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"CAl'SK of the unprecedented success "I our -.tic during the p.ist two
vi'ok- wc haVc do ided to continue the -ante liberal price reductions oh
.ll lines ill jtock Tne-o low price- will hold good for a limited time
and we suggest if you have no', purchased during the -ale that you
immediate advantage of the extension of -ale prices.
>?' h j ltd people arc familiar with the IVttit Store policy?-its liberal
unts for cash and its pl.m of easy payments for tho-c desirine credit.
y customer is accorded the same courtesy and attention, whether put?
's aro lai :? unall. Attention is .lire, ted to the following important
i fot?ncxt week:
Cooking With Gas
temperature throughput. No spoiled
von will save ".pace, time and labor;
always ready and convenient and
aiwaj s clean. With the
New Method
Gas
'j'ou can obtain an intrnsr heat for
.quick cooking, or it may be regulated
! if i Very flow heat, thus insuring
pcrfevt results for all kinds of cooking.
The oven is so constructed as to give
absolutely even baking, and the entire
rang? is equipped with many improve?
ments ne>t found in either make?.
Come In and let us demonstrate
its many advantages.
Hot Water Attachment
which may be used in conjunction wit
irival iable convenience in the home.
A-atct guaranteed in your
minutes.
I)|c lir.,1, yiClditig the -ame uniform,
bHiking bj irrcgulai heat. With >;ai
? ram
i -p.-. !./?
W?i?*a\ r$R*& T?&tjj!V I
h the Xew Method t >a- Rare0- is an
Water may be heated while uo kilig,
kitchen and bathroom within five
Gibson
Refrigerators
'fl' r,o introduction. By sheer merit
icy have won and hold the reputation as
.. best on the market. If you arc not fa?
il iai with their advantages ybli owe it to
lursflf to investigate their perfect rrfrie
tting qualities and the wonderful saving in
e that they will effect
Knw i< the time to buy, when, as the
a son is late, prices are low. You will be
? I and decidedly pleased a; the low
? ? - pr< . tiling on the Gibson Refrigerators
e have in stock.
Sale of Go-Carts and Baby Carriages
Hands I irg< -i/r 1 nil t IU-mIuV r.o-Can. ruhher-tircd; special. .?4.1?
Semi-Collapsible Go-Cart, rubber-tired; special. . $3.95
Liberal reduction* on nil Baby Carringr-i in stork.
Sale of Carpets and Rugs
Exceptionally good bargains may be had in this department. Do
6t take our Word for it; come in and see for yourself. An excellent
pportunitv to buv the floor coverings for fall and winter at Inw prices,
loods held for future delivery. All summer f\?>? >r coverings almost at cost.
Floor Coverings Laid Free of Charge.
Furniture, carpets, etc.. bought at this time will be held subject
to your order for future delivery. A small cash deposit will set tire
ah) purchase.
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The Store Thar Lives l"p to its Advertising,
Inttrstat Advcrti
jWJ3EREVI TABLE
?7,
^?"Scuffle*."
By Sally NVlson Roblri
'by Harrlotte Montagui
Harrlman Co, of S"'< iV v
of iif*
that fit
in ihr Open."
when ?we're "rarl aeemi
father. Vr,j tfc moth
?
Ml um ill ehur'ii with ,'. turning fork
>, tbtivh-rne-not mlis. poke bonnet,
?. ,.,| i 11 ,uiiti(i >vith scratch-the-klsser '
?
irrie'd among the goat* l.lcr name's
? '
strong I. i ' i" t' ? 1 i" scratch j
r entry from it.'- nook >>i Lift She's, |
.
Mveyerc from the l,abrnd?r, a man
? [
? ?
n<! trapping with fa'llv
?
, ,.t ica in Hi. Pei
6 of hum
>nt<.-mpt I
i brit in With**/
tarried a man
had lost his
M* had heon
told that two
So .e ilr.uik and
for amuse men;
or horse and rhik
. ef-.pe her dally
t "The Man In tht
osee Smltn. Jesse
I wan n personable man. primitiv?-, ele.
I Illental, kin ol thr woodland gods.
I habitant "f the august forest and the
Wweoi wild pasture."
I Tii. result of nis acquaintance With a
I beautiful, educated woman can be fore?
seen. Hit there was her husband Trc
[ |vbf, "I;.. . ii :> d up his silent drinking
j b) going wti.i and hunting ills w'te
j up and down the forest, trying to kill
I ltd mi.i tlit'ii getting drowned iiiuiselt,
lit ;- .. eei lain thing that ho time was
I losi ii t... pet suasion thai transformed
! .Mrs. Trevor Into Mr:- Jesse Smith,
j Most books .tii with tin- ringing ?>!
