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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-11

In addition to the usual quartsrly a,v,-
dend the American Gas and Eleetric
Company declared a 2 per cent atooS
dividend. 9'ooA
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The volume OF emergency currency out
standing has been reduced 10 s., 90. O00
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PROVISIONS

bing demand, The following are the quota
tons: City beef. In sets. smoked and air-dried
26c,; city beef, knuchles and tenders, smoked
and alr-dTied zIq2sc, Western beef knuckles
432i. poTk family. s22d22 so; hams, 81 r.
cured. loose, 134l315c. DO, skinned, loose.
l2hql2l4c; do. DO, smoked, l3h91Ac; other
hams smoked, city cured, as TO brand ana
averaEe Bh4lic.: hams, smoked Western
cured. lSMqltc.; DO, boiled. boneless, 22a23c.;
picnic shoulders, 8, P. cured. loose iO4ailo.;
do, smoked ndll15e.; bellies. In pickle, ac-
cordinE 70 average, loose. llAGl2c.; break
fast bacon. as TO brand and average. city
cure4 l6qlIe.; breakfast beeon. Western
cured. l6QlTc.; lard, Western rehnod, 10
kettle rendered, IN tieTees. i0A8f1e. lard,
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IEGAL ADYERTIsEAIENfs

49, ESTATE or AUGUSTA Go0Dt. =
- ceased - Letters Of adminiltfs..' x. s.
the above estate having been GRANTEES -
lndeFaiEned, All persons Indebted " 81
estate are requested 70 make psyH-t-
those having claims % preaeni .9s +.
without delay. 20 LILLIE NEitAH
1-f attorney,
.. J.. HEPBURN ~
1919 chsatas-
~ j II Ikl
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POULTRY

LIYE,-rhere was little trading and
prices OF fowls and hroiling chickens were a
shade easier. Quotations. Fowls a. to G,lsi
ny, l5qlsl4o.i Eoostera. liqI2e.: oroiins chick
apiece, 24g2sc, broiling chickens, not Les.
horns, Weighing lQih lbs. apiece Ii a5S,ss, +,
broilins chickens, Leghorns Weighing iiISi3
iba. apiece 2lq24c bro.ling chickens -
99sFs 99TRs. .Iy6 gsIiEyhing lgiA l6s apiece lsg2oc
l2ql8c.i pigeons, old, per pair. 25as5e- ~.
geons. young, per pair, 2o822e. pa
DREssED.-Fowls ruled nrm At the t.t.
advance Fregh-killed broliers were ann 9
lower; quota tiona' Fresh-kllled poultry fo,,Is
u 70 box. dry-pieked and dry'-packed f1nrSs" ~
leeted l9ke Weighing 4ia95 l9a. apiece, isisSs !,
3 lbs apiece. 16lk01T13c. under 3 ibs sssts istillns
Iiiaa1bi5c. ee-packed-Wesrern, 4 IN 49,
over apiece. lsc.; do. smaller sizes 1eieseli
lilac.i old FoostaFs dry-pickeds 12hc.: breiIIIIg
fancy, SOQ35e; Western, Weighing iEa5 ~ q
2sd3oc.; do weighing I8lE ia. 49,.
squads, Per doz.-White. Weighing III n fb- ~
per doz, st4A 90; white, WeiEhinE D u Ia H.
Per doz = i9ga,eQi Rhlte weighing s Ia ~
aeeS "a s5gsoaS 20; a9t d., Z lss. per doz. 81
dark, &l-l3ul So small and No. q 81 Frasss t5s,
pouitFyl fowls as tQ quality, l64Isc.; chi~f
ems, drY-pleked and dry-paeked, in boxesE
s6c miik-fed. 90 ihs. and over l3fs@ . aS1,.
tsd q Q e lts % dos.. iie.i eorR-fsd, u %
tDc.i corn-fed. % lba. and over a0ci: eficee5ss'
dry-plcked ana drl-packed ln bhfs.-QQr1fss-1f
corn-tae ing anl over lsci WeGteri c5rn-
ted. pa iialLtc Weslerui eofnsfed. ~
I3c; tlgksYs az picked and iiryssaci.- e
keney, ei ieir 70 Eoed, 1Ha2dl. 80
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GRAIN AND FLOUR

