Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-12
WTTHEyIILE.
Social Events-sumipcr Boarders-
Personal and General.

Correspondence OF the Dlspatoh)
WYTHEvILLE. VA, July 1O.-(Special)
The German Club Of the town gave
most enjoyable dance this week in the
new Church-Street Opera-House. The
building. though not completed in ell
respects, is sufficiently so for dancing.
Judge and Mrs. Samuel W. Williams en-
te1tained the Current-Eve Club and
the Judges Of the Supreme Court OF APP
peais at their hospitable home, on Church
street last evening. The guests were
numerous, and they were entertained
most handsomely.
The Numerous hotels and private and
public boarding-houses are fast filing up
with summer boarders, many OF whom are
from Richmond, Norfolk, Lynchburg, and
other Virginia cities and among them
are Mrs Stephen Putney and children,
of Richmond; Mrs. Hodge and children,
Mrs. A. S. Lloyd and children, Major and
Mrs. Richard Taylor. and Mrs. Wilcox.
II Norfolk; Ms. O.. ". Smith. Miss
Florence Kinckel. OF Dynchburg. The
fsr-off southern cites-New Orleans,
Memphis. Austin. and others-are furnish
ing a goodly number Of our visitors, also.
The young men OF our town have en-
ployed a splendid italian string band OF
Washington city for the dancing season.
The band will also play upon the lawns
and tho public places about the town
every morning and evening. To encour-
age this spirit of public enterprise the
town authorities have made an appro-
priatlon for the erection OF a band stand
at some point on Main street.
The Wytheville Choral Club are prac-
ticing regularly md will soon render
the opera Patience"
A MARRIAGE.
Miss Lucy daughter OF Mr.. James NJ.
Gibboney, OF this place, and Mr.. Lewis
G. King. of Rldgeway, Henry county
were married at the brides home yes
terday afternoon at 5 o'clock by Rev.
Dr. Logan, Of the Episcopal church.
MIR. James A. Corey. for years citizen
Of this locality. died at Jewett city Conn.,
a few days since OF Bright's disease. He
was rs years old.
The Misses French OF Alexandria, are
visiting the Misses Spiller.
Miss Jack. Of Atlanta, is visiting at
Lieutenant Governor Kents.
Mrs. c. W. pike has returned from a
visit of several months to friends in
Georgia.
Circuit-Judge Williams will soon send
the Governor his resignation, TO take
effect al once Inere are dlItduy scNeIhl
candidates for the place-namely, j. j.
4. Powell and Waller 5. Poage, Of Wythe-
Vile; ]. Early Moore. OF Pulaski; Com
monwealth' s-Attorney Henson, OF Giles
and Judge Stuart, of Tazewel. This cir
cult IS one OF the largest in the state,
and j. composed OF the counties of Wythe,
Bland, Tazewell. Giles, Pulaski, and Car
roll. This course on the part of Julge
Williams Is construed as his first step
in his candidacy for Congress in this
district.
Mr. Rorer. father-in-law Of Rev. i. +.
Barclay. is quite i'll at his home, on Main
street.
HEAVY RAINFALL.
The heaviest rainfall in eighteen years
fell here wednesday; 1854 inches fell In
twenty-four hours. The only damage
done was TO crops.
Mesdames Lackcy and Owens VIII ten
der Mrs. VIII Easily. OF Blueheld, res
ception at the Fourth-Avenue Hotel this
evening.
Edward Hudson, Of Richmond, is On
a visit to his mother. on Church street.
Miss Mollie Logan, after visit OF
several weeks 20 friends here, has re-
turned 10 her home. at Salem.