I wedding belli. Not tills bi.'iKi Its
! greatest thrills ? ? n ? nil r Mi, iind .Mrs.
i
j iuntilm .ii In- ? ? d. lb ? -11111.1 \ >.f ? i he
.Man in tin "p.-n'' occurs with the
Writing <.f tin last word, .so thorough?
ly Is tin Interest kept up.
The b?olt i.- highly iudividuHli'jed,
I chocltful el humorous sayings and
j quaint philosophy, its n.ni.-ualne-s
win not fail t'. bring It into ImnitUI
I att populn rlty.
? llore.. I."
Borzoi are vailed In America flits
fsi?n wolf-hounds, and in this book the
author sives much useful Information
Ii torlos ..f letters to his friend,
?
Siat-s Army, former.!} Military Attacho
I'el
In a I.?im I to thi book wrltte'i by
?
"The result achieved by him In pop
lilarlzing ,nl developing the Bbntbl in
the f nit.-,I States soieij for trie It.ye id
?
imbers of flue specimens Imported and '
bred by lilm, .its travels, in Uns.-- i,
. ?
studied thi hlstor; and typo, nis ex?
perience in coursing on our owii plains
with isight-houhda -.r nil tnod.ru kinds.
? vi: make the wrltei of this '.k
an authority tin the subject.''
"The Valuable matter contained here-i
In .n d th< . i uiing sty le in which It
narrated mist appeal t>> all lovers
of in in s most faithful frl'-nd. and
a bo vi all to tins' who arc Interested
ill a hound 'Ii' toi,de: of lighting than
;. . deerhound, f.- i iftil as tii? collie, :
and more picturesque thun cith-r.'"
?the \nnirles? rhlng."
?
pletcft & Company. <?? New York and
London. $l.i5 net;
This m'si.-i' story by the author or
"The S.trange Schemes of Kandblpii
Mason" Is riuite out of ih< ordinary
It opens with th-' rinding of the dead
bod) of Pruce, tue eccentric hermit,
in ,i barricaded room ill his own house,!
all the doors tlghtl) barred from the
inside and th'- evidences of a fearful
struggle Driice leaves nil his prop?
el tj to the priest as wen ,i? the fol?
lowing amaslng statement. '1 do not
know how l snail dir. hut l ki'.ou the
design that will accomplish my death.
T erefore. if I am found dead, it Is
my deslt-i that tin Inquiry b< made.
It on Id serve no purpose, except p.-r
haps tii in,pi! at> innocent persons.?
Wilfred I n i.e. "
Much .>f the book is taken up by
stori'? told hi those Inteler.ted In the
solving "f tin- mystery showing the
effect "f crime on the mind; of crim?
inals and th'Ir betraying themselves
also th' part played by fate. )uck or
?
r mliials.
When this mystery Is s'dvfd It win
be a great Eurprlse t.. the reader, and
<t.tlr<l> the unexpected. The hook is
Intensely Interesting and 6h?j is in
i doubt up to the \er>' end.
u\y nmnnhnnil nnil IIhit-ttcnrnerntion."
B< Mary Schaiileb. M. V.. M, ?.
MnfTat, % iir?l & Co., of N<w Vork '<?
ct tits net.
This tract might have hprn rilled
"New Tract for New Times.' since it I
Interpret!1 the signs Hna\ prophc-clec of
a new world m the making, demanding ,
the apr>ll jtlbn ot loftier Ideals, more |
widri, embracing principles, and surer
met! ods of ndvancf than have hitherto
prevailed, 1
In the tirst chapter, under the head-]
ing 'The Training of Women," the
author says: it ;? no exaggeration
to sav thltt on woman depends tne wel?
fare ,,f the race, for not only is she
the parent m< st Intimately In contact
with the growing hild. hut her intlu
er.ee is generally paramount both witn
her husband and with her grbwh-up
family. It Is merely a truism that the
race w'.ll !,,? whatever the women of the
race make It."
'In order that women shall bo fit
for th. Ir most Important posit'on and
that the} snail be ready for the great
wOrk will h tin \- are called, It Is;
;.' tjsi ry i t I that they should recog
nls- th.ir privileges and their duties.]
and (2) ii t the) khould receive the j
training which Is to fit them for their j
a ill fibai ? rils hn 111 ?
