Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-25

Miss Rosa Phelps, Of Dsnvills, IL
In the city stopping with NJ. Muse, Fourth
sirsss between kain and Franklin.
Miss Emma Spenser, Of Charlotte
county, ana Mis Lola Davis, Of Asheville,
Il. q. aie visiting the Misses Wade. at SIS
| east BY d street.
Miss Alice Henderson. formerly Of
richmond, now residing Ia Aleyandrla. I.
yis,tipg her friend. Miss Kate Hatcher, OF
| west Grace street.
The speech of Mr.. james A. Gentry,
| ~ IN. SIR, At the Cook testimonial exer-
| cises at the Male Orphan Asylum Friday
| evening In presenting MT Cook with
handsome pair Of sleeve -pn r1 mn,g git o.
most ha ppy effort, and was heartily APP
| plauded.
The Committee on Buildings Of
| richmond College held Q meeting on
| THURSDAY evening. and decided, on account
| Of ne uncertainty Of business In the pre-
| sent unsettled state OF affairs, TO postpone
INDEFINITELY the building OF the contem.
plated new professors houses ana feiec'ory
| In the rear Of the college.
A large party of young ladies, pupils
OF the Richmond Female Institute. under
wept 10 washington Friday evening and
| returr ed last night. Major John w. Daniel
| extended them many courtesles. Mr. Cor-
| co,ap granted them special privileges At the
| Gallery. and the President granted them q
special reception and invited them into his
private parlors: The young ladies' were
very favorably Impressed with their trip.
About $50 people went out to the
Virginia Baseball Park Friday TO witness
the advertised ga me between Richmond
| picked nine and the NcCabe.Scb0ol nine. OF
| Petersburg The Petersburg boys neither
4 as.rtf n nv ma
| that they would or could not come. At the
| appointed hour Mr.. Bocock. the umpire,
| called "play." the required number OF balls
| were passed over the plate, the game ce'Ieu
| and awarded TO the Richmond nine ny
| score OF 9 to o.
Mr.. John F. Colburn, Of Hartford,
Conn, has written TO Adjuiant a: a:
splitter that an ex-union soldier ,o ., srr,
| belonging TO General Robert r.. Lee, wnlcn
was captured, with some headqnarter ell
fects. at Farmville April Q, 1850. ~ has III.
way s been highly priced by the finder. but
ne now desires to send II to X. 4. Lee Campas
| a memento OF the reunion that 10 now
| taking place between the boys in blue ana
the boys IN gray.
The Hanover-Academy Baseball
| Club played match game with Rlch.
| mond picked nine yesterday morning at
| the Virginia Park, which resulted In VIC
tory for the home boys by score OF l2 to 8.
| Quite number OF people, Including many
| young ladies, witnessed the game: when
| was In some particulars very good. Inc
principal WORK OF the contest was gone oy
ing. Mr.. Allan Potts umpired the game IN
q satisfactory manner.
Social Gatherings.
The little play 1.-THE Loan OF q
| Ioyer.n which has been talked OF for some
time. was presented last Tuesday evening
AT Mrs Fergusons, corner Third and Frank,
| lin streets and was heartily enjoyed by All
who were so fortunate as 10 oe presenI, ,, aae
scene from Mikado-three little maids
from school-Misses Annie Lee Camin,
Mag Ferguson. and Minnie Mason; next
Tennyson's Dream OF Far Women-hlSs
| Lottie Mason. Mrs Kate Eustace. Mrs. w
NJ Marriott, and Miss Bessie wallace ana
Mr. George Scott; third, Miranda and Pros
| pero Miss Lottie Mason and Mr.. 4. VIII
iiams. Then came the play with the iol'
lowing dramdtis personG Peter sypk' Mr.
c. C. Chaplin; Captain Amersfort, Mr.. ;. T.
| Ficklen: Swyzee, Mr.. George II. Scott;
| Deere Mr. Eugene Z. Massle; Gertrude,
Miss Bessie Wallace; Ernestine, Miss hate
| Eustace.
