The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-20
WOMEN READY TO
BUILD MONUMENT
Money Has Been Raised and
Contract Will Be Let
Soon.

West Point, Va, November lsy-
! Mrs. Claggett E. Jones and Mrs. VIII
| liam Haynes, of King and Queen coun.
y. came down or the steamer Louise
yesterday TO meet a committee OF
several firms that make monuments
TO confer with them about the cree
ton OF the King and Queen monu-
Inent TO the memory OF Confederate
veierans OF that county. The monu-
nent will be erected at King and
Queen Courthouse. King and queen
women nave done good work. and havs
the requisite amount that they started
out 10 raise Now that the time has
come to let the contract. IT has been
suEgcscd that u few hundred moro
dollars Will give q better monument
and there the matter rests for further
consideration.
| The Woman's Auxiliary OF Ware and
| Abingdon churches. in Gloucester
county. have been pleased TO honor
! their county woman. Captain Sallie
Tompklns." by remembering her birth
day in very substantial way Tho
chapter named for her hlled box
or good things to eat and cent II to
the Confederate Woman's Home, in
Richmond, so that she might enjoy
the good things with her comrades
Hon w. A. Willeroy. member OF
the House of Delegates from King
| William and Hanover counties, has
had great success in raising turnips
! at Chelsea, just above West Point
Some that were shown weighed about
! eight pounds apiece.
Captures wild Turkeys.
AT the place OF Joseph Ryland, at
Locust Cottage, in King and Queen,
during The late summer months and
early fall, flock OF wild turkeys
| came out OF the woods and fed with
his tame turkeys. He encouraged
them to DO sociablc, and recently he
Was successful in entrapping nino OF
! them in ii large wire net and FOUND
ready sale for them al $3.50 apiece
! In lower l;:.e c:i Queen county, o
few days ago. Manly Carter. son of
John Carter, who lives near Church
! View. was shot by his companion. Bob
Garrett. Carter was concealed in the
bushes. calling turkeys, and was mis-
taken tor one By Mr.. Garrett The
wound. though very painful. is not
/ An entertainment was given in the
home of II. s Bland Friday night
in honor OF Miss Mary Minor Digs,
daughter of Isaac Diggs. OF Rich
/ mond.
DR.. Claybroot Fauntie.oy ia in
Richmond with his mother. Mrs. Fan
ME Fauntleroy. who Is very i'll.
mon. and Mrs. W. d. Evans, Mrs.
Robert McCandlish and daughter. Miss
Mamie. have returned to their homes
from Fairfax, where they have been
to attend the marriage OF Mr. Shields
McCandlish to Miss Mary Donahue.
Willie Calvin Morris. son OF MIR and
Mrs. t. w. Morris. of West Point died
on Friday in his home in West Point.
! of BriBhts disease. He was fourteen
years of age, and had been In bad
health for some time. HIS remains
were buried at Liberty Baptist Church
to-day. The cortege will leave West
Point at very early hour
son OF Mrs. Buch died Mt his
parents home. Just out of the town
| limits. of meningitis yesterday, after
few days illness
The Boy Scouts OF West Point had
their FIRST scouting trip last week
They went as far as Euclid Heights
| passed their examination, and thirty
strong, were enrolled as tenderfoots
they are now considering ways and
means for tho purchase of uniforms
and equipment for the organization
very pretty Informal AFFAIR, the
| hrst of tho proposed series of Cinder-
ella dances. TO be given by the young
people OF West Point. was held Thurs
day evening at the Masonic Hall au-
dttorium. Those ctaperoning were
Mrs william Gregory Brooks Mrs.
Morgan Treat. Mrs. Crosby Thompson
and Mrs boswell Clopton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Il. Newbill
OF Essex county, have issued cards
announcing the approaching marriage
OF their daughter. Miss Ethel. to Chas
Broaddus. OF Bowling Green. Va,
which Will be solemnizcd on We'd
nesday. November 20. at noon at Le-
oanon Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, In Essex county
Charles K. Parker. OF weterview,
and Miss Helen Percifull. daughter Of
e. C. Percifull. called at the Baptist
parsonage at Church View on Tuesday
| afternoon and were married. much to
the surprise Of their frIends