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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-26

who was gowned In white French null
with pearls and Papa Alpha fraternity
pins as ornaments. and carried Anerl-
can Beauty roses.
Cadet Rorer j. Martin. Of Axton, Va,
with Miss Julia Prendegrast. OF Column
bus. Ohio, white liberty silk Sigma Al
pha Epsilon pin, American Beauty
roses.
Cadet Frank B. stocle. of Keystone.
Va. with Miss Elizabeth Bowen, OF
Bramwell. W. Va, While null and lace.
Phi Delta Phi and Kappa Alpha pins.
American Beauty icses.
Cadet Joseph w. Marshall OF Norfolk.
Va, with Miss Willis Williams. OF WASH
ington. p. G.. white silk null. over tar
| feta, lilies of tho valley. Aphn Epsilon
| pins, American Beauty roses.
| Cadet LotlLH c. lAAIpnt, OF Quanal,,
| TexasT with Miss Mamie Waddill. OF
Richmond. Va, white organdIe and lace,
| Sigma Alpha Epsilon pin, American
| Beauty roses.
| Cadet Russell Ames. of Danvllle. Va,
with Miss Nell Brockcnbrough. OF Lex
| ington, Va, white French null, Kappa
| Alpha pins. American Beauty roses.
Cadet j. Newman Perry, Of NatchcA
| Miss, with Miss Rose Stepnouson, Of
Petersburg. Va. white chiffon and lace,
/ American Beauty roses.
| Cadet Woodfln Booker, OF Hampton,
Va with Miss Lilly Lawrence Rust. Of
Lexington. va.swhto point d esprit and
satin trimmings, over silk, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon pin. American Beauty roses.
| Cadet John G. Wharton Ut Dallas.
Texas, with Mics Nettie Dobson, OF
i.i.ynchburg. Va. white mouseln de sole.
lilies Of tho valley. diamonds. American
Beauty, roses.
Cadet Kenneth s, Perkins, of Washins-
ton, d. c.. with Miss Evelyn II. Will
Jams, OF washington p. o. white or
candle and lace. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
pins. American Beauty roses.
Cadet Rufus a. Morrison, of Gate City.
Va, with Miss Louise Adams. ~ l.ynch-
burg, Va. white sllk. American, Beauty
roses,
Cadet Robert y Conrad, Of Wlnches-
ter Va. with Miss A. D. Williams. Of
Winchester. va, white China silk pearl
pendants American Beauty roses,
Cadet Chester II, Loop, OF Chatta-
nooga Tenn. with Miss lllyira McCor-
mick, OF BerryvIlle. Va. white net, Sig,
ma Alpha Epsilon pins, American Beauty
, roses.
Cadet r. Alexander Owen, OF Lynch
burg. Va, with Miss Naye Payne, of
I.ynchburg, Va, white chiffon American
Beauty roses. ny
After the opening figure about twenty
five other couples participated In the
ball.
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Richmond III August wllen she will COM
plete her household arrangements for
tile coming winter :.
Mr.. John G. Luce and family Of No. 500
Floyd Avenue, nrn spending the summer
at Rose Retreat farm, Goochlnid
Courthouse, va. asS ~
Mrs. Alfred Henderson Mcdowell and
her little son, William, have left the city
for Locust Grove, IN Powhatar county,
where they will spend tho Summer.
At3{4f s5s8i w 3Fl@A ttf3l5{ MaiFaJB4 K
Miss Ida uabllston will leave Richmond
early In july to spend the sumner at
tVoodlnwn, near Buckner's Station Va.
Mrs. Horace Jones' OF Newport News,
~ the guest Of her sister, Mrs William
Todd Robins W s5
Miss Fannie Gray OF Cincinnati, Is
visiting her grandparents, Colonel and
Mrs. j. u. Tree, at No. 821 West Grace
Street
Tho singers for tho opening evening
OF the Home for Needy Confederate Wo-
men Will be Miss Mabel Mc1Ialn, Miss
Belle Powell. Mrs. Eugene III. Cloves,
Mr.. u. III. Gloves and Mr.. Dunbar. A
duartette and soverul solos will be con.
trlbuted. Governor Montague will make
Il short address In behalf Of tho Home
Its friends are cordially invited to be
present.