The play was we'll rendered by all. and
| the acting OF Miss Bessie Wallace deserves
special notice. she was PefHe ana charin;
| ing indeed. several local hits were INDUCED
in and seemed TO take well with the audi
Then followed the tableaux Of The Artists
Studio, La siesta, and Belshazzars Feast.
| The Artists Studio was especially pretty,
with little Page Mason md Marie Reese as
\ Raphael's Angels, Miss Mason and Miss
Wallace as Pictures, Mr.. Massle as the Artist,
| and Mr. Ernest keesee as the sculptor.
Among the invited guests were Misses
| Cora Iathrop, Lizzie Lang horne. Irene
| Peasants, Fanny Gordon. Carrie Gamble,
Of ST. Louis, Mo-. Anna keat, Annie Camp:
Elise Williams. and Bessie Williams; OF
! south Carolina Nettie Potts, Mr.. and Mrs.
Valentine and Messrs. Conrad. Moon. Will
| liams, jenkins. Moncure, Perkins. Patter
son, SHELTON, Wise. Mallory, and Gaines.
To Miss Lottie Mason and Mrs. Marriott
belong the credit for the success OF the en-
tertainment, as they were tlreess In their
efforts to make 1t pleasant to all.
COMPANY BIS RECEPTION.
The second monthly reception given
by Company y walker Light Guard was
| largely attended last Wednesday night.
| most satisfactory company inspection was
/ held at $50 =. NJ. after which, TO music
| furnished by an excellent band most or the
invited guests INDUCED In dancing. Qute
| An array of beauty was exhibited among
the young ladies. and some OF the city
1 best dancers were present.
LECTURE on woMAN's RIGHTS"
Quite a number Of people from Rich
mond went out to Bethlehem church. in
/
the lecture on a. Woman's Rights " by Rev.
| A. G. Loving. The lecture was highly APP
preciated and much enjoyed by those VINO
were so fortunate as 10 be present. During
the evening n quartette from Rich mond,
composed Of Measrs. j. ID. Martin, w. 3. Cat.
lett j. +. savile and Otis Hughson, we'll
rendered several popular vocal selections.
Manchester.
The Hastings Court will not be in
session tomorrow.
The City School Board meets Tues.
day evening at 1880 o'clock.
Mr.. G. S. Maurice returned yester-
day from an extended business trip North.
Mrs. Charlie Lee continues quite
unwell at the residence Of her sister Mrs. J.
7. Jewett.
An extra car is put on the street
railway line every afternoon at o'clock,
which runs until night.
Z. z. Morrisette, Esq, Of Swans
boro', who has been quite unwell for some
time, is slowly improving
The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors
will meet tomorrow, at which time the
plans for building a new clerks Office will
be submitted.
Judge B. A. Hancock passed through
the city last week from Brunswick where
| he held court) e,I rO,tfe to Greensville TO hold
the Circuit Court Of that county.
The Judge Of the Hastings Court has
pronounced sentence on Charles Gofsey,
| who has been convicted OF horse. ST ealing
and given three years IN the penitehtiary.
Interesting exercises may be expected
this afternoon at O'Clock at the Easter
| festival nj The Meade Memorial church.
Rev. Preston G.. Nash is expected to deliver
an address.
Indiana Lodge Of Red Men gave a
grand ball at Cersley's Hall Friday night
| which was well attended and the young
bellies and beaux enjoyed themselves until
the "wee small hours OF morning"
Some colored people have put up
United States flag on Hull street near the
| Petersburg. railroad crossing. aud at the
bottom OF IL is the following: For Liberty
| and Prosperity: Vote the wet ticket"
In the Hastings Court yesterday a
jury was gotten for the trial Of lilah Davis
against whom there are four indictments
for felony. The jury, after being empan-
/ elled, was adjourned over until Thursday
next.
II" Tue weather, as we'll as the condition
OF the river FOR the last ten days, has been
unusually propitious for fishing, anu hun
dieds OF ladies. gentlemen, and children
have availed themselves very successfully
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