Inder 'Woman's Influence on the'
rtaei ? tiie author dlsi usSos at length
wotban's Influence As a Wife. As a]
Mother. As a 1'iiend. As an Kntpipyef* I
As Workers and As I'hilanthroplsts. ?
and lastlj Is taken up In chapter throe j
lio subject of Women as Gitiisehsi
Tlie traet should be read by all
thoughtful peopli It Is full o: meat.
Slid the Idea's advanced win ?;ive the
reader a better inslgnt into the re
latlon of nil to the common geiod of
the nati in and to posterity,
??The l n li lull > e. Referendum and f!e
enll."
Kdlu : by William Bennott Munro. J
1 \: etoh & Company, of New York'
and London. $l.fiO net.
"ih-:e his been no more striking'
phenomenon in the development ot |
American political institution- during
I hi last ten veins than the rise to
prominence It: public discussion, and
consequently to recognition upon the
st 11 u te-book. ,.f those so-ternltd new
i r weapons of democracy?the initia?
tiv., referendum and recall. Ry the In?
itiative |? meant the right of a stated
percentage of the voters In any fttate
municipality to propose both con-:
Htliutlonal ami ordinary law-, ami to
j rerinlrc that. If these be not ' enacted
forthwith bv tlie State .,r munnipal
legislature, they shall be submitted for
.ratification to the whole body of voters.
I' the referendum is meant the rlfjlit
of: n stated percentage of the voters to
demand that measures passed by thy
ordinarv lau making bodies ot the Stato
or municipality shall be submitted to
I tiie whole ho ly ,,f voters for accep
I tance or rejection By the recall Is
. hi t 'ne rieht of the electors in any
.;t-.t. or municipality to end by an ad
vi vote the term of any elective
, i fHcor before the evplratlon of the
i period for which he was elected."
Tl Is volume explains In fullest de
. tall the principles of the methods ot
? iite. t legislation, traces the history
\ of its development, and gives In com
? fortn the strong and weak points
i In the measures, and the results of
, the operation of one or another of them
j in places throughout the country,
i Many eminent publicists have contrlb
1 tiled to the Volume, Including Woodrow
1 Wilson A Uwrance l.oneit. Samuel
E McCsl), Robert Ticat Payne. Pro.
jfe-seor Lrewl?, Jerome Johnson. Senator
Johnsthan Bourn?. .'r.. Joseph N. Teal,
Professor George H Kayhes, Herbert
S. Swan. Theodore Roosevelt ani
others.
nf thi Span
ii put I oh "i
jpunish troops
?lu.-o troop;
uiiuth lied i?
! t
vtth the
'?The Shadow iif I'onrr."
By Paul Bertram rhe lohn
Ho., of New Y">rk a ml London,
net.
A highly romantic ?'
Ish rule in liolland, II
the cities of Holland ??
and the work of the Inquisition upon
tnc hottest Citizen yt that cohhtrj
The story lb told In I ? llrst pci'sqti
by the command ini ?
It opens with tin .?
inandant, of a youiu
the Etake in the m ? i,
i uydenberg. ami of bl
authority oi a priest
titttnd the burning ?
"Th< Shadow of I'
self LOiiBtnntly tvlt
for. - Th- spanli ?
finds himself uuabh
: le people ..f Geerti i
machinations .of 11 ?
So to save the 11'. ' -
trusti d him, 'no e.-i ?;
to off? r hie servb < ?
orange, from b<
the book is full ?
and adventure.
Hoiers of the rom.
turous type of nove
something to plea."
and hold Interest.
? s from Hi.- ci:j
tii \\ iliilliil oi
iillg to ending
?llie School In Ihr Home
by a. a Beide, a M l
Yard and Co.. of N- '
In his sub-hend
that t Ills work ?
with parents and !? .
child training." Th
1.k of creat human t
tlonal Interest. Kol 1
pat tor and teacher I
ried on the practica
children for advancer!
with remarkable ree ti
own household
Dr Hei le r hiphatl
in prodigies or freak
up and torn otit nf r
soundings and made
l?ctuai "wonders." I
this bonk shows that
tit the source of an
loynblo Intellectual
home, and bis book i
and thoroughly pra.-ti
of how. pa rents ma j
attention, save from th
of school drudgery foi
and Introduce thr/m
rh? ntal effort at ? vet
Tti- simplicity of t n ??
which underlies i'
hi eilt will lause ha
than the results atta n
brk Jl.oa net.
