Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-09-06
ROANOKE. NEWS

ROANOKE, VA, September L.
Ihe services Sunday morning az sit
Zion a. NJ. Il. Church were very sad
TO the entire membership, whom they
thought OF the sad conditions sur
rounding two of the homes Of our
members on Seventh Avenue, N. w.
Mrs. Fannie 10. Dickerson departed
this life Friday evening at $3.50. She
had n stroke OF paralysis In the morn
ing and Mt evening she passed quietly
to rest. Mrs. Minnie Smith, Of 35S
Seventh Avenue. n. w. departed this
life after an illness Of nine months.
She died Saturday, August 30, 1919.
Rev. j. j. Mayo, Of North Fourth
Avenue, N. w. will spend the second
Sunday In September in Greensboro,
N. G., after which he will visit Net
ural Bridge on his return trip. This
young man IS aspiring for church
He is very fine Christian character
and very steady in his habits.
Little Catherine Howard, Of SOB
Seventh Avenue, N. w. returned Sat
Mrday from Richmond, where she
spent very pleasant week with her
uncle and other relatives in the Cap
ital of Virginia.
Mrs. Mary cambridge, Of New York
who spent one month in and around
the city visiting her sister, Mrs. Gillic
Furgcrson, OF 225 Fifth Avenue, N.
w. left Monday night for New York
much clatcd over her trip to the old
mother Of States.
1t was my pleasure last Sunday
evening to meet my old friend, J. ".
Ewcll and have a jolly chat with him
formed me that he was enroute for
Rig Stone Gap, Va. He asked cS-
nccially' to be remembered to Mr.. II.
Coles and J. C. Duggcr. Mr.. Ewcl,
was looking fine. Mr.. B. ~. Wade
Joined him enroute for Columbus. O.
promising TO take care of him as far
as he would with so him.
Mr.. Edgar A. Stanficld and his
bride, Miss Clara Riley of South Bos-
ton left the city August 81 to spend
short while in the State of Ohio.
Ihey viii be home after September
s, at 1873 Eighth Avenue, N. w. They
were united in the bonds of wedlock
the morning Of August 80 and ar
rived in the city at 9:45. They
stopped over at home until 4:45 and
left for Ohio, where they will spend
their honeymoon.
Mrs. Rosa Crocker, Of Norfolk and
her sister, Mrs. Sophia Powell, Of
Norfolk, spent Il few days visiting
their sister, Miss Maggie Dehaven, of
"oS Seventh Avenue, N. w.
Master Herman Potter. who had
spent the Summer with his aunts
Mrs. Crocker and Mrs. Powell, of
Norfolk, returned to Roanoke to en-
ter school in the city this term.
Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Crockcr left
for Norfolk this morning, September
2, over the Virginian.
MIS-. Louise Burton, of 326 Fourth
Avenue. N. w, who has been indis-
posed for five weeks is out again
getting along nicely.
Mrs. Mamie Bean, of Norfolk. Va
is the guest Of Mrs. Burton and will
spend one months vacation with Mr.,
and Mrs. Burton, of the above adj
dress.
The Stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. -. Hunt, of 20S Sixth
Avenue, N. &c. August IS, and left a
fine baby boy. Mother and baby arc
getting along fine.
Mrs. G. l.. Pittman, Of Seventh
Avenue, N. e. is indisposed this week
Mr.. G. l.. Pittman of the above
address had his finger mashed Sc
verely while packing on his car. lie
hopes to be able to report for dnty
soon.
The funeral services Of the late
Mrs. Minnie Smith of Seventh Avenue
N. w. were held Monday. September
l, at $3.50 from st. Pauls Memorial
NJ. &c. Church. For. many years She