Mrs D. r.. Williams Will shortly make
Il visit to llcr daughter, Mrs Il. M. Gil
bert, In tile delightful summer home OF
tho latter at Lake George, New York.
Mrs Williams will return from Lake
George to tho Cireenbrier White Sulphur
Springs. where she VIII be for the rest
of the sea SON.
The Juno recital Of Miss zelle Minors
piano class will take place at the music.
rooms Of Ferguson Brothers, No. II West
Broad Street, next Tuesday evening, tno
2Sth, at $3.50 o'clock.
Miss Minor and her pupils will be as
sisted BY Miss Mamie Harrison and Nlr.
Roo G. Tnpman. vocalsts,
Mr. Shepherd Webb has Kindly con.
sented to accompany the singers.
4@.fE sts et
Misc Frances Blue Woodson and Mrs
w. C. Saunders are at Virginia Beach
enjoying the bathing and other attrac-
tons Of that delightful resort
Mrs. j. G. Williama, of No. 40 North
Twenty third street who has been very
III. is Improving, she is Under the skill
FIJI care CT pr. A. 3. Cosby
Mr. j., Cabel Williamson and wife, and
NIrs. N. I.andergrcn, OF Washington. D.
q, have returned homo after brief visit
to Mr.. and Mrs Charles a. Nosbltt, Of
Brootland Park
Moonlight on the James spirited
ENnd beautiful musical composition BY
Professor Ernest l.. Boiling, which has
been recently published. was played ~
the professor at the closing recital OF
his students. and was greatly admired fnfll'
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Mrs. Robert wi,ttct, Mrs. a. ". TAYLOR,
Miss Alice Taylor, Miss AMMO llnylor,
Mrs. James Guilds, MIS- s.. McSicrll ;al1
Mrs. M j. Netherland, MISS Hnnh Z, . oi' \.
SON Mrs. 4. u. O'1ieeffe, MI W. 4, -.
nnots ME- p b bFsW, M Is Nelie
spence, Miss Mabel Dlggs, MI. John ohl diil,
Miss leila 1Sfouse, Miss Josie Halloraii,
Miss Annie Coleman Miss Matte ~, las
Sltcr Miss Jessie Haynes. Mrs. Nv. u ~.
Reckless, Miss Bessie Wells MISS Ele,anot
Haynes, Miss Eva Murdoch. MISS !. .,"1,
1de, MSS Eva HOWE, Miss lielen rieet,
Miss Katherine Fleet, Miss Annie p'leet,
Mr.. A. X. McCnlley, of Richmond,
Personal Mention.
i 1t Is fact To be regretted that MI.
Hairs condition. Is such us TO prevent
his attehdinE#thc convention Of the MUSIC
,Toaohers' National Association Iii ST,
Louis to which; he had been appointed a
delegate to represent the stnte of VIZ
glnia This convention VIII be held TINS
week for seevral days, and VIII % n l.;
tended by most OF tho prominent m !, 81
clans Of. this country. No efforts VIII VII ps
spared to make 1T the most Interesting L.. o.
snll tho meetings ever held by the Assoc
clatoll, s5
+ Among those who have elected to spend
n charming summer IS tho little colony
at ..westwood, the former home OF pr.
Hunter Mcguire, now leased by MIS-.
John NJ Cringan. She has gathered
about her such delightful people as ~. ~.
and Mrs. John Dunn. tho Misses Forter-
field, and Miss Marvin and maid, VINO
arc enjoying their suburban environment
to tho utmost.
NJ ~, III ,,,J 1nkn hnGCf.
son Will leave shortly to spend some
time travelling In England and on the
continent OF Europe,
Mrs. g. ~ Dawlcy is visiting Miss
F,stello Courtney, on Park Avenue.
THE moonlight excursion downeJames
River, that was to have been given by
tho ladies' or tile First Baptist Church
and that was postponed, VII take place
July 9Th, when all tickets bought Will be
good, ana when there will be every ar
rangementi for the pleasure and enjoy
,ment Of those who 60
About three hundred gliestswere pres
ent ut the reception given In Reservoir
Y. NJ c.. A.. Hall, by the Auxiliary OF
the Passenger and Power Company Chris
tlan Association, TO the employees OF the
company, and their families. Cream and;
cake were served to the employees COM
ing in on the late cars, and to those
IN the office.