WHEAT.-Rsceipts 02,s47 bush. Demand
lation IN the West. prices early in the, day
declined 2d3c. With subsequent stronger West
ern adyices, however. most OF the loss was re-
covered. Quotations: Car lots, IN export ele,
vatoI-No, red, nominal sl;25ql 40; No. =
ern Duluth. N.3SGl,4l,
CORN.-Rcceipts, 52,251 bush. Demand
was slow and prices were unchanged. QUO
tatiOns Car lots for local trade, as to location
No 2 yellow. slaSlhc.; steamer yellow, 80
qsOAc.; No, yellow, 17A97s1ac'' No. yell
OATs.-Receipts. 2s, 447 bush. There was
little trading, and with increased pressure 10
sell, prices declined ic. Quotations; No. ?
white 54hq55c. standard white b3lh054o.
No. white, b2h96So.
FLOUR.--Receipts. 200 bbls, and es6e4
lbs. In sacks, The market ruled weak and
mill limits were further reduced In sympathy
with the continued decline IN wheat. Quota
tions per i0B lbs. In wood: Winter. clear,
S5.6S95 90; winter, straight. IS, ,9O861b; win
Ter patent, so 1870 30; Kansas straight juts
sacks, IS. 60G5.T5i Kansas patent, juts sacks,
S5 75a5e0; spring, first clear, s5.s586; spring.
slralght, s69e i5i spring patent, s9l566aO:
choice and fancy patent SO. 5Ogs Is city mills,
ter straight s5.9od6 10; winter patent, S6l5
RYE FLOUR was IN small supply and
Western, IN wood at sBa8 3O as to quality.
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Tho Baldwin Locomotive Works rs-
eetved an order for Ave shifting locomo-
tlVes from the Chicago Great Western
Railroad Company
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Total sales. OPS. 800 shares compared with
bO7, 100 shares yesterday; thus Tar thls wees
9. .0i3, 200 shares same period last week, 2,2iS,
200 shares.
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1000 pleo g Peoples TTao 4s.......... II

Cambria Steel scrip March 1917.. 9Ii5
Cambria Steel scrip Feb l0l7 7..... 9IA
81 Cambria Steel scrip Feb 1918 see. 9S
1000 Bethlehem Steel Ga. 6s................1l1
1000 Phila Co LIST 5B......,.........,.. e95
1000 Phila Co LIST rs ,....,.......,.'.. 99h
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1880 A. NJ. to l2 M.
BONDS.
II M. TO 12.sO P. M.

a'0GS PiRGa PSia e s'n serb s' iofs e g
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The banking and brokerage firm of
BIoren & Co. will celebrate it's Goth an
niversary tomorrow.
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Clearings through banks this week at
leading cities in the United States ag-
gregate an increase S2.767, ,O29.72O, as COM
pared with 1881, ,6l7,79S a year ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-11

The reported movements of currency
this week indicate a gain in cash by
New York banks OF SIS, ,569, 600.
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BONDS.

Total sales. bT,SOd shares, compared with
47,245 shares yesterday; thus far this week
213 l3s shares; same period last week, 7l,Old
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08
GOSHEN

