The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-12

this week.
Mrs Thomas Morris. Of No. 1922 Twenty
first Street left Sunday morning for New
port News to visit the family Of Mr.. Her
bert Morris. While away Mrs, Norris
will also visit other cities on the waters.
Mr. w. II Rowland and Mrs. w. g..
Snither and children. Ethel and Rowland.
We're visitors at Mrs. ]. w. Rainey's this
week
JAPANESE FAN DRILL.
The japanese fan drill will be given
June 18th In the lecture-room Of Fair
mount Methodist Church for the piano
fund. AS this is a very beautiful drill,
large crowd will doubtless be present
Herbert Greenstreet. who has been Wis
iting relatives in the country, has re-
turned home.
Miss Ella Gentry. Of Charles City coun-
ty. is expected In Paramount by her cous-
in, Mrs. J. W. Rainey.
Mrs NJ. Lowery. who has been quite
sick is now much improved.
Mrs. Sallie Talley has returned home
from Hanover county. where she has been
visiting her daughter.
Miss Annie Fansler. OF Charlottesville.
is visiting her aunt. Mrs. Lowery. on
Darlington Street.
Dr. Arthur Cosby. who formerly lived
on Venable Street, near Twenty-f1fth. has
moved to Twenty-fourth and Broad
Streets.
Mr.. Joseph Putze's infant is quite sick
with measles.
Mrs Woodcock and Mrs. Beasley, Of
Chelsea Hill. were the guests OF Mrs.
Holt this week on the Avenue.
Mr. Thomas Teagle Is much better to-
day.
Miss Mamie Dyson. of Caroline county.
is the guest Of Mrs. Nellie Pavey. on
Twenty-first Street.
Little Alte James, infant child OF Mrs.
Rosa James. of Portsmouth. died Sun
0f iAv
/ grandmother. Mrs. H. f. Housch, at 23l1
Paramount Avenue. The remains we're
taken to Portsmouth Monday for burial.
Miss Mabel Nuckols, who has been
visiting Mrs. Sally White. has returned
to her home in Hanover county.
Mr.. Bernard f. Gallagher. who is SUI
fering with blood-poson. Is getting on as
wells as could be expected.
MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.
The Methodist Missionary Conference
for this district met at Laurel Hill We'd
nesday. Paramount was represented ny
Mrs. Florence Beadles rs delegate and
Mrs Anna Willard as alternate.
Mr.. Gray. with several other gen
tlemen. will decide which is the prettiest
baby that goes on the Richmond Ltocomo.
tive Works excursion. which will be given
June goth at Buckroe Beach,
Mrs. Charter Clayton and daughter,
Olive were the guests Of Mrs. ]. w. Rainy
Wednesday.
Mrs. Thomas Duke. Of the West End,
and Miss Willie Duke, of Verdon, Han
over county are visiting Mrs, W. c..
Thomas. on the Avenue.
Mr. Oakley Terry, OF Talcot. w. Va,
is visiting his aunt, Mrs. John W. Arnold.
on Twenty-nrst Street.
Mrs. Ollie Oakley and children, OF
Highland Springs. We're the guests OF
Mrs. Fannie Oakley, on the Avenue. the
fist OF the week,
Miss Matte Terry. of No. 1905 Twenty
second Street. Will leave shortly to visit
friends in West Virginia.
Mrs. Holt. who has been III since De-
cember, is fast falling, and Is not ex.
pected to survive many days.
The final exercises of the Falrmount
High School We're held Friday and proved
to be one Of the most successful terms
in the schools history, The following
young ladies graduated with high honors;
Jessie Ford, Addie Aston, Nevee Evans,
Mamie Durvin, sallie Taylor, Helen
Childress, Marian Angel and Annie Ban ;s,
The Methodist picnic will be held at
West Point June the 3oth
Mrs. Malone of Nineteenth Street, who
has been very sick, is now rapidly I'M.
proving,
A tax of $3.50 has been laid on all clti.
zens who keep two cows and sell milk
and 80 cents a head in excess of that
number.
TRACKS IN BAD SHAPE.
The Passenger and Power Company's
attention has been called to the terrible
condition of the car tracks on Twenty
second Street and the Avenue but as
yet nothing has been done. a hole large
enough for ho.Ne to be buried In hap
caved in near the corner, and is dam
gerous place at night.
Messrs, p. II. w. Goodwin, j. s. Bin
ford and William Arnold. are being
prominently mentioned for the vacancy
in the Council caused by the resignation
of Rev. Joel t. Tucker.
The contract for removing sand north
of the Avenue was awarded ia ]. w,
Rainey and south OF that thoroughfare
to n. J. Helfert.
The county supervisor was Instructed to
use the $3.50 now available for street I'M
provements at once. and the work Will
probably be begun this week
The request of the Southern Bell Telo-
phone Company to he allowed 10 erect
poles on certain streets was granted
The alley running from 1'wenty-first ,tc
Twenty-s second Street, between the Ave.
nue. and n Street, which has been closed
for several years has been reopenad
The Council has decided to sell the au
tomato lamps, which We're in use before
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