Mrs. Eugene shepardson. having dis
posed Of her former home OH Grove Ave-
nue., Is now stopping with Mrs. j O.
Martin, on Grove Road. Her sister, Mrs.
Milton Clarke. and her daughter Gala
have returned to their home In Roches-
ter, N Y.
Miss Mamie BirdsonG, Of Baltimore. ls
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P. M. Fry, N. Walter Hubbard, Claude
NJ Dean. w. A. Thompson. T.. e. Nc
Sparran, Miss Elise Parkinson. j. V.
Bidsood, Jr., NJ S. pendleton. Mrs. ]. r.
Daniel f. s. Benson. all OF Richmond;
Miss Whitehead, of Albany. N. Y; Miss
Annie Boyd. OF Philadelphia; Miss Dora
Northington, OF Birmingham. Miss Edith
Parker, OF Pittsburg, have been added
to the house party being entertained by
the Misses Royster at the TAFT Cottage.
Bishop w. NJ. Randolph confirmed a
| class of eight Sunday at Gallilee Chapel,
seven of whom were members Of the
choir.
This week Mr.. Minor will hold SER
vices. assisted by Prof. Massie, OF tho
Theological Seminary. Tho services are
| well attended and much interest Is man.
|ifested in the Chapel by the guests at
| tho beach 49,
A german was given Thursday even
| ing, which was we'll attended by all the
| young people at the beach.
at Sea View with Mrs. Turpin Kilby
are Mrs. John l.. Penn. Miss Mary Hun
ter Bethel. Of .Danville, W.; Mrs
Thomas starke and daughter. Mr.. John
Exall, Leroy r. lIxall. Danville, Va.
Mrs. j. H. White, Misses White. Lynch
sburg; Miss Lillian Parks, Of Washing
| ton; Messrs. Herbert and Lawrence
Tucker, Frank plnckney and Calvert
| Tazewell are camping out Just In rear
OF the cottages and enjoying themselves
as only boys can.
Mrs. Chew, Miss Rosa Chew Of Bal
timore; Miss Warren, OF Edenton. NJ
| c.. are at Mrs. Pannis.
Mrs. Ragland. Of Richmond, has taken
the Taylor Cottage, which will be an
annex to the Sea Wow Cottage.
A1essrs. Jack Nash, Lttleton Taze-
well, Shepherd Register and Mcintosh
Bayler will camp out next week near tho
! lake.
Misses Bessie Reid. of Baltimore,
Bayme and Margarine Taylor. OF Nor
folk have been spending several days at
the Atlanta Club,
At Mrs. Dances Cottage are Mrs. Hen
ny Walker Mrs. segar and Miss Mamie
] Graves, OF 0anvlle
I AT the Queen Anne arc Messrs I'itz-
hugh, Lewis Walker, OF Danpille, W. j.
| $. Freeman. Of Baltimore.
Mrs. Barton Myers and family are at
| Mrs Fowles for two weeks.
Mr. Luke White Of Alexandria and
Miss Lucy Baylor and Miss Faith Far
| qnahar, OF Sandy Spring, Md, are guests
OF Miss Helen Taylor.
Mrs, Stamps Howard and son, Of Tar
boro, N. e.. are spending some time at
Mrs Stephenson's cottage,
Misses Mary and Eugie Patterson OF
Petersburg ara guests at Mrs. Fowle's.
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entered as a nurse ten years ago. She
has won high honors in her profession
and has a wide circle OF friends In Rich
mond. ~
The groom is the son of Judge and Mrs,
Faulkner, Of Boydton, Va: has been re-
Gently ordained from the Union Thcologi-
cal Seminary, and is the rector of st.
Andrews Episcopal Church att Clifton
Forge. Va He comes from talented
family, which has prominent social con-
nections In Southwest Virginia.
The Rev. Jean Knatz Here.
The Rev Jean Knatz, of Paris who Is
representing the Huguenot Society in this
country. is spending a few days in Rich
mond as the guest of Madame Guillaume,
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BRILLIANT GERMAN.
Especial to Tho llmes- Dispatch.)

