The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-03
PROSPERITY FOR BOTH
RACES IN IN !. B ||I[)| ORD D
Edge Hill Summer Resort Still
Full to It's Greatest
Capacity.
(special to The Times Dispatch.

-si'Ef. Especial TO Inc 3=5N
MoSTvALE, VA. September "A dis
ling,ilshed editor ha sstated In the last
few years that only the counties OF
Virginia have prospered where there were
few colored people, but this Is directly
contradicted by results In this section,
where enterprise has attracted cOlored
laborers, as miners and railroad en-
ployes, who have been found preferable
and nowhere has the color line been
more distinctly drawn and maintained;
nowhere are the essentials OF harmonious
agreement more safely and naturally es-
tablshedl. as the basis of steady, heaNh-
iul progress in united, yet divided IN
tercst--united In practical aims Win the
admitted dependence Of the higher class
On the laborng popula ton Indigenous 70
the soil, and vice versa both relations
honestly acknowledged.
It does not seem Ill advised to Introduce
y This subject for especial regard at q
locality attracting strangers from every
mart OF the UnIon-intelcctual,5 thoughts
y full minds to carry way Impressions OF
Virginia and her recuperativo power uh~
der urgent need of reform and extended
opportunities.
Ten mail trains passing daily, and NUM-
berless freight trains on ,.the Norfolk
and Western Railroad. with their living
J freight In sight OF those who seek this
lovely spot for hcaithful agencies. may
Z well uuggcst tho Influence Of such con-
slant communication with distant points
Hof teeming effort ana accomplishment
upon those who live In the range OF
country leading on to the west.
Although autumn has set In the guests
at Edge Fill cannot say, the melancholy
DAYS have come, the snddest Of the year,
for although some of our guests nave lei =
others have como in; every room has been
occupied there are now here forty peo-
pie and there Is no dlmlnutlon N me
gayetIes. The last week has been
most charming and enjoyable one, Coach,
ing nnrties, plcnIcs, progressive euchre,
tennis and dancing helped to speed the
time away. On Wednesday night. the
Young gentlemen of the nelghhorlnG To-
calties gave the guests a surprise dance
with MUNICH and cake served during inc
evening,
The departure OF The popular and at
tractlvc family of r. E.. Fillmore. OF Rlcn-
mond, on Thursday was regretted by alb
and on Saturday the Misses Toml1n, Or
Petersburg, took their flight, amid tears
OF hosts OF friends In and around thls
place,
The late arrivals of last Saturday were;
Dr. Bowles, wife and son. of Richmond;
Russell DENLY and wife, of Norfolk, ana
Mr., Turner and wife, of New York.
Monday a party, consisting OF pr.
Bowles, Mr.. and Mrs. Denbey, Mr.. ana
Mrs, Turner, Misses Leila and Bessie HAl,
ersburg, left on the 2 P. NJ, train for
Bedford City, and engaging mine host,
John Priests carriages. to carry them to
the Peaks of Otter, purposely to witness
the rising of the sun next morning. AT
ter enjoying an excellent supper and
breakfast of friend chicken and BUTTER
milk biscuit, served by the host, Jack
Rosser, whom I believe some of the
girls lost their hearts to, they left at 10
A.. M. for Bedford and took dinner with
John Priest at his Palace Hotel. They.
Insist that each was served with ten
dishes and two kinds Of frozen cream.
w, g.. slicer, wife and son, ct Charles,