Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-04-30
ROANOKE NEWS

ROANOKE, VA. April 20 Miss
in Roanoke Sunday to be with her
.mlther Mrs Nancy Hates, Of Fourth
Avenue. who haE been quite sick for
six weeks She is much improved at
this writing :
Mrs Daisy Rates Kcsler will leave
for Youngstown, Ohio this week. Sho
has spent four weeks at the bedside
,,f her mother Mrs. Nancy Rates
Madison Stnniicld received the sad
Intelligence Tuesday morning OF tho
death of his first cousin, MIR. Byrd
Bedford Traynham. OF brooklyn, n.
Y. He had served in the post Office
= for many years He died Saturday.
April %.
Mrs. Alice Brandon, 11G Sixth
Avenue. n. w. who has been sick
for about eight wccMs, wishes to
thank the Household OF Ruth No.
1856 for their many acts OF Kindness
shown during her illness aud her
many friends for the lovely flowers.
She will soon be about the streets
again, it Is hoped.
Miss Mabel Coleman entertained a
large number Of friends at her birth
day party Saturday afternoon ut her
home on Fourth Avenue. She received
:, large number Of beautiful presents
and many pleasant wishes for happy
birthday and many of them.
MHs. Magnolia Pittman Penn, who
is OFF the sick list. is Improving al
this writing.
Mr.. N. c. Pi.tman and Miss
Sophronia Pittman spent Sunday in
t.ynchburg, Va.
The teachers and girls Of the basket
ball team and First Aid Of the Har
rison Avenue High School gave
luncheon in honor of the boys who
won the basket ball trophy at Dan
vile for 1921 The luncheon was
held Monday, the 25th at the noon
nous. Among the distinGu shed guest
were DIS. J II. Roberts and e. ID.
Downing Mrs. Bo!and, music teacher;
Miss Stakes. nurse and Mrs. Nj.
Paxton, our faithful polccwomah.
Remarks were made by the visitors.
AIS Lucy Addison, our principal.
responded. All seemed to have ell
Mr.. c., G.. Williams has about
completed his now home on Gilmer
Avenue and will move into this splen
did rcf idence soon 1t is grand In
architectural beauty.
Sunshine Club gave all evenings
entertainment at the home Of Mrs.
Matte Jones. 220 Fifth Avenue, N
, w. Tuesday
4 Rev. Jmms, S. Hatcher. B. d. OF
Mt. Zion a. Nj. E. Church preached
Sunday morning on the subject, The
Cry of the Grateful used long ago by
the Psalmist David. At night the
Reverend seemed TO have lost himself
in his discourse and the Holy Spirit
4 seemed to have ovcrfhadowed the
service Many remarked that 1t was
the sermon of his life in Mt. Zion.
Collection for the day was $121.b0.
Mr.. Peter Burks OF Nnsfolk Ave
nuc ia quite sick at his home since
1 April "a
! MD. Jennie Dennis who was called
10 the bedside Of her daughter nj New
York has returned after ten days
stay, leaving hrr daughter very much
- better, but Sill in the hospital.
. Mrs. Eliza Clayton, OF Wells Alley
! loft Friday for Pittsburgh, Pa. to
i vis1t Rev r.. II. Jones and wife,
! learning of his serious illness. She
writes to inform fricnds of the i'm
Drovcmcnt rf Rev. Jones.
SIR Knight Sunny Tanner is homo
this week from Burkville, where no
ha'' been for his health.
The services at the High Street
baptist Church were very grand last
= Sunday and those present were richly
pcid by tho strong messages delivered
by Rev. w. e. Loe.
Grand times were had AZ Mt. Zion
Baptist Church, Rcv. w. w. Hicks,
Y pm tor.
BAILEY KILLS MATT HAMPTON.
Dispute over So . SO yesterday after
noon led to the killing OF Matt
Hampton. Harry Bailey, nineteen,
who claims self defense Is being
detained by the police to answer n
= charge OF murder.
champion owed me So so and he
brew $3.50 down on the ground,
Vhe accused man told the police. 81
said he had to pay me oil and he got
n gun and fired at me-"
FOLLOWING the killing Bailey loft
the scene, going to Lucas woods just
north uf the city on the Williamson
Read, where he was found hiding In
a cluster Of honeyEuckle bushes
= Flushed up, he showed fight and the
police had to fire one shot at him.
The killing occurred at go Ninth
81 Avenue. n. W. Hampton Was shot
! in tho forehead bullet from a .3S
calibre tearing through his brain.
MEMORIALS.
In sad but loving remembrance of
my dear mother, Mrs Matilda Cab
i AcsS, who deparaed this life April 2S,
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