The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17
MANY GOOD THINGS
FOR WEST POINT
EXPECT TO BRIDGE RIVERS.
BUILD NEW Federal BUILD
ING AND GOOD ROAD.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian,)
WEST POINT, VA. Feb. 17.--west
Point seems to be very quiet these
days, when there ia so much talk 60
Ing on about the several railroads to
be built right at the doors, and the
steel and cement bridges to span
two of the many rivers. the sight of
groups of strange, well-dressed men
who are walking the streets by day
and iunching in the hotels, studying
maps of West and vicinity. collecting
bits of clay and sand In little bags,
to be taken away. and other mystic
rious things. Amid 1t all no one talks
but the men on the corner" and
| those who have nothing else to do,
and are rot on the inside. Possibly
the strangers are only trying to locate
West Point.
The committee appointed by the
Town Council and Chamber of Com
merce have received very encourag-
| ing letters from Congressman Lamb
and Senators Martin and Swanson in
regard to an appropriation of $40, 600
| for the building of a postoffice and
custom house In West Point. The
mails are kept busy with communica-
! tons, and there is every reason to
| believe that the appropriation will be
I
committee will be sent to Washington
to present the matter personally when
| 1t Is put to vote. IL necessary.
From one who has been investigat-
ing in Mathews, Gloucester and York
there are prospects for an early shad
run, and the people are making great
preparations for the coming season
They are renewing stakes for the
pound nets, buying new nets and
Iva dtvarx al "A IL
building boats, etc. The mild weather
promises an early arrival of shad. and
from February 20 to the LIST of March
the fish from Chesa peake Bay will be
getting into market. People are
blowing and getting ready for early
gardens, hens are Matching and eggs
have at last gone down" The odor
of turnip salad and poached eggs is
in the land, and the violet beds are
purple with bloom.
Mr.. and Mrs. George X, Hundley
land family, of oxford, n. c., are
Iguests at the Ridgeway House, and
have bought a home in West Point.
Mr.. Hundley was born in King and
Queen county, near Burlington. and
left there about fifty years ago. He
i came here from North Carolina.
Mrs. Charles Barham, OF Nashville.
Is the expected guest Of her mother.
RlfSs Jane "lIklnSOn.
Invitations have been issued for q
german 70 be given at the Terminal
Hotel. next Tuesday. February 81, by
the young people of the town.
The young people of the town ex-
pect to attend a dance at King VIII
liam. Courthouse on Friday night, Feb
ruary II, They will go from Yves,
Point on the steamer Louise. up the
.Mattaponi river. Friday. and return
on the train Saturday morning
Mrs. II. l. Lewis, after Il very de-
lightful visit to relatives in Norfolk
has returned to her home here. Miss
Matte Lewis is still in Norfolk, having
a good time.
Miss Kate Martin, or Richmond
has been the guest of the Misses Ma
jor some time.
The ladies of the Methodist church
expect to have a most attractive en-
tertainm ant in the home OF Mrs
Richmond Bland February %. They
expect to have an old-fashioned even
ing. King Cotton reigning. There will
be cotton picking. carding and spin
ming. Some charming pages VIII be
read from the Diary of Virginia Girl
In Colonial Days. There will be other
literary attractions and quaint songs
sung by he old people.
Mr.. Edwin Hopes has returned
from Baltimore. where he was called
by the sudden death of his father a
few days ago.
The roads leading out of West Point
for about four and d half miles will
be put in turnpike condition in the
early spring. Supervisor Turner OF
this district. will expend about $4,000
to accomplish this. The State has APP
propriated $3.50, the county the same
amount and the citizens of West Point
will do the rest. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Roundtree, OF
Richmond. have been down In this
section looking after their summer
home, Canterbury" and making ar
engagements for the spring and sum-
mer.
| Miss Maize Vaughan. OF King and
Queen, recently visited in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Beauregard Turner.
at Kentucky.
| Messrs. William Fl. Bell. E. L.
Smither and Robert Hart attended
the Grand Lodge of Masons, conven-
| ing this week in Richmond.