Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-13
GAYETY CONTINUES.
SEVERAL ENTERTAINMENTS IN
THE TOWN or wYTHEyILLE.
Kris. BLAIR'S WHIST PARTY.
torty Of Her Lady Friends Attend
cd-Mrs. GrRvcIy Receives In
from His Wagon and Killed.

WYTHEVILLE. VA, September To-
,sr.e.aI)-This has been another gay
y..k in Wythcvine. on Tuesday after
,.rr from 10 :. Mrs. John c. Blair
l.ys O. progressive whist party at her
BEAUTIFUL residence on west Main street.
e.. some forty Of her lady friends. Among
,r.~ we're Mesdames w NJ. Dandy. OF
Rom. Ca. Julius Brown, ii. NJ. Cald-
v.r Robert Norman, Frank Terry, c.
V r.s. Frank St Clair. William T. De
Vas, Waller 5. Poage, Jannette Cook.
william W. Byars. +. a. Thomas, of
v..tuc; W. c. Sanders. Jr., Of
Knoxville. and NJ. +. Adams, OF New
O.--., Misses Laura Jones, Of Peters
l..e Susanna Taylor. Of Richmond;
Emma Hornsby, Of Knoxville; Ethel
Smith. of Lynchburg: Nellie v Foster. Of
r.ra Bertha Boiling, Sue Splller. Nell
.. syrs. Minnie Spnler, Blanch Dew.
Wife Withcrs. Grayson williams. Flo
r.r.e B.air. Sallie Dunn. Alma Sexton,
rHe Stuart. Annis Kent, Cornelia Boyd,
Hate Pcndleton. Frances Fulton, Page
Moore Julia Savers. Maggie Lee Crock
,.t. and Addie Moore.
There were two prizes awarded. The
CTS, ONE was won by Miss Anna Sexton,
and tne second by Miss Nellie Foster.
throughout the afternoon refreshments.
rrCh. ices &c. We're served.
NRs GRAVELY'S ENTERTAINMENT.
5lrs Lizzie Gravely gave q most de-
.LlffIl entertainment at ner suburban
o. @ eli Il
.a honor OF Miss Pickett Heath, OF Rad
ford. who Is visiting friends in Wythe-
VILE.
Another recent event Of interest was
tae Goodwin family reunion outing,
which was largely attended. there being
present some thirty-five descendants Of
Nrs Mary +. Goodwin. representing
four generations
Among those I'm attendance were Rev.
Robert s. Goodwin and children, Of Rich
u0ud. Rev. Edward Goodwin and chill
lr.u OF Charleston, s. c.; Rev. w. A.
E Goodwin, Of Petersburg; Mr.. Vernon
Goodwin. Of Califoria: Mrs DIR. Ribble,
ST.. Miss Sallie and Miss Ella Goodwin,
of Wytheville. and numerous great and
great great grandchildren.
Ur. Alexander $. Haler fell on Main
street a few evenings ago, and dislocated
Dis right shoulder.
Dr. and Mrs. J. V. Halter, and Miss
Maggie Halter. are at Hunters Springs.
in Pulaski county.
John Meyers was painfully hurt by fall
ing from the De Vass building on Fourth
avenue.
Rev. Richard NJ. Hodge. Of Petersburg,
who has been summering in Wytheville,
delivered lecture on the Jewish Temple,
It's history, &c, at the Opera-House, last
night. 1t was given for the benefit or
the Presbyterian church.
Mr. and Mrs. a. Il. Schaeffer, of Hous-
ton. Tex. are among the more recent ar
rivals i'm Wytheville. and are boarding at
Major Sections, on Main street.
DEATH OF MRS. COLEY.
Mrs. c. X. Coley well known lady
st Rural Retreat IL dead.
Mrs Lula Hight-Brown, who died al
Bluefeld. was born and reared in Wythe-
Vile. and was a niece of Mr.. ). {. Foote'
VINO lives on Main street She was In
The prime Of life and was one Of the
rrettiest girls ever reared in our town.
Mr II. j. Crongey has rented the we'll
known Rufus Repass farm, in Bland
county. for a term of three years.
Mr.. Vernon Goodwin, who has been Wis
lung in Wytheyille for several months.
has returned TO his home, in California,
ir way OF Richmond. in which city ne
VIII visit relatives for few days.
Miss Olive Hooper. OF Natchez, Miss,
IS visiting Miss Frances Fulton, on Law
yer's Hin.
Miss jamie Kyle, Of Fayetteville n. c"
IS visiting Mr.. Joseph c. Kents family
CO "KentOn."
Mrs r. +. 'Withers. Jr., has returned
a. ber home. in Pittsburg. Pa.
Congressman Swanson was in town this
week.
MIR. CORNETT KILLED.
Mr. Ruben COrnett. one of the wealth
i.st and best known farmers in Grayson
county. was thrown from his wagon In
the western section of this county. some
Cavs ago. and was instantly killed
Mr. c. f. Darling. who has been visit
iae al Bowling Green" the country
home OF ex-Lieutenant-Gover Kent
has returned to his home, at New Ken
sngton. Pa.
MRS. W. c. MARSHALL DEAD.
Mrs. w. c. Marshall, whose illness has
been mentioned in the Dispatch, Is dead
she was about 40 years old, was d native
o.. England and came TO this county
some twenty-five years ago. she leaves
"a husband and two children.
Rufus and Walter Gillispie, OF Smythe
county have been arrested at Pocahon-
las on the charge of criminal assault
committed in Smythe county.