The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-23
Developments IN
PROGRESS ON YORK
WEST POINT CONCERN SUBDI-
NIDES IIAND---"HOMECO
EXCURSION SUNDAY.

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/ married General George Washington,
then Colonel Washington.
/ Not far away, about one mile, Is
! Poplar Grove the old home OF the
+ Chan berlaynes where Washington for
/ the first time met Mrs. Custis, whom
he afterwards married in old st. Pc
ter's church, about six miles away.
| The excursion will go on the steam
er Louise that runs three times per
week up the Mattaponi river.
! The Old Dominion Industrial Com
pany began the active development of
/ its properties last week, when IL start
1 ed to survey new road through
/ Roy's Neck and Benviiie tracts. The
/ new thoroughfare begins at Brooks
/ Ferry landing. on the King and Queen
| side of the Mattsponi river. and runs
| for distance Of over two miles. This
/ new boulevard is TO be 100 feet wide
with a hard roadhed. When finished
! It Will be one Of the best constructed
roads in Virginia
The company will Immediately be-
gin the subdivision of It's lands along
the new road into small farms.
/ The PennsylVania steamer of the
New York and Pennsylvania Line
brought about 500 excursionists from
I Norfolk. Portsmouth and vicinity on
! sunday. In the crowd was a couple
who went Immediately. on the land
I Ing OF the steamer to the Baptist
parsonage, and in the parlor were
married by Rev. T. A. Hall. The con-
tracing parties were Mr.. n. r, Haley
and Miss Lillian iiansburg, of Ports
mouth, Va. Mr.. James Eastwood OF
/ Norfolk, wss master of ceremonies,
and with his father. Mayor a. w.
Eastwood. witnessed the ceremony.
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other excursion the coming Sunday
The annual Homecoming excur-
sion from Norfolk and vicinity is ex-
peeted next Sunday, when many for
mer residents of West Point will visit
relatives and friends at this place
ON Wednesday there was a large
excursion to West Point from Rich
mond given by the Daughters OF Lib
erty, and merry party came up in
launches from Gloucester and enjoyed
the fine music and other entertain
ments of Beach Park.
, Miss Emma Fleet from Richmond
passed through West Point en- route
! to see her mother, Mrs James Fleet
of King and Queen.
Miss Margaret Jones, daughter oil
Judge Claggett Il. Jones. of King and
! Queen, passed through To Baltimore
Wednesday for viszt 70 her grand
mother. Mrs. James Latane.
Mrs. Lenise Aumack, of BROOKLYN
commented hy hor gre,s i,p'iis, a.'
. Miss Dora Annark s4rs A,,s,,
{ visited her son nnr,sei, -
from Inst Octoher nm ~. -,
: Mr., and Mrs Allan C,anar,o,
J. nounce the marriage Of thair da,ah
ter, Mary Lynn. to Mr.. William Bishor
, Melvin. OF Newport News Va ~ tal.l
i place at the homestead ",,barinolr< >
king William, co,,ntv Va ~, a
: 1871.
Mrs. C;eorsn Aptborv tro,.,nn 80.
+ been the guest for waek or tar
= DAYS of her lifntong frtara Mr. u ~
r Hefferron.
Dr. Nav f~artnhott rones ana NJ,
@ C'hrystal FarinhoIt are now an a vis,,
e To their sister Mrs ftnnrga ptrha.1
son. AT her summer boms down ~,
= York river.
g The West Point hasah.tt. ,as,,, 40
70 ranlzed tins week Tar tha saasnn -,
e 1911. Mr.. Walter Hargraye wa,
elected manager. and sutherlin he.
' Farses wae made rantain Dr &
" Hndson and Mr. Walter r.laat ,ya,.
! made mem hers az tha f3napca cn,r,
g ,nittae.
Mr. and Mrs, pnilin F. Hoffman ar,
u on a visit 10 Ne,y York citv ptrbrnor,
81 Htu. Port Icrv{s Nau,hurg ana otba,
= cities
e Mr.. ana Mrs p w Turpar for
9 merIv of We, pnirt now NJ Nn,so1tx
: are visiting their son. Mr.. X p Tur
ner here Mr. Turner lef, West poin
IA when the railroaa terminus 1eft bsr,
$ for Primers Point In the smnIov a.
3 the Southern Railway Cornnanv an,
d although he ia stfu an ahle- hodIef
man ha can ,tn lopper work for ha 4
stone hind
little girl In Gloucester county
after her father had shipped his no
( tatoes ptclpd nm two barrels or eulIs
those left IN tho neId sent Them I,
baltimore and received a check fo
: nine dollars for them Those who ar,
It shlpping potatoes are getting FIN,
y prices for them
II Fish arc NOT xo nIAntIfu1 as the
@ have been MT In "a short time nov
n there will he plenty crabs are alum
Is dant chicktns are coming In an,
e early Vegetables are plentiful
Il Interest in win Case.