Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-10-04
ROANOKE NEWS

night, September 90. Mr.. G. w. Cole
man.was reelected worthy deputy and
J. G.. Saunders was elected assistant
deputy.
Miss Lillian Staniicld, Of 800 Tenth
Avenue. n. w. left for Petersburg
School tuesday night, September so.
Mrs. Ella b. Stanton, 2S19 Web
Stcr Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, who
was called to Roanoke nine weeks
ago to the bedside Of her father, Mr..
James Wright, deceased, left for her
home Friday, September 90.
Miss Lucy NOVEL;, of Ninth Avenue
y. W., who is under treatment OF
DR.. J. H. Roberts, is much improved
at this writing.
Mrs. Rosa Hale Of Columbus, Ohio
is in the city this week visiting her
mother and father, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Steward. Of MaUowall Avenue, N.
w. Mrs. Steward, her mother, has
been indisposcd for long while.
Miss Stella BrOadnaX, Of Seventh
Avenue, N, W., left for Hampton N.
and |. Institute, last Monday night.
Mrs. Annie Mitchell, Of Sixth Ave
me, n. w. has been indisposcd for
the last few days but she is much
better at this writing.
Rev. James S. Hatcher, Of Mount
Zion a. NJ. E. Church delivered Il
most helpful and instructive sermon
to a large audience last Sunday morn
ing from ST. John 3:lil5. The
Reverend urged upon his hearers to
fully and wholly accept Jesus rs the
Great Balm for all the diseases OF the
human family wrought by the fall.
Rev. Hatcher is quite teacher OF
the Bible Come and hear him out
of Gods Word.
Mrs Martha Mitchell, OF Mcdonald
Pa. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Aman-
da Warrington, Of 1909 Salem Ave-
nue.. S. w. She will spend two weeks
with her sister in Roanoke before
returning to the Smoky City.
Master Irving Howard, OF 1902
Seventh Avenue, N. w. left the city
Saturday night for Richmond, 10 en-
ter the Virginia Union University
where it is earnestly hoped by his
many friends that he will make good
Mr.. Robert Hunt, an aged citizen
Of Norman Road, n. w. died Sep
tcmbcr 25. The funeral and inter
mcnt was Saturday, September q.
lie died in full triumph OF faith in
Jesus. Rev. George Ice offered the
culogy. Mr.. w. T.. Hughes, OF Gains
horo had charge.
Mr. Willie Morton, of Rices, Va.
and bride are visiting his sister, Mrs.
Eugene Brown, 2 Eleventh Street.
Miss Mablc Bailey. of Henry Street
who has been indisposcd this week is
much improved and able to be out
again.
DR.. j. Douglas Hcrbcn, national
evangelist and wife, returned to the
city Tuesday morning and spent the
day. The Doctor left on the Memphis
Special for Washington and Balti-
more. The pair certainly were look
ing fine. The evangelist will return
to South Carolina for another great
gospel campaign in a week or ten
days.
Rev. j. S. Hatcher left Tuesday for
Greensboro, n. c.. but will be home
by the next Lords day. The church
work is progressing fine. The
pressed brick are showing up nicely
Mrs. Pearl Brown goes to Inglesidc
Seminary and College.
The Stanfield Brothers expect to
visit their old home county in Hall
fax and North Carolina sometime dur
ing their stay South. There are five
brothers and one sister. all over fifty
years OF age.
Mr.. G. IT. McJimpsey left October
! for Detroit, Michigan, as valet for
wealthy family.
Mrs. Rachel Riley, Of Tcnth Ave
nue., N. W., who has been much in
disposed is much better this week.
Mr.. William II. Stanf!cld, OF Il
Fulton Street, Montclair, n. j., who
has been away from Roanoke thirty
nine years is visiting Roanoke and
bis four brothers. He came to Roa
okc when ii was known as Big Lick.
Mrs. Vera Morgan and two little
children were the guest of her aunt.
Mrs. Mary E. Pollard las Third
Avenue, N. w. the past three weeks
She left for bcr home in New York
city. She was accompanied nome
by Mrs. Pollard. who will spend five
weeks visiting relatives and friends.
VIZ, James /! Cooper. 500 E;Ghtii
N>rn|e, \. w. wen three first rl.c
ribbons on his fine stock of chickens
at the great Roanoke Fair last week
Mr.. Cooper has as fine a stock of
poultry as can be found in the South.
Mrs. Agnes Dean returned to the
city after attending the wedding of
Miss Susie Calvin, Of Danyille She
also visited friends and relatives at
Pamplin, Va. She reports a splendid
trip.
The home Of Mr.. r. w. Coles, 500
Second Street, N. w. was discovered
to be on fire about ten o'clock Friday
night. Mrs. Fannie Coles was asleep
at the time and when Sho awoke she
opened the door where she heard the
hire, she was severely burned and
overcome with smoke. The house
was party burned. The house was
insured.
Quite few Roanokcrs are attend
ing the worlds series in Cincinnati.
The Richmond Beneficial Insurance
Company has four inspectors work
ing the city. They are Messrs J. e.
Harris, J. M. Colson, o. N. Brown
and c. b. Gilpin. They report the
work in splendid shape Mr.. II. C.
johnson is city superintendent.
Mrs. Goldie Morgan was called To