The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-04
visiting Mrs. Ella J. ST. John. on d
street.
Staunton.

was given In honor OF Miss Grace Hop
klns. OF Mobile. Ala The programme was
somewhat different from the usual
monthly germans, and general dancing
was INDUCED In during the evening. The
Italian orchestra furnished the music.
Among the ladies present were: Miss
Amelia McCue, Miss Sadie Weller Miss
Grace Hopkins OF Mobile the guest of
honor: Miss Ellie Foster. Miss Eliza Shep-
herd, Miss Laura Fitchett Of Norfolk,
Miss Annie Child, Miss Mary p. Miller.
Miss Clemence Cooke OF New York. Miss
Annie Camp OF Richmond. Miss Minnie
Mccoy. Miss Eva Tyree. Miss Margaret
McChesney. Miss Laura Taylor OF Austin,
Tex. Miss Fannie McChesney, Miss Mat
tie Wayt and Miss Gussie Bumgardner.
The gentlemen were: Messrs. G. Burnett
OF Kentucky, w. II. Beckham OF the
University OF Virginia. Hon. X. II. Clarke
OF Mobile, Ala. Captain Sterrett. Captain
Lewis. Messrs. J. r. Tannehil, r. Il. r.
Nelson, W. II. Tams. Kenneth Mccoy,
Lacy Gibson. Clarke Worthington, Bald
win Wayt. Eugene Sproul, j. Walker Nc
Chesney, George Bell, Robert Blackford.
J. II. Woodward and j. Martin Perry.
The chaperons were: Mrs. c. f. Hans
come, Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. r. II. Clarke
OF Mobile.
Mrs. John Arbuckle, OF Lewisburg, w.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blnford Deacon and Mrs.
Deacon's sister, Miss Wiseman, OF Eng
land. who are In Staunton for the winter,
returned this week from a visit to Abe
marie county.
Miss May Kemper, OF Port Republic.
is the guest Of Miss Matte Young, of
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew Fletcher. of Rich
mond, are spending some time in Staun-
ton with relatives.
Mics Grace Hopkins has returned to
Mobile. after an exceedingly pleasant
visit to Staunton and the Northern cities.
Mrs. Hllleary and her daughter Miss
| Annie Hilleary, of Warrenton, Va, are
in Stanton for the winter. Their many
| friends gladly welcome them back TO
Stanton.
Mrs. Annie Camp has gone to Rich
mond TO attend the wedding OF her daugh-
ter. which takes place next week at Mon
umental church.
Mrs. William A. McCue left Thursday
morning for Birmingham, Ala, where she
will remain most of the winter with rela-
tives.
Rev Z. T. DadmUn, Of Richmond. who
conducted the week Of prayer services
for the Young Mems Christian Assocla-
ton last week, left few days since for
his field Of labor in Richmond
Mr. Theodore Shuey, the Senate stenog-
rapher. left with his family for Washing
ton Wednesday. This will be his twenty
fourth session in the Senate.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Rennoe. of Warrenton, Va,
| Is spending some time with Mr. and Mrs
! Hugh NJ. McChesney.
Mrs. Eugene Peyton, OF the Natural
Bridge. is visiting her father, Mr.. Joseph
Woodward. of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Giggett, OF
Charleston. w. v. are in town. Mrs
Liggett will remain with her father, Ma
jor II. NJ Bell until after Christmas.
Miss Airline, of Port Republic, who has
been visiting the Misses Crowle, has re-
turned home.
Rev. DR.. Thomas Peck. Of WATERFOWL
n. Y, is the guest Of his brother. Mr.
II. d. Peck, at Montgomery Hail." his
beautiful country home. just out Of
Staunton.
Miss Page Osborne, OF Petersburg, Va.
has been spending some days with the
Misses Atkinson. but left for Hunting
ton, w. Va. Wednesday.
Miss Alys Lyons. of st. Paul. Mimi
who has been with friends in Stanton
since the summer. left Sunday night TO
join her mother in st. Paul.
Rev. DR.. John Preston. Of Florence,
Ala. has declined the call to the First
! PRESBYTERIAN church Of this city. The
congregation regret Mr.. Preston's decis-
| ion.
The Young Ladies' Guild Of the Episco-
| pal Church is holding Dolls Bazaar
II is really very wonderful TO see such
| an exhibition Of dolls and their outfits
| The little folks OF the town are in rapt-
ures over the dollies, and want them all
Miss Julia c. Emery, the secretary or
! the Women's Auxiliary to the Board OF
Missions to the Episcopal Church, de-
livered a most interesting address on
missions Friday afternoon In the chapel
Of Trinity church. A large congregation
was present and listened with the utmost
! attention to the address. 1t was pow
erful appeal in behalf of missions.
Judge J. Thompson Brown, Of Nelson
county, is in town.
The stanton Wheel Club has been or
ganized. Professor +. r. Webb, presi-
dent; Edmund Berldey, vice-president.
and II. Dunbar Murray, secretary and
| treasurer.
Rev. A. r. Laird. pastor Of Mount
Horeb Presbyterian church, few miles
from StauntOn, was married Tuesday at
his church to Miss Lena Craig Rev. j.
n. Van De Venter, Of Old Stone church,
performed the ceremony. The bride wore
a travelling gown Of dark blue and looked
very handsome. Mr.. and Mrs Laird
took the train Immediately after the we'd
ding for Washington and the North
MISS BOyKln tdulkneT, OF west NIBIH-
ia, and a niece of Senator Faulkner,
is spending some time with Mrs. A. NJ.
| Faunt lie Roy.
The store windows are now respondent
with Christmas goods, and the streets,
morning. noon and night, are filled with
! purchasers and lockers
The Belle BOtsford Concert Company,
of Boston, Mass, gave most enjoyable
entertainment last night for the benefit
| of the City Mission. A large crowd filed
| the Opera House, and were well repaid,
the music being Of the highest order.
The Young Mems Debating Society re-
/ organized for the winter Thursday night,
! with r. s. Ker president and ]. L. Hen
| derson, secretary. The Society accepted
! a proposition from the Harrisonburg
| Literary Society for joint debate. 10
| be held December 18th.
| Miss Rives, OF Lynchburg. who has been
| the guest of Mrs. w. Ballard Bruce, las
returned home.
Miss Bessie Young has gotten back from
Culpeper county, where she has been
assisting at the wedding Of her cousin.
Miss Carrie Triplett, to Mr.. Philip Talia-
ferro, Of Richmond.
Williamsburg.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, Dec. 3.--Mr.
ard Mrs. Henley T. Jones gave beauti-
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