Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-17
WEST POINT

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
WEST POINT. VA. Oct. ls.-The
rcvival meetings In the First Baptist
Enurch closed on Wednesday even,
was assisted by Rev ". II. Flanagan
OF Washington. ID. G. The preaching
from beginning TO the close was very
s the psonay ana highly pleasing to
nitions. all but two being grown pco-
pie.
William G. Tishlman. of Palatkn.
Fla. spent the week END with MIR
and Mrs. S. II. Gault. He is kins-
man of Mr.. Gault. and they had no;
met for forty years. He was return
Ing TO his home from a visit to rela-
lives In Maryland.
Rev. S. Otto Wright, who was at
one time in charge OF the Methodist
church here. has been one OF the
eighty nine appointed as chaplains in
the United States Regular Army.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Eastwood and
MIR. and Mrs. Brantly Bray have re-
New England States and Canada.
The NTH birthday Of Charles Willis
I1enfncad was celebrated in his home
Tuesday. Twenty little guests came
joycd the games and were quite ready
when summoned TO the dining room
The decorations were those pertain
ing to halloween.
nave Dcrn lSHOeu 10
number of friends for n linen shower
In the home of Mrs. s. T. Bland next
Saturday afternoon. supposedly for
n bride: but tho name was not an
nounccd.
Miss Mary Manning. who has been
spending most of the summer with
friends In Richmond and New Kent,
mas arrived in town TO visit friends
Mrs. Blanche Smith Fyic. the
daughter of T.. K. and Mrs. Smith OF
West Point. who was taken Ill with
typhoid fever soon after she returned
from her honeymoon trip TO her new
home in bergman. Md. is reported
convalescing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Chapman. OF
Baltimore. spent the week END with
Mrs Fannie Durham, and also visited
Mrs. Van Lew. Bray.
Rev. Richard Iagby. OF Washing
ton. y. C.. and his mother. Mrs. a. r..
Bagby, OF TappahnnnOck. visited this
week in the home OF DIR. II. j. Bagby.
Mrs. Thomas +. Bagby left Thurs
day for an automobile trip with Mrs
Crosby Thompson and son. Jack
Thompson. to the mountains of Vir-
gin!a. They will visit Roanoke and
HollinB College while away.
Mrs. VI. l.. Chandler. superintendent
or woman's missionary work In the
Dover Association. on Friday attend
cd the Missionary Circle OF Rich
Church. On Sunday she and Miss
Olive BaGby. Of King and Queen
County. returned missionary from
China, VIII address a missionary
meeting At Cool Spring Church, Alice.
Va.
Mrs r. e. Garden has returned to
her home here. after spending ten
days with relatives in Washington.
Mrs. L.. II. Spencer and her cousin.
Miss Mamie 1ipscomb. left Friday 10
spend the winter in Richmond.
Mrs. -. q. Plcss. OF GalaX. Va. we'll
known here before her marriage as
hal lie igt n hGr
mother. Mrs. James Shelton, here.
Misses Carrie Clayton and Wray
Rooth paid visit last week to Miss
E:yslyn Clayton. who is "A student at
FarmviIic
Mrs. Sarah l.. Brantwhitc, aged. IS
years. died At her home In Phllldel
phia. last Friday, after an Illness of
three months. She used 10 live here
with her father and mother, j. +. Ball
ana Maria G.. Bail, long since dead,
her father being the frs, person
buried in the West Point Cemetery in
1876 She is survived By her hus-
band. j. - Brantwhitc. and an only
brother Edward l.. Rail-, OF Newport
News. Rev. II. Z. Clarke conducted
the service AZ the grave.
caught or nre recently and for a
while 1t seemed that ii would go up
in hames but the prompt and eff
nc!cnt action of the volunteer fire
company soon eNtinEuishcd the
flames. The fire caught under the
back porch. and considerably dam
aged the rear OF the building
Mrs. George Jcnrics, OF King and
Queen. after visit 10 the State Fair