The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-17
WEST POINT

West Point, Va. Dec. Y6.-The first
and second grades Of the West Point
public schools have been closed on ac-
count Of scarlet fever. This Is the
second time this fall that the schools
have had to be closed on account of
this disease which seems to be con-
fined mostly to the small children. 1t
Is in a very mild form and every eff
fort is being made to thoroughly stamp
1t out this time.
The Woman's Club will meet Mon
day with Mira. Scott Broaddus at her
home on Broaddus Hill.
The different churches have been
holding their usual pre-Christmas
bazaars and all OF the church women
have been busily engaged in the max
ing and selling of fancy articles and
foodstuffs.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Price, Mrs Bow
panied the body OF Bowman Price
from New York city to West Point.
where the burial took place Sunday af-
ternoon at the local cemetery. Friends
attending the funeral from out Of
town were: Mr.. and Mrs. Rutledge
williams, Mrs r. H. Williams and
daughter, OF Richmond. The deceased
formerly lived in West Point. was
twenty five years old and leaves a
F. and r. r. Price and three sisters.
Misses Amy. Alice and Edula Price.
Representa- yves Of the engineering
department of~the United States gov
I eminent were In town Mondayto hear
q report from the committee appoint
ed by the Chamber of Commerce rela .
tive to the opening of the bar on the
! Mattaponi River lust above West
| Point. II this la done the river will
be navtgabIe to Courthouse landing or
/ twenty miles. The party consisted of
! G. A. F'lagler ". B. Harrison and
+ Hiram Johnson.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby Thompson have
| returned from a house party In Geor-
gia. The party loft Richmond in q
private car last week and were guests
! OF Mr.. and Mrs J. II. Pascheu at their
new winter home at Fairhope. Ga.
/ Mrs. Phifer Bostic and Miss Marga
ret Bostic will leave this week to spend
the holidays In Richmond with Mrs
Bostic's parents, Mr.. and Mrs II. A
McCurdy, Miss Bette Phifer Bostic
i'd In Richmond the guest of her
grandmoths Mrs McCurdy.
p, B. Bostic viii leave Wednesday
for MuskoEee, oklahoma to spend the
holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
John Baxter Bostic
Miss Carrie Clayton has returned
from BaltiAore where she went to at
! tend the wedding Of her cousin
George Clayton to Miss Pearl Pruty.
! The two children of Mr.. and Mrs
| W. F. Hayes. Mary and Cecil, have en =
tirely recovered from diphtheria.
! Owen Morris has left for Winches-
ter whore he will reside in future
w. r. Broaddus is In Buffalo where
he is looking after the interest of the
/ York River Farmers Exchange.
Mrs. Roy +. Beasley. of Roanoke. is
the guest Of her mother. Mrs Judson
/ Taylor.
! Mrs w, X. Dunn and little dough
| ter. Katherine. have joined Mr. Dunn
in Richmond to make their home
| Frank Thompson. OF Bristol, Va,
has come 10 West Point to live. His
| family Will move here the first OF the
year.
Miss Santa Anderson. of King and
| Queen County. is the guest Of Miss
/ Alice Chalkley
Miss Cheatham, OF Chester. has been
the recent guest of her sister. Mrs.
! c. L. Brown
Mrs. Charles Cabe. OF Baltimore is
visiting Mr., Cahe here.
A party composed Of Miss T1oise
Robinson, Miss Cheatham. of Chester.
II. II. Blackwell. Seldom Richardson.
chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs c. l..
Brown, Jr,. motored to williamsburg
Friday to attend a. dance at William
and Mary.
Miss Nellie Bennett, formerly of
Ashland but for several years a mis-
sionary In Kobe. Japan, under the
Methodist Church. was here last week