Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-30
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Matrimonial and Personal News-ro
Celebrate Fourth of July.

STAUNTON, VA, March 29.-(Speciai)-
AS an evidence of It's appreciation OF Inc
fact that when Miss Christine Bradley
named the battleship Kentucky at the
launching last week at Newport News,
she poured water on the bows instead oil
the conventional spirits, the Stauntoh
Young Women's Christian Temperance
Union has sent TO the Kentucky girl an
elegant bunch of white roses, caught up
with white ribbons, the emblem of the
union.
Rehearsals for a performance TO De
given next month for the benefit OF Uni
formed Rank, knights of PythiaS have
begun.
Mr.. Jesse q Devens, who was injured
some time ago whilst building bridge In
the county. has been brought TO the
Kings Daughters Hospital fo~ treatment.
The wounds have not progressed faVora-
bly,. and an abscess has formed about the
injured leg.
A mass-meeting Of citizens will be ncld
next week to invite the community to In
terest itself in making July 4th, the 10th
anniversary Of the city's founding, great
fete day.
Miss Ellie Fisher, of Richmond. and her
sister, Mrs. j. NJ. Higginson, OF Abe
marie are here, the guests OF their uncle,
Mr. James r.. Taylor.
Messrs. f. Mex. McCue, j. Marshall
McCue, and Samuel NJ Donald, Augusta s
Electoral Board, recently appointed by
the Legislature, qualified yesterday be-
fore Judge Lyman Chalkley, in the Coun-
ty Court.
Mrs. VI. A. Cady, of Richmond, widow
OF the builder of Cady's tunnel, on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, is in the
city, visiting her daughter, Mrs. j. III.
Crosier.
Mr. j. s. Boatwright, business manager
OF the Virginia Female College, Roanoke,
IL in the city, to attend .he funeral OF
his relative, Professor Leonidas Poyntz.
Miss Minnie Cohen and Mr.. David l..
Swltzer, accompanied by Miss Zetta
Cohen and Mr.. Charles Switzer, sister and
brother, respectively, of the two first
named, leave tonight for Washington,
where they will be married tomorrow.
There is no rabbi i'm this city. and so the
young lovers HE themselves TO the capital
to secure the services of Rabbi Stern.
Miss Minnie Cohen is the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. Louis Cohen, Sr., and is a
young lady Of pleasing personality. The
groom, Mr.. David L. Switzer, is senior
member of the firm of Switzer & Cru
bent jewellers.
Two local telephone companies have or
ganized to operate lines between Staun-
ton and Stuarts Draft. Already the poles
are i'm position, awaiting the stringing OF
the wires.
The Misses Gibson Of Richmond, daugh-
ters of Bishop-Coadjutor Robert A. Glib
son, are in town the guests of their aunt,
Mrs. Alexander f. Robertson
The spring holiday at the Mary Bald
win Seminary will begin April 5th, and
will continue until after Easter. During
the intermission a large number of the
young ladies and members of the faculty
will visit Washington, travelling M spe-
cial cars over the Chesapeake and Ohio.
Yesterday, County-Court-Day, wel-nigh
broke the record in point of attendance
of the Augusta people though there was
little other than routine business I'm court.
This day was par excellence horse
court. Beribboned chargers nelghed and
snorted as they pranced through the
streets, and it was a gala-day for horse
men.
There were many buyers from the
cities. and the prices paid for equines
were higher than for some time past due,
it is thought. to the idea that in case OF
war there will be sharp demand for the
animals