? ?
?
- at'i !!.;??-?? rting
?
' training ?mall
iitcHeetiiai work
?
then In others,
dr - i keyed
rfectlye and
.in hnteclin
al Setting fl
Ith a little A
flvi
tiieir ehlldfcti
?
early period
de ? . ntention
autho-'s flrgu
?? l he House of n Thousand \* clonmes."
By K. R. I.ipsctt. f ?? .lohn i-ant Co..
of New York. tl.'O net.
This Irlsh-Amen omnnce Intro-'
nuces the lovers of gtVOil fiction a w Iter
who invests his irlsh characters with
much the same charm o( whimsicality
and naivete that ?' are UCeU&tOllieO
to look for in th? f ttish Characters
of .Ii M Harrle. This story concerns
s young Irish gin <<un her parents
who left Hie old mtrj to ma Wir a
new home for themselves In America
Their impressions i I
their dr. ic.u at t: ?
t tiends from their h
depleted There Is ;i
hing through th
"Dldy." the charming daughter of the
house, is the heroine. Tin- comic situ?
ations are described as only, an lush
New York and
Iscover.; of olo
? art admirably
|0VC-St?ry I (Hi?
res, of which
man can describe them; tee occasional
iouches of pathos are verj genuint
and sincere.
The hook contains eight full-page
Illustrations ir. color by Joseph Damon,
which add attractiveness to th< te.vt.
"The Position of Peagj"."
By Leonard .Merl? k. .Mitchell Ken
nerly, of London and New York. Jl.-'u
net.
A new novel in every sense of tne
word, specially new In its appllratlon
to the people about whom it Is written.
They arc literal) folk Tne man ig an
author and Of the two women who
count most. or.. Is a pournalish and the
other an aetress1; The actress Is Peg;
gy, the product of her London sur?
roundings She is ?langyi Inconse?
quent, vain i.d yet shrewd enough
and hard end ;ph to have outgrown
any hampering Innocence and idodestj
of youth.
By force of circumstances and pro?
pinquity, the i.rro of tiie story becomes
engaged to I'tggy. lie is mtsorable
about it a.fte. awhile when his awak?
ened perceptions enabled him to rea?
lize the cnon ty of his mistake.
He was fortunately able to correct
it and make .himself and a different
woman happy The book Is entertain?
ing, being written in Mr. Morrick'a
well-know n st > le.
"The V merles ii Transportation Huea
llon."
By Samuel 0. Dunn. ?, Apple-ton
At Com pat.-- ol New Vork and lain
don I I i" i"
The irn irtation problem has
three vital ', tors, rates, service, and
fin?nCi?l re-. .. all til which .tri in?
terdependent this volume Mr!
Putin discusses these, not per se, but
with a view to their proper, and in
the long run ncoessar>. regulation'.
The principles rif rate making are lii'st
considered, and trie cost and value ot
Uae service outlined. Then discrim?
ination, between commodities and com?
munities, and between shippers. is
taken up ? . remedies suggested.
Several chapters are devoted to rail
wny valuation and profit; and to a
study e.f I way efficiency from the
standpoint n| economy and pubii. ser?
vice. A core -.son is given between
the costs o- ill anel water transpor?
tation, atul ? . Innl chapters are de?
voted to a detailed discussion of gov?
ernment re? ilatlon,
Tiie book an able presentation or
the subject, anil must be of nreat In?
terest and practical assistance
te> any one eking information on
transport at Ion subjects.
"The Wnr ,.l Hie ?Slztlea."
Compiled k. k Itiitchlns. The
Neale i1 hi ng Coiripahy, 'of New
I Vork j.3 <?? ?et
I The compiler, faptaln E. R- Hut
I chins, served ln the United States
Army, and iiin in the United States
Navy, as an nlflccr, from May. 1R<sl. to
December ISfiS, and Is now a physi?
cian, to thl< book he ? has collected
I reol Incident* real facts from real
participants from person* on both
I sides who there The paK?s are
not sectional, both the Union soldier
land the Confederate have contributed.
' The spirit of the hook Is that of an
assemblage of friendly old warriors
gathered around a fireside, each vying
with the others to tell the best story.
