The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-06
WEST POINT HAS
Telephone line ].
An Elegant House Party III.
King and Queen
County.
MANY ANY y YACHTING '',':' PARTIES
Summer Visitors Fill, Til, Nearly
Every Country
Home.
YACHTING PARTIES !:
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history OF West Point. Tho Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company com
pleted the line into the town, though
there arc stil some gaps to I'll up before
the service is perfected Within IL few
weeks the exchange will be prepared to
handle all business presented.
One Of tho features OF great enjoyment
In this section was the house party at
"Blandalc,' the beautiful homo OF Mr.
George G.. Bland, member OF the House
Of Delegates for many years from King
and Queen county Miss Annie Lee Bland
yhad as her guests from Il distance Miss
Jordan. Mount Washington, Md; Miss
Jackson, Blackstone, Va; Miss Tammen,
Baltimore, Md; Miss Cooper, Newport
News. Va. The gentlemen entertained
were Senator J. Boyd Sears, Of Matthew'S
county; Mcssrs SpottswOod. Bird and
Tatella, OF Baltimore, Ralun and Carlton,
OF Richmond Melvin Corr, OF West Point;
y Drs. Clyde r. Ross OF West Point, and
J. Moncurc Bland, Of Ccntcryille.
The guests were introduced at an clab-
4 crate Eat home.' at which those present
were entertained By the game OF ano-
grams, followed by vocal and instrumental.
music.
Later yachting party on York River.
given By Mrs Richmond Bland OF West
Point, was greatly enjoyed. On Wcdnes-
day Mrs. j r. Bland. OF West Point, pc
came their hostess at an cplcurcan tea,
and later in the evening a sail was given
y by Drs. Ross and Bland. After partlci-
pating In the many gayetlcs OF Bcach
Park n party OF twenty-five were charm
ingly entertained on Tuesday by Mr..
Roger Gregory Brooks on his fine summer
launch. Miss Annie Lee Bland accompa-
MED Miss Mary Lee Cooper to her home
y iii Newport News.
MANY GAYETIEs.
There are still many visitors In West
Point, but the surrounding neighborhoods
in the country are literally fun OF sum
NOR Visitors, enjoying fried chicken 'old
ham, = "shoat," watermelons and the va
rIous good things known only to country
people. There Is continued round o.
coming and going, driving. sailing. dane
Ing. going to protracted and camp meet
inps and associations. This round Is
commonly called rest.
In King William county the office OF
county clerk IS the one most sought Mr..
BIC. Garrett and Mr.. Robert Q. Garrett.
both candidates. seem to have hosts OF
friends. The young people take great
interest In this election.
4 There is big fight for the Legislature.
w. A. yylcroy Is again q candidate.
Judge o. O.. Gwathmey Is also candl-
date. The fight will be close, as both
are popular.
Miss Blanche Kevan Parker Is In Gull
YER Ind, where she will spend several
weeks at Lake Ma.ntuckee. with the
family OF II. II. Culver. Mr.. Culver Is
proprietor OF the Culver Military Acad-.
envy there.
Mr. w. r. Broaddus met In Richmond
during the week his brother, Roy. NJ. p.
3roa ddus. d. D., OF Missouri. who will
assist In several cvangelistic meetings III
Virginia before returning to his home
Miss Crystal Farlnhot, who has been
Ill for several weeks Is sufficiently re-
covered to take a trip She Is recuper-}
X nting at Saluda, In the mountains OF
North Carolina Dr. and Mrs. George ".
Richardson and family. OF West Point
and her sister DR.. May Farinholt Jones,
accompanied her, and will remain several
weeks.
PICNIC BY BOAT.
The Baptist Sunday school will give Its
annual picnic to Walkerton on Thursday.
August 10th. Tug and vessel will convey
the party. There will be base ball
game that day between West Point and
Acquinton. two we'll matched teams.
Quite I: number of young people Of West
Point attended Wharton Grove camp
meeting. In Lancaster county, last Sun
day, and expect to attend next Sunday
Rev. w. W. Sisk. who resigned from
Clopton Street Baptist Church. Manches-
ter, was Installed as pastor of Olivet last
Sunday Olivet Is one OF the churches In
his new field. Rev J. a, Sullivan well
coined the new pastor on behalf OF the
church Rev. Alexander Fleet delivered
the exilortation to the church. Rev. John
A Sullivan, Rev. and Mrs. W. w. Sisk
and Rev. Alexander Fleet were enter
tained at Clifton" the home of Captain
and Mrs. r. II. Spencer protracted
meeting will begin at Ollvet next SUNDAY.
to be conducted by Rev. w. w. Sisk, the
new pastor.
Virginia Beach the past session, has re-
turned to her home at Little Plymouth
She had delightful visit to friends IN
Boston, New York and Baltimore.
Mr.. Pryor Lipscomb has sufficiently re-
covered from his surgical operation FOR
) appendicitis to return to Richmond, where
he has a position, Mr., Walker Lipscomb.
Rome Ga. will visit his parents on MS
return from visit to New York. Ills sis
ter, Miss Fannie I4ipscomb has, returned
from n visit to him In Rome, Ga.
Miss Annie McCanna has returned from
pleasant visit to Miss Virginia Ylng
Ling, Of Westminster. Md.
Miss Margaret Bagby has returned from
II visit to her cousin, Miss Janet Scale
ut Dunnsvllle, Essex county Whlle
there she attended the Rappahannock
Association, Wharton Grove camp meet
Ing, and was the recipient of many pleas
mt attentions from friends and relatives.
Miss Adele Sharp, OF Norfolk, VINO mas
been visiting Misses Margaret ana Jane
Bagby, left Friday for Petersburg
Mr., John Ware, OF Essex. visited west
Point during the week.
Mr. r. w. Pollard. of King and Queen,
Joined Mr.. Henry II, Pollard and wife al
West Point and took flying trip to BAL
timore this week for his health
Miss Mary Nash Saunders, of Norfolk,
who has been visiting the Misses Brooks
Mt "Dudley's Ferry" left this week to
visit her aunt, Mrs Marriott, on Park
Avenue, Richmond, Va
Mr.. A, T.. statford, of Richmond, who
spent some time at the Terminal Hotel,
left August I'd fer his home, greatly im-