Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-26
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| Miss SID der: siea 81 mona Is
visiting IL Tie onl;S SsS,
Mr. Andrew ..xAl alss has returned
from a vis., to WV. ,ot o.
Mr.. No t iMarston. .sncSoano. has ac
cepted 20 eition at pr'hlpyai.
Miss Howl nd has assscned from a
visit to frier sim W:.in on. y. G.
Miss Geralui.. Pc IfManchcster
IS visiting her CO Miss Minnie
Mr.. samue1 c., : MT t',;s,aS returned
from q visit to relatives at Paramount
| near Richmond.
MIR. Clarence W. Hopkins. son Of Dr.
! sity of Virginia.
| for a visit Of two weeks to her daugh-
ter in Baltimore
| Mr.. and Mrs. jeff Parsons. Of Rich
mond. are the guests of Mr.. Parsons
| sister. Mrs e. r. Moody
Mr.. Charles uHolZschuh and daughter
| have returned to the city after a pleas
ant visit to New York.
Mr. Arthur Segar ana Miss Camille
SrEar. of Hampton. are stopping q t
New I'Ord's Hotel. in Richmond
Mrs. Charles Rarnitz has returned to
The city after spending several weeks
at her former home in Wythville.
DR.. and Mrs. a. 6. Jones and their
children returned yesterday from an
extended soiourn at OLD Sweet Spriu,.
and Goshen.
Mr.. L. II. Howard ana ]. ". con
drey left last evening via M & NJ r.
Co. for Baltimore and New York. to
be present at the Dewey celebration
'INl1.. I.st ju,a -
the Male Orphan Asylum. Richmond,
vii be given by the superintendent
Mrs. Gill. to Old Point next Thursday
Mrs. 3. a. Clements. so we'll known
in musical circles here, and long prin-
cipal of the Richmond Conservatory Of
Music, has accepted Il position in the
faculty Of the Newport News Seminary
-ltichmonu Disptach
Admiral Dewey and General FitZhugh
Lee will be invited by the citizens com
inlttce to attend the three days carni-
val in Richmond on the occasion Of the
Ia unching or the torpedo boat Shubrick.
Ia te in October
MIR. J. T. Banner and wife. with
Misses Alice McEiroy. Anna Osborne.
Margaret Thomas. Jennie Bannon ana
I'Mr Jno. w. Campbell. Of Youngest own,
o.. and Mrs. McClclland. Of Pittsburg.
Pa. are the guests of f. +, Erickson,
at ll2l Twenty-ninth street.
Mrs. Charles Howard wife of Purser
Howard on the chesapeake & Ohio
steamer Louise. left Saturday evening
for New York by the Old Dominion
line. From there she will so to her
former home in Buffalo and will also
visit relatives in Canada.
The increased earnings of railrOa d
this year have been frequently com
1nented upon. The earnings of the
Chesapeake & Ohio for the second week
In September We're S26G,SOS. an increase
of s3O,5Sl over the same period last
year
Commander c. C. Todd. Of the gun
boat Wilmington. has returned &c
Washington from his exploration of the
Amazon. To him belongs the honor Of
commanding the first warship to go .
500 miles up the river. The Wilmngto
was built here and is a sister ship OF
the Helena.
Interest among the Confederate Vet
Grams of the State is growing in the an
Pulaski October II. - and 49, The vet
Grams of Magruder Camp are looking
forward to the meeting and will be Well
represented.
I'here Will be a sponsor and a maid
OF honor for each OF the ten Congress
ional districts and one from the State
at large. These young ladies Will be
selected by Grand Commander John j
Williams.