Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-03

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dr,ca thyme and mint one-fourth ounc
ground cloves and caraway seeds, On
ounce common salt.
We are yet In the full swing OF SUNNI
iollity. though. OF course, the cream
| The qayeties will be of the surface IN
| week or two At the Informal dance
! held each evening there are always u
be found quite a number Of popular youni
! folks.
Nclghborhood visitors are crowding "
I for the protracted meetings, when ai'
| now being held at the Rhodes MethoulSl
church. and VIII begin at Hebron Hapus'
| church the second Sunday in september
Shipment OF earlier fan varieties Oh
/ Apples began last week. crop very inou''
/ rate.
Mr.. John Roach stratan. OF Mercer ca,
| is EXPECTED at Chestnut Hicge heN'
week so visit his aunt. Mrs. John ,. HAYS
Miss Netfie Hall. Of CharlottesWile' is
q guest az "Rcdlands."
Mrs. Victoria Valera Mays, OF CHllyn
Forge IS visiting her uncle. Mr.. X W.
Babor
Misses Hawsie and Irene Coleman, OF
"Vallov Farm" are I'm Waynesboro.
At Mr.. r. W. GOODIES are Mcssrs. q.
W. Levy and NJ A. Dawson, OF Atlanta
Ga. Misses Marie McClern0n, Lou Forbes
and Lula Pease, Of Baltimore, Md; Miss
Emma IIckney and Miss Anna Hcnder-
son, OF washington, D. e.
MINOR ALTON NOTES.
Under the management Of Mrs. J. y.
Hawthorne, an old-folks concert was
given q night or two ago in honor OF Mr..
and Mrs w. NJ Waters, Of Dallas. Tex.
Those who took part were Miss Laura
Mitchell. Miss Mary Turner. Miss Irene
Wright. Miss Jessie Williams, Miss Mary
Go0dloe. Mr. j. A. Peasants. Mr. George
IT. Reese. Mr.. Sanford Fleming, and Mr..
James McBain. The costumes Of "He
Oldcn Times" were well gotten up, ana
were very becoming. The accompani-
monts were beautifully played by Mrs. c.
". Hawthorne and Mr.. Rice. After inc
CONCERT the old ladies and gentlemen
Joined in a dance, and ended the evening
with q cake walk
A party of hunters left the Alton House
on Monday last for a weeks hunt at
Sheranda. Among them were James X.
Goodloe. Or. D. i. Hawthorne, sam
Goodloe. Mr. Mark Durette. Mr Jerry
White; Hon. " II. BlackwOod, of New
York, naval constructor; Mr. Robert
Stocker G.. ". Hawthorne, VIII Smith,
.lr. G. ID. LanghOrne and son, and Mr.. II.
*. Hawthorne
The hunting here has been fine. Eight
foxes have been caught. The brushes
we're taken by Mr.. Mark Durette, Of
North Garden: Mr.. G. w. Hawthorne, OF
Tennessee; Mr.. Sam. Goodloe. of Alton.
There were about 100 hounds in the
chases and about fifty men. Mr.. Good
loe's dogs took the lead and caught some
OF the foxes.
Mrs. II. ID. McKenny. Of Kentucky, is
visiting Mrs J. r. GOOdloe.
The arrivals of the past week were:
Hon. ". H. Blackwood, New York; Mr..
Il. c. Vance. West Virginia. Mr.. Il. w.
Miustead. Mr. j. ID. Brown, DR.. j. X.
Bagby, of Newport News; Mr.. w. D.
Long. Richmond; Miss +. G. eaton,
Canada; Dr W. G. Rogcs and W. $.
Roecs. Charlottesville; Hon. John J. Nc
Henry. Louisville, Ky; james Baird, of
New Jersey: Mrs Louise Workman and
two children. Texas; Miss Rutherford,
Texas: Miss Brooks and Mr.. j. South
an. Texas; Miss Loula Peace. Baltimore;
Dr. james Roane and Wife, Washington;
u. j. Cottren Richmond; A. II. Monteith,
Columbia, $. c.; Or. william II. Pur-
Wis. Alexandria.