GOSHEN. VA. August 7-one would
be dead to sentiment not to be i'm
pressed with the beautiful surround
inss OF this place--the land pf the
laurel and rhododendron. The recent
aims have dressed all nature in hcr
coat Of green. and as far as the eve
can reach beauty meets on every side
Never has the season opened more
auspiciously. Many of the guests
come season after season, and one
! meets familiar faces and pleasant
greetings on every side. Entertain
nents follow in such quick succession
, that 1t is hard to keep up with them
Beautiful germans every Saturday
night bring the beaux and bellies from
al the adjacent places, swelling the
great ballroom to overlooking. Staun-
| ton. Rockbridge Alum and Clifton
Forge add to the number, and there is
, no scarcity of beauN. Mrs Cipriano
Andrade, who has been coming here for
many years. is most charming acqui-
sition, and many brilliant affairs have
; been given by her and in her honor
Among the hostesses are Mrs.
| Grandson Moseley, of Richmond. who,
with her charming daughter, Miss Rosa,
; has been frequenter of this place for
many seasons. Others who have con-
| tributed to the entertainments are Mrs.
Fauntleroy. of Richmond Miss Magill,
Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. Ruhm. of
Nashville. and Mrs. Norton Savage. ot
Richmond. Many big attractions are in
contemplation for August
Among the latest arrivals are Mrs E.
NJ Pope and Edwin Pope. Jr.. of Fort
Oglethorpe. Ga: Miss Katherine Lee,
of Richmond; B. Pollard Cardoza, of
Richmond: S. ]. Prescott, OF Washing
ton; Miss Mary Poindexter of Rich
/ Inond; Lieutenant Howell NJ. Estes, of
Fort Oglethorpe. Ca: Mrs. Paul Brat
ton and Paul Bratton. Jr., of Columbia.
| 5. c.: Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Evans, OF
; Hillsboro, ILL.,. ]. A. CARRIER. OF Erie,
Pa; r. NJ. Groner, Jr., OF Richmond
W. l.. McGill and w. NJ. McGill, of
Petersburg; f. r. Lafferty, of Rich
mond: Mr.. and Mrs. H. Rosenheimer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Cohen and chill
dren. OF Richmond Mrs. Edgar Lyon,
OF baltimore; Colonel and Mrs. II. c.
Ansley. OF Washington; Miss NJ. a.
Fulton, of Richmond, and Peter =.
Geyer, OF Panama
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EMPORlA

