The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-05
LOCAL MATTERS.
Personals and Briefs.

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That DR.. Il. B. IIerndon, OF this city, ha.
greatly improved in health. His many
friends here will be gratified to learn thai
he will return home about the middle o.
the month TO resume his practice.
! Professor John Kessnich and portion
OF his band have returned from the Red
sulphur Springs, and will resume the busi.
ness OF furnishing street music when
needed.
Judge Drury A. Hinton. OF Petersburg,
arrived in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Charles Conrad. 4 well-known Dan
vie tobacconist, reached Richmond yea
terday.
A white man named Heath and negro
named Fayette were injured yesterday
morning by falling door at 90S Cary
street.
One OF the first business-houses to be
epexed with a mansard roof i the new
building being put up by Mr.. j. b. Pace on
the site OF the old Spotswood Hotel. BY
The way, suppose this building be called
the "Dianora Block" in memory OF Mr..
PAGES famous tobacco brand.
Intelligence WAS received here Yesterday
TO the effect that negro boy named Nor
gan shot negro girl, about fourteen year.
OLD, near Burkeville, yesterday morning at
hat-past 10 O'Clock. II is not known
whether the shooting was accidental or in
territorial. The weapon used was shot
gun, and the load was sent in the girls
face. one eye being torn out. She is ex-
peCtcd TO die.
New lodges Of GoQd Templars have
been recently organized by the State
deputy. Grand Worthy Chief Templar
James II. Kinney, assisted by Grand Chief
W. Ii. l.. Combs. One lodge is in HenricO
county, and il known as Star-oiFuIton
Lodge; the other is the Golden-Light
Lodge, organized at Mount Calvary Bap-
tist church.
A Dawson Campaign Club, with James
ii. Kinney, Esq, as president, has been
organized in Marshall Ward. II is said
that each ward will re0rganiZe the Repub-
lican party. and elect new City Central
Committee, &C., Of true and tired Repub-
licans.
The remains OF Mrs. Julia T. Spencer,
daughter Of the late President Tyler, ar
rived In this city on Saturday blythe New
York steamer Guyandotte for reinterment
by her fathers side in Hollywood cemetery.
Mrs. Spencer died suddenly in 1871 at the
residence Of her husband, William ii.
Spencer, Esq, near GeLesee. \. y.
The Baptist Ministers Conference re-
sumed its sessions yesterday morning after
a months intermission. The attendance
was not very large.
At Venable-strcct church on Sunday
morning there was one profession OF con-
version.
Mr.. Waverly y. Ragland, who for some
time past has been reading law in the Office
OF Captain John s. Wise. has been rendered
a position in the War Office at Washington.
Mr.. Ragland has many friends in both Pc
terSburg and Richmond, who will be glad
to hear that he is on the road TO promotion.
Mr.. George Ives brought to Richmond q
day or two ago peach which weighs
eleven ounces and half. 1t was pulled
from tree on the premises owned by the
Richmond Shooting Club, known as Libby
Point, and is one OF number OF the same
sort seen there. The variety is unknown.
The programme for the races at the Fair
has been amended and improved by In
cludng trotting race for each day.
The merchants and manufacturers, over
whom K. L. Blankenship, Esq, was called
to preside, will hold ,n adjourned meeting
Tomorrow evening at o O'Clock at the
rooms OF the Chamber OF Commerce, at
which time the Committee OF Ten will re-
port on the Trades Parade. 1t is quite
likely that the parade will be determined
upon, as il has been aScertalned that 1t can
be done without injury TO the interests OF
the Fair.
Mr.. Forrest Chesterman, an employe OF
the Fredericksburg Railroad Company,
WAS knocked senselcss by lightning sun
day evening. He was on the mail-ear OF
the train which arrived at 4:40, and was
about to step down upon the track OF the
Petersburg railroad bridge to connect the
air-brakcs OF the train, when the flash
came and he fell as il dead, and so remain
ed for some time. lie was doing well yes
terday.
Mr.. W. s. Roach, who, in attempting 70
get on hand-car OF the Allegheny rail,
road Friday morning was run over, and
had his right arm broken and body badly
injured, is improving, though suffering
considerably. lie resides at ia south
Pine street.