Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
UEDFORD CITY.
The Freckc-Church Mutters-SOcial
Entertainments


BEDFORD CITY, Va, February H.
(Speciai)-On Thursday night The mercury
that for the past TWO days had been
coQuctting around the zero point rapidly
ZEN TO degrees below zero. The lowest
point reached here for many years. Ice
of about six inches thickness IS being
harvested
The now impossible condition Of the
public roads presents quite e. serious pro-
blem. since 1t is Impossible TO haul in wood
or bring IN country produce. Even in
town some Of the streets are in such a.
condition from the frozen mud that teams
can only carry about fourth of o ton
OF coal al a load, and the horses some
times stall going down nill
The owner OF one-horse wagon says
he weighed IL. and found tnat the frozen
mud and snow on The wheels Increased
the weight go pounds.
There has been no injury reported 10
telegraph or telephone wires by the htaNy
siect. neither have the trees been daih-
aged.
on Tuesday Mrs Martha r. Harris a
respected and venerable lady OF 81 Years
! died at the home of her only son, Mr.. G..
T.. Harris. after long illness from can
GER
Nr. Joseph y. Burroughs. prominent
farmer of the Davis Mills locality oleu
vor, suddenly last sunday az the ripe age
! of Is years
ON Tuesday Mrs Mary Morgan died at
her home. near Davis Mills. at the age OF
Al the home Of Mrs. Rebecca Key,
near Ottcrville. Tuesday. no o'clock T.
NJ her daughter. Miss Lizzie. was united
in marriage 10 Mr.. oswald DE VIII ReV.
j. McD. Reynolds performins the cere-
mony. I'm the presence OF small company
of friends
Rev. Dallas Tucker. the rector o. st.
Johns Episcopal church. has this week
issued q small publication, styled ~.
Johns Church Leahet-a resume ot the
status OF the church, its finances. ana
other conditions lie proposes 10 make
the I.eafiet a quarterly publication. for
which no subscriptions will be required.
Rev. Mr.. Tucker is great organizer.
who. during the short time Of his rector
ship of this church has accomplished
wonders i'm the way OF church improve
meut and inaugurauns methods for col
lecting funds lie also seeks 10 make
the Young people take active part in
church work and devises many eXpe-
dients 10 accomplish that END.
ON Friday afternoon there was q very
interesting Joint meeting of the Woman s
Missionary Societies of the four churches,
held at the Episcopal church. over which
Mrs. J.. A. Sale of that church, presided.
The country discussed on This occasion
was Brazil. and many interesting facts
i'm connection with the missionary work
there were given. a paper by Mfs- W.
s Royal gave q resume Of the W1rk or
the Baptist church. Mrs. Barclay read q
paper un .he urcg ess Of PresUvieiian
missions Miss Myrtle Dnwiddie described
that OF the Methodists. and Mrs. o. G..
Bell gave an admirable talk on the pro-
press of the Episcopal work I'm Brazil.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. J \. Heuser
entertained the Fifteen Club in most
unique and charming style. The principal
feature of the occasion was game giving
the various stages of the capture of
Cervera's fleet, played in progressive style
with cards.
Mrs II. O. Humphreys and Mrs. G. W.
Wharton were the winners Of the honors.
The same afternoon Mrs. Walter Hop
kns very delightfully."- entertained the
members Of The Thursday club.
Mrs. G.. 5. Hagan, Who has been visit
ing her daughter. Mrs Herbert ~. Patter-
SON has returned to her home, at Green
Vile. y. Q.
Mrs. c. l.. Mosby has returned from a
visit to Lynchburg.
Mr.. Curtis Quares. now Of Washington,
made brief visit this week TO his
mother.