The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
South Boston
Society.

Il
4 Especial To S,rhe rimes-bispatc1l)
4 SOUTHWESTERN, VA, March, l2'-Vhe
i Grove Avenue Finch Club was cnt ertnin-
4 ed last Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. >. Y.
\ Morton, ST.. al her lloine on upper Grove
\ Ave. Quite Il spirited game Of iIhcl, was
j inltilged III. which lasted for about Two
4, hours after which tho prizo was
awarded to Miss s,,tlIc W.lllngfinii,. Ihe
hostess spared no paths TO make y nc q al H.
1 tcrnoon d pleasant one, and the delight
\ fnl refreshments served were greatly en-
,isjoycd THOSE present were: Misses Mamie
1 11aslcy, Mildred and Sudic Willinghamn
I Bessie Shepherd. Manic Fry Anne ili1,
1 owen, IIclen 11nslcy. Patio Evans, and
|1moEen Watkins Atosdnlnes Chns H..
/ Friends. lIlmo ". pcnick, 3. G. Morton,
Jrj II "a Y fiSSl 33S III * W "a n "a hi 8
Last Monday evening RALPH Blnghht1,,
! the we'll known monologist, hun1orist and
viollnlst. appeared in Hills Opera House
to m npprcclntive audience. Rarely has
Il South Boston audience been so richly
land highly entertained. Ills rehderlhgs
OF dialect, character, wit, litimor and
pathos arc the very essence of the art Or 4
expression, whilo his work Oh the violin
Is that OF Il rhapsodst. n
Mrs A. r. Green, Of this place. VINO
Is SO, widely known MS an excellent music !
teacher, played Ills acconlpnniments on
the piano, Mrs. Green Is richly endowed
with soft sweet touch. and the instri-
| ment with her seetfls MS voice breath
| ing forth tho emotion OF It's master $
soul. I t was indeed Il rare treat to lovers 4
Of music. to hear two such fine nusl-
clans. ri q. III a
Misses Helen 11aslcS, Rose Watkins, 4
Laura StcbbIns and Manic Easley, Of this 1
place. ana Miss Charlotte Stebbns, or
| Oak Level Va are attending q Delight
FIJI house party. which Is in progress at
Z, tho home Of Prof. Hampden Wilson at
| Cluster Springs, about seven miles from
! this place. Tho event Is In honor Of the
Cluster Springs High School students ana
will last only a few days,
!. Mr. Walter Wlldman expects to leave
| for Blackstone, vn., itr, affew days to re-
sumo his Photographic work with Ogden
| Bros. who have recently moved to that
! place. -
Miss Florence Easley returned to her
| home a Houst on, Va, this week after {;
pleasant visit TO the Misses Watkins, OF
this place. a8 85t N
Capt. j. c. spriggs8 and wife, Mr.. Alex :
Springs, Miss ,Rosalle Sprlggs and Mrs. q!
| 6. Collier Of Chicago, are spending some
| time in town. bit will leave In a few days
for Dennlston, VA, where Capt. Sprlggs'
\ has bought a.ilnrge farm. and expects to
1 reside In the future. VI
Mr.. James (Major) Ingram member
of the town council Of Danvlle, Va,
spent last unday in town visiting Ills
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Ingram.
Mrs Chas. Webster left this week for
Richmond, where she expects to spend
several weeks visiting her father, MI.
Jas. Calder
| Mr.. Edwin Morton, who has been en-
| gagged in the tobacco business in South
| Carolina for some time has returned
home.
Mr.. Claude 1Vnstead Of New Orleans,
| La. spent a short while In town with his
friends last Monday. lie was en- route
to his old home in, Roxboro, y 9.
Mrs P. y. milford. who has been quite
| Ill for the past several weeks Is NJ.
| proving slowly.
Mr.. Chas Barksdale of the First
National Bank, who has been indtsposed
| for the past week, Is at his post again.
"1Yle Helping Hand Society" Of the
Baptist Church gave an elegant social
In the lecture room of the church TO
members only Thursday evening.
The vocal solo by Mr.. Edgar y. be e;'
ley tho coronet and plano duet by
| Messrs. Walter and Rowland Wildman.
/ and a talk by the pastor, Rev. J. W.
| Wildman, on Missions, were especlally en- en-
ioyed Tho society is composed Of young
ladies who are faithful workers One OF
these delightful entertainments are given
| each month.
Miss Salle Wilson. who has been at
i tending school at Staunton, Va, has re-
turned homo on account Of her health
being impaired.
Miss Mac Anderson. WHO has been
teaching in New London. N c.. for The
! mast session has returned horne.
! Miss Elizabeth Bouldin, OF Houston,
| who has been visiting in Washington,
| D. C., and other places, has returned
| home.
Mrs. H. c. Beckett. of Scottsburg,
! visited friends here this week.
Mrs. j. Nv. Moseley, who has been at
| the "IIome For the Sick" in Danville,
for the past few weeks, has returned home
! much improved.