The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
OBSERVE THEIR
1 SILVER WEDDING.
MIR. and Mrs. James Hollis
Chcncry Receive Their Many
Friends.
TO HAVE NEW T-oFFIcE
Invitations for Bids Have Been
Issued by the United States
Government.
TO HAVE NEW POST OFFICE

Especial TO The Times Dispatch)
ASHLAND, VA, January 26.--This
week in Ashland has been repiete with
its own bounds and the many func-
tions in Richmond, In which Ashland
people have figured conspicuously.
The prominent event of the week
here was the silver wedding annivcr-
sary Of Mr. and Mrs. James Hollis
Cllenery. Mr.. Chencry lis we'll known
as having been for number OF years
q member of the firm of Breeders
Thllcy Company, and afterwards with
Drewry Hughes Company. Mrs. Chcnery
was formerly. Miss Ida y. Taylor of
Washington, d. c., sister OF Mrs.
Branch Clay Browning. the noted singer
OF Washington .. c. The list of invited
guests practically includes the entire
visiting list Of the town. The house
rncnts were served. Among those pres
ent were the following: Mrs. Henry
Carter, Mrs j. N. Cox Mrs Branch
Clay Browning. OF Washington, y. c.;
Miss Browning, OF Washington: Mrs
Il. a. Robinson. Miss Mary Anne Morris
and Miss Emily Morris Mrs George
Morris, Mrs Taylor Robinson. Mrs.
den. Mrs. Smith. OF Washington; Mrs,
Evans. of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs.
A. =. Gilbert, Mr.. aud Mrs Richard
Chenery, Mr. aid Mrs. Tate Chcnory,
Mrs. III. III. Tyler, MISS Mary Halves
Tyler, Professor and Mrs. II. II.
smithey. DR.. +. f.. Blackwell. Mr.. Il.
A. Taylor. Mrs. Walter Williams. Mr..
and Mrs. Morgan Shepherd. Misc Annie
Hunter. Misses Midyette. MIR. Charles
Pcndleton. DR.. McLcndon Dr. and Mrs
y. r. Easter. Mr.. aud Mrs. James
Hughes. Mr.. Stonewali jackson Dos
well. Mr.. Frank Cox. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hunter. Mr.. and Mrs. Leitcll
= = a .sI
Potts. Mrs. Crown. Mrs. Coulter. Mrs.
T. n. Jones, Mr.. Shirley Carter. Misses
Herndon, Mr. and Mrs. W. d. cardwell.
Mrs. Carr, Mr.. Leslie Ellis. Mr. Daniel
Ellis. Mr.. Walter Reed. Mr.. Harris.
Misc Mary Anderson. Mrs. Marye, Mr..
and Mrs. Dickerson, Misses Wright.
Miss Fannie Lancaster. Mr. j. L. Price.
$. Hepburn. Mr.. and Mrs. +. a. Gray,
Mr.. Charles Bridges. Miss Condo
Bridges. Miss Carrie Eandiver. Miss
julia Nixon. Miss Gussie Nixon. Miss
Bessie Ladew, Miss Amelia Kerr, Mira
liill Carter Miss Redd. DR.. w. Il. Dodd.
Mrs. Allan Maury, and Miss Walden.
Mr.. r. l.. Bailey, OF Hanover county,
returned to-day to his home here after
spending n week in Massachusetts. where
lie went TO sell fis farm in that State.
lie reports the Thermometer at % below
zero at his old home in Massachusetts.
Miss Mary Mallory. who has beer visit.
ing friends IN Washington, has returned
10 her home, near here.
y number OF families from the cold
Northwest are moving Into Hanover coun-
~. Mr. John Franklin, OF Pennsylvania.
accompanied By friends. will soon take
up his residence near here
Rev. S. s. Hepburn. who vas formerly
the pastor here. will preach in st. Jamcs's
Episcopal Church, IN Ashland. on Sunday
night.
Practically the entire right OF way has
now been secured by the Ashland Gas,
Sewer and Water Company for It's sewers
from the outer limits of the town TO the
Pamunkey River. The remaining prop
erty-owncrs were recently brought in line.
and the company is meeting with
hearty cooperation on the part OF the
cnterprising citizens.
Invitations for proposals to erect n new
up-to-date stone or brick post-offlce build
ing at Ashland are now being advertised
by the Post Office Department,
Miss Mai ". Jordan, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. Z. NJ. Jordan, formerly OF Ash
land will be married in Cambridge, Md,
on February 9Th, to DR.. William F.
Kellum.
Miss NcLendon sister OF DR.. McLen-
don. of the college. was entertained last
night by DR.. and Mrs. Canter. at their
home, In Ashland.
Mayor Bradford Kilby, of Suffolk. Va,
formerly a student of Randolph Macon
College. visited his friends here this week.
HOME STUDY.
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