Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
WEST POINT

WEST POINT. VA. June l9.-The
/ prospect is that West Point will have
hrst-class hotel In the near future
! for the entertainment of SUNNI er
! boardcrs. tourists and others. Samuel
! England and wife, originally OF Scran-
ton, Pa. recently proprietors of Hotel
Victoria. at Victoria. Va. bought the
Terminal at West Point and are busy
getting 1t in order for All opening In
the near future. Boating. fishing and
hunting will be the new features added
to- those OF other days.
The closing exercises of West Point
High School cape off Friday in the
Masonic Hall Auditorium at Sis
| o'clock. The address of the evening
was made by Dr. W. ]. Young, head
OF the department of philosophy and
psychology in Richmond College The
Misses Juliette Brown. Culpeper: Caro-
Ign Mathews and Louise Pitcher, West
Point.
ON Friday Colonel Tom Booker and
Captain a. w. Miller. two Confederate
veterans, with The Old South Quar-
tet.' originally managed by the late
POLK Miller, gave an entertainment at
local theater. This was a genuine
treat for those who had never heard
such banjo picking, such side splitting
stories and quaint old ante bellum
songs.
MISS flnda 1ancey, who took her
b. a. degree this year at the Woma n S
| College, Richmond. entertained on
Tuesday in honor of Miss Grace Cakes.
of Darlington, S. c.. who is the guest
of Miss Lovelene Neale. and Mr.. Wal
lace Neale. who is the guest of his
uncle. W. T. Neale.
Five Hundred" entertained the old
folks and dancing the younger, and all
were amused by the peanut dipping
contest" Miss Cakes won the ladies'
prizes, while the BOBBY prize went to
Miss Berta Edwards and Roy Edwards
The Pleasant Hill High School. across
the Mattaponi River. closed with great
eclat. a very attractive program had
been arranged. the English class Civ
ing The Courtship of Miles Standi h."
The Maypole drill was gracefully
gone through with. Colonel j. r. Saun-
ders, from Saluda, MiddlcseX, as usual.
very much delighted his audience.
Superintendent Reynolds delivered the
promotions and certificates of distinc-
ton Refreshments were served by the
school league.
The annual missionary meeting was
held on Sunday at Olivet. near Little
Plymouth. Rev. DR.. Smith. one of the
secretaries of the Baptist foreign mis-
sion board, OF Richmond, preached a
fine sermon, which was enjoyed by a
great crowd. a liberal collection was
taken.
Superintendent of Schools in King
William County Fl. Ragland Eubank.
and wife and Miss Ann Belle Eubanlt,
spent several days recently at Oak
Grove, Westmoreland County. They
made the trip by automobile. return
ing via Fredericksburg, Ashland and
Hanover. Mr. Eubank also attended
| the finals OF his alma mater. William
! and Mary College. He was present at
the meeting of the alumni associa ton.
and also at the smoker" when DR..
and now private physician to Presi-
dent Wilson. was the speaker.
James Lumpkin. age twenty one. and
Miss Bertha Carlton. age eighteen, for
merly OF King and Queen. now of West
Point were married on Thursday at
the Methodist parsonage by Rev. Otis
Meade Clark. pastor of the local Meth
odist church.
]. Drewry Littlepage. an old West
Point boy. passed through West Point
on Monday en- route TO Gloucest er
County. where he will spend several
weeks.
Mrs. Ohio Saunders, of Middlesex.
! passed through town to attend the
graduating exercises of her son, Rou-
sic, at Randolph Macon College. Ash
land. He graduated. as a minister OF
the Gospel
Misses Myrtle and Susie Corr spent
the week END with Miss Jennie Caper-
ton, at her home, Cherokee" In Upper
King william.
Mrs. John Haynes and two children.
of Lake Village, Arkansas. and John
and Richard Hugh, grandsons OF the