Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-16
suFFoLXs UNIQUE SoclA5LE.
The Price of Admission Told Ones
Age.

SUFFOLK VA, December lo.-tSpe-
clal)-Circle No. ?, Of the Kings Daugh-
ters. held unique birthday sociable last
Thursday night at the Suffolk Collegiate
AMI Military Institute. The price Of adj
mission was IAN amount equal 10 Il
penny for each birthday you have had.
Refreshments were served free. mere
was large attendance, and 1t goes WITH
out saying that the evening was q most
enjoyable one. besides which neat sum
was realized for the good work In when
the ladies' are engaged.
Miss Helen QLimby. Sufolk's celebrated
violnist, assisted Professor j. j. Miller
of Norfolk In Il recital In that city last
Thursday.
Mr.. Burwell Rdd!ck. Of Suffolk. has
been awarded a contract TO build thirty
or more houses at West Norfolk, ne ue-
ing succ ssful over number OF COM
petitors from Norfolk, Portsmouth, ana
elsewhere. All the timber, hardware.
paints. tin. and iron-work. etc. VIII be
furnished by Suffolk dealers, and the work
will be done by Suffolk mechanics
Another proof Of the special advantages
Possessed by our merchants is the follow
Ing: \ dealer here recently purchased
BIN of goods through a fellow merchant
and then sold the same goods TO a whole
sale deale~ in the city OF Baltimore al Il
lower figure than said wholesaler could
/ get them elsewhere, and each or tn'
Suffolk men made profit on the trans
action. 1t looks strange, Dut IL Is
/ fact.
Colonel j. H. Macleary, superintend-
ent of the Suffolk and Carolina railway.
returned last Thursday from business
| trip 10 Florida and other sections or
| the South.
Miss Lucy Wilson, Of Emporia, Va,
| charming young lady and a talented mu-
( s.cian. played the wedding march at the
Phillips Causey wedding at 81. Paufs
church last Tuesday, instead OF Miss
| Fannie Qulmby. the organist or the
| church. as previously reported.
| Miss Ruble Vaughan. Of Richmond,
who has been visiting Mrs. Merritt
| Briggs for several weeks. returned homs
| last Tuesday.
Colonel Rudolph A. King. OF Wash
inrton. u. G., was in Suffolk this week.
/ Miss Lizzie Booker has been quite SICK
| Tor the past week. but is now improving.
| 4 social meeting Of the Junior Ep-
| worth League. Of the Methodist churcn
was held last night at the residence OK
| Mrs. II. +. Busby. No "a kilby street.
the Young folks being handsomely en-
| tertained by Miss Fannie Busby.
| Invitations have been issued FOR n mu-
| eicoI and elocutionary entertainment az
! Suffolk College on Thursday night De-
| cornber % 1884 on which occasion an
| elaborate and interesting programme VIII
be rendered by the pupils OF the coileee'
AIr. Elmer A. Thomas was CARED 10
| Wilmington. Del. last Wednesday by
| a telegram announcing the death OF
Mrs. George w. Bright. his aunt VINO
| died IN that city on Tuesday. The de-
| ceased was a sister of Mr.. Evan Thomas.
a former citizen Of Suffolk.
peter p. Causey, who IS medical
student In Baltimore, was home TINS
| week TO attend the marriage or his SIS
ter to DIR. J. l.. Phillips.
Mr.. James G. Causey returned TINS
week from Kentucky, where he had beeh
10 attend the obsequies OF brother-ln-
law. ,,,,.,A,.
has been visiting his sister. Mrs. Joseph
Rowen. No. Primer street, since last
Saturday
Mrs. Rev. ]. F. Love returned from
Oxford. n. c., last Saturday, but has
been confined to her room by Sickness
ever since.
| George w. Nurney's infant son. Henry,
has been seriously sick with pneumonia
during the past week. but Is now improV'
ing. , e..os.,,.
preston Afford. n native of Suffolk
who has been living in Richmond for
several years past, returned here week
AGO. and IS stopping with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Afford, on Bank
street.
| rev + II. Amiss, presiding elder OF
| Portsmouth District. will preach at the
Maln-Street Methodist church next Sun
day. at II o'clock a. NJ. and at the East
Suffolk church at 72O Z. NJ.
Miss Bette Barnes. of Isle Of Wight
county. and niece Of DIR. Thomas ii
Barnes, of this county, died at her home
near Carrsville. on Tuesday. December
II 1894. OF consumption. Miss Barnes
was young lady OF high character, |
Christian OF the purest type. and one o
the most lovabie companions and affec
tomato sisters. She was member o
, Western Branch Baptist church for years
, and was known and loved for her goo
! works and Christian life.
The quarterly meeting OF the Genera
, circle of Kings Daughters was held a
, the residence OF Mrs. l.. II. Harper las
Wednesday afternoon. when ofhcers wer
] elected for the ensuing year. az follows
, | President, Mrs. j. NJ. Brigss; Nice-f res
, dent, Miss Sarah Anne Finney; secretary
Mrs. L. p. Harper; Treasurer. Mrs.
, | l.. Mcleod. -,
!, Mrs. Elizabeth Miles. sister OF NJ
: Frank Afford. OF Suffolk. died In Bait
a more last week. aged 81 years. ana wa
buried in Norfolk last Tuesday.
Mrs. NJ. II. Pretlow. OF Southampto
county, Is visiting her daughter, MIR
; II. S. Boykin. =,
Miss Ola Waters. OF Norfolk. Is N
:, guest OF her cousin, Mrs. NJ. J. Duke, O
/, Linden avenue.
!, Miss Mary Hall. Of Norfolk. Is visitln
= her cousin, Mrs. c. A. vicN. ca Kill
a street.
christmas and Eew-Year's Greetings
!. Is the title OF holiday publication no
!, being prepared by Rev. j. F. Love.
:, the Baptist church. II will be puniishe
: next week.
= The Down. roddrn Sex.
= (New York Weekiy)
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