The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-10
LIVELY TIMES
A A /. Or IN
Building Spirit: Now; Nv, Per ''cas1'e:s8
the Citizens Of This
Town.
co-EDUCATIoN INCREASES r
The Misses Hatcher Expected
Home After the Grand
Tour.

tspecial to rho Times-Dispatch.

FORK UNION VA, August 9,-'rimes
are lively m almost every respect In tins
part gof$ tho earth, Tho summer bonrder
IS the dominant feature OF the times.
Many Of the boarding houses are filled
and that with people who are an agree
able addition to the social life Of the com
munity.1 This section Is famous for the
many young people, who while brought
IN here, now have their homes and busl-
ness in other parts Of the country, MID MID :
sum ,,er secs many Of these focklng home
forFthcir vnca lions, and at this time many
households nre 5ret oicing over loved ones
at home again 5,L.4.a .5.,s 3,
Tho building spirit still prevails. Dr.
George II. sncad' Is Just completing his
winter COTTAGE; a SuiilqueNand attractive
structure and much admired. The doctor
Is academy physician, and Sflnus It Inn
portant to be easily accessible at III
times to the students, and ! t 10 UNDER
stood that he Will close his house on me
Riyannn during the winter months ana
live In Fork Union. IS y s
Mr.. William Seay seems to be making
swift work Of his new homo on Academy
Avenue. II Is to be ready for occupancy IN
few weeks, and will be, added to the
list OF Students homes adopted by tho
academy authorities, III, "a L v. 40.
BY far the most Imposing and capacious
residence now in procpss Of erection IN
tho neighborhood Is the new home OF
DR.. Wright, on Columbia Heights. It Is
fortunate III Occupying commanding
site and will have In it's yard one Of the
IN ost immense and magnificent oaks TO be
found in Virginia.. The coming Of DR..
Wright to Fork Union will be distinct
ana valuable addition to the community.
It has boon found necessary to enlarge
the accommodations for young ladies who
enter the academy. a third story Will
be added to the building already used as
a homo forEthe Colds, as they are often
called. Co-eaucntion goes finely In the
academy, and tho number Of students In
that department Is growing steadily.
Mr.. ]. Il. Martin, tho alert and be-
loved headmaster of the academy, after
month spent with his parents, In Caro-
line county Is In his office again and
deeply absorbed In plans and schemes for
the next session Of the school, lie says
that the outlook Is pretty much all SUN
shine, and Is ahead OF all that has gone
before Old students are coming back IN
unusual numbers and his correspondence
shows a swelling tide Of new patronage.
This is the first year that much advcr-
tislng has been done, and tho good effects
are already In sight. A fact quite pleasing
to the academy people is the Increased
entrances from Fluvanna and Its ada
cent counties. showing that tho school
stands best whore best known,
Misses Edith and Elizabeth Hatcher
are booked to embark for America q t
Naples about the end of August, IN time,
at least, to be at the opening Of the
academy, September alst Miss Edith
spent June and July in London, giving
up tho trips through England and Scot
land by the other members OF her party,
and devoting herself strenuously to The
study OF music This, however, did not
deny her many charming social privileges
extended to her by friends In London,
and it afforded her opportunities for at
tending many public entertainments In
which she heard some Of the most emil
nent singers and performers Of tho musi-
cal world. Miss Elizabeth gave herself
largely to travel In tho British Isles, and
later they had two weeks OF sight
seeing together In London. They left
London about the end of July, and
will spend the rest OF their time in
Trance. Switzerland, Holland, Germany
and Italy, They have been most fortu-
nate in having as their travelling COM
pany, the Solomons rand stllmans OF
Dayton O., and besides they have en-
countered numbers OF delightful Amer
loans, among them President Dabney, Of
the University of Cincinnati, and his
wife and daughters, having been quar-
tered with them at tho same hotel in
London