The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-15
Cores bondence Column
Gathering Cl,,,tnuts.

Gathering Chrstnuts.
Dear Ediior,-l haven't written you IA lot
ter fer long time. / know YOU have won
ocred whore l Was. L have been down at
the farm driving oxen. We have a farm a
| mile from town. and IL is great run TO wdri
| down there. Dada had IL big cattle barn
built down there. and built mo little
barn by tho side OF it. wish you were ou
here in the country now 10 help us pick up
ohestnuts. They ripe nov, and VIC en-
! joy shaking the trees and seeing tho brown
nuts fall. Your friends
| Independence. VA RALPH {. RHUDY.
Rob Roy n Farmer.
! Dear Editor.-I have been working the
! farm this summer and like H. but Inn
! Ted dosen't. lie says he doscn't mean to
| make farmer OF himself: he likes to read
| books. One day had started up homo
! with big load OF hay. and just as cross
! Cd the bridge at tho new barn met a
man with wagon. ] wen, to turn out and
couidn't control my oxen, They went too
| far. turned the wagon over and broke the
coupling pole. Charley was near and kept
wHsin: dom steers II XII ye bofe" Jim and
| jumped clear OF the hay just MS It turn
| Cd and neither were hurt.
ROB ROY RuUDY.
Independence. Va.
| school in tho New Academy.
Dear Editor.--We have missed the r. u.
c, c. very much since our time expired FOR
Tho Times Dispatch. ! hope we got It
Sally carey FInch's mother, which she ap
prcciatcd very much. She wanted me TO
attend school with Sally Carey and should
like very much to do so, but VIC have
new academy here now and l must attend
that this winter our school Will open hero
noxt Monday The letter was misplaced.
and mamma wrote Mrs. Finch, but think
she had the wrong address. would be glad
10 have cards from some Of tho members
independence Va.
Coming 10 the Tair.
Dear Editor-Dada. mamma, little sister
aud are coming to Richmond next week to
tho fair. and mean to so to sec you. Rob,
Jim Ted. Ralph and Mary Fulton are my
and l want to join the T. ID. c. c. and know
YOU TOO. Walter and have been gathering
chcstnnts this afternoon. we shook three
trees and had fine time. ! 90 to school
al Bride Creek Academy. Miss Gum Is try
ing TO teach me music. l guess l can learn
II. mean to try anyway.
independence. va. FRED FULTON.
Ellen Ad,fr" Illustrated.
Dear Ediior-I am sending a poem this
Week, which copied called ELLEN Adair,"
and picture drew to accompany il. The
picture IS original. wish you could print
them together. think am doing better
nope YOU like this picture. Tho picture 1
scnt last week with the poem was original
so was the poem. l hope the fair Will DO
a great success would glvo n great deal
to be there and sec the pictures. but as 1
Gun l, nope come ono viii give us a nice
description OF it ali. VIII close now, as
1t is near meal time. Your sincere member
EMMA " CHADWICK
Care William Chadwick. National soldiers'
Home. Hampton. Va.
Happy Mcdalist.
Dear, Editor,-l was very much surprised
ana pleased whom read that had
Il nat
thahk you. i am looking for the badge in
INC mail. l hope II comes in time for my
Trip next week, and I will wear IL TO Vir-
Sinia. l am sending another picture when
hope You will have room for. Yours truly.
HAROLD VINCENT
Found In Books.
Dear Editor,-lnoloscd you will md a
Ir% ,S,i , and the Futures OF Great Men"
ferent books Hoping To see them in ,rint
and wishing the club much success re-.
man as ever your true member.
csla Washington Avenue. Newnort ~ Nv NE
Va 'O'' "e"s'
Enjoyed willie Chadwick's Story.
Dear Editor.-c'ur school sstar,ed TO-DAY.
o , ! enjoyed Willie Chadwick's
another soon Was glad TO see , T,' R wrlse
lovers Contest has started again. Tho De-
.9neF heading was Sne was in Charlottes-
~
,ihle WhsH there got n cnmera which 7
nave wanted for long time. received n
sara rom isosaiie Bennett last week
suppose ny time this is In prin, tho State
fair VIII be over. hope all OF The ,ne,,,
pers that 20 Will enjoy IT, Mus, close. n.
am taking too much space Your me,nb"r
barboursv!ile. Va. LOUISE WAIVER
Not Surprised ut short Lists.
Dear Editor-l was glad TO see nv draw.
ing in the page. was not surprised To sne
such a short list OF contributors as y" Sc, sec
eHb members have nearly all startsd 90
Vel hui ns1 ! son nave not received my prize
eNhSct to so to the faia and cnr,aSr,,,
1I,S en} hS seeing some OF my pictures on
my lessons. InclOscd is a drawn W.
IoNins member i"ur
uo LYRA VIRGINIA RANSOM
Masonic Home, City. >9O->'
Enjoyed tho boosters
n, nHnr E hG going to send YOU mi,
ike ,bis an" Srs sS.isr this weSs- Hope you viii
1T passed here yesterday and we a., In,sn,
.,,'t, poostInS SO much The souvenir cal
Nc s,o % Fhe Times; Dispatch are as pretty
sac ., FaiF In Richmond so thai co",d .,e
splendid Va, = ,,,s exhibit | know It viii be
ali about the fair and The c%h, tHhh1' go.
"'' 5ou Had nice vacation. "''
Roc1nr,,m JOHN s. TERRY
Written in II IIammock.
DenI Editor-Incloscd is n s,ory ,
9,awins' which l hope YOU viii nr ana
Ii,' ~ UP one night in the country ,i,aoi
,"v trees In a hainmoch A beat,,i, u" sir
.i.or was shining. and a nock -, lulI
Of ,bjs nre INNS around tho yard / M, aII
truly, NARY 49, o. INC story. Yours
spu'h jefferson Street, Petersburr W.
GEoFEHEY CHAucEn.
Heoirey Chaucer was born in Lon
"oh about 1910. His father w.
Entncr connected vi,b ~ va" "