Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-21
THE ROYAL COUNTIES
1ae HOSPITALITY OF THE DESCEND
ANTS OF THE OLD FAMILIES.
distinguished visitors In King and Queen
Various Notes Of Social and PERSONA
Unconstitutional Personal.
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"Tn,vyrLEI's Resi-" KING AND QUEEN
COUNTY. VA, Angus: 20.-This county ana
King william. lying side by side and bear
ING such notable titles, have been OFTEN
called 1.-The royal counties" Right royai
indeed is the hospitality still dispensed IN
them. King and Queen is to-day hiied
with soiourners who enjoy the good living
so abundantly provided by the descend
ants OF tho old families. IL is favorite
place OF resort for the sons and daughters
of orr prominent citizens who nave scat-
,ered through the state and TO the South
and West. who love 10 spend their summers
under the shade of the old roof-trees ana
in the outrageous yards about the Ola
homesteads
NOTABLE VISITORS.
Among the visitors at present IN the
comfy we note Rev. IL. X. AGREE and nam
jiy. OF Petersburg. Mr.. AGREE married the
daughter of Rev Richard Hugh bagby, y.
ID. and Is himself the son of the late r.. +
AGREE. Esq. OF Waike-ton. Mrs. warn, ot
South Carolina. daughter OF Mr. John lem
ple. and her pretty children are with her
parents. Miss Cabeli Hancock, Of Chester
field county, daughter Of Dr. PM. nan
cock. is visiting at Mr.. watson Walker 5.
The Misses Fleet Bessie and Florence ,,
one teaching in the Miller School and the
other In the far South. are at Greenmount,
the residence Of their mother. Mrs. Ut
Fleet. Miss Belle Jones and Miss Delia
Archer, teachln. respectively IN west
Point. Va. and Galveston. Texas; also, the
Misses Todd, from Bowling Green, ana
Miss Mamie Ialiaferro are with tner
friends. The latter is from Alabama. Inc
attractive daughters OF Captain James W.
Smith Misses Sallie Brooke and Evelyn 3,
one from Tennessee and the other from
West Virginia and Miss Pattle smith.
daughter of Professor Thomas smith, OF
Erownsville Tenn, a very sweet ana plea
SAINT woman. are at Smlthteld for the sum
mer. Mrs. Ryland. the wife Of Rev. L. IL.
Rvland, ID. d.. and their children are tue
guests of DR.. William l.. Broaddus IN the
Old homestead of the late Hon. william
Boulware, of "1raveller's Rest Mrs.
Eyland is the daughter OF Mi. John Nus
coe Garnett and sister to Mrs. Broaddus.
GREAT Loss.
The entire county is afflicted in the re-
cent decision OF Or. BrOaddus TO move 10
Caroline county. He viii live IN Bowling
Green and take the practice OF Or. MeOb,
who zoe, 10 Atlanta. Dr. BrOaddus Is re-
COnDlLtu Us u Dils NlilAlA VI t+"H'N' ''NH'N
and popularity and his departure leaves
very painful void. Good doctors are very
scarce ia the rural districts.
Professor John VI. Garnett, of Laneheld,
will return IN October to the Tappanan-
mock higL School, OF which he IS prlnci-
pal.
MIR. William b. Broaddus will attend
Richmond College and Mr.. Temple Will re-
turn to the Episcopa, Seminary near Alex
andria.
Rev. Mr.. bennington. pastor OF Bruing-
ton church. resides at Bruington IN the
delightful home of Theodore Courtney,
Esq.
HAPPY COUNTY.
The county is smiling with abundant
verdure and crops of corn are very tine.
One rarely sees inner melons and fruit than
the good people of this section ENJOY.
Mr.. James Smith Jones, member OF tho
last House of Delegates, will probably be
renominated The senator's seat Is not
vacant.
The season for big meetings" is upon
liz and the roads are filed with equipages
going hither and thlther IL attendance
upon the churches.