The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-17
JAMES cry COUNTY.

A. ToURNAMENT--A PROBABLE DELEGATE TO
THE STATE Observation-Disclosures OF
qEAcHERs-uBIoUlTY OF THE " DISPATCH"
correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
OCTOBER IA, 1876. !
Vauxhall, hard by Windsor Castle, was
the scene Of gay and gorgeous tournament
on yesterday. Such events usually attract
only the bellies and bea,lX. but this one
stirred the old county TO her lowest depths,
causing old and young. white and colored,
to respond promptly to the bugle-call. The
knights and officers were dressed appro-
priately; the charge OF Judge Henley was
fiery and animating, the horsemanship splen-
did, and the whole thing success to all ex-
cept 10 a few constitutional grumblers.
The following IS acomplete roster: Chief
Marshal. Captain Z. n. Ware; Assistant
Marshal. Colonel j. C. Timberlake; Judges,
mel J. III. Allen. Knights: Messrs. Robert
Apperson, Knight Of the Forest; Knight
of Scotland, Cary Branch; Knight Of Sunny
Side, Cyrus Branch; Knight Of Forge Road,
Z. p. Binns; Knight of River View, Ed
ward Chapman; Knight Of Golden Age,
Davy Cowles; Knight OF the Highland Chief,
r. II. Gatewood; Knight of Wrangletown,
G. w. Geddy; Knight Of White Hall, T.
II. Geddy; Knight of Hope, N. Goddin;
Knight OF Diascond, w. Goddin; Knight Of
the Lone Star, James Hockaday; Knight OF
the Lost Cause, Willie n. Hankins; Knight
OF the Bleeding Heart, Charlie Harris;
knight Of James City, 7. Harris; Knight
OF the Red Garter, w. II. Hubbard; Knight
of Liberty, J. X. Hubbard; Knight Of the
Stone House, j. n. jennings; Knight OF
the Red Cross, Henry Martin; Knight Of
the Peninsula, George Marston; Knight OF
the DEVILS woodward, w. S. Manly; Knight
OF York River, = Powell; Knight OF Sad
dletown, Leroy Richardson; Knight Of
Chckahominy, Benjamin Radcliffe; knight
OF the Silver Spear, r. II. Slater; knight OF
Faith, Hope, and Charity, r. Is. Slater;
Knight OF the Flying Comet, Fred. Taylor;
knight OF the Golden Circle, Willie Walden;
knight OF Shipyard, j. B. Warren; Knight
of 1876, NJ. Warren; Knight of the Stage
Road, Il. H. Whitaker.
The Knight OF White Hall won the first
honor, and crowned upon the field. Miss
Oce Manley. The Highland Chief crowned
Miss n. B. Covers first maid OF honor; the
knight OF the DEVILS woodward crowned
Miss Henly Geddy second maid OF honor;
and the knight of the Red Cross crowned
Miss Florence Binns third maid OF honor.
History does not make record of more
beautiful queen, attended by more faithful
maids, and guarded by more loyal, brave,
and valiant knights.
The Queens ball rolled along most
smoothly and swiftly until {" the wee smI
hours OF morning." when a slight impedi-
ment was found in the fact that many blank
cts and shawls, in company with the sora,
had taken flight to an unknown country.
4 meeting has been called on October
21st to elect delegate to ride in the State
tournament in October. u. 49,.
Major VuloSko Walden, eN-member OF the
House OF Delegates, has been elected prill-
cipal of Hickory Neck Academy. The four
line advertisement for a teacher OF this
school that appeared in the Dispatch called
forth replies from the cities Of Williams
burg, Norfolk, Richmond, Fredericksburg,
Danville. Lexington, Staunton, Baltimore,
and Philadelphia. Great is the Dispatch!
Great is the invention Of advertising!
PENINSULA.