The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-09
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Where are sc now, dead singers of dear dear.
Ssss songs ~ a ~
ody? Is
Whom sweet words sought, as waters
y no whom great thoughts converged IN
ii shining throngs. Ssl
1 From them seemed lifted Eden's primal
they talked with angels, and were un-
Il M afraid s.i, ii .
Can death destroy those echoing chords,
which made
Them fa rps Aeoleail OF the universe
4 when some great star throws down It's
solemn light S, "A Ks u n,
N Do their freed spirits see and learn 70
Il know # ia /. ~ ~
4 I, The hymns the planets sing as on they
Moving along their paths of silvery lightY
.:U-hen through our slumber sounds har-
tnonions ring, ~,
is IT the echo Of the songs they sing7
NlNHrTE NJ IOWATER
Stanton Horse Show.
The Albemarle Horse SHOW of last week
ss To be succeeded by the Staunton Horse
Show Of this. with an outlook for plenty
81 ofs good riding, anyinumber of fine horses,
ma fair euuestriennes to render the occa-
zion as interesting as 1t should be.
Among the Richmond visitors who are
4 3 ready IN Stnunton for show week are
I Miss Mary DOMAIN. the guest of Mrs
lie. Lacy Gibson; Misses McGuire,3s Mr. ! r:
sIIunter Mcclure and Mr.. ddison, VINO
Eare Visiting in the home OF NJ and hlrs.
tERobertson: Mr,aJames II. Grant and NJ r.
t.Th omas Moore, whose II orse Show host
M. II. Emerson; Miss Henrietta
tISniehtly, who is with her aunt, Miss
tMary Knightly; Mr.. Pendleton Goodall.
depending some time with his sister, Mrs
Inv. A. Payne and Mr.. and Mrs Va H. b
.kWoodward,5 who are the guests Of rela-
sltives.
I! Others will go up to staunton this week,
hand the brilliant story of! former sue
\ cesses In the ring, which has character
tied the summer of 1904, will doubtless be
there.
8 Sponsor at Large
Miss Celtic Mcclure, the daughter Of
The late Dr.. Hunter Holmes Mcguire,
Who has been appointed by Judge George
II. Christian sponsor for the State at-large3
at the Confederate reunion meeting N
september at fLynchburg, Va, Is now 1t
4 stanton. Va. Later In the month she
will accompany her mother and sisters
TO Sweet Springs, w Va: Miss Mcclure 8
Ii maid Of honor viii be Miss. Blanche Nor
iris Smith. Of this city, the niece OF Com
v mander Christian r ichm ond could have
mo more fitting representtati ves at u the
II reunion than these two daughters OF
v brave and prominent Conf derates.
OF & God Society,"
u The following letter, received from Emil
Schiller the editor of the Wiener ALI ALI
gem zeitung, in Vienna Austria, by a
I Richmonds gentleman, Is repeated here IN
!, the hope that 1t may awaken a feeling Of
Interest, or may meet the eye OF some
( one who possibly knows the writ er,551l IN
letters Us Il. Z; IL "a I, u
+. 81 am Of he good society. and live In
\ a DISTINGUISHED positions, SO distinguish
ed that not a soul knows in how terrible
need pass the days With my family.
" Nobody shall know, and only for that
reason apply to you living as far from
II me: besides this great distance, which,
# sepnrn ties us, lis aslittle ind ulginG for my
step.
s55ssss"I imply to you, begging to contribute
B to my saving through any amount how
much Kindness and good fancy you or.
f. der to give Any note put in q cover
and sent to me. :Sand, knows God, you
will do benefit, the greatness Of which
Sou cannot divine.
Fincastle Gayeties.
Miss Ellen Ruffin, OF Danvillc; Misses
I,iesa archer and Martha Chaffin, of
4 II ichmond.i and Mr. Stephen Power, of
& Mississippi, are guests Of Miss e. Cary
4 I,reckinridge, at ,Fincastle. Va, whichbls
livery gay for midsummer.
\ Tile hotels are full Of guests. Mr.. and
/. AIRS. F.. G. Doggctt are entertaining a
illouse party. So is Captain Breckenridge,
I az Grove Hill. Or. Lawrence r. Price,
Il OF this city. is with Mrs. Turner Nc.
i Dowell. 5 II
! Not Authorized.
/ THE statement appearing in Sundays
! ecciety column to fine effect that the
enlargement OF Miss Bertha NJ. seay to
II Lir. Arthur V. Dickerson was announced
by Mr.. and Mrs. william Seay, OF Lor-5
,tsraine, Va, was unauthorized.
/ Using every endeavor as The Times
EDispntCh does, to avoid such mistakes,
I some mischievousS person every now and
! again. succeeds in presenting what seems
i;1o be a we'll authenticated announcement
statement, and having 1t published, to.
tho discontinue of all parties concerned.
/ In Honor Of Miss Diacont.
Y Mr.. and Mrs. w. Lawrence Wilson on
iSFriday night entertained a number Of
stheir friends in honor of their guest, Miss
i. Viola Augusta Diacont, of Richmond,
snISan,es We're INDUCED In until late hour,
,t1;hen refreshments were served, consist
y ing OF the delicacles of the season, Miss
sl5Diacont will leave here Saturday after
4 moon for Surrya county, Va, where she