Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-11
In THE SOUTHWEST.
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST IN AND
AROUND wYTHEvILLE.
A Very Sad Death-A Runaway Acci-
dcnt-swung 20 Him HcroicnIly-
Several OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Visitors Arrfvfpg-Briefs'

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clal. IAN exceedingly sad death occurred
| In our town Thursday. II was that OF
Miss Susan Dew. daughter OF the ia'c
Mr.. Thomas Robert Gresham, oil ron
talnebieu. in King william county. In
| this state.
The deceased died at the home Of her
uncle, Mr. Thomas Dew, on Cnurch
| street. after lingering and painful Ill
ness Of consumption. The burial service
took place At the Episcopal church yes
torday afternoon d. > 0 o'clock, and the
internent was at the East-End Gene
terry. The deceased was Is years Old,
and she was u most loyable Christian
character
The many friends Of Mr. William s.
| Crockett, In this place, were greatly sur
| prlsed to learn yesterday morning OF his
marriage, which occurred at Shreveport,
La, few days ago. He wed charm
ing young lady-Mlss Pearl Turner. Of
that city. Mr. Crockett is a son OF Cap
tain 70. Crockett, the well-known law
yer OF Wythevilie. The future home Of
| the bride and groom will be Arcmore'
l. T., where Mr.. Crockett is assistant
| clerk IN the United States Court.
4 RUNAWAY.
A serious II not a fatal, runaway was
! narrowly averted on Main street early
| yesterday morning. Earl Meyers bag
goge team ran off running into {. y.
Rider & Brothers meat wagon, turning
1t over and precepitating Mir. John H.
Rider, who was driving ii, to the ground
but fortunately, without injury 20 MIN.
| The runaway team continued on up
Main street, and made q dash for the
glass front at q. s. Bruce & Cos. When
the team ran up on the pavement at
Bruce's a young man by the name OF
Ep. Felty, seized the horse by the bride
and turned the frightened animal back
/ into the street. Young Felty held on
heroically. when II looked as II he would
| be dragged 10 death, and soon con-
| quered the horse.
Among the more recent entertainments
given here. were a musical. a few eve
nings ago. by the Misses Oewel; a
dancing party by Mr.. c. w. Pike, and a
card party by the Misses Moore Thursday
evening. To this roster was added yes
terday evening another brilliant german
at Sections Hall. by the club.
Mr.. Sherman, Of Lynchburg. author Of
the new play, "Appomattox." IL In town
making arrangements to present the play
here on the 23d. The leading parts VIII
be taken by local talent
A party, consisting OF Rev. 7. G.
Shuler Miss McNutt. Miss Rich, Mrs.
Thomas Fisher, and Mr.. Samuel G.
Johnson, will leave here on Monday for
| Toronto. Canada. 10 attend the lnterna-
tional meeting of the Epworth League,
which convenes i'm that city next week.
The party will be gone for two weeks.
Miss Shortt has purchased the Piumer-
/ Memorial College property.
| Mr.. Charles Falger has purchased the
John NJ Wohlford residence, in the east
ern section Of the town.
SUMMER VISITORS.
The crowd Of visitors TO Wytheville
has been greatly augmented this week.
Amorg late arrivals are; Mr.. and Mrs.
Hunter Gait and family, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Normant Gait, OF Washington city,
who are visiting at Judge Bolling's. on
Main street; DR. A. ID. Leach. of Knox
vile. whose family Is summering here:
Mrs. Norman Walker and family. OF New
Orleans. who are boarding at Mrs.
Waller s. Poage's. on Main street: Mr..
and Miss Coldhoun. OF Natchez, Miss.
boarding at Mrs. D. A. Rich's. on Main
street; Miss Cooper. OF Selma, Ala, who
is visiting Miss Fannie Fulton; Rev. W.
A. r. Goodwin and family. OF Peters
burg, who are visiting at Mr.. Good
wins old home, on Lawyers Hill Miss
Miller. Of Roanoke. who IS visiting her
brother. Treasurer Thomas G. Miller:
Mrs Ernest Nall, Of Chattanooga. and
Mrs. Bond Macon, of Helena. Ark. are
stopping at Mrs. Samuel w. Wiliams's,
on Church street; Mr.. and Mrs. W. c.
Faust, Miss Faust. and the Messrs.
Faust, and Mrs. Sherrard of New Or
leans. who are boarding at Rev. Mr..
Phillippes, on Stuart Hill Mr.. Allen
s. Crockett, OF Baton Rouge. La, who
is visiting his mother Mrs. Lizzie Boyd
Crockett; Mrs. Quentelle and children,
Of New Orleans who are boarding at
Mrs. Stuart Browns. on Fourth avenue;
Miss AGREE daughter of Rev DR.. Acree
OF Knoxville, who is visiting Mrs. Leach.
at Green Meadows; Miss Fannie Sher-
man. of Lynchburg. and Miss Mundy. OF
Charlottesville, WHO are visiting at Mr.
c. n. Oteys.
Mr.. j. A. Mebane has returned from
business trip south
Professor S. d. Jones. OF Bristol, was
in town this week on business.
Hon Joseph C. Wysor, OF Newbern
Mr.. Thornton L. Massie, Of Pulaski;
Hon. Archer A. Phlegar, of Christians
burg; Judge Page. OF Abingdon, and
Samuel Fulkerson. Esq. Of Bristol are
among the prominent lawyers attending
the Supreme Court here.
Refreshing rains have fallen through
out this section during the past few
days.
VERY SICK.
Captain William Gibboney one OF
Wytheville's Oldest and most highly re-
spected citizens, Is quite sick at his home.
on Main street.
Mr.. Charles w. Heuser Is on a brief
visit to his family, who are visiting rela-
tives, at Milton. ~. c.
Miss Belle Willett, who has been visit
ing Mrs. Frank Terry. IN this place for
several weeks returned 10 her home, IN
Washington, this morning.
Mrs. James Archer. OF Richmond Is
visiting her sister Miss jamie Gibboney
on Main street.
Though the heat during the day here
has been excessive, still the nights have
been cool making a blanket quite COM
Portable by early morning.
The Democrats OF this county will
meet next Monday-County-Cou day
and appoint delegates and alternates TO
the State convention, at Roanoke
August 18th.
Personal.
MY WIFE, MRS. ARANNER MEALY,