The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-13
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sTAUNTON, VA, September ~ : M vi s 70
suo and Annie Bell gave q most delig ht u u
taliy-f1o ride ana dance toHtheir. friends 'a'1t
tuesday night. In two lAge busses tho
merry party left Stanton about 1br1l 9 clock
ana rea ched Fort Defiance BY moonlight
g,,nner wns served fter5 which dancins
a. INDUCED In until midnight.
The merry, dancers were lea ny MT. =,
BALDWIN RANSOM With Miss Sallie Faunt1s
leroy. Il * 81, a n ys sl5, y !. \, ,,,,...., II
Richmond, With Miss Mary Hutchinson;
Louise Littig, with Harry Frazier zl <J ~. ,
Lucy Bowles with Etkrldge dik X; /,
Miss Bessie Catlctt, with Frazier rams;
Louise Fauntleroy, with Fielding Olivier,
Mamie erasty, With Waiter Scott. Of the
University Of Virginia; Helen Pax;ter.
with Erskinc Millor, Rone Harrison, Win
Feyton Cochran; Mamie Brunson, with
John B. coehran; Janette Bell, with JOS
cph Cochran; Kate Hutchlnson. With u.
p. Bell; sue Bell, with Tucker brown;
Mary Allen, with George Allen, and MIN
ME Mann. OF West Virginia, with Dun-
can Curry.
erones. Is @f
Hon. Edward Echols. Gilpin Wilson and
H. B.. Sprout, OF Staunton, and Mr.. Harry
Cupterton,i OF West Yirg mia, left Wednes-
day evening for New York, where they
will be Joined by Mr.. A. A. sproul. From
New York the party will start Saturday
for New Brunswick, Canada, on moose
hunt and general outing The party VIII
be gone about month.
All the various sominartes and schools
here at "schoolvllle' are now open, and
the, IN cry young scholars are arriving on
every train. Tho Deaf. Dumb and Blind
Institution will have more Of tho states
wards this year. than ever before. ana the
Mary Baldwin Seminary expects the larg-
est school for many years. ~
. Tho Staunton Military Academy opened
Thursday. This school, under Captain
William H. gKable. has made remarkably
rapid strides in the last few years. The
number OF pupils enrolled this, year Is
larger than ever In the history OF the
academy. One hundred and ftfty-odd pu--
pills have already made con tracts, and the
management is now having built a,seven--
ty-toot. ti1ree-story extcnsio Ion to the main
building, which will accommodate about
forty cadets The parade grounds arc
being leveled and two retaining walls
have been built for the purpose. Captain
7table and his, son. Captain Kable. Jr.,
have worked hard this year to enroll
largo number OF pupils. and they are
highly pleased with the outlook. This Is
now one OF the largest preparatory schools
In tho South. 5il8I -E
John Whit, the little ten-year-old deaf
boy who ran away from the Virginia
School for the Deaf and Blind last week,
and was struck by Chesapeake and Ohio
train, Is getting along very we'll.
Colonel and Mrs. ]. n. secrozer,S Of this
city. have announced the approaching
marriage of their daughter, Miss Corine
CrozIer to Mr.. Archibald Booker. Of West
Virginia. The ceremony Will take place
near Richmond at their former home,
s"Verdon. the last OF September.
Z Major James Dooley and family. OF
Richmond, are Visiting Major Thomas c.
Elder.
Captain Lewis Bossieux. OF Richmond.
who has been visiting at the home Of Mr.
A, A. Eskridge. has returned home
Leo Sclater. OF Washington. returned
homo this week. t3 5.
8 Miss Pearl Han ger Is spending some
time In Lynchburg. X
Floridus Crosby has returned home after
n visit in Richmond. III
Fl Misses Mary Burn and Jennie Bland. OF
Richmond. are visiting Miss Annie Pat
rick here. 2 Glt ttfla q 5sa..lstss $500