The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02
SW ANSOlv TO
GO ABROAD
The Congressman and Wife to
Sail Next Wednesday.
PLACEIS TAKEN BY STORM
Merry Party Visits Mrs. S. R. Fltzger-
ald-The County Levy Of Pittsylva-
MIA to Remain Unchanged
Social Notes.

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CHATHAM, VA, August 1.-Monday
night a large party of young people lfoiii
Chatham storlned Mrs. S. Il. fltzseraio
at her beautiful and hospitaple coui'.''
home, near this place. The OCCASION was
to make merry the evenin IN hohor -
her daughter, Miss Blanche, and MISS
Beulah Ponton, of Danve, now WISHING
her. The party was accompanied ny ~
L. B. Whitehead's band, "hloi
coursed very inspiring music the eSehi''s
through, adding much to the pleasure OIL
all.
The party was composed Of Misses An
ME Davis, Bessie Dabney, Ada Balahz'
and Mary c. Payne, of chatham; Jesse
Warrener, OF Jctersville; Repecca All
derson, of Keeling; Lula White. OF New
Orleans; Bess and Arsone Andrews, =.
staunton; Messrs. Coleman John. Le"Is
Whitehead, DR.. L. l.. Whitehead. ", =.
L. Carter, DR.. H. p. Carter, Il. l. otl.il'
L. II. Dabney, j. e. Lanier, u. >. G PAW,
w. E., Davis. Berkeley Shields Eusai
Whitehead, j. p. Hunt, Jr, ana YIN.
Fitzgerald; chaperone, Mrs. waiter -.
Payne.
Mrs. Fitzgerald proved herself a most
charming hostess and many were the eS-
presslons Of most delightful time When
timo for leaving came.
THE COUNTY LEVY.
|" The Board Of County Supervisors me. ~.
in annual session Monday and adJourheo
Wednesday,. The county trcasurers rs! re-
port was audited and found correct. Ine
county levy, which is one OF the prln--
ciple features Of the annual meeting ~ Wa m
made the same as last year, when IS Si'"o
on the 500.
w. M. Cardwell's claim for s40o extra
work on the ge over Pigg River, near
Musevile, was disallowed and appear was
taken to the County Court. The imam
cial condition OF the county IS now 1nuct
better than 1t was two years ago, WhicH
speaks well for the present members.
several Of whom Will not De hle'tlpe ~
after January /, 1901
Messrs. John E. Taylor, OF Chatha1n
District, and j. B. Stone, OF Staunton
River, will not be candidates for re-eiec-
ton. ~,
Messrs. Wilson, Of Dan River: J. W:
Fuller,@cI Tunstall, and G. w. Oliver, OF
canister River have opposition.
Mr.. j. f. Graves, Democratic nominee.
for Pigg River, is being opposed oy an
independent.
Dr.. L. e. Fuller has been declared
Democratic nominee of Callands, but the
nresent encumbent, Mr.. j.. V. Reynolds.
is very prominent Republican. and will
be a candidate for reelection at the gen.
eral election.
Mr.. oliver is the younges member OF
the Board, and at the spring meeting
the road machine in his district was dis
continued, but he secured for his district
at the same meeting go days work to be
done by the machines Of the other DIS
tricts, during the nine months IN which
tho machines are operated.
The supplement made by the county to
the salaries of the Commemorative at
torney. the sheriff, commissioner Of rev.
enue and treasurer were ordered to con-
tinue same as last year for SIX months.
Tho supplement heretofore allowed the
clerk of the County Court was cut or.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Cora Whitmore is very III with