Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-01


Improvements on cra-Iiouse-Incendiary
Resignation of County Juige-Pro-
perry sales-PoliiiCs.
ICorrs1ondence OF the Richmond Dispatch
July 81. lSSL
For some time there has been such de-
msnd from the people upon the City Conn
ell 10 have step, taken to remedy the bad
acoustics OF the City Opela-liOuSc that a
Chicago architect, Wallace Iljimc. ha,. at
an expense OF $500. been employed 10 oder
a plan for remodelling the interior OF the
building. The drawings have been sub
mittcd TO the Building Committee. and
contemplate an entire change OF the cNtcn-
sion and handsome internal arrangements.
The stage l. 10 he taken down, the seats
taken out, the gallery entirely rem0dcile1.
ard the size Of the hall reduced. Fire
escape balconies on the outside, and on 4
level with the large windows, are also pro-
vIded for. The cost Of the improvement
is estimated at about $4,000, and bids Tor
the work have been invited.
The ThOrnrosc Cemetery Company, hav-
ing greatly enlarged their grounds, will
make an important improvement. Ihc
superiniendents house. which now IS IN
side the enclosure, will be removed aud
built upon the Trenary nursery let, on the
opposite side Of the strcet-scme property
which the cemetery has just purchased.
The entrance 10 the cemetery Will then he
removed further west to point nearer the
centre Of the grounds.
Among the property sales recently maze
here are n good frame residence, sold by
Mrs. Orlando Smith TO Mr.. Babcr, OF Rich
noId, ior g. 300. and the valuable brick
al trnnh U-
ings in the suburbs, sold by Mr.. Joseph
II. Ecarman to Professor +. W. HarVer. OF
the Augusta Female Seminary. The price
paid for the last named property w-s 20, 'OO'
A great attraction TO the people here l.
the free concert given by the StOnewall
Brigade band every Thursday night. \
music-stand has been erected by some
publlc-spirited citizens upon the city school
grounds, opposite Trinity church. Seas
have been provided there, and a large
crowd spend two hours every THURSDAY
night, evidently very much to their gratih-
cation.
Six ricks OF wheat belonging 10 Mrs. r..
V. ilarmaD. upon her farm at hillDrook,
| and containing eleven or twelve hundred
bushels OF wheat, were fired by an incen-
diary and entirely consumed Monday
night. The wheat was insured for 5000 by
lIogc & Sublett.
William A. Hudson. judge Of Augusta
County Court, has written his resignation,
TO be presented 10 Governor Cameron and
take effect on the 18th August, the day on
which the extra session OF the Legislature
will meet. Judge Hudson has presided
upon the bench with dignity and dis
charged his duties with efficiency, but his
business engagements are such that he can
net sit losger without sacrificing his pri-
yate interests.
Mr.. A. NJ. Bowman, preside-t OF the
Augusta County Fair, having removed to
Washington county, has resigned, and the
hoard OF directors have elected as his sue
cessor Colonel Asher w. IIar,n1n, an old
snd active friend OF the Association, AMI
for a long time member OF the board
Highland county has ele tied five dele
gates TO the Congressional Convention
which meets here next Thursday-A.
Stephenson, c. =. Jones, Il II. Stephen
son, s. a. Porter, and James o. Hobbs.