Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-26
THE DEAR MIDDIES".
THEIR LAST DANCE OF THE SEASON
At OLD POINT COMFORT.
Missions Of the Bancroft and Montgomery
A Boat Race Around the Rip hsps-
Personal and Social.
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OLD POINT COMFORT. VA. August
w-The dear middies' have had their
last dance with the young ladies' AZ 'he
HygsIa for the season, and are now
studying seamanship on the broad waters
Of the Chesapeake. The Monongahela re-
turned last Saturday from her ten-days
cruise of the coast. and remained IN the
Roads until Wednesday morning. The
skpper did not forget the fact that he
had been young himself. and gave the
boys all the shore-leave he possibly couid'
and that they made the most OF their
time goes without saying Shortly after
getting under way, the wind hauled ana
70 keep from going ashore on Willough-
by's Spit. the ship came to anchor ABOUT
two miles below, but the boys were not
allowed to come ashore. They got OH
bright and early Thursday morning, ana
were soon out OF sight.
The steamer Bancroft, which has the
arst.classmen and engineers on board. and
which he's been on a tour OF the northern
navv-yards. came into the Roads late
Thursday evening. Yesterday morning
she sailed for Annapolis, and VIII stop on
the way I'D for two or three days prac-
tIca off the Poutuxent. Both vessels are
due at the academy August 2sth' wneh
the boys will be given a month = iea'e
"a visit their homes before the session
opens.
The new cruiser Montgomery. which has
exercising the
North Carolina naval militia, returned 70
Tho Roads Thursday morning, and is now
here awaiting orders. She expects to re-
turn 10 tho Norfolk yard In a few days
10 complete the repairs to her machinery
after which she will SO on new trial
trip.
The revenue-cutter Crawford. with Sena-
TOR Dubois and a party OF friends. from
washington. on board, arrived here Sun
day evening, and touched for mail and
papers
Sneaker Crisp, accompanied by his son
arrived here Saturday last for a much
needed rest. He returned to Washington
sunday evening 10 be on hand for the
meeting OF the House Monday.
BoAT-RACE.
There was quite an exciting boat-race
here on THURSDAY afternoon between Il
ouartette Of youngsters, the course beihg
from the wharf around the Kip Raps
and return. Whitehall boats were useu'
tho first being manned by Dick Armstrong
~ Yale. and Mr.. Fulton, OF the Hygeia,
with Mr.. Armstrong; younger brother as
coxswaln. The second boat was pulled by
Mr. Sharpe AMI Mr.. Fix. OF the Hygeia,
with Harry Phoebus as coxswatD. The
dir,ance which is fully two miles and a
half was covered by Armstrong; boat
I'm twenty-sx minutes, beating their op-
ponents about 800 yards.
lieutenant T.. W. Hubbard, Third Ar
tilIerv. one of the new class, arrived here
with his family from Atlanta, Ca, Mon-
day evening.
Mrs. Lieutenant Parkhurst. OF Fort
McHenry, and family, arrived here yes
terday Lieutenant Parkhurst Will JON
her for a postgraduate course as soon
as the new class arrive anu select quar-
tiers. -
Judge c.. Norton Pettis, Of Washington
arrived Sunday morning on a visit to his
daughter, Mrs. Captain Pullman.
The marriage OF Lieutenant Motifs H.
Rarrou and Miss Nan Miller will be cele-
brated in the post chapel on September
2Sth, and will be a full-dgess affair.
RIcH}IoNDERs
The following Rlchmonders have regis
tered at the Hygeia Hotel during the
week: d. L. Broadnax, T. Lghtfoot
Wormley and lady. p. Lightfoot Worm
ley. J.. =. McCabe, +. y. Blankenship
p. ". Fitzgerald. II. y. Redford. {. w.
TANNER. Il. j.. AltrIend. William b. Pr
zini, George b. Pegram, j. Alphus flz-
zlnl, II. S. Harwood, Mrs. j. Taylor FL
tyson, George L. Cary. a. G. Porter ana
wife. Eugene Shepardson, b. w. Praa-
later. l.. s Webb, j. b. winston Il: Is
Prgram. w. L. Hancock. wife. and four
douchters. J. Felix Smith. Junius II.
leigh. John r. Butler, Jr., T. II. CARRIER,
Mrs NJ. Z. PolkInhorn, George L. Hutch
inson. John +. Jackson. Thomas WALTON
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