Peal Incident- of the war are told with
great nest. Anecdotes, history, humor,
pathos. J ' ? rootage. sacrifice are
commingled In these records Of hani
flghMnc ?!' rtr.e captures; of wounds.
ho?pita;? of nampfires, sentinels?hIi
thst makes -<ar of so absorbing In?
terest
"REDUCED" Is the Word That Stands Out
Prominently In the Garment Section
in which Wash Dresses. Waists and Skirts
to pick up these garments while they are sell
With at least eight weeks more oi weather
can be worn, it is well worth a woman's while
ing at stich ridiculously low prices.
Hurrying Out Our Summer Stock of
Waists
ii In Plain Tailored
liatiste an
and Madras; also Uns
1 inn Among the ma
ilDc, reduced fr?>m ?l CY
BSc, i i du< -'I 11 "in jI SO.
fl.ito, . < dm ? ri i .-???in i:
?tSi.P??, reduced from 14.0'
.OS, r.' iUC< 1 from {7.00.
$6.00 Wash Dresses, $2.08
d Tun
In
<itnchain. Balll
er and black.
Some havl a larce collar: others trimmed with
llo\<.i embroidery, All new. ail sizes and half price.
$19.75 to $24.75 Silk Dresses, $9.98
plain Taffetas in navy, brown and black; Change*
able T iff eta - In blue, green red. brown and violet
combinations, and Striped Meesnllnes In Mack and
white and blue and white.
Some ol the dresses have a shadow |?re yoke and
collsr; others have a sailor collar of plain material.
White Pique Skirts
riain tailored
and new
use. reduced from $1.25,
SI.in. reduced from J1 98.
gl.OS. reduced from $2.OS.
\ \1 t it \ i. MS i:\ SKIUT5,
>s. lest materials, clean, fresh
12 .0. also NA'I tit At.
from $5.00.
i\t:> siiiirr?, s;t.n?., ie.|-j,ed
SILKS FOR FAt L An Early Forecast
Soft material-- that drape gracefully will be
leaders Iii th< silk World for fall and winter
.h < It HIM" l?f < MIXES, B?e yard,
!
in-Im-), ( Itll'i: III" i IIIXKS, si.in yard,
[i.jO, light shades.
III-1 it eli i Hin: i>K < IIIXKS, In i
>nd colbi -. $140 ' -i rd.
10-Inch ' ill IM. llETEbltJ, Ii il i k
md all co sii.tMi and su.ts yard.
I J-ln. I, t.'IIAII MKI*SK, I
ill color*. j::..".m ?! ?;.
NEW SERGES Adaptable for All
Dress Purposes
We have an especially large assortment of
IM PF.lt 1A I, en,I v|<HIM SEHGKS In rue Shades
Of ntivy/; brown and him k. that will be ?lpe
ride
ii- ?1.00, gt.S.1 and st-'.o ysrd
Kbr new Tailored Suit.* and Skirts we are
especially fori m ite In our showing of SF.l.K
t.OI.UH I ltlfl.lt SKIIGES ai d DIAfiOXAl,
SUITINGS. .. wide. In navy rind black.
g'j.AO, $3.00 and s;t..',u yiird.
WEST POINT
l.-re-eial t.' The rime-' Dl
?
?
been spending the sutnniei
?i hei fathi . A \V I.. : ?.
Point, .mil who enurtalne,
fid ward aiid in.- v.u. lion
ton, oil their vacation, ??in
i i Idiij evening in honor oi
M *\ <' Sil? p| ? i I, hi Ric
eOi : :nu t he, nrai anhivei?
? ? ? .-noi.il/rosi marriage
? ?
?iih th- Union Pacific P.a
Mrs a. J. era
.m;ss.s .-susie Corr, victoria Lev.-1 a tnd
I'attli Puller are enjoying a delight?
ful house party; th? guests bl Miss
Margaret Burk? t;. Uppei Kins ^ II
llam. >
Miss Ellen Bair.<s who his been the
guest oil Miss Muttlc LeWli, returned
this week 10 her liomr at Williams
b ;i-k
?N'rt. u H. Jenkins and daughter.
Miss Dofothyl Of Richmond, an guests
of Mrs. Jenkins's sin. r. Miss Clara
Rldgeaway, at the Mtigeaway Hotel.
.Mrs W. ii Russell, Mis-.-- l?dlth
and itowena Russell, :rnm .\i w Vork.
mother and sister* of Mrs Arthur
Neustadt, of the Hi Ii k House, who have
been the guests of Mrs Neustadt for
the past w. ek. ret time. I to their Ii rhi
In N- w Vork yesterday.
