Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-05-24
FARNIV|LLE NEWS

The beautiful Sunday morning
brought Il good many children out to
Sunday School and Il large number
of senior members. The lesson was
reviewed by Miss Marion Ilankins,
who by her thoughtful questions caus
ed much interesting discussion. Let
the people send their children to Sun
day School. Show me tho parents
who send their children to Sunday
School and l will show you The par
cnts ,un,o whom God is mcrciful and
whom God will bless.
Mr. G.. O. Hilton delivered his
talk Sunday night at the First Bapt
list Church with credit. The speaker
VAS introduced by DR.. Wiley The pas
tor. The congregation gave MIR. It'll
ton their undivided attcnti Il while
he related his experience with the
Artillery across The Pond" Mr.. Hill
ton is. one OF the Six Negro Officers
who held their places i'll the Field
Artillery from the beginning TO the
end.
MIR. and Mrs. Hilton shall remain
in Farmvillc during the summer.
What do we judge the progress OF
a town by? Farmvillc is progressing.
Tho Ideal Confectionery Store and
the bright cafe are doing good busi--
ness. These are clean and Wholesome
places recently opened on Main ST.,
for the people to enjoy themselves.
We arc learning to appreciate one
another both in private and public
life and that ono virtue Will help
make us stronger. The Ideal gave a
fine Japanese tca-party last Thursday
night from 8 p. NJ. to IL p. M. ell
enjoyed themselves very much.
Rev. Beck Of Blackstone has start
cd II moving picture show at Ely st.
Hall. They are pictures o.
quality. Shown every Monday, Thurs
and Friday nights. Come and enjoy
yourself without being afraid Of in
suits.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Robcr. Paige and
family of Roanoke are visiting their
parents for n short whifo.
Rcv. p. w Price is back after be
ing absent from The city for more than
two weeks conducting q successful &c
vival service in p: ,vidcnco: r. 7.
Rev. J. II. Wiley and Rev. Vcrnel
Johns attended tho Baptist State Con
vcntion in Petersburg last week.
DEATH OF A GOOD MAN.
Tho whole of Farmville was made
to feel sad over the death OF Mr.. John
w. Paige All old resident OF Farm
Vile, Friday May 16 1919. Mr.. Paige
was suddenly taken i'll from n stroke
OF paralysis and apoplcXy Of the brain.
His children were sent for at once
but ere they had reached tho side Of
their father, Tho had passed away;
dying abot S p. NJ. the same day.
His. wife refused to leave his sdo
until death led Lin away. Mrs. DR..
Poguc, Ethel knew nothing of her
fathers death until her mother told
her.
Mr.. Paige was born in August,
1861. He has loft to mourn his death
u wife; seven children; two brothers
and one sister. Mrs. DR.. PoCuc from
Bedford, Va; Mr.. Alfred Paige from
Detroit, Mich Mrs. Jackson Glaze,
Lottic, OF Farmvillo; Mr.. John Paige
from Washington; Miss Blanche Of
Farmville, Mr.. Claude Paige of V. N.
l. l. Ettrick, Va; and Miss Lillian are
:he seven children. All OF the children
who were away came to tho burial Of
their father.
Mrs. Mamie Coleman Of Richmond
came to his burial also. Mrs. Cole
man is an old friend.
The burial took place Monday after
noon at 4 o'clock from the First Bapt
list Church.
DR.. Wiley the pastor preached the
funeral assisted by RcVs. Augustus,
Price; Jordan and Randolph.
Our father is sleeping so free from
all pain
Oh! wake him not sweep spirit to
suffer again.
He is resting so swectly, o let him
rest on
His sickness is ended his troubles
all gone.
God in his mercy sent down from
above,
An angel that whispered q message Of
love
His lanGuishing head is now at rest,
His th;nkings and achings are over;
His quiet, dear unmovablc breast
Is heaved by affliction no more.
FROM THE FAMILY.
Miss Marion Hawkins and Mary c.
Jackson left last week for Philadcl-
phia.
We arc glad to report Mrs. Minnie
Reid is doing nicely at Memorial Hos
pital Richmond, where she under
went very serious operation last
Wednesday. She was accompanied ,
there by her sister, Mrs. Annie Philips
Mrs. Mary Camp of Madison, N. J.
is in tho city visiting her daughter
Mrs. A. r. Farrar.