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.
EMi'cNlA, VA, August 7.-One OF
the largest gatherings OF Masons seen
IN En- oria for some time assembled
al the Episcopal Church on Wednes-
day afternoon and laid the corner
stone, according to the ancient custom
OF the craft. y union choir was pres
emf and led the music. Addresses were
made by Rev. Vernon !. Arson, OF Nor
loik j. r.. Sehrell. of Courtland: r. B.
Iurnbull and w. II. Hill. OF Lawrence
N1i!e. The ceremony was in charge OF
DT. q. {. Favillc, district deputy grand
master. The visiting Masons and mem
bers of the local lodge were rovallv
entertained at dinner on Wednesday, at
the Country Club, under the manage
ment Of 7. II. Sharp.
Mrs. j. c. Osburn left here on Tues
oaF 10 spend the remainder Of the
summer with her mother and sister
at La Crosse, Wis
Mrs. L. p. Turner and Mrs George
s. Bruce will leave soon TO snend sons
time at the Hot Springs
Misses Lucy Brittle and Delta Hast
inss have returned from a months
stay at W!nston-S Salem. Mrs S. l..
Nan accompanied them. and will be
the guest OF Mrs. i. y. Hastings for
the month OF August.
John Cato is visiting friends in Roa
noke.
Miss Hassel, of GAINESVILLE. y. c., is
visiting Miss Rosa Tredway
Peter Weaver, after spending some
time at Ocean View. is in Gloucester
for the remainder OF the summer.
Gustave krienbaum, wife and daugh.
ter. have returned from n trip through
California and a visit to the exposi.
t!on.
After a visit 10 her mother, Mrs.
T. j. Flythe, Mrs. r. L. Emory has
returned to her home at Chase City.
~
rived In Emporia on "Wednesday, and
will spend some time visiting rela-
lives.
Miss Inge, OF Weldon. has returned
home after visit to Miss Gladys Coch-
ran.
Charles c. Burr, Of Farmville, was
q visitor here this week.
W. l.. Lee, OF Princeton. w. Va, and
S. L. Lee. OF Victoria, were here on
Tuesday for the election.
f. c. Tredway, OF West Point, has
been spending Il few days with rcla.
t!ves here.
Among the out-of-town visitors reg
istered at Hotel Virginia on court day
were Senator y. Il. Hobbs. Disputanta:
| w. II. Vincent, Capron: c. r. Harrell
Waverly; ". L. Duvaney, Dendron; w
l.. Graham, Norfolk: C. F. Bland, Wash
ington y. c.; George w. Thompson,
Baltimore: f. f. Ciills. Lynchburg, and
w. II. Lane. Petersburg.
| Mrs. George Cooke and children ex-
pect to leave soon for Blue Ridge
Summit Md. TO spend the month Of
August.
Miss Mildred Moody has returned
from Farmville. where she attended the
summer normal school
Henry Manning has returned to his
home in Portsmouth. after visit to
his father, 3. w. Manning, in EN-
poria.
Mrs. +. NJ. Smith. of Norfolk, Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. C. Sears. on
Main street
Carm!ne Davis has returned to Nor
folk, after spending his vacation with
Cooper Bailey.
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symphony Orchestra OF West Point on
Wednesday evening in his home near
Reach Park
Miss Davis. Of Roanoke. who has
been guest of her cousin, Miss Emma
Davis. for few days. left this week
Mrs. "A. Z. Finch and daughter. OF
Chase City, arc visitors in the Garden
home. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Albright. from
Washington. d. c.. sister of Mr. r.
c. Garden. is also a visitor
Miss Julia Smith, who left here early
IN the summer TO attend the summe
normal at Farmville. has been on a
visit TO Mrs. Gallon. OF Pcrryman, Md.
ana is now In Atlantic City for 4 few.
days.
Miss Mabel smoot. OF Baltimore, is
visiting Mrs. J. Wexford Owens
Miss Mae Owens. who has been en-
Toying q house party with Miss Bar
para Gregory for week or ten days.
has returned TO her home here.
Rev. +. W. Billings. OF the Baptist
Church, his wife and daughters, Misses
Margaret am Mary Billings. left on
Tuesday to spend the summer vaca-
ton in tho mountains of Virginia.
. they Will go first TO Charlottesville
and then Mr.. Billings will go 10 Dam
Vile TO visit hts mother
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. p Chandler and
daughter. EliZabct will leave on
sunday afternoon for the Chandler
home, Chestnut Grove, in New Kent
for few days outing
Miss Gertrude Pitcher IS entertain
ing house party in her beautiful
homo at Lester Manor Misses Louise
Pitcher. Mary Pumphrey and Clara
Thrift arc among those invited from
West Point.
Mrs. Thomas p. Bagby was called 10
Richmond this week TO confer with n
committee OF Hollins College alumnac
relative TO the great reunion of alum
mac 10 celebrate the seventy-fifth ami
vcrsary Of the institution In 1915. Mrs.
Bagby was for many years president
OF the Alumnae Association and trav-
e!ed all thro igh the South organizing
memorial chapters in the early nine
ties. III tho interest OF the library
building erected in memory OF Charles
J.. Cooke. founder OF this great institu-
ton for the higher education of women.
Miss Katherine Watts, secretary of the
association, was detained on account
OF Illness and the meeting was post
pored for several days.
Garland Trice. a young business man
OF West Point. after n visit to his
home In King and Queen, was brought
through here on Tuesday morning en-
tie TO hospital in Richmond for
medical treatment. He died in Rich
H.ond on Tuesday night
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weeks. They will occupy tents on the
hotel green.
One OF the large cottages on the
place has been converted into a bache-
! lors' hall, and used for tho housing OF
n number Of young men. The cottage
has several spacious rooms in it and n
private bath. and the young men have
tho run of the house.
One of the most enjoyable features
OF the week. both from the standpoint
Of those participating and those look
| Ing on. was potato race" held in
the ballroom Wednesday, evening.
Misses Carol Minor and Laura Blan-
ton, both Of Richmond, divided the
first honors. while Miss Catherine
Minor, OF Richmond. took the BOBBY.
Among those registered at Mt Ell
lott during the pas, week are Mr. and
Mrs. William L. Carncal and Miss Anne
Christian. OF Richmond, Mrs. c. G..
Minor, Miss Minor, Miss Carol Minor
and Miss Catherine Minor and Mrs. s.
y. Shield. OF Richmond; DIR. and Mrs.
r. 3. Eggleston and Miss Martha Egg
g!eston. o: Columbus, Miss; !. 3.
stern, OF Richmond: Mrs. w. p. Part!n
and Miss Roberta Gresham, OF Rich
moud; Misses +. Morton Garnett and
Emma Garnette. OF Charlottesville; Mrs.
Z. VI. Cabcll and Miss Elizabeth Cabell.
OF Waynesboro; Mr.. and Mrs. W. f.
Smyth. Miss Virginia ONeil, Miss Mar
garet Dollard, X. d. Curtis and a. q.
Carter. Jr.. all OF Richmond; Charles
Is. Hanger. OF Wayncsboro; r. i. Clay
ton. OF Richmond; Mr.. and Mrs +. w.
Butcher. Miss Evelyn Butcher and
Robert c. Butcher, OF Petersburg; r.
". Gillian, OF Richmond; II. L. La
mastus and ]. W. Campbell. OF Rich
mond; W. +. Balslcy and c. *. Baylor.
OF Staunton; Mrs. William McCray,
William McCray. OF staunton; Miss SAL
lie Grady and .. f. Grady. OF Rich
mond; J. =. Showalter, OF Lewiston.
Ill; ]. E. White. OF Waynesboro;
Misses Mamie Magec and Berlle Pow
ers, OF Norfolk; Miss *. Gtit.in. Miss
Rctty Elicit. Miss NJ. L!liard, Miss
Florence BloomberS and Mrs. II. NJ.
Reinhard: Ny. and Mrs. Duke y. Put
ney: Mrs. ]. w. B!anton, Mrs. ]. w.
Blanton. Jr. Miss Laura Blanton and
r. c. Triton, OF Richmond; ]. w. Mar
shall, of Baltimore; Thomas y. Jones.
OF Smithfeld: Mrs ]. D. Vest and Miss
Grace Vest, OF Waynesboro; Miss Mar
garet owen, OF Richmond. and Mrs.
]. e. McGrath, of New York City.
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CRAIG HEALING SPRINGS