Itev Edwin R. Harris pAstOr of the
local Baptist Churcn, who held a series
of meetings near but ham. N. ct, last
week, is till* w.ek holding n meeting
of several 'lavs at Harmony Grove,
Middlesex County, with Rev; .Mr
THanis, the pastor. His family accom
panted him this time and went over
Monday morning In Scott rtroaddus's
automobile.
A dance was given Saturday night
at Wonderland Hall by tu. j ourig rneu
of West Point in honor of the many
women visitors who are summering
hen
?I. W. Marshall, wife and son. Jack,
were called home from their summer
outing at Atlantic Cltj by the death
of .Mr Marshall's mother. Mrs J HCnrV
.Mai shall
Dr. QeorgC W Richardson and family
will arrive her, on Monday after spend'
|ng tn, summer at th'h hom< down
the Vork River, or. Klnt- ? Credit.
WINCHESTER
I (special to The tiriies-Dlspatoh.]
Winchester. Va., August IT.?Many
of t... society people of various K?st?
eln cities and other sections who at?
tended the Berryvill i horse show tills
neek inr.de U'liichustei th.it stopping
place and a large dance was given
i.n their honor in tin- ballroom bi ini
Wincliester Inn. Music was fUltPsiieU
by a Washington orchestra, and a r
freshment supper ?;?- served. Dt|-lrig
tne evening a number of fancy danci -
were given, nml these were enjoyed
to ihe limit. Those present from a uis
tnnce included .Mr. and Mr.-. Joseph
Kdwards, of Baltimore Miss way Mon?
tague, of Richmond; Misses liarbara
Campbell, Kluft Beckwithi Margaret
Green, Mar> Morris Mason aril Miss
Moore, of Charleston, w. vn . Miss
Madolin Johnson, pf Kr?nt Royal; Miss
Lucille Morgan find Miss l.andonta
Brock, of Rlvertbj Miss Sarah Har?
rison, of Relalr. Md.; Miss l.indsey, of
Savannah, Ca . Miss Klvira Moore, of
uerryyllle; Mt?s Margaret Griffith, of
Baltimore; Miss Ellen Baker, and Mis-;
Ntnnle Moore, of Berryvllie . Mrs. Ce?n
ley, of Frederick, MJ , Miss Margaret
||,ewls, of New york: the Misses Minor
irerode. of Trenton. N. J.; Miss Agnes
Tllghmari and Mifs Agr.es l.urman. of
: Baltimore. Sam iel K<-\ Murray. Rich?
ard McSherry. Walter R ,\!>eii. Read
I Beard and De Coursey Ttlghman, of
Baltimore; Frank,Beckwilh, Ned Fisher
nn-l will Perry, of Charleetown, W. Va,
'and Lawrence McC.ure. of Ma rtinshuri*.
! W Va
Mrs George N Herbert U visiting
i her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs Charles W Reall ,at Rockvllle,
! Md
Miss Iz-na Gore is visiting relatives
In Washington.
! Miss Martin Gold, of P.nltlniore. who
has been visiting Miss .Sarah Walter
1 in town, has gone on a visit to rela?
tive,, in Frederick County,
Mrs. Frances Cochi'ari came from
Washington thin week to visit at the
I home of Mr. and Mrs. John \V. Chsm
berlin
Miss Armstrong has returned from an
extended stay In Baltimore, anel is now
st the home of Mrs N ine;. l,,-e Coble.
Mrs Holmes Conrad. Sr.. and her
daughter, Miss Augusts Conrad, are
visiting the former's son-in-law and
daughter. Mi. and Mm Bdward Ham
lln, of Boston, at their summer home
i nt Nantucketl.
j Mr and Mrs. McKennoy Perry have
returned to Washington, after Visiting
the lattor'a parents. Mr and Mrs. B,
; W. Bak. r. nenr t'-wn
Miss Sue Barnes, of Baltimore. Is
Visiting her brother-in-law and sister,
Hev and Mrs C V> Taylor.
Mrs Stephen ft Snodgrass; or Den
ver. Col. is vliltlng at Boydvllle, the
I home of her father, former United
returned, and Mrs
much Im proved
r>r. Htuart McOul
Richmond, after n
nn le, Dr. William
daughter, of I
ni the home of
Mr, :'nd Mrs I
w 111 he Joined
the rioair future
Mr and Mrs
Mrs. .1 R Edgs
Baltimore, whr
LOUISA
! leoulsa. \'n., August I". ?Di Allen
Black und ?vlte, of Holllha C
ail.' ti two weeks' visit to his sister,
here, left to-day for Klkton
Hoben Crawford, of New York,
turned Wednesday, accompanied by his
oUsln, Miss Dlsey Crawford,
M 11. Cleaver, of Kingston, N V.
is 'i guest ?t Judge and .Mrs K \V.
