Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-11
WINCHESTER NEWS NOTES

Mr.. Lloyd p. Fisher has returned
home from Fort Niagara, N, Y, where
he has been spending the summer
recupcrating prior to the opening Cd
his school. Mr.. Fisher Is principal Cd
the Cedar Hill school,
Mrs. Irene Brown and Mrs. J. Hen
dcrson Cooke spent Sunday in CLARKE
visiting friends.
Mr.. Luther Bowles and Mr.. Ludel
Taylcr Of Staunton were visitors e
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Brown on Brad
dock St., Sunday while enroute to
Harpers Ferry w. Va, 10 meet Mr.
w. W. Webb Of Cleveland, Ohio
They were the victims of an accidens
by their motorcycle ON which the
were riding collided with an auto.
mobile on the valley pike about throa
miles south of this place They
were quite shaken up but not serious
ly hurt and were able to continu
their journey.
Mr.. G. w. Hollis of Strasburg, Va.
attended the monthly meeting of tn
II. or L. Lodge here on Monday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew j. Cooke ar
In baltimore, Md, attending the fu
herai OF Mrs. Mamie Smith, wife
Alr. Waldo Smith propricto: of hotel
Rev. G. 0. Wing of Bethel 4. M
e. Church preached at John Mann AZ
| IL. church ut 3 p. H., Sunday. HI
| choir furnished the music under tho
direction OF Rev. James W. Stephen
son.
Mrs. Agnes w. Scott and little son
George spent Saturday and Sunda
win her mother at Pigeon Hill
Clarke Co.
Miss Elizabeth Jennings has re-
turned from Martinsburg w. Va
where she has been visiting Miss
/ Edna Ross.
Mr.. VIM. Il. N. Laws returned HON
saturday last from York, Pa, wher
he attended the funeral of rie :, nd
mother' hrs "a. Laws. 81 =
Mr.. James Harding of Hotel lac
Is out again. He has been on tn
SICK list for some time.
| quite Il number of our boys passed
fhe examination for the army and
so tar not one has signed exemntio,
cards, good boys; but the largest per-
cchtage OF the whit. .oys have. Iool,
out for your patriotism.
we all are very much taken I'm
win the editorials in the Planet this
week and my papers went fast. II
: SHOWS what our folks think of orr
leaders. Let the good work 60 on
ana am sure there Is no better wav
10 advertise The Planet than those
good straight heart to heart talks
what we want to do Is to get our peo
pie TO think that our leaders are inter
csted IN them and that will do more
toward solving the Negro Problem
IMAM anything else. All we want Is
mar show and I believe that the
colored boys Of Uncle Sam will be \
n.s factor In saving Democracy for
the world yet. We are very
much impressed with the reading ff
inc silent parade in New York CIV
! the other night, would to- God blaci,
people In other cities would take u
up. Perhaps 1t might have the same
erect On our Government officials the
small voice had ON Elijah the Tish
olte III the cave somewhere In Judah,
Mr.. j. Williams and wife spent Sat-
urday last in Washington, d. C.
: Mr.. Earl Evans has accented tba
position OF head waiter at Hote
Evans.
Mr.. Larrie Turner has Installed a
me billiard table in his home on E
Hart St, for the convenience of him
SELF and friends. He will make a
tennis court in the near future.
The Oceolo Athletic Club q socja
organization of which Mr.. NJ +,
Brown is President gave an outing
on Friday last to It's friends an
members. All kinds of games wcr
lhdulged III, refreshments were ais
served on the grounds. The club i,
strictly charitable affair and heirs
wherever help Is needed. Miss Carrie
Walker is Secretary, Mrs, Fl. V. Giles
Treasurer
Mrs. Violet Burns has returned fl
Baltimore, after spending sometime
with her daughter Mra Wn, TT o,,,;.