Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-21
small number Of friends Friday eve


Mr.. w. o. Shanks, Of Petersburg,
was in the city yesterday.
Miss Lizzie Lyons, Of Ashland, Is
visiting friends in the city.
Professor John NJ. Doggett is spend
ing the winter at the Linden.
Governor Lee and wife will give q
full-dress reception before Lent.
Remember that tomorrow is the
ODD Of February and legal holiday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Haden, Of
Pincastle, are stopping ct Ford's Hotel.
II Washington had lived until to-
morrow he would have been l54 years
old.
Miss Kate Russell, Of Farmville, is
visiting Miss Annie Camp, lOll east
Clay street.
Miss Maud Johnson, Of Louisa, IS
the guest Of Mrs. Waddey, 5l2 north
Sixth street.
Rev. DR.. Dashiell, pastor OF ST.
Marks church, is improving. He has
been very i'll.
Miss Lila Hubbard, Of Nelson. Is
visiting Mrs. Russell Robinson, OF east
Franklin street.
Mrs. A. W. Hartman, Jr., of Rock
bridge county, wife of the Treasurer
left for home Yesterday.
Company D (Old Dominion Guard
appeared in their new uniforms at bat
talon drill Thursday night.
Miss Kate Turner, of 804 east Clay
street, has returned home after plea
SAINT trip to her friends in Norfolk.
Mr.. W. C. Lipscomb bought the
house now occupied by S. Zetelle as a
restaurant last Thursday for $4,000.
Miss Nellie Forbes, who has been
the guest of Colonel r. L. Maury, left
for Fredericksburg yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. A. Y. Stokes, who has been on
a visit to his brother, DR.. 7. ID. Stokes,
in Danville, returned home on Friday.
Miss Libbie E. Lewis, of Pittsylvania
county, who has been spending the win
ter in this city, leaves for home next
week.
John Gunter, Esq, a prominent
young lawyer Of Accomack county,
Va, was visiting friends in the city last
week.
Mrs. Ii. II. McVeigh, of Baltimore,
and Miss Daisy Snyder, of Luray, are
visiting Mrs. j. o. Sale, east Clay
street.
Mr.. A. J. Gary, who has been Sc
riously i'll for several weeks, was
thought to be somewhat improved yes
terday.
The Bar Association has rented two
rooms in the Merchants National-Bank
building, and is having them neatly
fitted up.
CAPTAIN John r. johnson has re-
turned to his home, at Christiansburg,
and will not return to the city for sew
eral days.
Mrs. Mayo gave an entertainment last
Tuesday evening to Miss Hunting, Of
Baltimore, which was much enjoyed by
those present.
Miss Sallie Manson, Of Lynchburg,
who is visiting Mrs. Tucker Darlington,
west Grace street, will remain in the
city until Lent.
Several gentlemen, members of the
Cotton, Grain, and Tobacco Exchanges,
and friends will spend tomorrow at
Strawberry Hill.
Mr.. Rowland and his wife, who was
Miss Lena Kirby, have recently moved
to Texas and will make that place their
permanent home.
Mr.. Valentines last work Of art,
"Andromache," was visited by fifteen
hundred of our best people the last day
it was on exhibition.
Mr.. Sherwood de Wolfe, Of Bristol,
Mass, is visiting friends in the city.
He will make tour through the South
before returning home.
DR.. Evans, of Park place Methodist
Episcopal church, and DR.. Hatcher, Of
Grace-Street Baptist church, will ex-
change pulpits tonight.
B. 0. James, Esq, Commemorative
attorney for Goochland county, Va,
was in the city several days last week
stopping at the st. Claire Hotel.
Mrs. W. G. Loving, to the delight o.
her many friends, returned to Rich
mond Monday after spending some time
with relations in Amherst county.
The loose-tobacco market has been
more lively this week than at any time
since Christmas. The quality of that
coming in is better and is bringing
higher prices.
Charles T Childs, Of Richmond, now
taking special course in electricity al
the Johns Hopkins University, Of Bal
timore, spent several days with his re.
lations in this city last week.
Ex.Judge Waller r. Staples anC
Messrs. Z. c. Burks and j. W. Riley
the revisers of the Code Of Virginia
left for their homes yesterday, and vii
be absent from the city for about
week.
The young ladies who visit the Senate
chamber are struck by the personal ap
pearance of Senator w. +. Rhea, o
Washington. They say he is young
good-looking, and has an intellectua
appearance.
Miss Lottie Mason, one Of Fredericks
burg's loveliest and most charming
young ladies, who has been for the pas
month at Mrs. Camps, on Clay street
is now at Mrs. Ferguson's, corner o
Third and Franklin.
Tonight the meeting at the Fulton
Baptist church will be in the interest O
the Educational Board. Rev. Perc,
G. Elsom will be assisted in the servic
by Hons. j. T. Ellyson and Ashton
Starke, who will speak.
Miss Fairfax, OF 204 east Main street
gave a progressive-euchre party las
Wednesday night to her friend Mis-