LEXlNu ON. VA. June 25,,The final
COMMENCEMENT ball given by the cadets
OF the Virginia Military Institute took
place In the gymnasium there Thursday
night and lasted until 8 A. M. the next
morning. For brllliancs 1t has not been
surpassed In many years past Ices
were served during the dancing, and sup
per rin tile cadet mess hall at $3.50
O'clock When many partook of all ele-
giant supper Of substantials and cpeHms.
The music was by GREEN'S orchestra. Of
Washington. y. @,
4 The couples In the opening figure were:
cadet Lieutenant NJ I.anghorne Craig
hill, Of Lynchburg, Va, with Miss Fran
cesS Bernard Copper Of Norfolk, Va,
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Miss Lucy GUIDE, Miss Berta Mays, Miss
Annie Wolsiefer. Miss Wilma Newman,
Miss Marie Garter, Miss Lily Bradley,
Miss Mayre Priller. Miss Patty Isaacs
and Miss &. Slaughter. The singin OF
the Star spangled Banner" by the class
will be followed by the awarding of
prizes.
Misses Newman and Carter and Isaacs
will be the vocal soloists of the occa-
sion. A charming feature will be the ill.,
PRODUCTION OF Little Maids OF Japan"
by a sextette, including Misses Lucy
GUIDE, Lily Bradley, Berta Mays, Marie
Carter Virgle Ellis and Annie Wosle-
Mrs Riches Wall be accompanlst.
Midsummer Excursion.
The midsummer excursion. to be given
by Mrs Anna Rahm and Miss Bette
Ellyson, to the Worlds Fair in st. Louis
on July 10Th, Is arouslng widespread in
terest among the people Of Richmond.
The expenses of a seven days trip,
under the most accomplished aud agree
able of chaperones, for tho very reason
able sum Of forty-five dollars. conn
mcnds itself to everyone.
The season for a visit to the fair Is
most proptlous. Everything now at the
Exposition Is in fnll swing. and the beau
tful city and its suburban attractions
can now BIT, seen to the fullest advantage.
Those going with Mrs Rahm and Miss
Ellyson can be quite sure that the small
est detail in regard to comfort and con-
ventence will be thoroughly considered.
Natural Bridge Excursion.
After charming trip the Natural
Bridge excursionists returned to Rich
mond. delighted with the wonderfully
beautiful place they had visited Mr.. G.
I'll. Paxton, proprietor of the resort, did
everything In his power for tho comfort
and pleasure of the party. and his per-
fecty equipped hotels left nothing to be
desired. A goodly sum was realized for
the Masonic orphans AS the excursion
was such a success and SO very enjoyable
Mrs w. S. Murray has kindly consented
to give another In September for the
benefit of the Young Mems Christian
Association.
Among those who went on the excur-1
sion are Miss Jean Reith, Glasgow, Scot
land; MIR, Tom Wilkinson, New York;
Mr. u. II. Wilkinson. Mrs T.. II. Wilkln-
son, Toronto; Mr.. b, T. Hamilton, Mrs.
b. T. Hamilton, Syracuse; Miss Mary
Madison, New Town, VA; Mr., G. B. Keel
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vetoes Bond Ordinance.

Especial to The Times Dispatch)
sTAuNTON. Vas June 25.-Recently by
popular vote tho City Council WIS aus,
thorized To issue ten thousand dollars OF
bonds for the purpose of repairing lie
opera house. Last week tho Council pass
ed an ordinance providing for these
bonds but to-day the Mayor vetoed Vt ON
the ground that the ordinance had been
passed at the same meeting at which It
was introduced, contrary to tho law
which prohibits such ordinances being
50 passed,
The case Will now 80 back To the Gonn-
eli for its further action in accordance
with the legal requirements, whichSdonbt-
less had escaped their attention at the
last meeting.
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or, Mrs, G. -, Keller Miss u. NJ. Keelor.
Miss u j. Keeler, Mr.. G. j.. Moody, Mrs.
q. IT, Moody. Miss Han. Petersburg;
Mr., Calhoun Wilkinson. Mr., Stafford phil
lips. Midlothian; Mr.. q, l., Smithcrs, CO.
lumbar Miss Anas Street, Essex; Miss
uldne Walden, New Kent: Miss Lille
Gibson, Louisa; MI p, Il, NunRalS.
