The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-16
NirI,ll,ontl nspatth,
PETERSBURG.

PETERSBURG.
MATRIMONIAL ErIpEMIC--THE LADIES IN POLL
TICS--THEY PREFER THE BEST-LooKING
urN-EPISCorA CtSvoCATIoN - MISSION
WORK DISPOSED ol'-TEE SuN-HITCH-
rocX-A RAILROAD RGSATE IN TROUBLE
RUNAWAY TEAM--pERsoNALsP PARAGRAPHS.
correspondence OF tho Richmond DispatchI
AUGUST Is. 1877.
The benign deity lIyncn has been waving
his scented torch quite frequently aud hap
PLY in these parts during the past few days.
This morning Mr.. j. j. Brogy, formerly
81 Luncnburg county. was united IN the
silkcu and inviolablc bonds by the Rev. l..
4. GUY, Of Wesley chapel, to Miss Fran
celia, daughter OF Mr.. L. Armstrong, OF
This city. On the train which left yesterday
morninc with the scton. Of Miss Nora Da-
wilson. en- route for Weldon, were two fond
couDlcs which were respectively made one
before the company returned to their homes.
onc Of the bridccrocms is Mr.. Charles
Clarke. \ wcl-known member OF the typo
graphical fraternity. whom many kind
wishes attend in h> Jew relations. othcr
marriages have taken place. and Yet others
arc on the tGpiS. and there is quite ti'!ttcr
of gratiticd excitement IN the hoSomS or ro-
mantle voiIth.
Sncaking al ladies. believe Your CORE
spoudcnt has the credit OF discovering ana
here recording the circumstance that no po-
litical contest ever took place III the Stale
which excited 50 mitch interest in the b0-
SONS OF the fair sCN JS the late @ubcrnato-
rial Struggle. II could not well be other
wis" where >oiNc Of the aspirartS were so
handsome and all were 50 gallant. on the
occasion Of some Of the speeches delivered
during the last presidential canvass. notably
when Major Daniel and Colonel Holiday
spoke the ladies were invited 10
The Academy OF Music. and largely accept
I'd the invitation. They were immensely
delighted with the displays OF cloqucncn
which they heard. ami each OF these gentle
iiclucn had warm p2r!i>anS among them.
The other candidates, also, did not lack fair
friends. In some eases families divided over
fhr preference. and some very amusing
controversies resulted between the two ends
q the tca.tahlr Ii most cases the hand
some candidates were the ladies' favoritcS.
o! course: ant If female suffrage prevailed
the handsomcst Of them al! would probably
have swept the iicid.
The conyocation oi Petersburg assem-
hlrd this morning Il Grace church. SIX
ministers were in attendance. The object
o! tn" session i - provide for the support
Of the missionary oil the convection in the
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,,,'. 49, nnnr, : nisn hcinn m,dn "a nro-
,iI,>, ,.a,,.,.n - ,ynr.bin NJ WaycrIy. and TO
extend the lahor> Of the missionary into
southampton. Nanscmond, and other ada
cent counties. Thirteen members III all
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az ~ ,,;,,1,o,.r- ,.bo,n Jr.,ico pInas,nts
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- 1nnn ,,r ii. I,.,,nr h.hayior. WAS unable
- .,,rri.L .ar,,ritv and was sent TO iuil.
ria t,,e,;,.l, S,,,, ,nndn its first ap,lcaraucc
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,.,,,r.r' ~ J,r,rSo, and MARSHALL streets.
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