Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-09-18
FROM BLUEFIILD.
Well Pleased With His Triu-To the Ma
trimonial Altar-0ther Items.

DLUEFIELD, W. VA, Oepb IA.
We rejoice much of having the pleas
ure of visiting the east during the past
week in the cities of Richmond, New
port News and Norfolk, Va. In these
various places where we visited, we are
glad to say we found everything pleas
ant and the people up to date, opera
ting business on small and large scales.
While in Richmond we had the pleas
ure of stopping with Reverend andIMrs.
X. o. Johnson, 1885 Hickory st. Rev.
Johnson is the little, stirring, scholar
ly and unerring pastor of the Moore
Street Baptist Church, one OF the lead
ing churches in that city. We return
many sincere thanks to Mrs johnson,
who spared no pains in making US so
welcome and every thing pleasant dur
Ing our stay. We will always be un-
der many and lasting obligations for
their kindness. One could not help
from enjoying themselves in such a
coy home. We hope ere the time will
come when they can visit these great
mountains to see us. We visited q
great many places of interest while in
Richmond, and among all never did we
enjoy our trip so grand as we did when
we arrived at 3ll North Fourth Street,
the great headquarters of one of the
onlv leading Negro newspaper Ameri-
ca has ever produced. Controlled and
run by one of the races real, earnest
and complete leaders, in the person of
Hon. John Mitchell, Jr Many will say
this is a great deal to say about Hon.
Mitchell and his noble paper, but it il
more than true what we have said
about this wonderful man and his
excellent work for the upbuilding of
falling humanity and the race gener-
ally. We only would that we could
picture him and his work to the public
as we desire Mr.. Mitchell has one of
the most complete fitted up business
like offices of any headquarters of any
business any where in this country.
The race alone is not only proud of our
great hero, Hon. John Mitchell, Jr.
but all races that know him and of
him and his great work can not help
from praising him. We have many
more things to say along this line of
Mr.. Mitchell and the PLANET, for he
and his organ of the South in behalf OF
the country is power indeed in the
Southland as we'll as in the north for
the uplifting of any nation.
In company with Messrs John Mitch
ell, Jr., J. E Meadows of keystone, w.
Va, editor of the Flat Top Laborer,"
and others we are under many obliga-
tions to Mr.. Mitchell for his kindness
in taking so much pleasure showing US
through his large Planet building that
he has purchased 1t is indeed a mag
nificent structure and the greatest Of
all. 1T bestows so much honor upon the
owner and proprietor of this valuable
property and Planet outfit. We can
but cry out from the depth of our
and say all honor to so great man as
Hon. Mitchell. Oh that the race only
had ten such men as him yes, Just ten
not a hundred and lynch-law and all
other unjust acts practiced upon our
race would be OF the past.
Mr.. II. r. Young and Miss Belle Hig-
ginbotham were united in the holy
bonds of wedlock on last Wednesday
evening, before an immense audience,
at the Scott Street Church. Rev. s
M. Gaines officiated. The scribe ex-
tends his congratulations to the happy
couple over the sea of life.
Mrs. Amanda @. Dodson and her two
little boys, Charlie and Jnkeniah, ar
rived home last Sunday evening, from
Chase City, Va, where they have been
spending the summer season. Her
many friends were exceedingly glad to
welcome her home as ain.
Hon. George Williams, Jr., of Lynch
burg, is contemplating running anoth-
er excursion from from Keystone, W
Va, to the Lynchburg fair In October
Hon. Williams knows how to run ex-
cursions to make a success
w. R. FATHERS ON.