Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-10-25
THE FLORENCE LETTER.
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FLORENCE, S. c., October 21.-
Rev. ID. }. Johnson. pastor Of Mt.
Zion Baptist Church, Marlboro Coun
ty, raised $4,000 in rally for the
Church. October 10 and ordained
Brother Walter Lcgctt. He added
fifty members to the Church. Rev.
johnson assisted in revival meetings
at Mullins, S. G.. Rev. Jenkins also
added fifty at Timmonsvillc. Rev.
l.. Ham pastor with ltcv. H. G. Coop
or, added fifty. Also assisted Rev.
John Jackson at Davis Station, Clar
cndon County, s. G.. and Rev. vii
liamS. near TimmonSville. For three
years Rev. Johnson has served as
pastor Of Ebcnezor Baptist Church
of this city and has added 10 to the
membership and cancelled n mort
gage Of $25O.O0. The Church to
show its appreciation has increased
his salary to $650.O0 per year. Rev.
johnson stands well at the Pee Dec
Baptist Association.
Mr.. d. 4. Goodwill passed here
recently cnroutc to Voorhees, lnsti-
tutc.
Mr.. +. c. Gricr, Of Waycross, Ga.
passed here cnroutc to Richmond,
Va. TO visit his father, Mr.. Walter
Gricr, who is quite sick.
Mr.. Frank Hines was married to
Miss Elizabeth pcttigrew on October
s, Rev. Mcleod officiating. They left
the city October 16 on Il bridal trip
to Jacksonville, Fla.
The Pee Dee Baptist Association
meets at Florence, S. c., Wednesday,
October 20, at Trinity Baptist Church
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Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Dorsey. of
Savannah, GA. passed here recently
cnroutc to Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr.. Walter Crooms and mother.
Mrs. Dafncy Crooms, of Olanda, Fla
Springs, n. Y, with the body OF their
sister, Miss Virginia.
Mr.. Nelson Sogs, Of the 369th t..
S. Infantry passed here enroute to
Tarhoro. N. c. ..
Mrs. Nancy Singleton, Of Paris
Island Naval Station passed here en-
route to Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr.. Alex Silvcrton, Of the 32Sth
L. S. Regiment passed here recently
cnroutc to Darlington, S. c., after
visiting relatives here. He spent 30
months in France and claimed to
KNOW something OF war.
Mr.. John Wade, Of Valdosta, Ga.
passed here cnroute to Mullins, S. G.
his new home. He blcongs TO the
Church of the First Born.
Rev. c. NJ. Brooks will be princi
pal of the Pee Dee Normal Colorcd
School at Dillon, S. c., the coming
term.
Mr.. Hayward Eaddy, Il prosperous
farmer of Lyman, S. C. visited the
city recently.
Mr.. John Francis, OF the u. IS. S.
George Washington, passed through
here. This is the ship that carries
the Belgian King back home.
Sergeant Weston passed here re-
Gently enronte to Washington, ID. c.,
after visiting relatives and friends at
Darlington, S. G.
Mr.. Willie Irvine, of Wilmingto on,
N. c., after visiting friends here has
returned to his home
Rev. Sasscr, of Hartsville. S. G..
will attend the big Pee Dee Associa
ton during the session here, bring
ing reports from his two Churches.
Miss Rosa l.. Horn opened the
Greenfield Public School on Monday,
October 20.
Miss Ether Elliott, of Carter Cross
Roads passed here recently cnroute
to Bolton. N. c.
Mr. II. J. Johnson, one of the lead
ing farmers Of Florence County,
passed here cnroute from his Church
at Cherry Grove Baptist Church.
where he serves as deacon and trus
tee. He is also sub-trustec of the
public school, where arrangement is
afoot to establish a graded school.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcbride, Mr..
and Mrs. Elliott Ashby and Louisa
Mcbride left for Richmond, Va. to-
visit relatives and friends.
Mr.. a. Clarkson and Mr.. Lucas
passed through the city from Savan-
nah, Ga, where they visited the pub
lie high school there.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Glasco, Of Dill
Ion, S. c.. after visiting relatives and
friends here returned home.
Mr.. John Miller, of Sellers, S. c.
passed through the city recently re-
Turning from Bennettsvillc, S. G..
The people Of Bennettsville, S. C.
have no desire for the return OF the
Robinson Circus there, because many
people were robbed, several killed
and two small children stolen.
Mr.. Langford, the architect, passed ,
here recently enroutc from
Atlanta, Ga. to Fayetteville, N. C.
Rev. M. d. l.. Pope, National Evan
eclist from the Northern Baptist
Board preached at Trinity Baptist |
Church Sunday evening, from | Co
AT. He is visiting the |
big Pee Dee Association.
Miss Lena Reid, Of Rocky Mount, !
n. G. passed here from Tampa, Fla. !
to Rocky Mount to teach.
Rev. James Egcrton, founder of
the Divine Baptist Church here is )
visiting sections OF North Carolina
and Virginia. He is an agent Of the !
War savings DeDartmnnt ne tho TT Q !