The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15
SOME OF RECENT COMERS TO
OLD ALBEMARLE COUNTY VA,

George w. White near Ivy. Mr.. Smith
was formerly a Virginian and simply
returns. bringing the blessings God gave
him in Ohio-a wife and five Children
back to ibis first love.
Major T. Brent Swearingen, who, for
the present is renting Sunny Side" tina
handsome estate once owned by tha
Bowens but more recently by Hon. Harn-
ilton Potts, brings with him his wife.
a son and five charming daughters. The
household is a happy one. and no cloud
over obscures the brightness Of this de-.
lightful home.
John Sawyer, of st. Paul. MIMI. owns
7"Shadwell,' former home OF Peter Jefs
ferson, where Thomas Jefferson was
born. Mr.. Sawyer is a commercial tour4
list whose visits resemble angelic calls,
few and far between, but always welS
come.
who bought and built on a part OF
"Holkham" near Ivy Depot. is an es-
timable citizen. Mr.. w. H. Thayer. Of
Thurmond. w. Va, Is doing well on o.
fruit farm south Of Ivy Depot. Major
are now owners OF Seymour" and add
no little to the charm of university So
cletv. Colonel Huntington. Of the United
States Army, now owns ''Morea;" Mrs.
Caroline Brown, son and daughter. de<
light their host Of new friends at West
Cairns:" Col. Chanler. wife and daugh-
ter. OF Newport News. Va, are now res
gaining impaired health at Ivy Cots
tage.' whore the ''latch string contin<
ually hangs out"
Captain Pierce. Of Hanover county
now occupies the Hartman farm. and
Is bright Mason and cheeful gentle.
man. Mrs. Bradford. Of Boston, Mass.
Mr.. Vose. Of Chicago. Major e. o. My
ers.. of New York and Mr.. Boscher. d
Richmond. Va. all occupy pleasant
homes on the Ivy road.
Mr.. G. P. Balman, of Plttsburg, Pa
Mr.. George 9. Wallace. of Colorado
Mr.. George Brown, or Pennsylvania: Mr.
r.. @. Whitten. of Allegheny. Pa; Mn
Joseph veale. OF New York; Mr. George
Balentlne. of Newark, N. j.. and tho
Misses Sweete Of Mass. are among
others who are here and will probably
locate. E
Among the society girls at the uni
verslty arc numbered Miss Annie Lee.
the daughter of General FTtz, Lee; Mlsa
Rosser tho handsome daughter OF Gem
eral II. L. Rosser; Miss Grant. the popu.
lar belle of Preston Heights; the MlsseG
Cooke. Of "University Place." the Misses
Irvine, OF FWeStlnnd Avenue; and thu
Misses Swearinger. of Sunny SIDE"
There Is host of fine fellows here, rep.
resentlng the best families of this broad
land. Tho assemblage knowns no sec-
ton, some OF the most popular fraternity
mon hailing from the distant North.
Dropping In at the new Colonial Ho-
tel. tho historic and popular old Parrish
House on Christmas day. found the
proprietor, Colonel Charles Eulser, late
of Richmond, entertaining q jolly crowd
of good fellows around mammoth
punoh-bowl. cracking jokes and tipping
glasses to the Sunny South. There
were Judge r. T. w. Duke. General
Ancatah Woods. DR.. w. p, Norris DR..
w. p. Macon, Hon, ]. Samuel McCue.
John b. Moon. L, It, Hanckel, Hon, Mar
shall King. Hon. John White. Colonel
Henry NJ Lewis, Hon, James II. lindsay
Mr.. Frank w. Rives, Mr., A. p. Dabney.
Mr., w. G. SCOTT, Jr., Associated Press
correspondent; Mr.. Lee Hawkins Gem
eral Press correspondent: Hon. Joseph
Everett, Hon. Thomas summerall Of
North Carolina; Captain g, W, Rogers.
Major John W. Christmas. Mr., Stuart
Hanckel. Mr., w. D., Walters, Major Jos
seph "a. Peck. and others, ss