H Lindsay Gordon left to-day for
Norfolk.
-Mr und Mrs. Richard Levy, ol Bal
llniorc, are visiting his parei ts at
" t\'o od hour ne "
Mrs. John D. Sawyer, ?1 Keswick;
Mrs ft N Hudson and daughter, Vir?
ginia Gary, of Louisville, Ky., and
.Misses Helen and Cnry Perkins, of
Hbanoke, are also Visiting a I "Wood
bourne."
Mrs Tom Bigger and children, of
'Richmond, and .Mrs. William Word a ml
children, als., of Richmond, are With
Mrs. Charles Donnally, ,it 'llnglesl e."
Mr. sind MI'S John Chnnlcr, of Wn-h
InKton. are visiting his father and sls
I ter here.
!? Mrs It L Barret entertained a
! fo.w friends at progressive live hun?
dred Wednesday evening Thosi pi ? -
ing were Dr. Allan Black, of llollli.s
Collegi ; Miss Julia Kurier. ..f Wash?
ington; Everett Perkins, of Roanoke;
IC. U Oordon. Miss Elizabeth Flanna
gan, Mrs. D. N. Walker. Mr. Driver, of
Louisa, and Mrs R. L Barret.
Everet Perkins took a picnic party
lot young people from Louisa !?> Min
; eral Tuesday
1 Just now I/vilsa Is full of visitors.
I nearly every house havinK one of more
, quests.
BRISTOL
'.Special to The Tlmes-DIspatoh )
Bristol, \"a. August 17.?A pleasant
I surprise to their numerous frlfnds was
i the marriage on Mondav of Mrs. Mar?
garet Rhen and John M rain, the lat?
ter former postmaster of Bristol, and
now prominent In business here. Tho
marriage was solemnized at the home
of the bride, at Holsten Institute, Rast
Tennessee. I>r. C. C Cnrson ofncl.n
Ing.
Mr and Mrs. II B. foiiin gave a
dinner this week in honor of ti., i,- gls
ter and brother. Mrs Charles i\ Mor?
ris, of Richmond, und C. W t^ollln. and
the latter a two little daughters, Knth
'leen and Dennis, of Knoxvllle, Tenn..
I who are visiting here. A number of
guests enjoyed the occasion.
Miss Dorth> Sevler entertained a
I number <>t b>r young friends at n house
I party at Hit Creek Purk. on the llol
tlon River, during the week The
young people enjoyed a ko. i season,
dancing and taking part in other pop.
uiai amusements
Miss Mildred Hammer was hostess nt
a lawn party eatly In the wee);, hav?
ing entertained a large number of her
yoiipg friends. PitnCh and ir.s were
served by Miss Kathleen Hammer, of
Washington, and Miss Rives Hammer
and Miss Clatre London of Bristol,
Mrs. H F Howler, Mr and Mrs W.
T Neelev. and other Rristo) relatives
returned to Chnitanoosn Wednesday,
Atthur Schroetter, of Kansas. I? here
on a visit to his brother, Professor
roeUar, Of Virginia In
'. The two Will vl?|t
othot popular mountain
lie gOf S hOm*.
Reynolds, <>r Persia,,
t ;?. T< nn . I? th? guest
. Mi snd Mrs William
-,. Blotintvlllf P'.ke.
iven. if Washington. Ii?
i to I>r ami Mrs Q. O.
Bollen, of tVashlnct^n
i- guest of Miss Mlldrettl
? m n< and son Edwin?
tin Kinn spent the week
latlvi.'s in Wish
' in Ci unties. Tenn.
inettori is si home frorrt
'nn . where sh" spent a,
? g .< it of Mr ? Hat ry
Stubblefteld, of Morrls
tTi< c lest e.f her sifter,1
lody returned t-.or-.e Frlij
ding a month with h?r,
George Hebb, at Grand}
"nrd. of Lynchburg, af??r;
nds at Rural Retreat. Is!
her sister. Mrs P P.
Ps .! rvilaney and little^
itlhg Mr Dulaney'i par
Mrs Pei, Dulancy, h*vo
CULPEPER
[Sp'-ein. to The Times-Dispatch ]
Cul Va;, August '."?M:*> Han.
