Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-11-02
Personal and Social.
Happenings of Interest in and
About the Town.

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aud family. returned home yesterday.
Mr.. L. f. Barnes. Of Boulevard. was
in Newport News Wednesday,.
A large rick OF pine wood near Lee
Hall. was burned Tuesday. The origin
Of the FIRE is not known. but no doubt
the railroad company will have to foot
the bill as usual
Mr.. {. b. Chapman went down To |
Oriana Wednesday. where he has a |
1890. acre tract. Mr.. Chapman expects !
tocut tbs place up into small farms aud
town site.
Mr.. Charles Helm, Of Japan, has been
visiting his uncle. Mr.. Gustav Helm, in
York county. The former Is on his way
home from Europe where he has been
travelling this summer. and leaves soon
for san Francisco on his way TO japan.
Mr.. r. b. Slater, and Mr.. D. W Mars
ton, Of Toano. were in Newport News
this week.
Mr.. ]. ". Rogers, Of Yorktown, was
in Newport News Wednesday.
Mrs. NJ. Brooks has spent this week
in Richmond and Manchester. visiting
her children.
FOR SALE-On the Main Farm, lot Of
good young sheep and several cows
with calves. VIII sell on time If de-
sired Apply at oloeto
F. LAWRENCE.
James City county Bacon, Va.
no 2t.
Mr. i. T. Stone, manager So. Bell
Telephone Co., Of Newport News, spent
Monday night here.
Mrs. W. b. Lamb, after spending
several days in Richmond, returned home
Wednesday.
Dir. II. Z. STEPHENSON, of Toano, was IN
our city Wednesday,
Miss Bessie Lamb. who has been visit
ing friends in Richmond, returned home
Thursday.
Miss Crawford. Of Lee Hall. and Miss
Jones. of buckingham, have been visiting
Mrs. Harriet Cowlcs.
Misses Gatewood, Davis and Taylor.
ofToano, were the guests of Miss Ida
Henley this week.
Mr. Z. W Warburton. returned from
Staunton. Va, Wednesday, where he
went TO attend the marriage of Mr.. II.
G. Spencer. and took the part as best
man.
Mr.. Dudley Cowles. who has been Wis
iJing relatives here Tor sometime, left for
Staunton, Va. Last Wednesday.
Mr.. Hugh Mercer, of the Norfolk and
Western Railway at Norfolk, was visit
ing his parents. Mayor and Mrs. Jno. l..
Mercer. here this week.
Mr.. II. {. Lightfoot, superintendent
OF the Chesapeake Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, went TO Richmond
Tuesday, 10 attend the marriage Of his
cousin, Miss Harriet Field Lightfont
The groom, Or. Edwin Browp Clay
brook, arrived in Richmond Monday,
and the newly-married couple left We'd
nesday for New York, and ater short
stay viii 20 to Cumberland Md their
future home.
AR. Lightfoot returned home Wednes-
day.
Mrs W. B. Lamb. who has been in
Richmond for several days visiting rela-
tiveS, returned home Tuesday.
Miss Crawford, of Lee Hall, and Miss
Jones. of Buckingham, nave been visit
ing Miss Ida Henley.
Misses Gatewood, Davis, and Turner,
of ToauO. were the guests of Mrs Har-
ret Cowles this week.
The Ladies Aid Society is preparing
TO give an entertainment next week for
the benefit OF the Methodist church.
The Ladies of the Baptist chnrch gave
reception Thursday, for the benefit OF
the church. Ice cream and cake were
served, and a handsome sum was real
lied.
Rev. W. T. Roberts spent yesterday il
Hampton.
DIR. L. 5. Foster is visiting in Mathews
Mrs. p. T. Southan, who has spent
the past several weeks, visiting relatives
in Amelia, returned home yesterday.
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