The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
TAKES BRIDE AND
ELUDES PURsUERS
Excitement Over Elopcment OF
Miss Bessie Ware and Mr..
Crabtree.
FOR CONFEDERATE HOME
Daughters, Who Meet Monday,
Asked to Bring Useful Gifts
Tor Richmond Institution.
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| Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.l
| WEST POINT, VA, January o.-West
| Point closed its festivities with the an
| nual New Years german, given by the
| young ladies. The schools have resumed
| in town. and people have settled down
| to business. Thursday in the Christmas
holidays there was quite an excitement
| over tile elopement at o'clock In the
| day of Miss Bessie Ware, of West Point,
| and Mr.. Crabtree, of Hillsboro, N. G. An
| effort was made to stop them at Leator
| Manor and another at the Southern De-
| pot in Richmond. but in vain. The young
! couple were too wide awake. They have
| been heard from in North Carolina
Among the delightful entertainments in
this section during Christmas was one
| by Miss Anne Lee Bland in the form OF
| q lad party in honor of her school
mates. Miss Loulie Fitzgerald. of Rich
| mond, and Miss Agnes McGregor, OF
| Houston. Tex. Tho decorations of holly
| and mistletoe were beautiful. Refresh
| ments were served.
| Miss Marcelyne Vaughn also entertain-
| ed during Christmas.
| Miss Inez Palmer, of the Woman's Col
Iege, Richmond; Miss Myrtle Corr and
the Misses Lewis, of West Point, and
Miss Emily Fuller. who attends the Mary
| Baldwin Institute. entertained their young
| friends in their respective homes.
| Miss Lily Johnson, who, in company
with her cousin. Miss Kate Elmsmere
Fuller, of Richmond. spent Christmas in
| Florida, has returned and resumed her
| duties in the public school here. She Wis
tied Jacksonville, St Augustine and
! Tampa.
| Mr.. William II. Bell attended the fune-
| raj of his brother-in-lew, Rev. w. p.
| Billiard, OF Lunenburg, last week. Mr..
| Billiard had charge of the local Metho-
| dist Church here for several years, and
was much beloved by the people.
Miss Goode. of Washington, ID. c., is
the guest of Mrs. II. l. Lewis.
The Daughters of the Confederacy VIII
meet with Mrs. P. B. Hughes Monday
evening, January 9TH. at 100 o'clock. All
members are invited and urged to bring
some useful article, either food or cloth
ing. for the Home for Needy Confederate
Women.
Mr.. Clyde Goudman visited relatives at
Beulahville during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Williams are visit
ing the home of Miss Wiliams's father,
Mr.. j. T. Bland. at Centreville. Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams are from Cape Charles.
Miss yirgie Pitt, of churchview, was
a recent guest of Mrs. r. ]. Palmer
at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Garden and son
and Miss Effie Garden are visiting in
Washington, D. c.
Miss Katharine Howerton, assistant
principal of the Ugh school here. who
spent Christmas III Albemarle with her
sister, Mrs. r. n. Bowden, has returned
and resumed her duties
Miss Mamie Richardson who has been
spending the holidays with her mother,
will return to Elizabeth College, Char
lotte. n. c., on Monday next. Miss Rich
a:dson has been teaching there five years.
Mr.. Charles Brooks. of Washington.
visited his old home at "Dudley's Ferry"
for few days recently.
DR.. Waugh Returns.
DR.. c. V. Waugh has returned from
an extended visit to Atlanta, and Will I'LL
his pulpit at the Baptist Church on Sun
day. He reports a pleasant visit ia his
sons, who are business men in Atlanta.
He preached Sunday in the Christmas In
one of the big churches in Atlanta, aud
heard fine sermon in another church
from DIR. w. W. Landr,im. known ana
loved SO well by Richmond people as
former pastor of the Second Baptist
Church. Richmond.
DR.. Robert De Farges. OF Washington,
and son. of Newport News, and Mr..
Brandt De Farges, OF WASHINGTON, have
been on visit to their parents. Mr.. ard
Mrs. John S. De F'arges, of West Point.
Mr.. and Mrs j. E. McAllister visited
their son, Willie. in Durham, n. c.
recently
Mr.. w. c. Davis received a letter this
week stating the death of Mr.. p. H.
Anthony. at his home in Philadelphia.
N A nj NO raef.J a,,f Of
West Point, and was much beloved and
highly respected.
Mrs. j. c. Jones is visiting her sister,
Mrs. I. s. Laurence. at Elwood City,
Pa. Mr.. Jones accompanied her as far
as Baltimore.
Miss Jennie Ciuverlus and Lillian Bur
ton have returned to Farmville. after
spending the holidays with their parents.
Miss Lizzie Evans Is tho guest Of her
sister, Mrs. ]. r. Butler, in Baltimore.
Miss Mary Spencer. who has been visit
ing Mrs. Rosa Cavan in West Point, has
returned TO her home in King and Queen.
Miss Salle Lipscomb expects to leave
shortly for Georgia, where she will spend
the remainder OF tho winter with her
brother.
Miss Jessie Haynes. of Richmond,
frightened the Burlington neighborhood
with her presence at Christmas.
Mr. G. c. Vaughan, Jr., will soon re-
turne to Fork Union. after spending
Christmas with his parents at Cumnor,
King and Queen county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon, Messrs. Robert
and Walter Fleet, are here. called by the
sudden death Of their grandmother, Mrs.
Mary Susan Davis.
The many friends of Miss Bessie Palmer
were glad to welcome her for the holt
days,
Misses Alice, Ethel, Maude and Mary
Coleman visited their father, Captain r.
G. Coleman. of The Island, Gloucester
county, at Christmas. Misses Alice and
Maude are teaching In Newport News;
Miss Ethel In North Carolina. and Miss
Mary is also teaching.
Mr.. Latane Gregory, OF Newport News,
is spending some time with his parents.
DIR. and Mrs, d. Gregory. at "Woodbury."
Mrs. Williams Haynes visited Mrs.
Thomas p. Bagby on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p. Chandler, who
spent a part of this week with Mr., Chand-
lers parents at Chestnut Grove, in New
Kent, report a good time hunting and
attending regular Virginia party in the
birthplace of Martha cambridge, after
wards Mrs. George Washington in the
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