MI. j. IT, MolTlsette, Manchester; Miss
Lucy Dalton, Miss Gertrude Dalton.
Highland Park; Mrs, j. n Nuckols, Mrs.
Nettie Newberry, AIrs. T, n. Darwin.
Mrs. b III. Thompson. Mrs &. w. Pol
lard. FaEmount, Master Elwood NcEwen.
East Richmond Mrs w. S. Murray, Miss
F'ranees Murray, Mrs. Alice Franklin,
Mr.. T. s. Moore, Mrs j &, Moore, Mrs,
William Moore. Mr., Robert Nhitte'. Jri
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tho guest of Mrs, Lorraine Rufiln' on
Chestnut Hill.
Mi and Mrs. b. Bernard Burton have
returned from the.r wedding trip and
arc now at homo on No 1888 Howlaha
Street
Mrs, George r. Finch, who has been
spending fortnight In Richmond, heturn-
cd 10 her home in 1soydton yesterday.
Mrs Finch will go to the Greenorier
WhiIe Sulphur Springs fora month ms
season.
Mrs. William Law Clay, childreu and
maid are established ut lleidclpurs
House, Flat Rock, n O., for the summer
Mrs. Charles Davenport rs at Lakeside
House Easlesmere, PA
Miss ritzer VII! spend July With her
sister, in Roanoke. and VIII return9lo
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at No. Z East Grace Street. lie will
preach this morning in the First Pres
abyterian Church.
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at No. I East Grace Street, lie will
preach this morning in tho First Pres
byterian Church.
To Europe Next Year.
a limited party. conducted by Miss Enie
Aylctt Cofer and Miss Emm;, Morehead
Whitfield, will sail from New York in
Juno OF 1905, for Liverpool, to remain
abroad seventy days the tour taking in
the Shakespcarcan country m England
and Including visits to London Paris,
Cologne Strasburg, Bernc lnlerlaken,
Lucerne, Milan, Venice, Florence. Romo
and n sail from Naples through the
Mediterranean Sea TO Gibraltar.
Misses Cofer and Whitfield are bright,
Intelligent companions. and must prove
delightful chnperones, Those who take
advantage of the opportunity they offer
next year Will find themselves exception
ally fortunate,
The Cavalier.
One Of tho prettiest and most catchy
musical compositions Of the season Is the
'Cavalier" march and two-step. written
by Mr.. j. n Kaufman, OF this city, and
dedicated to the Colonial Danes OF Viz
ginia
Mr.. Kaufman, who Is we'll known In
Richmond, has composed several muslcal
numbers hut this is the first he has ever
had published,
The Cavalier" has been arranged for
bands and orchestras By Mr. John Base
Ter, also Of this city and will be played
during the summer concerts In the parks
by Professor Iardella'E band.
The sketch OF the title page Is very
attractive, representing set of drawn
curtains. revealing a coat of arms en-
heillshad by thirteen silver stars.
Critics predict that Mr., RaufInan's
composition will become very popular
with the MUSICAL public,
Musicale in Pickett Hall
A musicale will be given by the pupils
| of Mrs H. r, Riches. IN Pickett Hall,
No, 3O7 North seventh Street, June Goth,
al sac r. Nj.
Friends and patrons will be admitted
by invitation and charming following
programme ~ music and recitations Viii
| he rendered by Miss Oracle Slaughter,
Miss yirg!e Ellis. Miss Marie slnitAer.
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1..aster Thurman, OF Columbus, o., the
nephew of Mrs. NJ, c. Patterson, of this
city and the great-grandson of Senator
Allen Ct: Thurman Will on June 2Stn,
draw aside the flag and nnveil a memo
rial tablet placed By the Columbus Chap
ter d. A. r.. upon the boulder in Mar
tin Avenue Park, Columbus which marks
the spot where General William Henry
Harrison made his famous treaty with
the Indians. Master Allen is named for
his famous ancestor 'the old Roman
He is the son OF Mr. Albert Lee Thur
man. His mother was Miss Mary Coch-
ran, the daughter of Judge John l., Coch-
ran, OF charlottesville, Va. and the SIS
ter OF Mrs. Patterson.
