Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-16
Mad zen Stanfield. Agent)

ROANOKE, VA, May 12.---Mrs,
Barlow. the aged mother OF James,
John and Matthew Barlow, of Ninth
Avenue is seriously i'll at this
writing. The family has been called
To ler bedside.
The Springwood Park Corporation
is making great Improvements aid
murh &ccommodatiols or its patrons
for this season. Many enjoyable IA
cilities have been installed. Come
and see. ~ ---~.
Mrs. Clark came to the city last
Tuesday, May 5th. from Galax, Va.
TO see DR.. j. H. Pinkard. She was
accompanied by Miss Jennie Carter,
associate deputy of Galax. They
spent the week end at the home of
Mrs. c. j. Dickerson, 241 Tenth Ave
nue.. They left Monday morning for
home, much improved.
The Trustee Board of Mt. Zion A.
NJ. E. Church urges the members to
prepare to meet the note on our
bonded debt of $1,000, which falls
due on July 18th. The amount to be
raised is S465. 90, which it is hoped
that each member will bend all of
his or her energies to meet. Trus-
tees: Chairman, Thomas Stanfield, j..
H. Cooper, George Thornton, Michael
Traynham. Secretary, Madison STAN
field, Treasurer.
The funeral services Of the late
q. l.. Pittman, who departed this
life Wednesday morning, May took
place at Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church,
of which he was very faithful mem
Der, beloved by all, which was proven
by the vast throng that gathered at
the church. at the hour appointed, to
pay their last tribute of respect to
their associate. friend, brother and
oo-laborer. He was very fond Of chill
dren and loving to his wife, who in
turn never failed to render the same
tender loving devotions to her be =
loved husband. Floral tributes were
numerous and very hefittiug % this
noble life.
Rev. w w. Hicks and Attorney ID.
w. Harth read Scripture lessons.
Rev. W. r. Howerton, D. ID. used
for his discourse the 23rd Psalms,
Attn verse. He made a. most sympa-
thetic eulogy of this text as applied
to the life of this great-hearted hus-
band, father. churchmah and esteem
able neighbor and citizen. The church
has lost q faithful friend. society
has lost noble life, the citizens
have lost a good man and we are
quite sure the Pullman service never
lost his superior. :
Mt. Zion deeply mourns his demise
and joins in deep sympathy with Mrs
Mildred Pittman and the children
and sisters OF the deceased: Mrs.
Mildred Pittman, PIP Seventh Ave
nue.. n. e.; three sons, two daugh-
tiers, three aunts, Mrs. Hasty Juno,
Mrs Fannie Buston and Julleth,
with children, Delaney, Mayfair, Alvin
Mrs. Magnolia Penn, and Miss Sa.
phronia Pittman wish to join Mrs.
Mildred Pittman in thanking the
many friends for their many acts OF
blindness during the long illness and
demise of their devoted husband,
father and brother.
A great man has fallen among us.
The remains were inferred in Mid
wav Burial Park. Mr.. G. G. Williams
IN charge Resolutions and condol
ences were read by Mrs. Ida Lewis.
Miss Maggie Morton of North JEFF
ferson Street is quite sick this week.
She is under the care of DR.. George
E. Moore. ....
Mr.. Henry NOVEL; of Northwest
Tenth Avenue is reported seriously
i'll this week.
The annual thanksgiving sermon
was delivered to the Odd Fellows of
the CITY at three o'clock Sunday at
Second Avenue Christian Church, by
Rev. William Moore. He delivered
a mastery sermon to the delight of
both the Odd Fellows, Household and
all in attendance.
Mrs. Hattie Perdew, 600 Eighth
Avenue, n. q, who has been sick fer
about five weeks is slightly improved.
Tour formesAissue recorded Mrs.
Hattie Perdew as Mrs. Cornelia Per
dew, by mistake. Miss Cornelia is
the name of the younger sister of
Mrs. Hattie Perdew).
Mrs. Lizzie Poindexter, who has
been sick for more than eighteen
months, is quite feeble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gallenious Whales,
OF Diamond Hill, who are both con-
fined to their home are not much i'm
proved. They have been sick for
five weeks.
Mrs. Mary Martha Price, a very
active member of Mt. Zion A. M, L.
Church, has been away from the city
since shortly after the demise OF her
husband, the late Henry Price, ola
Eleventh Avenue. She returned re
Gently from Philadelphia, where she
had been with her step-son, Mr.. r.
C. Price. She has beer quite SICK
the past four months and is yet very
feeble at the residence of Mrs. Z.
Croanes, 6S4 Ninth Avenue, N. E.
The members of the church should
drop in and see this worthy Christian
woman.
Mrs. J. j. Mayo, who underwent an
operation at Burrell Memorial Hospl-