The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-07-25


Grand Lodge session on the first Of
August. = ~
Mrs. Ada Mooss, Of Lancaster. ar
rived IN the city last week to spend
the summer with her mother. Mrs
Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Jones spent
the first of the week at Institnte
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. r. MitchelT
The Lolo barber shop, of which T
A. Campbell is proprietor, has been
very much improved in APPEARANCE Nv
the new hydraulic chairs which wer:
put in last week 49,. ..
A seven hundred dollars soda
fountain was installed in the
Gem Pharmacy the first OF the
week making it the best appoint
ed place Of, business of the kind
conducted for and by Negroes in the
state.
President J. MoHenry Jones, Of In
stltute, passed through the city Sat-
uruay en- route to PHILADELPHIA where
ne goes on business connected with
the Grand United Order Of Odd Eel
1Ows.
Misses Ethel and Lou Ellen spriggs
or Institute, . and Miss Daisy Ban
Of washington, who is spending a
few weeks with them, were guests
or Miss Esther Fulks Thursday of
last week. ...
Miss Alpha Brooks. who has been
connected with the Holley Sanitar
lum at Hinton as head nurse, spent
few hours here Saturday on her
way to her home at Institute.
Miss Nellie Lewis, of Montgomery.
was in the fcity shopping Saturday.
FIRE OF unknown origin in the rear
OF the Peoples Grocery Co.'S store
Monday night about ten o'clock threat
ened the X. of P. building with de-
structon and great loss would have
Deen sustained by the various tenants
bit for the discovery of the blaze by
EllWood Ferguson, who was standing
on the opposite side Of the street. nv
kicking in the plate glass door en-
trance was gained. in the store and a.
box of waste paper, which in some
way had become ignited, was thrown
into the street. The fire department
responded promptly to the alarm, but
fortunately their services were not
needed.
Mrs Eliza Wells who has been visit
Ing her daughter, Mrs. G., P. Porter,
returned to her home at Gallipolis.
o., Sunday. -...........
The Church Aid Society Of Simp-
son M b. church meets Friday with
Mrs. G. P. Porter Elizabeth street. .
The delegates from the First Bap-
list church to the Mt. Olivet Baptist
association in session at Raymond
City this week are Rev. S. R. Bullock
j. P. Caul and Mrs. Maria Alexander
Rev. I. Y. Bryant, of Huntington,
spent Tuesday afternoon with Rev. J.
Eullan Bullock, whose condition is re-
ported as unchanged. Prof Thomas
Jefferson, president Of the West Vir-
ginia Seminary and College, at Hill
Top, also called upon Rev. Bullock
Tuesday
Mrs. e. M. cambridge, of QUINN
mont, was, called to the city last week,
by the srious illness of her sister,
Miss Mary Eubank, who is now con-
valescing slowly. =
The Twentieth century club will
have no meeting this week.
Arthur Henderson is i'll with fever
at his home on Court Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan James en-
tertained at dinner Wednesday OF
last week Rev. and Mrs. w. e. Walk
or, Rev and Mrs. s. r. BULLOCK and
Rev. and Mrs. J. w. Waters.
hliS0 winnie OdHlu elS Is reported
seriously i'll.
Miss Ethel Waters died Tuesday
at her home near Two Mile Of con
sumption. The funeral services we're
held yesterday at the st. Paul A.
M. e. church.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Adams has been very i'll the past
week.
Much interest is being manifested
in the approaching meeting Of the
State Medical association to be held
here the 10Th and 30 inst. The To-
cal committee composed Of Drs.
CrichlOW, Jones and Gamble has been
assured Of the attendance of a good
~ number Of physicians from differ
ent parts Of the state and also Of the
presence Of Drs. John f.. Hunter, Of
Lexington, and John II. Holmes, Of
Winchester, Pa, On Monday
reception will be held at the Old K,
Of P. hall Tuesday morning opera
tons and surgical clinics will be held
at, Charleston General hospital. The
business session will be held at the
St. Paul A.. M. e. church.
Mrs. f. c.. Berry returned to her