } made a clean display of
illiterateness and ignorance as a writ
err We denounce it to be the lowest
ignorance, speaking of a minister of
the gospel in this manner. it is indeed
a disgrace, and we hold the Sentine
as guilty for publishing the article
when the statement was not true OF
/ the man
We regret to state that the magni-
cent building, known as the Grand
i - 'lbCO OIQCI VI 0dtllCHn
Hall. at Pocahontaa. Va. is advertised
| for sale December Goth. The property
and building cost several ~tho u sand
dollars.
We are under many obligations &c
Mr.. w. Bolivar Davis. the wide avail G
and stirring tr yelling agent of the
PLANET, in his valuable and newsy let
ter, from the Hill City. LynchburgI
last week, speaking in such high, com
plimentary remarks of the n. /. b. E
Company OF that city and it's officers
and agents. We thank him especially
for referring to the Superintendent OF
the west division, who is the writer
We can endorse all that Mr.. Davis ha.
so we'll said about this grand enter
prise, speaking generally il has. and il
to day meeting with marked success
throughout the entire coal region OF
the Southwest. The n. / B. 4. Com
pany has the entire control in this Sec
tion over any other Company of its
kind cut here. The Company has nc
discrimination law, therefore we have
written up several white members il
the company. They are all we'll pleas
ed with this industry, paying sick anC
accident dues, also death benefits
We have the honor of being its Supe
intendent for the Western Division
Our membership already in this sec
ton is between two and three thOus
and Mr.. George Williams, Jr who j
President OF the company, is the righ
man in the right place.
We have a branch office here in thi
city and one in Pocahontas The tots
membership is exceedingly large, SOM
thing over 10000 This Company fur
uishes work for seven or eight youni
men and women steady, who are Civ
ing their full time to the Company u
: here; not speaking of the large fore
in Virginia, North Carolina aud othe
states, also in other parts of West Vii
ginia.
The exercises given at the Bluefiel
: Colored INSTITUTES on thanksgiving da!
we're very creditably rendered by tn
= students; also the exercises of Mr.. +
NJ. Smith of the public schools weI
Z a flsttering success. The pupils RI
= Elected much credit upon themselvt
: as we'll as the appreciatiye audienC
y present.
Mr. John s Lewis. the able attorne
at law of this city. made a flying tri
to Bramwell on professional bushes
. last week Col. Lewis was an assistaI
% ina ease that was decided in their fav'
' a few days ago at Princeton, w. Vi
court. Thompson of Bramwell sue
DIR McGuffin, of the same place Il
$50 900 The verdict being render
Tor So, 900.
We will have report of Mr. A.
Goodwin and Miss Lettie f. Warner
wedding in next weeks issue. III
occasion GENES off Thursday evenin
Mr. Goodwin is one of the popular bt
bers of our city.
Fl Yours for success.
. w. r. PATTERSON