Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
WEST POINT YOUNG FOLK
ENJOYING EXCURSIONS
Fishing Trips Recently Have Proved
Faroritc Diversions for Many
Eacationists.
GEORGE a. SIMMONS is HOST
Merchants Day Is Observed, and
Stores Arc Closed That Employers
nnl Employees May Witness Base
ball Game-A,any House Parties.
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lSpccial 10 The Times Dispatch
WEST POINT. VA, July 31.-The
beautiful moonlight nights of the last
ton days have been utilized and en-
loNed by the young people for all sort G
OF excursions. The favoritc excursions
have been the fishing trips George
~ Simmons recently gave to his
numerous friends and their visitors n
fishing trip down the York River ne
far as Almonds Wharf The party
mad lots of fun--morc fun than fish.
they landed here about 1 O'Clock in
the morning
Rev, O. q. Culberson. OF Richmond.
preached i'll the Disciples Church on
Tuesday evening. and on Wedncsdav
morning he went with party Of
friends down to Bells Rock on n fish
aclS many fish
Mr.. ana Mrs. r. r, Rice. their daugh-
ter. Catherine, and Miss Kathleen
Scott. OF Ozcana. Essex County. came 10
west Point on Sunday to pay an after
noon call To their aunt, Mrs. Thomas
!. Bagby.
Miss MARGARET Palmer. who since her
school ended early in June. has been
member OF house parties from tho
mountains to the scnshore has re-
turned TO her home here, bringing her
friend. Miss Jessie Clelands. OF Lynch
nurS She is expecting Miss Grace
Terry. OF Norfolk, daily
Miss Mae Owens is enioyinp n housa
party IN the home OF DR.. Ducalion
Gregory, in the central part OF the
county. the guest OF the daughter of
the Gregory home, Miss Barbara
Gregory. ON Thursday they went on a
launch excursion to Yorktown
Mrs. Harry Williams, of Richmond
and daughter. Miss Ellie. Misses Alice
and Edulia Price. OF New York, are
visiting IN the homes Of Mrs. John
5 DeFarges and Mrs. a. G. Ware
Mrs James DeFarges and son, Of
Chester, Pa. are visiting Mrs. John
S. DcFarEes.
Friday was set apart as Merchants
day. when the larger stores OF tho
town closed from to $50 o'clock In
the afternoon, so that everybody who
wished to might witness the game OF
ball between the West Point and Toaro
teams
Rev. E. w Billings. wife and two
daughters. Misses Margaret and Mary.
will leave on Tuesday for the noun
tains OF Virginia. and Will spend .Au-
gust in vacation. Mr.. Billings is the
pastor of the BAPTIST Church.
Mrs NJ. P. Chandler. who has been
sick for several weeks. is able to be
y protractcd meeting was held this
week at Shacklcsford Methodist
Church, in King and Queen County.
Miss Ida Saks, of Baltimore. is the
guest OF Mrs. Charles Cabc.
John Marshall Lewis. formerly of
West Point, now cashier OF the bank
at Gloucester Courthouse, with his
family will motor through the noun
tains OF Virginia this summer visiting
Mrs. Lew!s's relatives in the neighbour
hood of Bluefcld
Miss Victoria Lewis will leave on
Monday for a camping expedition with
friends in the B!ue Ridge Mountains
DR.. Douglass Dudley, one OF tho
graduates in dentistry at the Medical
College of Virginia in June, is situated
in Cape Charles City.
DR.. Alvin Bagby and family have
been visiting DR.. r. p. Bagby this
week
Mrs. Thomas E. Jeffries has been
called to Baltimore on account OF tho
illness Of her daughter Mrs. Hunter
Edwards.
Mrs Fred Steere has left for an out
ing At her old home, Bedford City.
Thomas w. McGeorge and daughter,
Miss Irene McGeorge, after a months
visit TO relatives TO Kansas City, have
returned TO their home here.