Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-28
sTAUNTON's BUDGET.
Message from a f'nr-oT Missio""r'-
Personal Points.

STAI-NTON. VA, July 27.-(SpeciaL)-
Mrs. ~. c. Morton, secretary OF the Nara
pratt Missionary Society or the ''eco'iu
presbvterian church, has just receiver
an official letter, dated May 'th' rom
tina negro missionary, Rev. w. Ii. shep-
ne,a. The missionary was born save
near Wavnesboro, and under the auspices
~ ,he PRESBYTERIAN Church has gone
ont IN the African jungles TO chtis'iiniza
ami presbvterianize the benl5htei hauNes.
II. was I'm stanton last year. ana gave
an Interesting account OF Ms "Oih ''i NV
DARK Continent. ,.., pey w II
Shepuerd says that in the lew Weshs
rreVlous TO mis- writing thifty-elsht ia
lives had fOrsaken their ldols anu ~ -
images and Joined the Christian Chut-i,.
DR.. SNYDER one OF his associates, -
there ENGAGED In translatins the Gospei
az ~ Matthew into the native tongue
ana the missionary, who Is Wllllhs 4ioii,
Iuebo. West Genital Africa SAYS ne hdu
not a. yet been able 10 see hi I,5sc,-H 70
gas but in the dry season eAp , -. ~
reach the King wnen he Wouiu l1nNc.
To- his ROYAL Highness the banner sent
bv Miss jamie Brown, OF the Maria fId't
Mi Mrs. M n. NJ. Keppel and Mrs. n. p. Jcr-
dan and children, Of DanVillc, are IN me
civ. the guests of their uncle, MI. ". -
Miner and their aunt. MIS-. Ia =
llnI.HnHTfN.
Misses Helen and Lulu Smith, who hav'
hsru visiting their uncle, pr. u. VI. ~
knrson, returned 10 their hoint' SpflhsH'ii'
ll, n urSGay. rt.A,,,a t.
MIR. Edwin y. Snead, or hlchihohqi -
I'm the city visiting his daughter MISS
Miss Tstanola Menefee left Wednesday
10 srend a month ut Hotel Altamohte'
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Harman; Mrs.
r'homas A. Dawson. Mr.. ana Mrs H.
| .Iulson Gushing, and Mr.. Joseph Mote
| left Thursday Tor Atlantic CITY.
Negsls Harry 81. George Tucker, Mar
| stgl Hanger. Thomas -. hanson. Thomas
| {. Elder. and William Patrick are ainohs
| the members of the stanton Bar VINO
| WI attend the Virginia Bar Association
| meeting Ut the Greenbrier Nhlte SaiphHf
Mr Green Clay, Of Kentucky, IS the
| ,1rst al Or. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Hans =,
| on BraStou Heights lie Is a cousin oi
MIR Mr. Trsha Breckenridge. OF Lexington
| Kv Vas i'm town this week ON visit
u his trother-in-laW, Judge Lyman
Mr. Flank r. Riddleberser, son OF the
late United States senator H t,riS NM M
week. Young Mr.. Riddleberger Is
| travelling salesman. ,,.,.,
Mr.. J. William Laird. Of Richmond.
returned home Thursday alt aiter ,,o Nss =,
MIR John peck. who Is an electrical
| engineer al the Westinghouse General
| Electrlc-W Works. OF PittsbuTg, Is mere Vlsit-
ing his parents. Mr. and Mrs; Henry u.
| peck, al Montgomery Han
Wednesday night a delightful ball was
| given by the management or variety
| Sprlngs-Messrs. James Ker ana II. u
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Quite number OF staun-
tonIans went up TO join in the gsyetles.
Among others were Mrs. WILCOX, Misses
Eugenia Bumgardner, Lizzie and Fame
Hogshead, Kate Mcclure, Janet ana iSeS-
sic sumnerson, Fanny Peck, and Jessie
bowling; and Messrs. Louis Peck. war
| ner and Fielding Olivier, William Pat
| terson. Thomas Bowling, and Louis WIFE.
| Mrs. Charles &. Wheat, OF TINS city,
IS back home after attending FANNY re,
| union of the Wheat family connection
al "i,ynnwood," In Rockingham. The oc-
casIon was the celebration OF the forti-ih
| anniversary OF the marriage OF ner Iathei-
| in-law. the venerable Rev. j. Z. wheat,
| and his wife. Or. Lewis Wheat, OF Rich
| monl Is one of Rev. Mr.. WheatS sons.
James ]. Rosen has been appointed by
the County Court Oversoer OF the Poor
| for Riyerheads supplying The vacancy
caused Inv the death Of Augustus Blanth.
Mr.. Archibald Fauntieroy' eonnscted
with the dry-goods house OF Chdries
broadway Rou's 81 Me S,s moth afber Mrs. Mr..
III, BodIey Wagon Company on Wed
nesday made a shipment OF wagons 10
South America.
Mr.. Edward Byers. one OF the nfuu ,
the Harrisonbuig Guards, and accom-
PAVED them TO the Poeahoutas coal
Mrs. M. s. Cease, of Richmond. Is here
at her old home. visiting relatives.
Tina Ray- j. II. Haxd- II il az tez