The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-19
FLOOD TIDE AT
THE OLD SWEET
Say Week Of Card Parties, Dances
and Dinings.
A GOLF TOURNAMENT HELD.
There arc Many Rich,nondcrs Among
the Guests Hesalin:- Themselves at
tho Elmo Old Rcsor,-yisitors
From the Sweet ChaIybcatc.
fspcc,al p:spatch to The Titncs.)

Especial Dispatch TO The Iifncs}
OLD SWEET SPRINGS. W. VA, aug.
ss.Ssdidsummer gaieues continue at 1oou
f.de at the Old Sweet, the past week nav
tns been filed with card parties. dancing
driving. dining. golfing and bowling
The dance on Monday evening was ono VI
The most brilliant OF the season ABOUT
thirty people from the Sweet ChaiEpeate'
chaperoned by Mrs. Frances Markell OF
Charleston, ". Va. came over ana aooeu
greatly to the pleasure Of the OCCASION
To Mrs Markell and Mrs James D. cate
wood. OF Parkersburg. is due the deciueu
Euccess of the evening About seventy
five of the patrons were at the tables ana
the large parlor never held more en-
thusiastic number OF players. Miss Lotto
Dodd, Louisville; Mrs. David Howell
Sweet Chalybeale; Mrs. NJ c. Roach, fon-
iers and Miss Jean Lee, OF tins place,
made the highest scores. and Mrs Johh
Tilion, of Norfolk, the lowest The prizes
were exceptionally handsome Alter the
game Mrs. Markell and Mrs. Gatewood en-
tertained at a very delightful supper.
Their guests were Or. and Mrs Christian.
1rr,versitv of Va: DR.. and Mrs. Small of
Cincinnati. Miss Herbert A.Claiborne, Rich
,nond. Mrs. w c. Roach. 1onkers, n y;
Mrs. G. NJ Donaldson, Charleston. w. va,
Mrs, J. L. Sexton. Charlotte y. e: mrs
Lee Alexandria: Mrs George -. Soucn'
Charleston. W. Va; Mr. and Mrs Q. d.
Vaughan. Louisville. and Mr. ana Mrs. l..
e. Hamherlin, Richmond, va
THO sumner given by Mr.. A. NJ Agelasto.
,r.er the dance on Saturday evening
was the handsomcst given mere TINS sea
son. Enjoying Mr. Agelastos hoSpltalitE
1yare Miss Kate Tailey. of Richmond;
,-;r Of
nr,-ie Dodd and MI and Mrs. John Pat
terson. of Louisville and Mr. C. e. Pat
terson, Of Springfield, Ohio
A MELON FEAST.
Some Of the younger set on the same
evening delighted in q melon feast on the
lawn. These young people were Misses
Hottie Dodd and Ethel Fitzgerald. of
louisville: Lucy Couch. OF Charleston
W. vn; Hfldreth and Halle GateWood, OF
Parkersburg. w Va: Masters Vaughan,
of Louisville; Charlie and Harold Wrenn,
NJ Norfolk: Bobbie Carroll and Harold
Sierrett.
On Tuesday afternoon the Pnttersons,
with Misses Dodd and briggs, drove
across Peters Mountain to Sizer S Tor
a. old-tirne country supper, and returned
by moonlight.
Quite large party, made up mostly OF
1,o11isvi1lans. under the chaperonnge of
MrS T. A hewitt anu MI ~ "a NY
epent last Monday morning at Beaver Dam
Falls.
Hardly a week passes that visits to the
White Sulphur Springs nre not made
Messrs. Isaac Davenport. McCaw Temp
tsins. Austin Smith and DR.. w. w Grier
rode over this week, returning the same
day
We had a most charming visit recently
from merry party summersng at Goshen
Mrs. z. D. Hotchkiss, of Richmond, WIS
the chaperone, and she managed her crowd
most skilfully during their day and night
here.
COLE TOURNAMENT
Athletics are always popular here IN
spite Of the heat, the enthusiasm mani
Tested in the late Golf Tournament knew
no abatement until the inals We're play
ca. There were twenty-five entries, twelve
gentlemen and ten ladies. Mr.. &. s.
Couch of Charleston, w. Va, Won in the
eentlemeas event, and Miss Ethel
Roberts, of Louisville, in the ladies' Mr..
Rodrnan Grubbs, of Louisville. and Miss
Jennie Wrenn. OF Norfolk, were the run
ners-up IL the respective Instances Nr.
r. White, the golf instructor, gave the
prizes a set OF bulbs and j box OF balls.
On Tuesday afternoon an exhibition
game was played between Messrs. Couch,
t3rubbs and White Mr.. White allowed
his opponents handicaps OF nine and
twelve points, and was beaten by each
snan-
The ball game between the Sweet Chaly-
beate and Old Sweet boys witnessed
by a very interested crowd. The score
was 81 to 6 in favor Of the Old Sweet
Springs.
The many friends of Mrs. Christopher
Tompkins are delighted to have her with
them again. Mrs. Tompiins has been con-
fined 10 her cottage for more than a week
with her little daughter Mary. who had
mild case of fever Mary received quite
an ovation the first day she was brought
to the lawn. DIR. Tonpkins IS spending
his vacation here with his family he
and Mr.. Charles Davenport, with their
daughters, spend much time on horseback
enjoying this gorgeous mountain country
DR.. McCaw. Of Richmond, is a prominent
figure IN TIC lawn, and enjoys hugely a
game Of cards.
mond. is a delightful addition to this al
ready choice company. and may often be
found the centre of d group of cultivated.
charming people.
The weli-attendcd services on Sunday
morning. conducted by DR.. Small. of Gin
clnnati, attest the fact that patrons OF
the Old Sweet are not altogether given
over to worldly pleasures.
DR.. Small and his interesting wife have
made host of friends here.
NEW ARRIVALS
Among the weeks arrivals are the fol-
lowing:
". Il. Martin and Wife, Norfolk. Va;
Miss Elizabeth Martin. j. G. Martin,
Misses Lidus and NJ. Martin. Mr.. Naw-
ter. Virginia: Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Zol-
finger, Mrs. Stone, Miss Virginia Starke
Mrs + Maule and maid. Philadelphia;
Miss Harriet E. Barse. Kansas City; Mrs.
Joseph A. Anthony and daughter, Rich
mono. MIS-. K. ID. HotchkiSS, Richmond;
Miss Alice Hotchkiss. Miss Sophie White
MISS Ruth Tanner, Miss Amelia Pilson,
MISS -Addie Bowe, Richmond; Miss Liz
z.e Morehead. Lathrop Aorehead. John
Wiley North Carolina; joel Perrine,
Bailarc Smith. Richmond; Mrs. G. NJ.
Donaldson. Charleston. w. Va: Miss NJ.
kinney, Norfolk: Mrs. Herbert A. Clai-
borne, Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr., Rich
xnond "a; Robert Dickinson. West Nir-
gina: Miss Margaret Graham. LeXing-
ton. Va: Mrs. Charles S. Briggs, Miss
Elsie Briggs, Miss Binnie, Nashville,
Tenn; Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Grubbs.
Louisville: J. c. Macon, Pittsburg Pa:
DIR. j. B. McCaw Richmon6. J,,6rr Iohn