Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-08
Florence S. {. Notes
(E. B. Webster.)

Florcce, S. c., March 4.-Corporal
Alfred Dennis passed here enrouto to
Charleston, S. G. He carried excel
lent papers with him, having enlisted
in New York and spent 191 days on
the fighting line in France.
Miss Marie Covington has returned
from Boston. Mass, where she at
tended McDonalds Sewing and Dress
Making College. In 1915 Miss Gov
ington attended the State College at
Orangeburg, g. c.
Rev. and Mrs. w. W. McFadden
apcnt few uays in the city recently.
He Is Clerk OF the conference and
missionary for the Free Will Baptists
of South Carolina. He Is n SUCCESS
full farmer as we'll.
Mr.. Joe Tsdale Of Company X,
369th Infantry passed here enroute
to visit his parents. He has Just re
turned from France. He took part i'm
the battles Of June IA. July. IL and
September 90. Ho was honorably
discharged and carries Il first class
record.
Mr.. p. S. Burney, OF Bolivia, n. c..
went to Brunswick, Ga. to accompany
the body of his brother, Rev. c.. %.
Burncy who died there February 2S.
Sergeant Oswald Durrant went to
Darlington from Sumter He has
received his discharge from the Army
ana was in the trenches from March
16 to September Is, in the battles
OF Champagne and other important
engagements. He enjoys reading
Negro literature.
A committee representing the Bnp-
fist State Convention in the cduca-
rnl 60,
ut Florence, Tuesday, March 4.
Many lahorcrs Of both races arc
passing enroute to the government
works at Fayetteville N. c.
Rev. Dan Robinson, of Enlngham
reports success in his work at MI
Pisgah Baptist Church.
The leaders in singing, excluding
the writer, met at A. NJ e Church
on Monday evening to practice for
the music to be sung at Trinity Bap-
list Church, at the CAROLS lecture.
the evening Of Tuesday, March I
MIR. Dosicr Wright conducts n first
class grocery at the corner OF Marion
and DARLINGTON Streets.
Mr.. G. w. Skcctcrs has added y
restaurant department to his LARGO
grocery store, corner Marion and Oar
ltngton Streets. North Florence. H.
IL a REGULAR subscibcr to The Rich
mond Planet.
Tho youngstcr for whom his mot
CT drew the last dollar cut Of bank
to save him from the chain gang,
seems not to be concerned about II
n few days after, Judging from the
way he Moved around with strange
girl ard dressed in nowly pressed
suit.
Attention is called by some Of our
influential race Journals to the fact
that our ministers frequently make
cln>h officers OF the most illiterato
OF their congregation so that they,
the minister's, can havo their own
way in dealing VITA the church busi-
ness. But how about the care OF tho
poo" and tho needed LEGISLATION Oh
the part OF the Church for the d,vcl-
opment of our young people? All is
in manner neglected.
Some OF the teachers arc home on
account OF their schools hoin.: ular-
antiEcd because Of the Influenza.
The weather is dclightftl and tho
farmers and the merchants are busy.
Rev. r. l.. Mcfarland, OF Kings
tree, S. c., District Missionary of
the Pee Dec Assoc alton Is stirring
them up on his cheat"
The Rev. Esau Kelly has succeeded
in building up n fine business on the
corner Of Marion and Church Streets,
where many others have made a dis
NAL failure. But after all the man
is the real thing.