CRAIG SPRINGS. Aug. THE first
week of August finds this popular re-
sort filled to it's capacity and over
flowing. with $50 guests. In n small
company one is sometimes constrained
TO lind amusement. but not so In such
crowd as this. for amusements OF
all kinds make their appeal
On Thursday a motor party, consist
ing OF Mr.. and Mrs. James p. Woods,
Miss Frances Allen and J. w. Way
nick went over to Mountain Lake.
They had slight mishap before reach
ing the lake. breaking one leaf of n
spring. They began the return trip
at 3 o'clock. and had gone about two
miles down the mountain, when three
more leaves OF the spring snapped
There was nothing to do but to re-
turn 10 the hotel and await repairs
or take another car. Though short OF
wearing apparel for three days
stay, the party enjoyed the genial com
pany tho bracing air and the attrac-
tive scenery at Mountain Lake.
The ascent OF Potts Mountain is
the common mountain climb. while
jaunts 10 Arnolds Knob and Sinking
Creek Mountain are less frequently
taken.
J. W. Bush, of Fincastle. who has
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w. VA,
August As everything Is laid on the
European war, one might as we'll at
tribute this cause to the number OF
guests pouring into the Greenbrier and
the White at White Sulphur Springs.
Never before have we been Obliged
TO keep open both hotels throughout
the summer" said J. Fl. Slocum. man
ager Of the hotels. Guests are arriv-
Ing from all parts Of the United State.
and Europe by private car and auto
mobile, and the daily trains are bring
ing parties In every day Tho cor
taSes are all filed and amusements
are to be had in every form. A hand
concert is held every afternoon in tho
aslno curing the tea hour, and the
spacious lawns are filed with pretty
girls and gay young men. The chill
hren are not forgotten, and thew tango
and fox trot every night in the old
White ballroom before the grown-una
arrive 0p'
This week might we'll be called .-v,--
sinia Week" the Virginia Bar As.
ISOLATION is holding its annual meat
| ing mere and prominent men with their
! families are here from all parts of the
State. 'e
The coming event OF the season r,i,,
| at The Meadows" August 13 and -
a number of people will motor here
from the surrounding country for this
occasion, which will be followed by
dance and dinner at the Greenbrier.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry K. Russell, OF
Baltimore, motored here to-day, accom-
| panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry K Kern
and Mr.. and Mrs Loring A. Cover. Of
| Winchester Va.
Among the arrivals to day are John
b. Minor, Fl. L. Cabell. Mrs. Wymand
Capeii, A. II. Lane. ]. Weston Carson.
G. w. Fuller. a. w. Patterson, Mr.. and
Mrs. }. t. Patterson. Mrs John NJ Tay-
lor, Miss Elizabeth d. Taylor, ]. M
Taylor. Jr.. George T. Chuston, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. Stewart Jones and Miss M
q. iraylor George Bryan and Miss
Edith Grant, from Richmond: Mr. and
Mrs. Alex F. Robertson. Miss Sarah F.
robertson, Peyton Cochran and Clagett
Jones. from stanton: Mr.. and Mrs H.
t. G. Tucker. Miss Laura Tucker Lieu
tenant A. S. G. Tucker and Miss Sharpe
from Lexington; Mr.. and Mrs J. E.
| Parkinson. from Danville, and Robert
| z. Tunstall, of Norfolk
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Adams. Lucy Wright left on wedncs-
day last for Virginia Beach.
Miss Eva Stockweil left this week
for Norfolk to visit relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. silcott. Of Phil.
adelphia. are in town. the guests OF
Mrs. Silcotts parents. Mr.. and Mrs. f.
r. Yancey
j. NJ. Darlington. John Z. Wool and
p. F. Cage left on Wednesday last for
California TO attend the exposition.
Mrs NJ. a. Gililand and grandsons.
Leroy and Trent. left for Norfolk on
Thursday to visit friends
Mrs Guy Wilkins left on Thursday
last for Cape Charles to visit relatives.
Rev. c. w. Maxwell has returned
from Montreal. y. c.
Mrs NJ. S. Minor and granddaughter,
Ethel. are In town, the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. L. S. Harriss
Henry Berman left for New York
on Tuesday last
Mrs. A. Willingham. Mrs. w. A. Gray,
Mrs. Helana Wiliineham and Mise
Sudie Willingham left on Tuesday la st
for Orkney Springs.
Miss Margarine Roop, who has been
tho guest of Miss Irene Norwood. has
returned to her home at Harrison
burg Va.
Miss Katherine Beasley. who has
been visiting friends in Lynchburg, has
returned home.
Miss Florence Spindler. of Black-
stone. is in town, the guest of Mrs.
III. w. Woodail
Miss Louise McCraw, Of Buckingham
County. is in town. the guest OF Miss
Amanda Clark. on Upper Main Street
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Barkesdalc, OF
Richmond. were in town the past week,
the guests OF Mrs. T. c. Watkins, Jr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08
MOUNT ELLIOTT SPRINGS


