Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-28
The High Waters--siany ViSitors-A
Grand Ball.


SCOTTSVILLE, VA, February 2-tSpe-
cial 1.-THE food in the river fingered with
us for several days, kept up no doubt, by
the rain In the mountains. With the ex-
ception Of carrying off few railroad ties
&C., have heard of no serious damage IT
has DONE Hardware and Rivanna rivers
were said TO have been very high, which
was the main cause OF the high water IN
Richmond.
The goods Of Osborne Brothers are be-
ing sold here to-day under trustee order,
and there are a good many people in
town.
Messrs. B. ]. Harris of Diana NILS; NJ.
L. A. Moseley, and G. A. Tapscott, OF
buckingham, are in town.
Mr.. Edward Moon, OF Lynchburg. IS
down on his Snowden farm this week,
and will remain several days longer.
Mr.. James S. Kidd, Of FluYanna, Is In
town to-day.
Mr.. Aithell, Of Esmont; Dr. Wlngfeld,
his son, L. =. Wingfeld, and J. Taylor
Morris, Esq. Of Warren, are here to-day.
Messrs. Joseph NJ. Seay, Jeter @. Seay,
Russell White. Thornton Harris, and Mr..
Irving, OF Valena, are also here.
The Scottsville Burnt Cork" troupe
performed at Palmyra last night TO good
crowd. The receipts are for the benefit
of the monument fund Of the Fluvanna
Confederate dead to be erected on the
courthouse square at Palmyra.
Mrs. A. G. Bell nee POwers) went TO
Richmond yesterday to visit the sick
family of her brother, Mr.. Philip s. Pow
ers.
Mr.. w. S. McEwen and family, with hts
son-in-law, Mr. John T. Scruggs, and
60, ,of1r 81 oh nj Irvf
moons train. They will reside there for
the future
The main event here this week was the
grand ball gotten up by the young gen
tlemen Of the town and vicinity. and
which came off at Beal's Hall on Thurs
day night. The principal leaders in get
ting up the affair We're Messrs. w. r..
Osborne and Clay Drewry and DIR. a. i.
Bowles. The chaperons We're Mesdames
, j. " Pereira. +. l.. Fox. and y. r. Lewis,
Jr. The hall was handsomely decorated
and the floors waxed for the occasion.
The following ladies participated in the
festivlties-viZ. Misses Mamie Moseley,
white null and lavender silk; Ella Nose
ley, white null and blue silk; Annie Nose
ley, blue organdy; Ellen Scott, pink SILK
and black lace; Sallie Brady, pink or
CANDY; Nellie Nash, pink silk; Mamie
Lewellen, pink crepon; Lena Gilmer Nile
green silk; Willie Lewis, blue organdy;
Sallie Gault black lace; Annie Gllmer,
red silk and black velvet Libbie Jefferies,
green cheyiot and velvet; Clara Lewis,
blue organdy; Virginia Lewis. pink or
CANDY; Flossie Clark. black silk; Mary
and Jeane Harvey, gray cashmere; Mrs. j.
V. Pereira, black silk; Mrs. z. r. Lewis.
black silk; Mrs. z. L. Fox. white silk;
Mrs. Caldwell Horsley, crimson organdy
and cream silk Mrs. William Lewis,
black silk; Mrs. Hicks, white silk.
Messrs. William. lack, Henry, ana
Charles Lewis, Clay Drewry. w. Il. Os-
borne, James p. Gilmer Frank T. HnE
H. Lee Gilmer, Martin Moon, John r.
Bocock, Ludwell Gilmer, S. r. Gault,
Harry Clark. C. Harvey, DR.. Coles and
brother. T. Lansing Fox, j. V. Pereira,
DR.. a. p. Bowles, Cobbs and Pat Boyd,
and w. A. Shepherd were the gentlemen.
The ball was n grand success, and the
dancing was kept up until sunrise Friday
morning, when the joyous participants
separated TO seek their several homes