Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-28
The BELLIES OF sHENDUN.
They Trip the Light Fantastic in Fac
tory-A Transformation--Progre

fCorrpesondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
SHEsDUN, Va, April 25.-For the first time
in the history of our new city there was
GREAT ball last night and the bellies of Shen-
dun, more than fifty strong, tripped mer-
rily TO Harrlsonburg music till way down
in the small hours this morning. The &C
casion was q handsome ball given by MI.
Clarence ii. Rose, of New York city, IN ms
large new factory for the manufacture OF
plumbers supplies. The owners had Just
one night TO occupy it before the machinery
should be placed in position
THE BALLROOM.
II was grand ballroom. l doubt If
anywhere outside of Richmond there can
be found in Virginia such q one 200 feet
long and 60 feet wide. 1t was gay with
hundreds of eolored lanterns suspended
gracefully across and around the room and
hundreds more of wax candles against the
walls and bright with fifty couples OF
dancers in handsome dress, with several
hundred spectators. Although IN new
town, the dancers came in eonventionalEor-
der, opening with a promenade and fol-
lowed by waltZes, polkas, lanclers, gallopss,
quadrilles, schottisches, the Virginia reel,
and closing with Home, Sweet Home and
refreshments.
MANAGERS AND CHA-'ERoNs.
The floor committee consisted of Messrs.
A. II. Piummer, late of New York city; +.
A. Renton, late of Philadelphia; Il. }.
Law, late of Lexington, KY; j.. Q; Wheat,
and z. Il. Wisner-all now of Shendun.
The chapeIons were Mrs; CharIes 0atIeit'
Mrs Il. nj. Hamburger, Mrs. j. II. Mob
Ter, of Shendun, and Mrs. John L. Lewis,
Jr., of Lewiston. The Invitation Commit
tee. consisting of Messrs. Il. A. Renton, j.
w. Crawford, j. G. Wheat, II. Patterson,
James Kriuer and +. b. Wisner, saw to 1t that
the company was good one. represented
by some of the incest people in Rocking
ham, Augusta, stanton, Harrisonburg,
Basic City, New York, Philadelphia, and
handsome delegation from the " Home
School Female Seminary at Lewiston.
The dancing went on right merrily until
about 8 A. NJ, when the large party dis
persed 10 their homes and the hotels OF the
town, and by o'clock workmen had COM
menced placing the fine machinery in posi-
ton, transforming q brilliant ballroom
into q busy workshop.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Shendun was visited on Thursday by o
special train of Norfolk and Western OH
Gals, among whom were Vice President
Joseph H. Sands, Colonel Frank hnger,
Superintendent ID. w. Flickwir, and Gene
ral.Freight-Agent Roger, who. after look
ing into the growing needs of the place,
decided TO put down about 1000 feet OF
side-track through the industrial section,
thus affording better facilities 10 dozen
new establishments. Also, to terrace the
railroad banks adjacent TO and in front OF
the hotel, widen the platform, and improve
the depot-grounds. These changes Will
add greatly to the beauty and convenience
OF the place, and will at once be made--in
fact, before night of the same day
on-Superintenden Bransford, with
his engineer. was on the ground making
the preparatory measurements. The Nor
folk and Western people move promptly IN
everything they undertake and are not
slow TO undertake, either.