The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-25
AMUSEMENT PARK
At SCOTS ISLAND
Residents of fredericksburg to
Have New Pleasure Resort
in Near Future.
COMMENCEMENT NEAR
-
Closing Exercises Of College TO be
Held May 81 to June
1st.-
COMMENCEMENT
NEAR

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian.)
FREDERICKSBURG VA, May IS,
The action of the Presbyterian AS
sembly. that is now In session at Lew
isburg, w. Va. In taking complete
control OF the Assembly Home and
School and Fredericksburg College. is
very heartily received by the friends
of the college here. Both of these in
stitutions are now directly under care
OF the committee on education and
ministerial relief 1t is thought that
the change will add greatly to the ad-
vantages of the college, and that IT
VIII become a more potent factor in
the educational movement of Viz
gtnia-
Captain Nelson and Lieutenant II. S.
Knox. T-eIty- ourth Infantry. L. Is.
A.. stationed at Madison barracks, n.
Y, spent Monday and Tuesday here,
en- route 10 PetershMrga Mhera they
VII inspect the State militia encamp-
ed at Riverside Park Lieutenant
knox's father resides here. and has
wife and child are spending some time
with her mother Mrs. ii. II. Wal
lace.
Plan Amusement Park.
SCOTS Island. strip OF land lying
In the Rappahsnnock river. opposite
the city, has been leased to Messrs.
II, J. Mcdonnell and H. o. Roach.
tor the purpose OF conducting an
amusement park during the summer
months.
A meeting of the directors OF the
Rappahannock Valley Fsir Associa-
tion was held here Tuesday. Captain
M Il. Rove reported that $3.50 had
been collected rs a special prize for
seed corn. A public sale OF fancy
and improved cattle was .dlscussed,
and II ~ probable that one day Of
the fair Will he named as the spe ella |
sale day
The fair will l~ held this year on
September II. rs and ~.
Social iieuis.
Mr.. Charles h. fiaisiip and Miss
Sophia Calhoun, both of this city.
were married on Monday in Wash .
ingtan by Rev. J. X Mclaughlin They
will reside In this city.
Hon. c. pConnor Cioolrick enter
tanned the ushers and attendants. who
Will wait on him at his wedding TO
Miss Mamie Osborne .FtCklem on Wed
nesday night. at an informal stag sup
per last night.
The guests present were: Messrs
Nv old of Norfolk /.
w. Green, Clarence r. Hwoard, A. r.
L.
Chichester. ". X. Goolrick and Or
@. n. Harrison
Ready For commencement.
The program fef-tAa-E FeaeFaeAe-
burg College commencement has been
completed and invitations have been
issued
The graduating class Is composed OF
Misses Marguerite Laton Barnes, JAMIE
Nerffne Bishop. Grace Stewart Butler.
Messrs. Lyle Mccoy Jones' Nathaniel
BILE Rodrigtes and George Davis
Rove. who take their A. b. degrees
The graduates In the music depart
nfcnt are Misses Marguerite Laton
Barnes Elizabeth Trippe Bouiware,
Annie Lee Fulton and Elizabeth
I.uriile Hassel.
The commencement program is as
follows:
Friday, MAY 27--sP. NJ. graduates
recital
sunday, May 2a--s p, NJ. baocalau-
reate sermon
Monday, May 8o--s r NJ. musical
recital
TUESDAY, May Sill A. NJ. ad.
dress before literary societies. p. NJ
celebration of literary societies.
Wednesday. June i--s F. M. an.
nounesment of distinctions; q r. Al
~if~~rt rf r-r-t'af~- rrrrf announcement
Of scholarships; $3.50 r. NJ. address.
by vaiediciorian: 10 p Nj, awarding
Of diplomas
Theodore X Miller.
telegram WAS received here Tues
day evening by Mr.. w. f. Bradley
from Baltimore, announcing the sud
den death. in that city, Of Mr.. Theo.
dore X Miller. from heart disease
Mr.. Miller Was We'll known here Hf
married some years ago Miss Mary
f.ru Bradley. a sister Of CounctIrna ar
w. f. Bradley. and Mrs. A. r.. Yates
Of this city.
New York Graft.
Two yachts, with New York as their