Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-15
ROANOKE NEWS NOTES

ROANOKE, van Sept. 1O.-An
automobile party left the CITY for
Lexington Va, September Q, con-
sisting Of the following gentlemen of
the city: Mr.. A. +. Brooks, Mr.. Green
Penn, Mr.. Charles Lawson, Mr.. T.
T. Taliaferro, DR.. Edwood Downing,
Mr.. Willie Patterson and Purcell
Cuff. The party went from Licking
ton to Natural Bridge and into the
caverns at two o'clock. They left
the caves at three o'clock and arrived
In Roanoke at six o'clock. having
had the trip Of their lives. Mr.. w.
*. Walker, of Lexington entertained
the Roanoke visitors royalty, 30
much so until the gentlemen will
not soon forgot the hospitalities
shown them while in Lexington.
Miss Gertrude Lawson and sister,
Estelle, left Sunday night for sNor-
folk and Hampton, visiting the
daughter OF Mrs. w. II. B. Williams,
Miss p. Spinnie, Of Hampton, Va.
Mrs. Emma Mickey the daughter
of Mrs. Catherine Miller, of No. 314,
died Monday after q long illness and
the funeral took place from the
home. Rev. j. J. Jefferson officiat-
ed, the pastor being out of the city.
Funeral Director w. Il. Hughes had
charge Of the burial.
Mrs. Miller wishes to use this
method In thanking the many friends
who assisted her SO nicely during
the illness and death of her daugh-
ter.
Mrs. Annie l.. Powell, $40 Walker
avenue, N. e.. left last Saturday for
a two weeks vacation visiting
friends at Rocky Mount. Franklin
Co., Va. She carried her little son
Master Edwin.
Sunday morning and night, Rev.
George G. Taylor, d. D., of Mt. Zion
"A. M. e. Church delivered two very
weighty sermons. At night the Rev.
erend used as text, IL Peter, 5th
verso, And besides this giving all
diligence, add to your faith virtue
and to virtue knowledge"
Mrs. James A. Swift, SOS Eighth
avenue, IN. e. left for Columbus, o.
September s, to visit her sister and
brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l..
Roberts. ..-.
j Miss Augusta Hggleaton, SOL
Tenth avenue, N. Il. has returned
from a visit to Columbus, o. and
Pittsburg, Pa.
Rev. w. r. Robinson, of Washing
ton, ID. G. has been visiting his sister
Mrs. Ellen Crutchfleld, of 245 Tenth
avenue, N. -. and was accompanied
by her to Forest, Va, where lie
prS,ivlieu' q SUltis1aIlV tssaTGaar ,a.Id -reer,
turned to Washington.
Mrs. Gillie Furgerson, 90 Fifth
avenue, N, W., who underwent O
serious operation at Freedmen's a
few weeks ago, Is getting along fine.
Mrs. Annie Brown and Mrs.
Blanche Cooke of Pittsburg, Pa. are
visiting their sister, Mrs. Berta
Hoson and Mrs. Ida Bonds and Susie
Farley, Of Northeast Roanoke. TIC
Ninth avenue.
Another father Of the city has fall
en- a victim to the great monster
death, in the person of Brother r.
G. Kinsey, who died Saturday night,
at nine o'clock and was buried ON
Monday with high honors by Kebar
Lodge, I. o. o. +. The funeral was
from St. Paul's Memorial n. e.
Church, of which he was a member
for forty years and two months. He
never faltered In the fight for God
triumph of faith and was solemnly
laid to rest In Midway Cemetery,
He lived to bless mankind and Sc
cured home in Heaven.
The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Sum
day School gave the children truck
ride and picnic at Kingstown last
Thursday. They enjoyed quite a
pleasant outing with abundance of
the delicacies Of the season.
WANTS TO LOCATE SISTER. !
Any information Of the where
abouts of Mrs. Margaret HINTON will
be of much comfort and great relief
to her dear sister, Mrs. Angie Brown
OF 945 Ninth avenue. N. W., Roan-!
oke, Va. When last heard of, two
years ago, she was at Winston-Saiem
N. c., on east Third street.
Miss Minnie Hay, Of Rustburg, Va,
the adopted daughter of Mr.. Samuel,
Jennings, was brought to Roanoke
and placed in Burrell Memorial Hos
pital, for an operation under DR.. J..
B. Clayton. ...}....
Mrs. Annie Mitchell and daughter,