Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-21
THE VALLEY CITY.
Political Matters-PersonnI md So
ciaI Notes.

STAUNTON. VA. January 2O.-(Spe-
'ial)-Ex-Postmaster William r. McCue'
chairman of the city and county Democ-
racy, has called q meeting Of the com
mittees Of the city and county TO deter
mine the question as TO the advisability
OF holding q Democratic primary cleo
ton TO name the partys candidates ioi
the various county Offices The elecIon
will be held May 18th. and the matter Oh
the primary will be determined next Mon
day. court day. , CO.,
The Thursday Afternoon Whist Club.
which meets each week at the nome Vi
one of it's members, had its last meeting
40 the beautiful residence OF MI. anu
Mrs A. NJ Nalz. on south Market street
Miss Adele Nalz received ana entertained
her guests with graceful hospitality. Du-
ring the evening an cNcellehI iuiVlroii
OF oysters salads, and water ices Wa
rived Among those present were MISS
Editb Murray. of Lee. Mass; Miss Bessie
McC'ue. Miss Margaret Atkinson, MISS
Sadie Weller Miss Kate Bell Baker, MISS
Emma Atkinson. Miss Fannie BakGI'
Miss Carrie Crowle, Miss May 6roWle'
Miss Fannie Peck Miss Annabel Timber
lake Miss Fanny Kinney, Miss tanIle
Hogshead. Miss Helen Hutchlftoh' MIS-
! Iucv Kinney. Miss Sallie Grattan, MISS
| EHe Foster, and Mrs. Esta Mehelee
Ex-Snperintendent Of the City Electric
| Light system John Manly Hoge leit TINS
/ afternoon to take charge OF the eIeCtiic-
| light plant of Buckhannon, Upshur couh-
| ~. W Va. Mr.. Hoge : depaIluIe - ,,et
| GREETED here by many friends, VINO SeI
| are gratified that he may sing NY 10
| After Me" abroad. Not only as pIac-
/ ticm electrician has Mr.. Hose sho" Il
ability but he is also the auIhoF FL I'll q
| valuable book on 1.-THE Operation OF Eiec-
Mr. William Bowles. son Of Mr.. W. A.
! BOwles, superintendent 0l ny Sos been
| school for the Deaf and BIND mas gee 81.
| iu of pneumonia, but Is now iesaiuou d.
| intending and out of danger. ,.-,..,
! Miss Mary Morton left for Richmond
/ today TO visit friends; thence she goes
/ shortly to Jacksonville, ria. 10 spenu
| several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Jo-
Miss Iaiiie Peyton. of Covington, is
here with her mother. Mrs. Eugene Fey
ION. the guests of their kinstolk' MI anu
Mrs Joseph Woodward, on BerkelSy Iel
race Miss PeytOn is just from Ie'ets
Iurg where she was one Of a mousse pan ~
Nr A. :. Lara and his son, MT. >
! Bradlev Lara, have gone 10 spehu tne
winter at Fort Valley, Ga. 49,
AIR Laurie Moore of Atlanta, Ca, IRA,
yelling engineer for the southern Del
Telephone Company, was mere. sTNGI W.. a
davs this week visiting Mr.. >, W. Ldli u
! Nfes Mary Tucker McGill lett Nestti
dqv 10 visit friends in Richmond dhd
Miss Minnie Cohen has as her guest the
beautiful Miss selma Hollander' oil iaI-
Nars - received here Of the recent
de9tb I'm Chicago Of Mrs. Lizzie sears
Fuitz. Mrs. Fultz was a daughter OF ' Il
late Barnas Sears. LID who ior o tl1IS
,-eors inst after the war hved IN SlauH
YEA a;5 vas trustee and secretary. Of the
/ ctafc peobodv fund. Mrs. RUIZ was 1T
s slare secretary. and was brainy bust,
mes woman. She owned a large LOT %. o.
property On Sears's AN, IN ME- NIass 0'' II
Her burial was at Br0okllhe' M"9'' ''
~ sears's family vault. ,..-.o.
III Hon. a. 9. Gordon is in Washington' -,
Mrs Mrs ]. Taylor Ellyson; who e, cam, u" ni
from Richmond 10 attend In1d,c cht suns is st
,n town. at the Hotchkiss home "Ih'
] nalteH