Richmond planet., 1897-05-22
XENOPHON SPEAKS.
The Time Near at Hand-Passed Away
Other Items ofInterest.
DANvnLE, VA May is. 's7.


The republican voters of the several
wards of Danville are hereby notified
that the 10th day OF June next, is the
day which the Republican Executive
Committee requests you to meet en-
masse for the express purpose of nomi-
mating and endorsing a candidate for
the Danville Postmastership. We
urge all voters TO bear in mind thjs
day and date and turn out and see that
the man of your choice is nominated
and endorsed. We shall certainly mus
ter our forces to push the claims of
the man whom goo4 Judgment
and reason directs, regardless of past
political affiliations. Our interests are
linked and bound together in this
cause, therefore when the PLArRr.
which is the mouth piece of our people
speaks for a man, you may dep, nd
upon him, for we shall use all energy
and leave not a single stone unturned
which will help TO carry a good cause
to success. There are at present five
applicants viz Messrs. John II john
ston, Barksdale, w p Robinson. j. M.
Clarke and Pedigo. or this number
who will be your choice? 1t is rumor
ed that two of this number have d e
clared that they shall not be governed
by the actions OF the mass meeting. If
that is true we only have three appli-
cants to deal with
What has become OF the Memorial
Association In the absence OF the
president the work has gone down.
Like the Business Mems Association.
the bottom has fallen out and the box v
has sunk into oblivion.
Mr. Eustice Hodge is critically i'll at
his home on Union st.
Mr.. Alexandria Eppes, of Almagro,
Pittsylvania County, is candidate for
Justice of Peace. 1t behooves all col
ored voters and especially all colored
of his district to go to their precincts
and vote him share in the municipal
affairs of Tunstall district. Mr.. Ed
wa'ds of the same place az d district
desires to become magistrate to these
hOnored sons OF dusky hue, We owe
our aiIegience. We hope that every
colored man who can vote in Tunstail
district will rally to the support of tv o
good men, even t"ongh you are put to
a little Inconvenience by SO doing
The May Queen at Linn Street A. M .
E. Church, Monday night, was fairly
successful and quite a good crowd was
out to greet the king and queen,
mo more kinks" call on r II John
son and let him serve you with the
craze of the age, No more kinks (" He
proposes TO straighten ali the color
ed peoples hair Shampooing, chill
dren's hair cutting and hair straight
ning specially.
Fell asleep in Jesus ard scared away
to regions of bliss eternal, in the
nresence of husband and children, re-
latives and mourning friends, Mrs.
lice Grasty, beloved wife of Prof w.
f Grasty, principal OF Holbrook st.
public school, on Friday, May l4th.
| Her funeral was preached Sunday AZ
ternoon. at 3 80 m. The remains
were taken in charge by Funeral Di-
rector TOwne Independent Fountain
of True RefOrmers of which she was a
member and founder, accompanied by
a host of True Reformers of other
fountains turned out in full force and
added much solemnity to the occasion.
The floral decorations were profuse
and y costly variety. the bearers re-
presented the deepest tributes of re.
spect The large family connections
made the scene sadder still. Among
those bearing floral tributes we noticed
Messrs. Wesley Jones. Robert Allen
L o .Ieffres. DR. A. L Winsiow, Law
Iyers & w. Kilgore and J. O. Robert
son, L II. Lock tt and a number o
others whose names we could not OBJ
tain. Rev. G. W. Goole in few i'm
, pressive and touching remarks eulO
gized the life and death OF this Chris
tian mother. A husband, some fou
or five little boys, large number O
. relatives and an unusual host of friend
are left to mourn their loss
XRNoPHoN.