Bs ? was the siest of friends
i ci irlottest'llb on Sunday.
Hu of Washington, is,
?per hg Several days with friends In:
Mnrga et Whitestohe left thirty
'?, ? tht guest of friends '.a
Chnrlottesvllle
Mr and Mrs Carroll Griffith and llt-J
ti.' mn who hat e been the k-uests of)
Mrs David Balle: returned to theirj
home in StaUnton on Saturday Theyl
? < ? impanled by,Miss Clara Bglleyj
. will i . their truest for several!
Mrs. Thomas, of Washington. Is Th>W
K test of hei ion, ?' <? Thomas. In Cut-!
ii" isadore Whltesiohe and farhijyJ
itit ore, are the r feats 'his week'
Mr and Mrs. Lewis Whlteston?
weatman, of w* shlneton. Istf
?-.erei days tnis we*jt wlthg
Irs Henry Queries and daughters
s Frieda Quartes, who were th?*
trk.-ehd guests 61 Mrs It (' Macoy.
iirnod to their home In Ms nasses, rot
rid a'}. They were accompanied byf^
> Qtinrtea's Sister Mrs Willie
>tt. of Charlotte. N C
>r arul Mrs. Smith, of WashlnKto.n.
,, riaVe been the sucsta of Miss Fan
Vowel . ,t "ferner Vle?." returned^
their home on Wednesday,
?r. Brodle Na lie, ? Charlotte, N. C.*
lit several days Ii st week \\ Ith hl*,
?cms .Mr and Mrs O. H W. Kalle,
'is.- .'-.'? Ison Green, who has been'
guest of friends In Lexington, KvJ
seVoral months, returned to Cul??
?er on Wednesday.
Il?s Flora Mosby left on Tuesday' .
a several weeks visit to frlendsW
Choriottcsvllle, I.vnehhurn andfl
rmvllle.
>rmond Sped den, of Camhrldpce, Md v
s the week-end guest of Dr. Otis*
HARRISONBURG
fSpi clal t" The TImes-Dlapateh.)
HarrlsonhUrg, Vs.. August 17 ?Mrs.
Ci s Dodd left Tuoadaj for Brnkneil'
to j..iti Dr, Dbdd who has returned!
from Neu York City, where he took a/1
sperm 1 course In medicine.
Mis-. Elizabeth Cleveland, Instructor^
at the state Normal School, returned^
W< ihesday from a trip to Europe.
Mrs Henry Ney entertained Wed-/
nesday in honor of Mrs. William Ober-'
slg. of Baltimore. Twenty-five guests
were present.
Mr. and Mrs Walter N. Sprinkel en?
tertained Wednesday night 'n honor of
Mrs Luther L Scherer, of Richmond.
One hundred and twenty-five guest.tf
were present. Music was furnished by \
an orchestra from the shcnandoah Co|
?? ??? Institute, of Dayton. Miss Gil
lesple, of Baltimore, and Mrs. G. R.!
Berlin presided In the dining-room, i
Mrs. Charles Oberfel and Mrs. Frank;!
Sublet! presided at the punch-howl.
Mrs. Alice 11 strother. of Baltimore,
Is a nuest of her brother-in-law, Chss, I
l> Harrison. Commonwealth's attorney.]
.Mr s. W H. Reale, of Portsmouth, has^
returned home after a visit to Mrs r>.
B. Rrnt k.
Mi- llolse Plnley has returned, ten
Baltimore, after a visit In the home of)
.1 C staples. She was accompanied)
1 by Miss Catherine Harrison
Miss Janel Blackburn, of Grottos,v
was n recent guest of Miss Evelyri]
l.lircett. -1
Miss Florence Wells returned yet.,
tordny to Covlnglbn, Ga,, after a vidti
to Mrs L D, Patterson.
Mrs. Sndle McDowell, of Broad way J
has gone to Rutterworth. to visit hert
'son. Dr. Ivnn McDowell. >
St. Andrew Myers, Of Henrietta. Te\,J
and Graham Robson, of Kansas City,]
are vIsItlnR relatives at Mossy CreekJ
41rs. T. C Harper, of Altoona, Pn
Is visiting Mrs. .1 R D Rhodes. \v\
llarrisonbttrc. and her parents In Day-'
ton j
Miss Lizzie Strsyer has return?du
from a visit of three weeks to Mrs,,
i \V. C. Nice war ner, at Broadway.
