Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-27

She was married four times. and each
tinne TO Confederate soldier.
I:e men who left the .shipyard In
| coming back to work.
Joseph C0liier, OF Let. Middlesex
OF heavy timber, lost his balance and
tell. being killed almost instantly. He
leaves a widow and tour small chill
orcn He was working on one of the
ships at the yard.
YOUNG MAN IN ARMY
TELLS OF EXPERIENCES
One young man writes from France
the army one year and am ali right,
having gained from l22 pounds to i45
ana am never sick unless l eat too
village and nearby there lived AN old
lady, old man and a little brown-cyed
siri not ten years old-French refu-
light wines and cooking for the boys
Two OF my friends and l went often
10 eat supper there. We would buy n
old lady would cook eggs Tor US. The
little girl called me 'Pickaninny' be-
cause ! drank milk in preference to
wine. She knew how to speak English
people liked us pretty we'll, as was
shown by the fact that they gave us
a piece OF their last cake brought with
them. on one occasion | took box
or candy 20 the little girl, and her de-
iisht WIS wonderful as expressed i'll
her wonderful brown eyes The next
evening we went to supper and OK
pected 10 find the little girl waiting at
the gate 10 welcome us as usual and
the old woman waiting before the
open fireplace to cook our supper.
When we got there we found a. bomb
had demolished the Shanty and the
I'VE people who lived there were dead.
Killed by the bomb, including the lit
tie girl, who had nugged and kissed
me the night before because | took
her a box of candy"
oth9 Owens and Willie Lipscomb:
who belonged TO the Norfolk naval
reserves, have gone overseas.
Mrs: Leila Palmer. who was called
son, Jeter. after his burial in Apo
mattoN. went on 10 Washington to
join her daughters. Misses Inez and
Margaret. who have for some months
been at work in the War Department.
Miss Margaret Palmer after an attack
OF influenza there, is improving.
morning for Front Royal. where she
was called by the illness OF Mr.. Cooke
father and others in the family. She
took with her, colored nurse from
West Point.
John Bagby, of Pollard & Bagby. of
Richmond, spent day in West Point
iecentiy' visiting the York River Ship
building Corporations site and calling
on relatives.
Hunter Montague and family, from
Upper s pr h1mE, w' bdnr have moved into
bought
Mrs. Philip Gibson. of Richmond, ar
rived SATURDAY afternoon 10 visit her
spends MUCH of her time
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Gary and son. of
Washington. have been recent visitors
in the home of Mrs. j. II. Gary.
The oyster dealers have opened up. |
and the business would be good if
there were men TO handle it There
are plenty OF good oysters and great
demand, but 1t is almost Impossible TO |
get labor for anything.
Francis Bagby. after a three weeks |
illness. has returned to his work at |,
the shipyards.
Mrs. II. c. DeFargcs, of Baltimore.
after paying visit to Mrs. y. Julian |
Bagby, returned home on Wednesday,.
The funeral services over Mrs S. |
Brandt DeFarges, who died in Phila- |
delphia Of pneumonia, were held at
the cemetery because the Baptist |
of which she was a member. |
was under ban Her relatives and |
near friends met at the churchyard |
gate. and automobiles took them to
the cemetery. Rev. T.. W. Billings, her |
pastor. conducted the services. The |
beautiful music was rendered by the |
choir. for which she served some years |
as organist. She will be remembered |
more generally as Miss Mae Owens |
only child of Captain and Mrs. i. l.. |
Owens.
Miss Margaret Turner has accepted
the position OF primary teacher in the |
Euclid Heights School