Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-06
FLORENCE LETTER.
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FLORENCE. S. c.. December L..
Ma. b. f. Arnett Peters, all star
baritone of Detroit. Mich. passed here
ehroutc to Lamar via Darlington. Mr..
Peters spoke eucouragingly of tho
race in Detroit. They are buying
homes and making good. except, of
| course, the worthless fellow.
Mrs. Rcbccca Dyke after spending
| four months and one week at Ash
willie. n. c., having Il swell time, has
returned home to the great satisfac
, ton OF her many friends.
Mr.. Robert II. Henry, Of Wash
! instou, d. G. was all smiles when
! he passed hero cnroute to jackson
vile, Fla.
Mrs. Charles II. Smith and daugh
ter, Scdra passed through the city
recently cnroutc to st. Augustine,
Fla. to visit her neither.
Rev. N. S. Gillespie S. G. NJ. of
; the United Sons Of Abraham, main
Office, Columbia, 50 c., passed the
city recently returning from meet
ing of the State Grand Department
Council Of the Order. S. G. M. at
st. Bcu,ah Baptist Church. Florence
, County met on Friday, November 81
where they entered an injunction
against the action Of the State Grand
Session at Columbia, S. c. in call
meeting where they passed rcsolu-
tons that the S. V. NJ. of the Order
be paid SIS per month and that the
deputies report to the General Sec
rotary.
At the meeting at st. Bculah all
the deputies reported and acted on
the injunction. This Order, said the
chief. has more than 900 members
and already has $4,000 in bank to
deposit with the insurance commits
sioncr> for South Carolina. The head
Treasurer is located at 1917 Wash
ington Street, Columbia, S. c.
Mr.. II. b. Davis. an old citizen OF
Florence. who left here about 81
years ago, is here visiting his daugh
tcrs Of his first marriage. He left
here for Decatur, Ala. as manager
Of the Buckhcit Soft Drink Concern
but after fifteen years service with
them moved to Mound Bayou, Miss
and opened business Of his own
whore he is making money.
About % years ago no married
for the second time Miss Mary
Biley. OF Atlanta, Ga. and to them
was given Il daughter, Miss Hattie
Bailey. who assists him in the man
agemcnt OF his business. She is a
graduate of Mary Harvic Seminary
at West Point, Miss. Mr.. Davis sold
his homo at Decatur. Ala. recently
for $4,000. He said tho town Of
Mound Bayou is entirely governed
by race leaders and is very prosperous
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hodges left
the city recently to visit Jacksonville
Florida.
Mr.. Samuel Graham, OF Lake City
S, G. passed through the city recently
cnroute from Richmond, Va. for home
Miss Elena Beo OF Back Swamp,
S. G. was married to Mr.. Bose Brown
on Thursday, December 4. Rev. Il
Ham officiating. Tho bride Is the
charming daughter OF Mr.. Carolina
Bee, one of the leading citizens of
the County and for twenty years
superintendent OF tho Center Baptist
Sunday School and highly respected
lle is n real estate owner.
Mr. Leroy Albmone one OF our
leading young men preached his
trial sermon Sunday evening ut
Trinity Baptist Church. His text
was John 81 Marvel not that I
said unto thee, Yc must be born
again" A large crowd was out to
hear him.
Mrs. Ruth Webster Boone and
little son, Francis, have returned
from visit to Georgetown, S. G.