Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-03-15
florence LETTER.
(E. B, WebsteP)

+ FLORENCE, S. G., March Ill
Mr.. Nj. l.. hurry, one of the leading
colored citizens of Greelysyillc, S. G.
passed through the city recently in
company with his wife, cnroute home
from Rocky Mount, N. <. Mr.. Muir
~ is senior deacon of Good Hope
Baptist Church. first class farmer
and a pubic spirited brother. He
c.'jors laA3inG Ncg,o r"yspulscrs.
Mr.. a. G. Bonniilcld, of Bufialo, N.
Y. passed hero cnroute to Jackson
vile, Fla, on business.
Corporal NJ. G. Smith passed here
onroutc to Savannah on business.
Private Eugene johnson of Aiken,
S. G. has returned from tho trenches
in France. He was Il member OF
Battery Il. 351st Il. a. and was on
tho firing limo in Alsaco and is proud
OF his record. lie WAS enroute for
homo.
Private Namp Cooper passed here
cnroutc for his homo at Gibson, n
{. He had his honorable discharge
and had seen service i'll France.
Mr.. James Roy, an engineer from
Philadelphia, passed here cnroute to
bingham on business
Almost every train into the city
~ lheS SplIlc III our DOSS from
France. They arc bong made wei
come and given a job.
~ neat cottage has been built by
Mr.. Willie Frank in Mullin Street
North Florence.
Row. Esnu Kelly made a trip to
Marion on Sunday and returned tho
Same evening.
Corporal NJ. G. Smith passed here
n fn
airs, Martha GrcgSs passed hero
recently returning from Augusta Ga.
whcrO she went to attend the funeral
OF her father, Rev. William Ards.
10 was member OF Israel Baptist
Church, Of good standing. Mrs
Gregg now resides in Philadelphia
Mrs. Lula a. Harvey, widow OF the
lato Henry w. Harvey passed through
tho city recently, returning from
Darlington, her old home, to Boston,
Mass, where she now resides. Mr.
Horny w. Harvey was once clerk in
the post Office at Darlington, S. c.
He died in Boston, in 1913.
Tho Rov. J. w. Bass, the blind
preacher, has organized at his Church
hero and at Spring Branch Baptist
Church, Florence County, the ST
John Benevolent Society. 1t pays
S2.00 per week sick benefits and s:
burial expenses. Tho officers are as,
follows: Rev. J. w. Bass, Worthy
Master; Miss Alice Davis, Good
Mary: Mrs. Rosa Morris, Recording
Eccretary; Mr.. ]. l.. johnson, Secre-'
tary.
III has already q largo membership
and is rapidly increasing, Rev. Bass
Is one OF our leading divines. He
said that while tho Church is in tho
world. much good can he accom-
plished, but when the world gets int
the Church, then hell and damnntion
is to play.
Mr.. James jenkins. OF Bannock-
burn was married to Misn Willie Ford
OF Lake View on March 6, 1919 by
tho clerk Of tho court at Dillon, 8.
c. and passed through hero March
enroute for thoir new home at Ban
nockburn, 6. C.
Steps are being taken to give tho
soldier boys OF this county from
France, a rousins good tino general
ly, In tow days.
Rev. r. w. Prince. Moderator of
Pee Dec Baptist Association passed
hero recently enroute to Sumter on
Official business. =
Mrs. RebeceA CovinEton, OF Ben
nettsvilis. 8. c. Writes US that she
Is agreeably surprised that the writer
has at last found sutton and she
asks that when things come of. she
be made wise. But she will be in
formed that the scribe ia still at sen.
The last young lady who heard that
expression fall from our lips said,
well, may the Lord help you in
your work" Ny Sister Rebecca will
be asked to recommend the successful
bidder.