Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-20
SUMMER SEASON AT BEDFORD CITY
Several Delightful Outings-t BriI-
liant German Thursday Evening.

BEDFORD CITY, VA. August 19.-
(special.)-A very desirable residence be-
longing TO the estate of Judge f. C.
Burks was this week sold to Mrs. Ben.
McGhee. of the county. for $500. She
will now make her home here for the
purpose Of educating her children.
The delightfully."- cool weather that has
succeeded the heated term has given a
fresh impulse to outings On days when
the clouds are propiious large parties on
pleasure bent traverse all of the roads
that lead to suitable spots for recreation.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS.
Early Friday morning. while the enter
prising bird was breakfasting upon the
industrious worm, party under the cha
peronage of Judge and Mrs. Galloway
Brown set forth for the Apple Orchard
mountain, with tents, camp equipage, and
eatables galore, TO try the novel expe-
cience Of tent life upon the summit of
that lofty peak. Besides the chaperones.
the party consisted of Misses Parke An
derson, Henrietta Payne, L.ynchburg; An
ME and Virginia Mosby, Mamie and Lot
tie Griffin, Mary Lyons Hutter, Eliza and
Fannie Dillon, Lexington, and Hettie
Auspach. Their attendant knights were
Misses s. G. Auspach, Malcolm Griffin,
Sydnor Hawhins, Henry Patterson, Ca
bell Thomas. f. c. Burks. John Hurt, II.
]. Thurman, and c. T. Hagan.
The same afternoon large party made
| a trip TO the Peaks OF otter in carriages.
| buggies, and a four-in-hand team Mrs.
| II. G. Joping and her daughter, Miss
| Annie, arranged the party in honor of
! their guests-Misses Cora and Wilmer
Luck, Of Hollins Miss BERTHE White
hurst, of Norfolk, and Miss Virginia Ar
nolds, of Washington. The escorts were
| Messrs. Percy Crawl Norman. and
| Booth. of Roanoke, and Mr.. Joseph John
| ston The remainder of the party was
under the chaperonage of Mrs. ID. w.
Read. and consisted of Miss Fannie AL
| Ian. Petersburg with Mr.. Leslie Morris.
| Richmond; Miss Belle Gillian, Peters
burg. with Mr.. j. b. Jordan Mrs. Wilbur
Norman and her daughters. Florence
and Corienne, Lynchburg: Miss Daisy
Carper, Asheville. y. c.; Miss Lizzie Lee,
Raleigh. n. c.: Miss Mary Gillian, Her
| bert and Thomas Gillian, Petersburg;
James Ritter, Norfolk; Miss Mamie
White and Mr.. Harry Jopling
A NOTABLE SOCIAL EVENT.
The most notable social event Of the
season was the german given by TIE Ger
man Club at Belmont Thursday evening
| IL was memorable. both by reason OF the
large numbers who participated, and the
unusual beauty and attractiveness or the
| ladies' A stranger who was present re-
marked that she had never before seen
| so many beautiful women assembled TO-
yether upon such an occasion. The dance
was first led by Mr.. G, T., Hagan, with
Mrs r. l. Quarles; Mr.. w I'll. fry, OF
Coyner's. led the figures for the conclud-
| ing hours OF the evening. ana introduced
| a number Of new and pleasing contripu-
| tons The following We're the cancers
| Charles OHara with Miss Jessie DUMMY
| of Onancock; Marshall Vest with Miss
To- Moore: Harry Jopling with Miss
Marie Henry, Richmond; Robert Gillian
| petersburg. with Miss shellay Daniel;
| charles Gibson with Miss Gibson, Samuel
| Cove with Miss Lilly Gibson: Mr.. j. L.
| Campbell with Miss Fannie Dillon, Lex
| ington. Malcolm Griffin with Miss Eliza
| Dillon Lexington; Mr.. and Mrs. VI. o.
Humphreys; f. II. Hall with Miss F1orrie
! ~iaytor j. Il. Jordan with Miss Belle
| Gillian, Petersburg; Leslie Morris Rich
mond with Miss Fannie Allen, Peters
/ burg; W. II. Fry Coyner's, with Miss
| Jamie Tunstau; c. w Wharton, Jr.. with
| Miss Howell. Pulaski: Cabell Thomas
| with Miss Pattie Summerson; Il. c. Burks
| with Miss BERTHE Mitchell. East Orange.
Nj; Mr. and Mrs. Buckeloe Brown. Bat
| timore; Nelson Sale with Miss Edith
cobb. Alabama: Charles Abbott, Belle
vile. with Miss Annie Cobbs. Alabama
| Arthur Kelsey with Miss Warwick Hen
| derson, n. c.; r. @. O'Hafa, Jr. with
Miss Coles. Petersburg; Joe Johnston
| with Miss Mamie Grimm: Ormond
Humphreys with Miss Lottie Grimm; Ca
| det Eugene West. of West Point. with
| Miss Meade Burwell. Richmond: DIR. r.
T.. West with Miss Mary Lyons Hutter
] John Hurt with Miss Annie Mosby; H. J.