The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-27
VESSEL BROUGHT !
LAST SLAVE LOAD
GOVERNMENT YACHT MATCH.
LESS NOW AT WEST POINT
HAS HISTORY.

Especial to The Richmond yirginian.)
WEST POINT. VA, Oct. 26.--The
Young Woman's Auxiliary OF the Bap-
list church has appointed their pres
ident Mrs. M. P. Chandler, as dele
gate to the annual meeting OF the
Woman's Auxiliary Union. auxiliary
70 the General Baptist Association of
virginia, to convene In Lynchburg
early In November.
Airs. A. l.. Stratford, of Richmond,
| Is visiting Mrs. Thomas r. Bagby this
week.
Mr.. Freeman. cashier of the South
ern Railway Company mere. was mar
fied yesterday to Miss Roberta Dick
ems. daughter of the late Napoleon
Dickens, OF Halifax, n. G. The cou-
pie will reside in West Point. AIR.
tTeemaTb is from Creedmore, \. e.
The work looking to the organiza-
ton of the Boy Scouts Is progressing
timely under the management OF Mr..
A. Elwood Corning About thirty
two boys have enlisted. The leaders
OF the different patrols are respee-
lively: Richard BroAddus, Richard
Corr, Jack Marshall and Jack Glenn
ents Assistants: Charles Bray, Ohio
Ovens Richard Williams and Eddie
Wolfe.
Some OF the enterprising young la
dies OF the Baptist church have had a
line piano put In the church.
The City Club has decided to have
q piano in its hall.
The revival services that have been
III progress at the Christian church
for the past ten days have not closed
Rev. Mr.. Heilsabeck, Of Dunnsville
Essex county, Is assisting the pastor
Rev. w. J. Hall. and is delighting
the people very much with his
preaching.
Rev. w. J. Hall was called to his
home in Richmond this morning by
telephone on account Of sickness In
his family.
The government yacEt Matchless,
now lying at the wharf at the foot
of Ninth street, on the Mattaponi
river, was first built at Key West,
Fla, in 1859. Her first owner was a
man by the name Of Eyeler. Al
though rebuilt a number of times,
she still has the same frame. which
is made of mahogany Her deck Ia
~ feet 6 inches long. "a feet 5 inches
IN beam, and draws IL fest of
water Originally the Matchless was
q pirate ship. After her capture by
the United States government near
the West Indies she was used to bring
slaves over to this country from
South America, anad. it is said, that
the last load of slaves ever brought
TO the United States came over in this
vessel, There are twenty-five men.
all told, on this yacht They COM
menced the survey of these rivers
york, Mattaponi and Pamunkey,
last April, and will not get through
with their work for several months
more.
The new ferry at Wilkerton is a
great pleasure to the travelling broth
erhood, who have been very much
put out by broken bridge for some
time.
Mr.. Vivian Curle is starting out for
|. the far South in the interest of the
West Point Oyster Company this
week.
Great shipments Of oysters are be-
ing made from this place as the
weather gets colder.
Miss Mae Owens has returned
from 81 weeks visit to friends in
Walkerton,
Mr.. and Mrs Philip Hoffman en-
tertained few friends on their
launch Thursday.
Mr.. William Stone. who has bean
quite i'll. is better.
Mr.. Bradford. Of the L. E. Num-
ford Bank, is commissioning.
Messrs A. Elwood Corning and A.
Julian Bagby were at King William
Courthouse Wednesday.
Mrs. George Field has returned
from Il visit 10 her daughter, Mrs. ].
c. Neale, in Chesterfield.
The Thimble Club was entertained
this week by Mrs. b. b. Bagby.
A great many people in West Point
and the surrounding country attend
ed the circus in Richmond on We'd
nesday. They report good time.
Rev. Mr.. Welsh. Of Richmond Col
lege, preached In the Baptist church
last Sunday and viii preach again
the coming Sunday.