Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-29
FROM GAINESVILLE.
Newsy ltems-Many Amusements--
The "Jim Crow" Street Car
Law-Colored Folks Walk
ing--Other Items.

Or. L. F. Williams, of Dickson.
Tenn. is preparing TO locate in our
city. DR.. Williams comes well re-
commended.
Mr.. William cary, formerly of ST.
Louis, will be at home, 222 Adam St.
by Aug. 1st.
Mr.. Thomas Keesee will leave In
a few days for Hot Springs. Ark.
Mr.. Ernest Merrsweather will
leave in few days to resume his
work in Louisville.
Mr.. Ed. Parker. formerly of this
city. came down from Louisville last
week 10 visit friends.
Miss Hannah Thomas is here from
Nashville TO visit her mother.
For few hours of recreation and
refreshments. call to see George
Boyd. the old reliable fun maker.
Douglass Farrar feeds all hungry
people.
Prof. Rogers. the ventriloquisf.
Is playing four nights at Adam Sta
tion and Springfield. Tenn this week
He shows nothing but the best in his
line. AS ventriloQuist, he has but
few equals II any.
Prof. Rogers will show in Provi-
dence, Tenn. on July 26th and 27th.
IL will be a treat TO all who see him.
as he comes highly recommended as
an entertainer in his line Of business.
The farmers OF the country are
playing in bad luck IL continues
TO rain and wheat Is sprouting In the
shock, which means great loss to our
bread producers.
The Jim Grow" Street-car Law
is being obeyed TO the letter. We
suppose as far as the whites are
concerned. for the negroes are NOT
riding on the cars. We notice none
lame and afflicted negroes on the
cars. who owing to their condition,
are excusable. We are proud to say
that no disorder or arrests have oc-
CURED, for the downtrodden son OF
Ham has returned TO his first love
and bought a take. pain and walk
ticket
Great preparation is being made
to accommodate the dense crowd
that is expected here on the Sth of
Aug. Invitation has been extended
10 every lodge within a radius of
200 miles.
Dan Gordan will leave in a few
days 10 spend his vacation in Brook
lyn, New York. He viii. also visit
Oyster Bay and Niagara Falls before
returning home. Dan is one of
Bucks famous tonsorialists. who
challenges any man on a haircut
and shave.
The Blue Vein Society is prepar-
ing a great fishing party for the ear
ly days OF August. Say. boys, We
wish you much pleasure, but stay
out OF them water melon patches,
along the river bank.
Mary Clark and Mary Henry were
arrested for shop-lifting, a few days
ago. They have been caught with
something like 75 or 100 dollars
worth OF dry goods. These women
have been in trouble more than once
They are to be pited more than cen
sured while some of the papers have
already paraded their misdeeds be-
fore the world and held them up as
they do all negroes when they trans
gress the law. Yet they are not
train robbers or bank burglars, they
are the unfortunate negroes who
steal petty things. While we ask
the courts to deal gently with them
and extend the arms OF mercy. the
good people will kneel IN silent
prayer TO God for the ignorant and
down trodden negroes of this COM
munity. for they are being sinned a
gainst more than they are SHINING.
Miss Lena Magdalene Blakey, the
famous lady poet of Clarksville,
Tenn, by special request has been
asked to contribute for publication
that famous production OF hers, ''Ne
gro and his surroundings"
Mrs. Susie Merritt will be ready
to reopen her music school in a few
days All who desire to take les
sons on violin, mandolin or guitar
may call on her at her residence on
4th st.
Please telephone or call on Central
Drug Store for copies of the PLAN
EFT.