Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-27

liday, teachers Ut the Augusta fcm.
Seminary, are absent for the season
the first visiting in New York, and the
,ast-named in Winchester. About fifty |
pupils Of that institution are also ao-
sent, visiting their homes, many OF which
are in distant States.
DauviIIe.
A new skating.rink is the attraction
Of the season.
DR.. Thomas W. Keen is spending his
holiday at home.
Most of the schoolgirls have gone
home to spend the holidays.
Rev. DR.. Goodwin conducted the SER
vices at the First Baptist church.
Mrs. y. b. Mosley, Of Halifax, is
visiting at Mr.. E. G. Mosley's, here.
The Episcopal church was beautifully
decorated and the music unusually
good.
Mr.. Pinkney Price is lying ill at the
residence of his father, on south Main
street.
Colonel George C. Cabell took his
Christmas dinner in the bosom OF his
family.
Mr.. T. j. Penn has just turned his
seventy.sixth year, and is still hale and
hearty.
CAPTAIN T. j. Ayerett has been ap.
pointed by the Masons district deputy
for this district.
Father F. X. Mccarthy, Of the Catho-
lie church, will soon take up his resi-
dence in this city.
Colonel j. Richard Lewellen has been
rather feeble for some time past, but is
getting to be himself again.
Mr.. j. Allen Patton and his excel
lent wife "a Richmond LADY, are about
to move into their new residence on JET
ferson street.
Mrs. Judge 4. NJ. Aiken has been in
Washington city for some time past
under the care Of physician. She is
reported to be improving in health.
Major W. T. Sutherlin is looking
better, though be is still feeble. Mrs.
Sutherlin and Miss Jamie w. Smith
have recently been on trip to the
North.
The congregation of the First Baptist
church visited their pastor, DR.. Good
win, and loaded down his table and
store-room with all sorts of good things.
This was their Christmas present.
Cards are out for the marriage OF Mr..
Thomas IIamlin, a prominent young
lawyer of this city, and Miss Lucy
r Massie, OF Charlottesville. The cere-
mony will take place in Charlottesville
on Tuesday next.
, 1t is said that the Rev. j. Wagner
Of South Boston, has in his time mar
ried 1873 couples, one Of which was a
boy of nineteen to lady of eighty
, four, and another a man Of twenty
. seven to a girl Of twelve.
Christmas was very quiet here
= Divine services were held in all tn
] churches except the Presbyterian
5 Rev. C. +. Watts preached the sermon
4; at Main-Street Methodist church, wher
G q union service was held.
: Messrs. John +. Rson, John L
u Penn. Peyton Grayeiy, and party q
= gentlemen from Roidsyille, y. G., hav
k gone hunting in Eastern Carolina, an
will remain during the holidays on Gun
rituck sound looking after the ducks.
II The Pieran Society at the Danyill
college for young ladies gave thei
1, intermediate entertainment IN
before the holiday, and the youn
q aides at Roanoke Female Colleg
> treated their friends to a concert O
Wednesday night.
: Here is a pretty Christmas low
story. Mr.. Samuel NJ. Jordan,
worthy man of Dundee, ne'
g. this place, fell in love vii
S Mrs. Martha F. Cole, charming lit
widow but he was poor, and the pra
" teal little lady suggested that he wi
l. too poor to take care Of a wife. b
Id Mr.. Jordan had grit, and went to wor
He accumulated some money and bul
4 snug little house, which he fitted
~ in nice style. A day or two ago lie
u DIR. Goodwin was called in, and NJ
p Jordan and the charming little wido
ng were made man and wife in their ON
" little home.
LyncEburG.
d. Christmas-bells rang merrlly yeSte
u day.
er CONGRESSMAN Daniel is spending t
Of holiday at his home near the CITY,
Miss Hattie Drake, formerly OF I
h tersburg, has made her home IN u
we oity.
EN- On Christmas-eye night Ness
rs Smyth, Woodson & Payne gave TIT
pie EMPLOYEES a ball at Calisthenic lila
GI Several nights since an attract
Sh mask.german took place at CallstheI
Hall. 1t was given by Mr. Char
Floyd.
~ The friends of SenatOr.elect John
Daniel have rendered him banquet
ice take place on the evening OF the ~
at the Arlington.
le- Mr.. James Peters, a University $.
Ing dent. is spending the holiday win
friend. Charlie Blackford. son OF Char
the NJ. Blackford, ESP, on Diamond HI
TN Miss Gray and Mrs. Loving are I
Of Richmond's fair representatives,
list present visiting relations IN this ci
CHI and makingit bright and pleasant arou
them.
vas The Christmas music at st. Pau
md Episcopal church yesterday was IN,
admired. Mrs. DR.. Lennon ana J
the Otway Owen were the stars oil the
TO casiOn.
In high society circles the enga,
-, ment of a beautiful and accomplish
'et Young Lynchburg belle to weil-Kno
-1 AZ and popular Richmond gentleman
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