The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-20


liam Glhzcbrook and son. Amber Glaze.
brook Mr.. Il. y. Rogers. Mrs. I.aylor, |
Miss Lucy Taylor, Master Wilson Taylor,
Mr. and Mrs. TcrRcst i. Boiling and son.
Winston Boiling, all OF Richmond, Va;
-.--.-----s Horne. of Georgia; Miss VirElnla
Martin Of Norfolk; McssrR j. l.. GLASS
and ". ~. Glass Mrs. Dclb. Of Norfolk;
Miss Mary C,ilton
Gun. CLUB.
The gun club Of 1ynynesboro usually
meets every Thursday on the crown OF
the conlcnl bill-or mountain, shall say p
near the depot. There nrc some superb
marksrnen In this club;, 1t is ~ caution"
the way they can break int,d.ples.
It Is said that way out In "Old Ken
TUCK where the blue grass 81 ows and
the good whiskey flows, that aiming some
Of tho tests Of fine innrksinarship arc
such fcats Ms these. Hitting nall on
the head and driving 1t In 'l,ai King n
little bushy.tailcd rodent through the
conclusion produced by hitting the bark
Under Its feet with u rifle ball: and
'.snufrng n CANDLE which remarkable
exploit consists Of n. rIflcmnns shutting
n candle ak times out Of seven. md not
cxtinguishing tho light. do not know
whether any Of o,ir Valley shotsn,er1 can
quite equal these Kentucky riflcncn, hut
they arc crack shotsmen, and In a con-
test your famous marksnen, whether
they be Kentucky rlrlemen, or resurrect-
ed Robin Hoods, Will, long bows. or VIII.
liam Tells. with arplcs for targets. would
have To look we'll their lnure1s. Visitors
ind much pleasure In watching the gum
rlers on the hill every Thursday after
noon: for, besides The delight afforded by
the shooters splitting clay pigeons, there
Is spread oft before b" eyes a nanos
rama OF mountain scenery OF almost
CHESS beauty.
PAPER COSTUME PARTY.
A few days ago Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
10th gave d. paper costume party IN
honor Of MRS. John d. Cothier, OF
H. honor Of Mrs. John D. Cotlller, Of
Richmond. THOSE receiving were Mesdames
+. Perclvai 10th, John ID. Clothler ana
Anton Thiermun, Of Richmond; ] Frank
,clcmmcr, OF Nflddlebrook, Va. Mrs 10th,
Mrs. Clothier and Miss Clemmer presided
over the punch bowl. Mrs. 10th wore
white crepe, gold trimmings and pearl
ornaments; Mrs Ciothicr violet crepe,
diamonds; Mrs. Thierman, black chiffon,
turquoise and pearls; Mrs. Clemmer, black
lace and diamonds.
Among those whose costumes deserve
special mention. were Miss Rachel 2urvis,
az ''shepherdess"; Miss Anne Talbot,
as Fair Japan; Miss Annie Coyner. as
Miss coiumbia''; Miss Juliet Gallagher,
as Butterfly: Miss Willie Ellison, as
Daisy; Miss Susan Purvis, as Janice
Meredith; Miss Mary Templeton, rs
LADY Peacock
Misses purvis and Talbot cut for the
prize. Miss talbot being successful.
The gentlemen In paper costumes were
Messrs. Walter Ellison, as "Accl'; Eu-
gene Fitch, as Kings jester: Rogers.
OF Richmond as clown; Cecil Wright,
al INDIAN; Harry Hogshead, as Uncle
SAM;
Z Mr.. Rogers carried off the prize. He
looked an ideal clown in his paper make |
up.'' II old John Robinson were living he
would doubtless have secured Mr. Rogers
"a 90 along with John Lawlon. that prince
OF clowns.
Tho halls were tastily decorated In |
yellow, while the parlors and dlning- |
rooms bore the hues of peach. blossoms.
,rhc lawn was brilliantly lighted with
Japanese lanterns. The Italian orches,
ira from Cold Sulphur Springs furnished |
the music, The guests were Mesdames
Clothier, Frank Clemmer. Anton Their
mann, William Talbot, Eugene Feale,
Arthur wlssler, Walter Ellison. Albert
Russell, Lam bert: Misses Clemmcr,
Frances Jenkins. Rachel and Susan Pur-
vis, Corneiia Sterritt. Eva Ellison. Mary
Templeton, Wayland, Coyner, Talbot.
Gnlaher Baker, of Washington; Lottie
Fox, sneed OF Fluvanna and y Messrs.
Harry Hogshead. Preston and Richard
Clemens. Rogers, James Winston, w. w.
Glass, DR., Mosby Albert Clarke, Prutt,
OF Danvile and others.
Thomas E. Watson, the we'll known |
Georgia editor and politician. has bought
the old Mountain Top property, and Will,
It is said. make his home there. For
reading, rejecting and writing, he could
hardly have found better place.
WAYNESBORO.
~ gave description OF Waynesboro last
summer, so I need say no. moro OH that
line. Wayne Avenue Is looking as pic
turesaue as ever; 1t Is fairly abloom with
the orange-hued nasturtlums and sweet
flower vines. In no other place
haya / seen-unes 1t was in far-off Louis
Ia nn-so many humming birds as have
seen here. These tiny little creatures
atoms OF the rainbow, someone has called
them-arel particularly fond OF the bios
SONS on the trumpet vine, and as there
is such a profusion here Of that vine, |
SUPPOSE that accounts for the great nuns
bcrs OF these little birds. like to watch
the hrllllant-hued humming bird as It
.'flutters from flower to flower, 10 sip
the silver dew; 1t is now a ruby, now
topaz, now an emerald, now all bur-
nished gold.
From the Lutheran Church to the
Inn there Is an open walkway |
lined with cottonwood trees. who're leafy
branches are constantly swaying In the
which Is a favorite one with visitors. a
nne view Is $obtalned., Looking to the
east. or perhaps northeast, you may
Shesapea AXE and and Ohio come winding
around from the tunnel .which3is almost
In sight. Just this side Of the Blue Ridge
are Basic City and WaYnesboro; on tho /
other side Is Alton. Climb the mountain,
ook over its sides, and you fael as lf
you might cast n rock right oyer the