The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-09
THE CITY CLUB NOW
WELL ORGANIZED

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
WEST POINT. VA. DC. s.-"The
City Club" that has been several
weeks under consideration, has per-
fected organization. A. EIwood Corn
Ing. editor Of the Weekly News, has
been elected president; w. s. East
wood, frst vice-president: l.. S. Foikas,
second president: II. c. do
Farges, secretary: NJ. p. Chandler,
treasurer: Clyde Gouldman, club re-
porter.
The probabilities are that the next
organization here will be The Boy
Scouts"
The people In the town and vicinity
are enjoying. just at this time. the
prospect of having a good time at the
State fair next week.
Mr.. +. J. Birchard, who formerly
lived at Honey Creek. Wis, and who
bought and moved to the Belieview
farm. Ave miles above here. early
IN this year, liz greatly improving his
place. He has recently butt two barns
At = cost OF $4,000. One barn has u
silo sixty feet high. which in a short
time will be filed with ensIlage. This
Is an up-to-date establishm emit for
dairy purposes. He will maintain enc
hundred fine cows. and will market
tho milk and butter IN Richmond. Mr..
Birch&rd Is a fine farmer and has ak
perienca IN tho dairy business.
Mr.. J. v. Bray has In a few days
bored. by means Of gasoline en-
CINE, three arresian wells, and has
six more to bore at once. with more
to follow.
Miss Dora .iun.ack. ono Of the grad
uating class of the Weet Poin. High
school last Jufe. has returned from
= visit to her grandmother In New
York, whore she spent the summer.
bookkeeper with Noryitz and Cabe.
Stood Very High.
Charles Gault has returned for his
second session to Randolph Macon
College, Ashland. Va, where he led
the college last session. This year
he took the course preparatory to
the study OF medicine. and his first
report shows the highest marks ever
given by the college in laboratory
work.
MIR. and Mrs. W. l.. Wheeler leave
next week to visit their niece. Mrs.
W. E. Stanford and other relatives
and friends In New York.
Robert Major. prominent bust
ness man in West Point. has just re-
turned from an extended pleasure
trip through the North.
Mr.. Walter e. Lipscomb. we'll known
in editorial circles, has accepted a
position with The Virginia Citizen.
in Irvington. The last position held
by Mr.. Lipscomb was telegraph edi-
tor for the Petersburg lndex-Appeal,
when his eyes gave away under the
strain. He has been with the Viz
ginia Citizen twice before.
Mr.. and Mrs. William III. Bell have
AAA y In
While away they visited Niagara. Al
bany. Buffalo and Altoona, Pa. At
Syracuse, n. Y. they met Marion
Nelson. q young man raised in West
Point and Very popular throughout
the South. He Is In the employ OF the
Pullman Car Company in syracuse
A brick and tile company was or
ganized here yesterday. with J. w.
owens a. president. George s..
Hundley. formerly OF Durham, y. g.
now of West Point. manager; w. w.
Smoot. OF Baltimore. secretary and
treasurer. Mr.. Smoot and family will
move here to live in the near future.
The company will locate on the site
OF the old Marsden Cornstalk factory,
and hopes to get out a kiln or two OF
bricks before cold weather sets in.
The clay has been analysed and found
satisfactory.
Going On . Cruise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gindhart will
attend the fair in Richmond next
week, and after that Mrs. Gindhart
will go on to Chase City to visit her
sister, Mrs Roy Beaseley.
Hermann Gault, who is In the navy.
has Just returned to the feet after
Visiting his parents here. The fleet
is arranging for a European cruise,
which has been delayed on account
OF cholera In Italy.
Mr.. Robert &. Garden still remains
I'm hts horne sick. Mr.. J. w. Court
ney, who has been at his home Tor
week, Is convalescing.
The government survey boat that
has been In York river since last
spring, Is now anchored off West Point
In the Mattaponi river.
Mr.. Ohlr.ch and wife. OF Cleveland.
10. returned home this week
Mr.. Isaac Diggs. of Richmond. spent
lost nieht in town on legal business.
lie came down from court. which Is
=, 4esalgn az. the courthouse.