The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-08-09
A Brilliant Reception and Dance.


AM event OF unusual interest aud
significance Thursday evening was
the formal opening of the "llotel
Prince Edward Famyille's new ho-
tel Following a dinner given tosome
of the prominent business men of the
own there was "A large reception fol-
lowed 10y a german in the hotel din
ing room which lasted until three
o'clock There were some seventy
couples dancing and It was the most
brilliant affair of the kind ever seen
here Nh and Mrs G.. G.. Walker, the
PROTECTORS and their daughter, Miss
Maude, were unsparing in their ef-
forts 20 make thing- enjoyable for their
guests and have already won many
+ friends in their new home
The german was lead by Messrs. +.
: Martin aud f. G.. Wade, both Of
whom handled the couples with ex-
treme skill working out many attrac-
tive figures Refreshments in the
shape Of creams and ices were served
during the entire evening
The opening Of this hotel hlls a long
felt want in this town. Though it is
the old Randolph remodellcd it is so
much changed as to be unacceptable
from the inside and Us outside appear
ancc has been greatly changed Pur-
chased some twelve months ago by
SIT. G.. NJ. Serpell, 1t has been in the
hands Of workmen ever since and some
fifteen thousand dollars were spent
on 1t. Ii is now in every respect an
up 20 date and first class hotel with
attractive lobby and Office. dining
room, parlors and writing rooms on
the first floor, all of which are lighted
by electricity aud handsomely furnish
ei. OF The forty bed rooms i'm the ho-
Tel each one is furnished with electric
bell lights and bath room 20 every
five rooms.
Nh and Mrs Walker are experience
cd In the management Of hotels and
are widely known through the state
10y the travelling public The Hotel
Prince Edward is and is meant to be
in every respect an up 10 date city
hotel, and Farmvile may well CON
graduate herself both ON the hostelry |
and its management.
Among the dancers were.
f.. G.. Wade with Miss Maud Wal |
ker, +. W. Wall with Miss March Ed |
munds, f. :. Blanton with Miss Mil |
dred Richardson, F. W. Wootton with |
Miss Scott. W. W Barrow with Miss
Mary Bddaiu, Clyde Bliss with Miss
Lucille Alvey b. NJ. Bliss, Jr.. with
Miss Hattie Paulett, J. +. Doyne with
Mis-, Fortune McCraw, J. W. Hub
bard with Miss Hattie Cox, Albert
IIurd with Miss Irving Wicker, Hor-
ace Adams with Miss Lizzie Davis, b.
l.. Baldwin with Miss Kathleen Bald
win, Joe Garnet with Miss Alice Pau
lett, j. r.. Johnston with Miss Kate
Nerser, Jack Johnston with Miss Mn
ME Blanton. H. r. Edmuuds with
Miss Ann Richardson, Hugh Gillian
with Miss Bessie Verser, Dr. Hudgins
with Miss Couch, G.. c. Robson with
Miss Carrie Kyle, Ihos. Curry with
Miss Hattie Bugg, 5. >. Simmerman
with Miss Lizzie Richardson, Robt.
* Brock with Miss Annie Halves
cunningham, f. W. Hubbard with
Miss jamie Davidson, v Paulett with
Mis-, Atwood, II. 7. Scott with Miss
Edith Duvall, Frank Nerscr with Miss
trace Walton, Burton Blanton with
Miss Martha Blanton, Clyde Duvall
With Miss Floyd Alvey w j. Burton
With Miss Annie Bidgood, j. NJ Bur
ON with Miss Jamison, r.. l.. FIeear
With Miss Edith Atwood, A. c. Og-
,um with Miss Vera Vaughan, Mr.
nd Mrs. h. l.. Freear Mr.. and Mrs.
:. s. Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. W. i. Ven
bic, Mr.. and Mrs. b. X. Winston,
.Ir. and Mrs f.. l.. paulett.. Stag-
y. w. Vaughan, y. G.. Johnson,
Branch Cralle, Geo. Richardson. Jr,