Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-09-11
BLACKSTONE NOTES.

Blackstone, Va, September s.
Prof. w. &. Pearson, Supreme Grand
ScrIDe ., the loyal AnIgnls vi nlng
Darlu, who was scheduled 10 speuh
IL JacKsons hall on Monday nigh.
vi tnis week Tor SOME reason no.
nito"n 70 inc promoters ., ,ue ca
toilu.lment At lnIS wrltluS lailcu ~
come. me hali was IllIeu 10 It's uL
Iaclty, ana altnougn the expected
speahtr anu not come, an able cIergy
Mall oi inc Town splcnuluiy IIleu the
tsfpoIlteu speaker pace, ana pei
hapS toIu his hearers OF more heIp
.u4 ana henenclai things than would
nave been tod them nau the rral
Speaker Tor the evening come. THIS
clergyman was Key. Il. ". Ashburn
pastor OIL Shiloh Baptist church. lie
spoke 10 the people on the
Importance Of having SCIne re-.
source from which TO draw. lie point
td out the different kinds OF rGsourc.
es, and directed his hearers as lv
the best kind 10 be i'll possession ti.
After the speaking, free refreshments
were served by the Lady Knights,
which were very much enjoyed. The
Odd Fellow Band Committee uisu
had some refreshments for sale,
which they disposed OF without any
trouble.
The Blackstone White Sox played
the Victoria Baseball team ut Victor
la Monday. The team went through
the country by motor truck, Joined
ny other citizens of the town In
cars. The game resulted i'll n score
oil IL to i'll favor Of the White
SoN. Thus wo can see that the boys
arc determined to square themselves
UP aeter having been so badly do.
feated by the Petersburg boys some
time ago. All Of our boys played so
we'll tina. 1T would hardly DO fair to
mako any special mention OF any par
ticular player. AS stated at tho time
of the wallop by Petersburg, that
Mgr. Pcttus would put forth every Of
tort TO make this team come upto stan
dard, he seems to have been as true rs
his word, for the boys since that
time have gotten into fine shape and
feel that they can creditably tackla
any amateur team.
Mrs. Ardra Gee. and sister OF Baltl
more who have been visiting lneir
uncle, MIR. II. b. Jones on Route e.
have returned to their home.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. b. Harris and
Mrs. Edward George, OF Nottoway
and Mrs. Butts, of Norfolk, were
guests at dinner in the homo of Mrn
$. J. Fitzgerald one day last week.
Mrs. Anna Wade and Master Wal.
ter 'Ssudeven, OF philadelphia, who
have been spending some time with
relatives hero returned to their homo
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Edward George after spending
several weeks with her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. Haskins at Nottoway and
other friends in the country has TO
turned to her homo In Baltimore
Mrs. Annie Fitzgerald and son, Lid
dell who have been visiting the Fitz
gcralds here. left Sunday for their
homo in Salisbury, N. q.
Misses Martha Lou and Flonia
Coleman, Of Baltimore. Miss Tanuia
Coleman and Mrs. Phyllis Campbell
.r Petersburg aro visiting their moth
or Mrs. Lncy Coleman and other rela
tiyes hero.
Miss La Pearle howard and friend
Miss Marshall of Aiken, S. c. made
flying visit to Mrs. j. FitZgerald
last Friday. Miss Howard was Mt one
time Il member Of tho faculty of Not
toway County Training School, and
has many friends here who would
havc been glad to have seen her, but
owing to her short stay were unable
to do so.
Mr.. Willie Hicks, OF Newport News
spent few days with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Hicks, OH Route
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