The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-15
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ICorrcspondence OF the Richmond pispatcn.i
w. APRIL IA, 1882.
The social event OF the season was the
reception last evening OF Mr.. William >.
STROLLER and his bride nee MISS hoper.a
lee Morgan. The couple were married. III
New York Wednesday at the residence OF
the brides relatives, and arrived IN Lynch-
burg Yesterday afternoon. The reception
which took place last night was from .
o'clock to Y, and was really most brilliant
affair.
Yesterdays session Of the Montgomery
Presbytery commenced at the usual hour.
During the morning reports from the vari-
Gus churches and Sunday schools were
heard. showing very gratifying state OF
affairs. Revs. +. {. Gordon and w. A.
Dabney and Ruling-Elders w. b. Robin
SON and T. J. Kirkpatrick were elected
delegates to the General Assembly, which
meets In Atlanta. Ga. Revs. Richard Nc
Ilwalne and p. b. Price and Ruling Elders
Vaughan and Palmer were chosen as
alternates.
The election Of the Grace Episcopal
church vestry occurred last night, and re-
suited in the selection OF the following
gentlemen: +. j. Folkes, A. /. Clark, X.
l.. Miller, =. II. Withers, Van Taliaferro,
| John Nicholas, Walter Payne. George
Trout, William f.. Furcron, and ID. {.
Jackson.
Arrangements are actively making for a
grand excursion over the Richmond and
Allegheny railroad to Natural Bridge, un-
der the auspices of st. PauPs Protestant
! Episcopal church. The proceeds OF the
excursion will be devoted to the aid OF
Epiphany chapel.
Reliable information from along the line
OF the Norfolk and Western road represents
the fruit as greatly damaged in some places,
and in Others entirely destroyed.
Mr.. George w. Palmer. of Saltville, pre-
sident of the Lynchburg Agricultural and
Mechanical Society, was in the city yester-
day discussing preparations for the fall ex-
hibition. The Fair was postponed last fall
i'm consequence of the Yorktown Centen-
NAL celebration; and the officers OF the
Society are confident that the exhibition in
the approaching fall will prove eminently
successful.
Judge Hughes was in Lynchburg day be-
fore Yesterday, andis credited with having
said TO Washington Journalist, who Is at
present sojourning here, that Malone is
beside himself, and that his extreme mea-
sures of legislation are causing unmistaka-
BILE rejection throughout the State. The
Journalist i'm question made this statement
In the presence OF your correspondent. and
| have given ii as nearly as can be in his
own language.
Mrs. Kent Mason, who has been deliver
ing free temperance lectures here, Is an
nounced for lecture at Centenary Metho-
dist Episcopal church Sunday afternoon on
the "Prodigal Son." or, as a well-known
Methodist minister formerly OF this city
used invariably TO designate him, "John
Prodigal."
Rev. j. II. Harris occupied the pulpit Of
the First PRESBYTERIAN church last night,
and preached splendid sermon to an I'M
usually large congregation.
] observe that the representative at
Lynchburg OF the Wing. in speaking Of
General Early's complaint OF the post-oflice
Encouragement and Clifford Statham's re-
ioinder, says the Dispatch correspondent
is "trying to let the old General down
SOIL. w udi tlst btAouu All ulcSlNlibA'
desire TO lie consistently throughout could
have induced this statement is more than
| can divine, since not so much as the
merest reference to the Early-Statham affair
has been made by | do not know-nor
care-who the Why's representative is;
but / do know that your correspondent,
through another medium, has done what
he now proceeds to do: advertised the fell
low as common falsitier Of facts. Fur
thermOre, | am satisfied that he does not
belong to the small circle Of Readiuster
gentlemen in Lynchburg; hence nofurther
attention will be given his carnations.
There is great complaint OF the scarcity
of farm labor in the adjoining counties,
most OF the negroes having gone to work
on public improvements.
The son Of Mr.. George W. Palmer has
gone TO Chicago 10 attend the sale OF the
finest cattle, it is said, in the United States.
He thinks OF making several purchases.
BEAUMONT.