Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-27
MANY EXCURs|ON|sTs
PAY VISIT TO BRIDGE
by Train and by Automobile Summer
Tourists Come to Famous
Beauty Spot.
MIDWAY POINT FOR MOTORISTS
On One Day 200 People Pass Through
Gate House, Which Leads to One
OF Greatest Wonders OF Nature.
Scores Of New Arrivals.
Especial to The T,mes-Dispatch. ]


NATURAL BRIDGE. VA. August %.
This resort in the Virginia mountains
is having hosts of visitors. There is a
large colony of permanent guests who
stay for weeks and months and make
an attractive circle OF acouantances.
old and new. There IS ever the NOV
ing picture OF tourists by train or au-
tomobile who enlivcn the days witt,
that passing show. ON Thursday an
excursion was run over tho Norfol;
and Western from many points cast
and this brought scores. On that day
alone nearly 200 people went through
the gate house to view the bridge. An
other excursion came on Saturday from
the Valley and brought other picnick-
ers. That night tho ballroom gathering
was increased by n number ~ visitors
and tho bellies and bcauX had a merry
time.
AS this is touring ase. and this
a touring point on the National, High
way. numberless cars stop h"rc hy day
and by night. and. after refre simcnt
go their way
Dexter Otcy and John c. Abbott. Of
Lynchburs. came here TO join Mrs. O,ey
last week.
Mrs. T. NJ. johnson. Of PENNSYLVANIA:
Mr.. and Mrs. II. + Kirk and y j.
Ransford. Jr.. Of East Orange: Mr. and
Mrs. Morton r. FIccht OF Norfolk: Mr.
and Mrs J. G. Sharpe and children md
Miss Josephine Bruce. OF Lumbcrton
y. G.. were three motor parties that
spent several days here while on :,
motor trip.
AIRS. c. Eugene Mead. OF Jackson
vile, Fla, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. j. F.. Martin. OF Richmond
who have cottage here.
Other weekend visitors were: Mrs
! William Beasley. Mrs. Edith Roberts
Drs. Bernard Kyle and T. y. Davis. and
y. J.. Adams. of Lynchburg.
Rev w. Hoppe. of Savannah. Ga. and
Mrs. w. +. Hunton. Of MI Airy. rhila-
dclphia. are visiting their sisters. the
Misses Hoppe. here.
Miss Grma Roscubaum. Mrs Daisy
Prag and Mrs. NJ. Prag. OF Richmond
and Mrs. Sidney Hirsh. Of Lynchbure
spent Sunday with Mrs G. NJ C;ur
genheimcr at her cottage
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart q. Gibboncy. OF
New York City. and Miss Virginia Glib
boney. OF Wythevil!e. Va, are here
while on motor trip
Max Gussenhe!mer. Jr,. of Lynch
burg. has joined his mother at her
cottage. after camping trip
New members OF the late summer
colony are; Mr.. and Mrs. D. T. Stanford
ana children. Of Lynchburg: Mr.. and
Mrs. II. f. Richardson and Miss Ruin
Richardson, of Richmond: Mrs Il. II
Cattett and Misses Amy and Eliz3hctb
Cauett' of Staunton. Va. Miss Kirk
patrlcE. o. LNnchhmrS. Mr. and Mrs
w. w. Earnett and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
l.. I.innell. OF Norfolk. Va: DIR. and Mrs
George f. Booker. Mrs. John r. re,t,.
lonn and Miss Ruth Pettyiohn or
Lynchburg
Among arrivals OF the past week
are; Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Cioode, or
w Miiminston' y. c., r. l.. Cooper, or
| Clarksvillc. Va: w. g. Cooper. or
! haskerv;ile' Va; y. l.. Tunford and
mrs. Tunford and Mr. and Mrs. c. *
| copeland. of Norfolk; Miss Eula Phil
iips' OF Durham. y. C.; Mrs. II. L. Munt
OF CITY Point. Va; Henry Sherman.
Sr. Henry sherman. Jr.. NJ. f. Shcr-
man and NJ l.. Sherman. OF City Point
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. CALDWELL and
Mrs F. w. Caldwell. of Newport News
Mr. and Mrs. John DeMater and Miss
Marjorie DeI.aMa:er. OF Washington
.. G.. J. :. Linton. OF Norfolk Va
W. y. s. l.apetina. OF Philadelphia: =
T.. Fuller. of Richmond: s Z. Loving.
OF Virginia: MIR and Mrs. William j.
Long. of Philadelphia: W. w. Payne
OF Norfolk; c. r. Tainter. OF New York !:
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Mitchell. Of New