Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-12

Miss Minnie Zirkle, OF Staunton, VINO
has been visiting here, has resufnsa
home.
Mrs. N. T. Monroe, OF LeesbuTg, Is
visiting Misses II. P. and j. W. 3D.
wards.
Miss Annie Mckenzie, Of Washing.
ton, is az home, at shs University o.
Virginia.
Professor venabls will occupy the
house so long occupied by DR.. Jonn
Sleage Davis, on East Lawn.
MIR. James B. Baker has returned
from visit to his home, in the South
west, and resumed work in the Library
Professor Dabney has moved to the
house in the University lately occupied
by DR.. Harrison, who has moved nearer
Charlottesville.
Colonel G. Julian Pratt, Of Wsynes-
boio', was in Charlottesville ibis week
10 tie interest OF the Baldwin District
ait VI GiAuhsVhs
~. williamsburg.
Mr.. Egell Scott has gone to st. Louis
to engage in business in that city.
Misses Pink and Pat. Morecock have
returned home from visit to the
county.
Mr.. J. NJ. Brooks has gone to the
mountains for his health, to be absent
some weeks.
City-Sergeant I. NJ. Ware, who has
been quite sick during the past week,
is ont again.
Miss C. 3. Clopion, of New Kent
county, is visiting in the family of DR..
John @. Clopton.
Mrs. William L. Spencer, Jr., With
Miss Carrie Lane, left last week on a
visit to Fauquier.
Miss Indie Saunders, Of Norfolk, is
visiting the town as the guest Of Mrs,
Z. 4. McCandlish.
Miss Emily p. Christian has returned
from q visit to Miss Linda b. Ware, in
James City county.
The quarterly term of the County
Court meets to-moTrow-Judge W. &.
". Farihirg presiding.
Mr.. Charles Bidgood, Of Richmond,
sho has been spending some time here
Leaves for home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bnrch, who have been
spending the past month abroad, are
expected home this week.
Miss Jeanie Myers. Of Richmond,
who has been visiting Miss Jeanie Mer-
Ger, will return home tomorrow morn
ing.
Mr.. Robert S. Bright, after de-
lightful visit to relatives in Washing
ton, has returned charmed with his
tip.
Our City Council has fixed the tax
rate for 1886 at seventy cents on the
ore hundred dolIars--the same as las,
year.
Miss Bette C. Gay, of the "Execa-
tive Building" left last week for a
months visit to Richmopd and other
pieces.
Mr.. Edward M0nier entered upon the
discharge Of his duti9s Tuesday as
rcail-messeDger for the State Insane
Asyl um.
Mr.. Junius Lamb, who spent las!
month at MillboIo' Springs, after a
short trip home, has returned to the
mountains.
A fatal disease has made its appear.
sDce among the cattle and horses of
this section, and much valuable stock
hes been lost.
Mr.. Sidney Smith, one Of our lead
ing young attorneys, will shortly move
to York county, where he will perma-
nently reside.
Mrs. G. G. Mellon and Miss Annie
Schermerhorn, Of Hampton, were in
town last week, the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. j. Person.
Our people have contributed and for
warded through the Planters National
Bank of your city sl05.55 for the
Charleston sufferers.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Fitzhugh, Of
Middlesex, have returned homo after
pleasant visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Hal
Martin and Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Nor
ris.
The Democrats Of James City county
will meet tomorrow (court-day) to elect
delegates to the Congressional Conyen-
ton, which meets at Hampton on the
18th instant.
Mr.. W. K. McCaw, assistant steward
at the Eastern Asylum, is expected to
leave tomorrow on trip to Alabama.
During his absence Mr.. Robert Y. Nc.
Candlish will act as assistant steward.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Altschul will leave
on the 18th for Norfolk, where they
have decided to permanently locate.
Mr.. Altschul is a member Of the Com
mon Council, and, as chairman Of the
Finance Committee, will be much missed
by that body.
Among the rare and valuable books
recently presented to the library of the
College of William and Mary is "Mor-
ley--Ancient and Modern" by Will
liam Smith. +. S. A. s. Morley is a
town in Yorkshire, England. This VOL
umc is beautifully illustrated and hand
somely bound.
Mrs. R. NJ. Smith, Misses Alice,
Meta, and Edith Smith, and Mr.. @. W.
Coleman left town Tuesday evening on
a tour through the West. They will
visit the White Sulphur, Mammoth
Cave, and Louisville. On their return
trip they will take in the many places
OF note in the western part of the State.
The Williamsburg Democrats have
selected Robert I. Armistead and
Robert N. McCandlish to represent
them at the Hampton Congressional
Convention, and elected the following
as an Executive Committee for the