Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-17
A VERY BEAUTIFUL WEDDING.
WnrrinUc Of Mr. LeHveii and MISS
PendIetOn-DcIiEh Tea.

Nnrrinac OF Mr. LcHveil ana Miss
PendIetOu-DcIight Tea.
WYTHEVILLE. Va, April lG.-tSpe-
cialJ-lIrs. Dr. Robert d. Hunard who
died rather suddenly az her late home,
at TazeWell Courthouse. Thursday morn
ing. was a sister of captain william q.
Howe. of this county. and daughter
iu-law Of Mr. William Huff4rd, of Wythe-
Vile. She was IN -so prime Of life, and
leaves a large family OF young children.
Dr. Huffard formerly lived at Chatham
Hill. in Smythe county.
County Court is stin i'm session. and the
,wo mos lnportau' matters dispos 'I
this week were the criminal cases of the
commonwealth against Amos Wampler
and the Commonwealth against VIII
Buck alias Cook. WampIer. it viii be- re-
membered. shot and killed his father,
Henry Wampler. at their home on Grip
ple creek. H. this county in october,
1896 He escaped, but was Afterwards
arrested and jailed here. Before ms
trial could be had his mind gave away
and he was sent TO the Marion Hospital
for treatment There he remained Tor
several months. and finally MS former
mental condition was restored, anu tHe
authorities here were so notified, Dut pe-
fore they could so after him he escaped
and remained at large quite aWhiie' OUT
was finally rearrested near his Old nome
brought 10 Wytheynlc. tried, and was
given ten years I'm the penitenuaiy.
| i-pon an appeal the Wythe Circuit Court
.ranted him a new trial. The trial this
week resulted in verdict OF seven years
| i'm the DeIftentiary. and an appeal VIII
| again be taken.
In the other case Of Buck alias Cook
he Jury. upon plea of guilty. save the
prisoner two years in the penitentlary
| For robbing a bacon-house of the New
River Mineral Company at lvanhoe.
A PRETTY MARRIAGE
Miss Lucy Nelson. the eldest daughter
~ Air and Mrs. r. n Pendletou. Of
! WvfbeviHe. was united in marriage with
| Mr.. William r. Leavel, at the Episcopal
| church. at Lexington, Va, last thursday
! evening. at 1880 o'clock, Rev. Dr. Nc
! Rrvde the rector. officiating. The happy
| bride was given away by her brother
! Mr.. William PendlctOn, ,nd Mr. John
! Campbell. Of Lexington. was Mr.. Lea
| yelrs best man.
The bride wore a beautiful gown OF
! white Org8ndic. veil, etc. and carried IN
| her hand marriage book.
The bridesmaids who wore gowns or
| white and pink oredndies, and carried
white and pink roses, were Miss Kate
Pendleton and Miss Helen Moore. Of
| WvtbeviIlc: Miss Annie Mcdonald and
| Miss Annie Daniel. Of Charleston. W.
| Va. The groomsmtu were Messrs. A.
| Nelson Myers and II. W. Pratt. of Lex
inetou. John Glenn, Of Baltimore. ana
T.. G.. Mitchell of Brownsburg. Va. The
pshers were Messrs. r. l.. Thornton, OF
port Royal. Va: j. W. Garrow. of Hous-
tom. Tex: James Shiyey, of Marion
Indiana: Robert Nelson of Lexington.
The flower girls wera the Misses Gads-
| den OF Washington city. and Miss Mar
| earet Turk and Miss Ellen Anderson. OF
| Lexington. ..
Afer the ceremony reception was
,evdered the i'ridal party by Mrs Susan
y Lee. cousin OF and with whom lhe
bride has lived FOR several years. Inc
! bride was one Of the most charming ana
popular young ladioS ever reared IN
The groom is a we'l-known coal ope-
rator IN West Virginia.
4 DELIGHTFUL TEA
Mrs. J. Reb. Sanders gave most en-
iovable tea 10 her many lady Irlends
/ Tuesday afternoon from 10 o. MIs'
nr y \. Thomas and Mrs. John 9.
pioir r.eeiyed with her. and she was
otherwise assisted by Miss Fulton, Miss
Virginia Glbbouy, Miss Dunn. ana Miss
Blair. 81. ,....t.
/ am reliably informed that the books
of tho freight department of the Noriolh
and Western road AT Rural Retreat III
tbis county. show tnat from August lasi
=" Aurl lst there were shipped from
,bat station over twelve million N2OoW0
uounds Of cabbage, which brought re-
turns amounting to over 5000: nearly
one half OF q million pounds OF potatoes
ana nearly 500 barrels OF apples
m is doubtful II there Is another towr
in virginia of the same size OF Rura
retreat that can make such hatterni
showing
Miss Sarena Maude. daughter Of Mrs
walter ). Rider. who lives near White
rock furnace. in the western section o
,Nis county. is dead, and the intermen
y.,s M Marion The deceased was in he
INN year. ana she was niece OF Mr.
Ia,nes A. Rider. Clerk OF the Nyth'
county Circuit Court.
The Giles county authorities hav
.groea 10 build a bridge across VOL
creek near Shumate's Mil, and at COS
OF $1,000. III.
MIR. Ransom 7. Copenhayer a leadini