Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-20

spend . pleasant Gay IN the country,
where the desire for unalloyed pleasure
can for the time be INDUCED. We give
below some Of the principal excursions
and pic-nics to take place at an early
day;
st. Johns German Sunday school
will have an excursion to Mount
Pleasant tomorrow. The train leaves
at 8:45 A. NJ. and returns at 4 p. M.
Tickets can be procured from @. @.
Thon, II. Nickel, G.. G. DIETRICH, the
committee.
The annual picnic Of Clay-Stree,
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school will
take place Tuesday next at Maiden's
Adventure. Train leaves at $3.50 A.
N. returns at 1880 P. NJ.
The Virginia Steamboat Company
offer limited tickets over its line to Old
Point and Norfolk at reduced rates.
Cheap rates also to Virginia Beach.
On Saturday night, July Sd, an ex-
cursion will be run to Washington.
Tickets good for two days. Special
coaches for colored people.
An excursion will be run by the con-
ductors and engineers of the roads to
Maiden's Adventure tomorrow.
This afternoon the steamer Ariel will
leave here at o'clock on an excursion
trip to City Point and return at S p.
NJ. Music, refreshments, and fresh air
will be among the attractions.
The Virginia Steamboat Company
will run its regular moonlight excur-
sions on the river this week. The spe-
cial attraction has not yet been an
nounced.
A family excursion under the aus
pices of Pamunkey Tribe, No. 43, will
be given to Ashland Park tomorrow.
Dancing and refreshments. Prizes
awarded the best dancer, the best run
ner, and the ugliest man.
YOUNG LADIES' PIC MIC.
Bossieux's farm was the scene Of
much enjoyment yesterday, the occa-
sion being a picnic given by Misses
May and Fannie Baughman, Elise Will
liams, Fortune Scott, Mary Williams,
Norma Walker, Lulie Powers, Column
bia Hayes, Calle Ryland, Elise Coke,
Virgie CABOT, Misses Rawson, and Miss
Estep-chaperoned by Mrs. C. E. Buck
and Mrs. f. c. Jenkins-to their gen.
tlemen friends. The pleasure of the
day consisted Of dancing, promenading,
and social converse. One OF the most
enjoyable features was the splendid
dinner served by the young ladies in q
dainty manner.
PLEASANT PICNIC PARTY.
A very pleasant picnic party, em-
bracing a number of ladies and gentle
men from Church and Shockoe Hills,
took trip down the James to Curtis
Neck Whit Monday on the steam-tug
o. A. Arnold. After reaching the
warf the party retired to the farm Of
Mr.. Lakewood Kemp, where they
danced until night and returned by
moonlight. Among the party were
Misses Sallie Montgomery, Minnie IIeg-
garty, Emma Frosst, Dellie Jones,
Leila Jenkins, Tillie Jenkins, Florence
Burlington, Ophelia Burlington, Jennie
Bond, Annie Weimer, and Annie
Jones; Messrs. John Lester, George
Davis, Harvey Davis, Coleman Ware,
John Patton, John Charlton, Jack
FERGUSON. Thomas Walford, George
Donley, Lee Hancock, and Walter
Brauer.
The party was chdperoned by Mrs.
r. NJ. Jones and Mrs. 7. c. Walford.
Manchester.
The river continues very muddy.
The City School Board meets Tues
day night at g o'clock.
Mr.. James F. Bradley returned from
Washington last Tuesday.
Miss Mollie Sims, Of this city, is
visiting friends in Ashland.
Miss Belle Coates, of Henrico, spent
Thursday night with relatives here.
Miss Lou Taylor gave lawn party
to a number of friends Friday evening.
There are no criminal cases to be
tried at the coming term Of the Hust-
ings Court.
Swansboro', just beyond the south
western limits Of Manchester, is grow
ing rapidly.
The Baptist Sunday school have de-
cided to have their picnic at West
Point on the 18th OF August.
Several gentlemen here had expressed
a desire to accompany Professor King
had be made another aerial voyage.
Mrs. c. b. Boston left the city Fri
day to spend the summer with relatives
in Goochland and Fluyanna counties.
1t has not yet been decided when
work on the proposed tower to the
Central Methodist church will begin.
Miss Mary f. Cobbs, Of Bucking-
ham. returned home yesterday after
pleasant visit of five weeks to relatives
here.
Councilman C. F. Moore returned
Thursday morning from Philadelphia,
where he spent several days attending
to business.
Miss Matte Hooe, of Cumberland,
who attended the High School here and
graduated therefrom few weeks ago,
has returned home.
A very enjoyable little hop was given
1t the Green House Thursday night,
to Miss Cobb, of Buck
ngham, who was stopping there.
The street hands, under the direction
Of Captain LipscOmb, are dong some
much. needed work, and are getting the
streets in a very neat, nice condition.
A committee has been appointed to
arrange for the annual picnic of the
Sunday school Of the Central Methodist
church, but they have not reported as
yet.
Mr.. Merriwether Brodnax, OF Brook
yn, n. Y, who came here to attend the
uneral Of his father, the late DR.. r.
". Brodnax, returned home last Mon
lay.
The June term Of the Hastings Court