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


in Roanoke Sunday to be with her
.m>,ther Mrs Nancy Hates, OF Fourth
Avenue, who .hak been quite sick for
six weeks. She is much improved at
this writing
Mrs Daisy Hates Kesler will leave
FOR Youngstown, Ohio this week She
has spent four weeks at the bedside
,.f her mother, Mrs. Nancy Hates.
Madison Stnnt,eld received the sad
intelligence TUESDAY morning Of tho
death of his first cousin, Mr.. Byrd
Bedford Traynhtim, Of Brooklyn, N
Y. He had served In the post Office
: for many years. He died Saturday,
April %
Mrs. Alice Brandon, 116 Sixth
Avenue, n. w who has been sick
FOR about eight weehs, wishes to
thank the Household Of Ruth No.
7s6 for their many acts of kindness
shown during her illness and her
many friends for the lovely flowers
She will soon be about the streets
again, it Is hoped
Miss Mabel Coleman entertained
large number of friends at her birth
day party Saturday afternoon at her
home on Fourth Avenue. She received
a large number OF beautiful presents
and many pleasant wishes for happy
birthday and many Of them.
MINIS. magnolia Pittman Penn, who
Is OF the sick list. Is Improving al
this writing.
Mr.. N. c. Pi.tman and Miss
Sophronia Pittman spent Sunday in
tynchburg, Va.
The teachers and girls OF the basket
ball team and First Aid Of the Har
rison Avenue High School gave
- hnvc
won the basket ball trophy at Dan
vile for 1921 The luncheon was
held Monday, the 25th at the noon
hows. Among the distingl shed guest
were Drs. J n. Roberts and e ID.
Downing Mrs. Boland, music teacher;
Miss Stakes, nurse and Mrs. NJ. b
Paxton, our faithful policcwoman
Remarks were made by the visitors.
MIS- Lucy Addison, our principal,
responded. All seemed TO have ell
joyed themselves.
Mr.. c., G.. Williams has about
completed his new home on Gilmer
Avenue and will move into this splen
did rcfidencc soon. 1t rs grand In
architectural beauty.
Sunshine Club gavo all evenings
cnterta inmcnt at the home of Mrs.
Matte Jones, 220 Fifth Avenue, N.
W. Tuesday
Rev. JumS; s. Hatcher. B. d. of
4 Mt. Zion A. MI e. Church preached
Sunday morning on tho 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
seemed to- have overbhadowed the
service Many remarked that 1t was
4 the sermon Of his life In Mt. Zion.
i Collection for the day was $121.5O.
2 Mr.. Peter Burks. OF Nusfolk Ave
nuc is quite sick at his home SINCE
April "a
Mn. Jennie Dennis who was called
TO the bedside Of her daughter at New
York has returned after ten days
stay, leaving her daughter very much
better, but Still in the hospital.
Mrs. Eliza Clayton, OF Wells Alley
left Friday for Pittsburgh, Pa. to
] Visit Raw. II. R. Jones and wife.
learning of his serious illness. She
j writes to inform friends of the i'm
provcment Of Row. Jones.
SIR Knight Sunny Tanner Is homo
this week from Burkyille. where no
: har been for his health.
The services at the High Street
Baptist Church were very grand lDst
Sunday and those present were richly
paid by the strong messages delivered
by Rev. w. e. Lee.
/. Grand times were had ct Mt. Zion
baptist Church, Rev w. w. Hicks,
pN 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 a
: 'charge OF murder.
champion owed me 50. SO and he
brew 50, 80 down on the ground,
he accused man told the police. "I|
said he had to pay me oil and he got
Il gun and fired at me-"
FOLLOWING the killing Bailey left
the scene, going to Lucas woods just
north Of the city on the Williamson
Read, where he was found hiding In
q cluster of honeysuckle bushes
Flushed up, he showed fight and the
police had to fire one shot at him.
The killing occurred at 22O Ninth
u Avenue N. W. Hampton was shot
- i'll the forehead, a bullet from .3S
calibre tearing through his brain.
MEMORIALS.
In sad but loving remembrance Of
my dear mother, Mrs. Matilda Cab
aess, who depar4ed this life April 2S,
1917.
She has gone. She has left us.
We miss her presence in our homes
= and often in silent meditatiCn we
Il cxclaim In the language Of that
familiar hymn
I why do we mourn departed friends.
Or shake at deaths alarm.
S&Tis but the voice that Jesus sends
To call us to His arms
Mother, we miss you so much
lone rs not the same. From those
IN In IOVpd mOtbnr