Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-19

| welcomed the students on Dehalf or the
ministers OF the town. He was followed
by President William l.. Wilson. who rep
| resented the faculty. Satisfactorily L.
A. Coulter OF Richmond, was next intro
| duced and spoke briefly OF The history
| and objects OF the association. Refresh
ments were furnished by the ladies OF
| the community, by whom also they were
served
| A public meeting has been called at
| the courthouse for October 4th for the
purpose OF considering the practicability
| of recognizing the Rockbridge Fair As
soc.ation which was dissolved eight or
| ten years ago. In the past these annual
meetings were the occasions Of many
| pleasant social reunions OF the people
| OF the county. BY premiums onerel
and competition aroused our farmers
were melted to improve the quality Of
| their stock. as well as of their fruit
and grain crops
| A family reunion was recently held at
the old Cummings homestead. on Kerr's
creek. this county. There were present
many members OF the family who had
left home. among them being Mrs. A.
F. Withrow. OF Bath county; Mrs. Rat
cliff. of Richmond; Mrs. j. s. Davidson.
Mrs. Eliza Ayres. Miss Sallie Cummings;
and Messrs. II. D., A. F., and T.. Il.
Cummings. of the neighborhood.
The ladies of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church, at Timber, near
here held a festival recently, which
concluded with a cake-walk on the
moonlit lawn, participated in hy many
couples. The cake was borne of by Miss
Hanger. OF Spottswood, Va.
Early in last July Mr.. William F.
Shewey, of Rochester Kan, came to
q. 10. T.
bridge Baths. There he met Miss Mary
T. EGmondson. niece and adopted daugh-
te- OF the Rev. and Mrs. @. A. Wheat.
of the Methodist church The Shewey
homestead is near the parsonage. DIR.
Shewey and Miss Edmondson met 1t
was a case of love at first sight. He
wooed and she accepted. Last Tuesday
the short, but happy, courtship was ter
minated by marriage. Immediately ar
ter the ceremony the couple left for
Kansas.
Among the alumni OF Washington and
Lee present at the installation of Presl-
dent William l.. Wilson were Judge j.
G.. Mcclure, Of Parkersburg, W. Va;
II. A. Robinson, OF Louisville, KY; John
Glenn, Baltimore; Lucien Cooke and
w. A. Glasgow. Jr., Roanoke; e. NJ.
Gadsten, Washington; 4. ID. Ransom
ROdeS Nelson, JuuBc lJy iiiul Nudihity,
Staunton Rev. Il. r. Leyburn, Berke-
ly county, w. Va; Rev. DR.. A. r.
Cooke Waynesboro'; Rev. DR.. f. w.
McCorkle, Clifton Forge; D. 8. Holt
Bedford; w. H. Keister. Harrisonburg
C. a. McAter Front Royal, and Sidney
Clay, Kentucky.
Mr.. Wallace c. Warner who for three
years past was the popular principal Of
the Fairfield graded school, has ASSOC
ciated himself with the Callison School,
OF Augusta county. where he will teach
thu coming session.
Mr. Henry Willard, OF New York. and
his son. Mr.. Willard, a member of the
editorial staff of the New York Post, |
were the guests Of Mr.. William L. VIII !
son this week
DR.. j. B. Taylor, Of Salem, was here |
this week His daughter accompanied |
him. DR.. Taylor is devoting his time |
to the upbulding Of the Baptist Orphan
age in Salem.
Rev. william r. Laird and family. |
who have been spending the summer in
this county, have returned to their home,
in Danville.
Mr. c. w. Sanford. Of Colierstown,
he, gone to Richmond, where he will
study medicine the coming session.