Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-12
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Williamsburg
u,orrcspondsn,e Of tho Ri:hmond Dispatcn.I
WILLIAMSBURG. VA, June ll.-Many
applications are being received Tor tne
nroposed assistants chair OF languages
at William and Mary,
The residence lately occupied by tue
family OF Charles Stout has been pur-
chased by Peter Y. Lowe, OF James City.
Edmund RufIin, prominent member
of the Farmers Alliance OF Hanover
was here during the week.
Miss Bessie Cowles. OF James wy
was recently here to visit her sister, MIS-
Robert i. Spencer, College Hotel
Miss BOYD Hoover, of Stanton, has
boon amending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. $. sydney Smith.
Professor William Il. Gault, OF Nor,
folk. ia spending a portion Of the heated
term here.
u. Mason Lively, Of Baltimore, was
here during the week, stopping with ms
uncle, Robert A. Lively.
Two beautiful and handsome portraits
of Sir John Il .ndolph and Lady Susanah
Beverly, his wife, are now on exhibition
in the college library.
Colonel and Mrs. Marshall Moncrre,
of Dinwiddie, who have been visiting
here, have returned home.
W. NJ. Brooks, of Norfolk, has been
spending several days here with his
mother. Mrs. Maggie Brooks,
President Tyler was in Hampton dur
ing the week looking after the publica-
ton of "the William and Mary Quar-
terlv Historical Papers periodical de-
voted to the publication of original Mss.
George G.. Thompson, OF Culpeper
and Richard {. Thompson, were here
during the week to visit their relative,
p. NJ. Thompson.
r. II. Jones, who has been on visit
10 Richmond, returned Thursday morn
| ing.
a. L. Spandom, of Norfolk, was in
| town Thursday.
Mics Francis Scott, of Richmond, who
has been spending some time with the
family Of DIR. Booth, at the Grove, with
Miss Lucy Booth and Master Edwin
| Booth. rowed across the James Thurs
| dav TO Hog Island, where they took the
steamer Ariel for a visit to Lower Bran
don. Westover. and Shirley, and on
Monday the party will drive from West
over to Roxbury station, on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, where they will take
| the train for home. The young ladies
have kind invitations TO visit these IA
nous estates on the James.
The Phoenix Literary Society Of VIII
liam and Mary has decided to award
at the commencement the following
medals: Improvement in Defamation,
q. NJ. Cralle, of Blackstone, Va.
Improvement in Debate, u. A. Gill,
Northumberland county. In the Phil
omathean Society it was decided to
announce the successful medallists at
the commencement.
The Magruder- Ewell Camp, No. %,
lC. ", at their meeting this week re-
ceived the following applications for
membership: W. l.. Jones, private,
Company c, Thirty-second Virginia In
fantry DR.. Edwin G. Booth. assistant
surgeon Confederate States navy; VIII
liam n. Morris. COMPANY ID, Second
Virginia Battalion; DIR. George A.
Hankins. Company Is. First Virginia
Light Artillery; Parke Jones, sergeant,
Company G, Thirty-second Virginia
Regiment Dr. J. Leslie Hall, Edward
Lee, Charles b. Bowery, James H. Top
han. and John J.. Mercer, Company \,
Lvnchburg reserved battalion, and the
following daughters Of veterans Misses
Fannie Emory, Cora Lane, and Louisa
Henley.
Galba Walden received severe cut on
his left hand with Ratchet few days
since.
Captain O'Neil, while crossing in 6
two-horse wagon the bridge which con-
meets jamestown IslOn with the main
land, was precipitated. together with tbs
horses and wagon, into the creek below
and but for the fact that the Captain II
an expert swimmer he would in all pro
liability have been drowned. The horses
were cut loose and swan to the opposite
shore, and the wagon was gotten on
next day.
John s. Charles, principal OF Public
School No ], was presented with beau
tifully illustrated and handsomely
bound copy of the Holy Bible by hi
pupils.