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by all who heard 1t. The first page Of
this composition has a graphic rhetorical
sketch of Dutch Gap which adds greatly
To its interest,
Mrs Julia Chandler French, who was
the guest of Mrs, Fowden last week.
and gave charming recitation at the
Auxiliary entertainment ut the Reservoir
last Friday evening, has left for home
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He did not know me-and did not

He did not know me-and | did not
expect he would.
A short talk and On went, accom-
panied by his brother. Alonzo, whose
premature greyness had caused me to
not recognize him at first. Lon and II
went by the old school house. There's
where the old swing was hung, said
indicating the two trees used for up
rights. Sure enough ne said; I'D
completely forgotten about that old
swing" Well. | hadn't. | hadn't for
gotten how once upon a time Will Boyd
(he's postmaster now at Sandy Lake,.
Bob Gregg (he's somewhere in Michi-
gan, | think, another lad, I've forgot
ten whom, and my self were working
up that big old pole swing. 1t was
some twenty feet high and when four
husky lads stood up and swung. the
sweep of it was something terrific. w.
r. Frickner ("Elephant Bill or JUNE
boz we called him) wanted the swing.
he was boss of the school grounds
but just then we four had an advantage
that made us exceedingly independent.
We swung "a little bit higher" STOP"
commanded Bill. rot for cent we
retorted. He made his way carefully
under the swing and at the proper mo-
ment grabbed the seat board with both
hands. We carried him up about ten
feet and he fell heavily OF course,
this checked our momentum-but BY
the time Bill had recovered we were
going along at merry clip and he
abandoned the fight (Afterward, how
ever, he gave all of us a good pound
ing.")
| f1atened my nose against the old
school house window and looked in.
1t is now vacation week and we could
not enter. There were new seats, &
new roof, new siding, new floor
but everything looked just about as it
did in 1873 or 1874, when "Co" Patton
and Little tads-toed the mark along
the rostrum with class of probably
20 or 25 "last-termer5"-you men
and women of Is to 20 years who never
expected to go further to school. but
wished to take advantage OF this term
when Phoebe Ball kept school and
boarded round. One day had fought
my way up head in the spelling class.
"Chattel," pronounced Miss Ball.
"C-h-a-t-t-l-e," spelled it, CONFIDENT
ly. Phoebe had a system. There was
no next" on mis-spellings. "Chaotic"
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At the Old Home

Sandy Lake, Pa, Nov. II, 1904.-(E Ed
itorial Correspondence.)- This is me
first real vacation | hav. taken in
twenty years-and it was no part OF the
program when Chairman Ferriss and
| left Joliet a week ago to attend the
New York conference.
| am sojourning in the land where
| was born, and which | have not cen
since left it more than twenty years
ago. Twenty years cevolutionizes a
western village or city, but this little
village has changed but little. True,
many of the old men and women OF
then are 81 ping in the churchyard;
the middle-aged of then ara the gray
old grandfathers and grandmothers OF
today; and the first voters" at the
recent landslide were infants in arms
when | left-but, on the whole, the
changes are much less pronounced than
had expected.
I took a long walk yesterday, up
over the hill road-the very same road
Travelled some twenty-three or TWEEN
ty-four years ago when | walked morn
ings to the Sandy 4al-e high school
and returned evenings. Once away
from the village the most radical
change which greeteu my view was an
array of white boxes on posts by the
roadside. | read the inscription on
one: &c. M. Frickner. r. F. d. 27'-in
front of an imposing big square house.
Schoolmate of mine in the seventies
when we attended the little old Cur
rier'' school. picked out every dol
lar for that house" said neighbor,
"by lying on his Sc and back in the
coal mine nearby"
"Wm. Bailey. r. F. D. 81" Nathan
Patton, r. F. d. 27.' Well, well, here's
an old-time friend OF my father, flashed
through my mind; and then / remem-
bered the rivalry between his daughter,
Cora, and myself. way back in the ear
ly seventies. when we struggled for
'shead-marks' in the spelling class.
"Co" and | were not sweethearts-not
at all. We were not enemies. either.
But we fought desperately for those
coveted marks. AS these thoughts were
rushing through my mind, looked up
and saw Nathan Patton and another
standing not far away. l walked up
and said, in a matter of fact tone, "Mr.
Nathan Patton. I believer" That's
what they call me. sir" he answered.