Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-05
ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
STATE FEMALE NORMAL SCHOOL
LADIES GIVE A RECEPTION.
An ELEGANT ENTERTAINMENT.
some of the Guests-Funeral OF a
Prominent Citizen-The Proposed
of Prince Edward.

FARMNlLLE, VA, February 4.-lSpe-
cial. )-Before the second term OF the pres
ent session Of the State Female Normal
School began the young ladies OF the
February graduating class gave very
delightful reception TO their many friends
in Farmville and at Hampden-Sidney. The
parlors and halls of the Normal schooi
were tastefully decorated in running
cedar plants and cut-flowers making d
background Of beauty and freshness pecu-
larry appropriate for the sweet sHl |
graduates" in their white organdies Ele-
can't refreshments were served in the din
ing hall. where the undergraduates
proyed themselves very charming ana
graceful hostesses. Among those present
were the following: Ex-Governor L. W.
Mckinney. Messrs. Turnbull, Jackson,
| Ware. and DR.. Southall. Of the Board Of
! Trustees; DR.. Robert Frazier, president OF
the school; DR.. Peter Winston, Rev. DR..
Z. IL. Harding. Rev. DR.. George f. Bagoy'
Rev. 7. Men. Simpson, Judge ana Mrs
! j. NJ Crute, Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Nehdpie'
Mrs. Portia Morrison, Mrs Preston, MIS-
| Emily Venable, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Cralle; Misses
Misses I.ttleton, Coulling, Harvie, Robbie
! Berkeley Bette johnson, and Ramona
| Martin; Messrs. \. G. Starke, w. J.
Clark, {. c. Fleming, a. Il. Crale, H. IT,
Porter. Vernon Nenable, Il. ii. Richard-
son. Venable Cralle, X. =. Cralle, James
Lancaster, Saunders Blanton, Monroe
Morton. J. l. Bugg, Il. {. Niitse' anu
Messrs. Bull, Jones, Edmunds NehaDle'
Lorraine. Green. Fitzgerald, and Watkins
of Hampden-Sidney.
a large concourse OF syIhpaIhI~ilIs
friends followed the remains of Mr.. j. X
Whitehead to the cemetery yesterday. he
was one of the towns best known and
most popular citizens, and his death'
which occurred on Thursday morning.
is very generally regretted. The owners
of the Planters Warehouse, In "hlch
house Mr.. whitehead was for many years
one of the inspectors, VIII take up the
matter of electing his successor at an
early date. -
Under the auspices of the Daughters
of the Confederacy, an entertainment Will
he given 10 the music-loving people OF
Farmvile on the nth instant. Al that
time Miss Annie Atkinson, OF South Gar
DINA assisted by musicians from Hamp-
den-Sidney. Richmond, and LynchDurg'
will give a concert in the Opera-House
for the benefit of the Confederate Memo
rial Association, whose object Is 10 honOi
the Prince Edward Confederate dead by
! erecting a monument 20 their memory
In this place Miss Atkinson Is a talented
pupil of Mr. r. Burmeister, Of New YORK
and although not playing this season II
private or public, has generously ohereu
\ her services for the cause she loves
r.e Hampton-Sidney Dramatic Club are
, rehearslng the comedy drama, private
secretary" which they expect 10 have
ready for the stage by the latter par
, of this month. ?,
J Gamers. rector Of Johns Memorial church
of this place. Mr. j. w Jones, SUDDEN
D in the University Of the South, at Sc
, vance. Tenn, will conduct services TO-
r morrow.
!. Farmville is forging ahead in its city
like improvements. For several year.
D past about twenty Of our citizens nav
!. been using private telephones-that IS, IN
, more prominent Of the businessmen hav
: nod their houses connected by 'phOn
y without the aid of a central office. TN
n has proved very unsatisfactory and, re
/ alizing the convenience of trst-clas
. system. a company has been formed, AM
= about one hundred subscribers aread'
y secured. for a regular telephone exchange
o having a central
7 Mr.. j. w. Traver, Of South Boston, ma
~ decided 10 make MS ItSlutlSt III = O. i'i
= Vile. and will. I'm the next few weeks
" remove his family TO Farmville. wher
9, their home will be in the Episcopal rec
!, tory.
Mayor ". T. -Blanton has been sick /
- bed this week with an attack OF lumbag'
a There is some talk about widening IN
G gauge of the Farmvile and PoWhata
A railroad TO the standard width, and "a
" tending It through TO Brookneal, tn
a point to which it was thought it woul
a be run when first built.
D Mrs. s. w. Paulett, wife of Captain
4 w. Paulett. is quite i'll with pneumonia.
y Miss Mamie Dodson, Of Milton. n. c
A IS visiting the family Of Rev. DR.. Hare
A ing.
D Miss Robbie Berkeley, after sever;
A months stay in West Virginia, Is hon
70 again.
q Mr. y. T. Elan, whose illness has nee
= the cause of much earnest concern
q convalescing, and it is not believed IN;
A f. will be long before he will be able
- get out again.
8 Mr.. ID. W Gillian, son Of Mr.. w.
a Gillian. whose extreme illness has bee
q noted i'm these columns. is improving, ar
A there are hopes for his recovery.