Especial to The Times-Dispatch.
MOUNT ELLIOTT, VA, August =
with every room in the house filled al,
me COTTAGES occupied. and several par.
,les camping out in tents. the gayetics
AT Mount Elliott Springs have assumed
their usual midscason aspect. Besides
the customary bowling parties, tennis
matches. croquet tournaments and hik-
ing expeditions. the mornings have been
devoted to riding and motoring. The
supreme attraction of the afternoon Is
the swimming pool, while in the even
ings various attractions, such as donkey
parties. potato races, watermelon par
ties, masked dances and card parties
are arranged to entertain. Between
times, the pigeon walk and the canter
hold forth without abatement in tho
ballroom.
number Of automobile parties have
broken their Journeys here during tho
past week. and Staunton people cspe-
cially have made Mount Elliott their
Mecca. often motoring out to dinner
and to spend the evening. Among those
from Staunton who have motored here
within the past two days have been
Mrs. William McCray, William McCrav.
Jr.. o. T. Grady and Miss Sallic Grady,
of Richmond. and Mr.. and Mrs. Sump-
ter Sublett. Miss Carrie Sublett and
Miss Isabel Sublctt, of Staunton, Va.
DR.. and Mrs. r. B. Egglcston and
Miss Martha Eggleston arrived few
days ago from Columbus. Miss, and
will spend the month OF August. This
is the tenth summer that DIR. and Mrs
EEgleston have hccn at this resort.
DR. Eggleston was formerly Of Rich
mond, but is now pastor of the First
presbyterian Church in Columbus. DIR.
ESglcston held his first service at
Mount Elliott this summer on Sunday
morning in the ballroom. The room
was hiled to Its full capacity. and DR..
hGsieston's powerful address was
smuch enjoyed.
airs. Charles Beury, Miss Nancy Ell
en- Beury. Miss Christine Bcury. Mas
Ter Charies Beury, Jr., and Miss Louise
Beury. all OF Claremont, W. Va. and
Mrs: a. c. Scherr and Miss Mary Ar
nold Scherr, Of Charleston, w. Va,
motored to Staunton on Tuesday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. sumpter sublett and
family, Of Staunton, Va, arrived on
Thursday afternoon to spend several