Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-15

friends who still fingered amid the
seems Of his childhood.
The City Council has ordered police
badges for the city sergeant and his
deputy, and elected DR.. r. A. Wise .
member Of the School Board.
Mr. and Mrs. Junius Lamb, who
have been spending the past six weeks IN
the Virginia mountains, have returned
home much improved by their trip.
Mrs. F. M. Amber, Of Wilmington,
N. O., who has been spending some
time here, expects to leave shortly to
visit relatives on the Eastern Shore.
Mr.. W. e. Monier, who has been
clerkiDg for some years here, will re-
ceive the appointment of mail messenger
at the Insane Asylum rice G. n.
Walden, resigned.
Mrs. Frank Phillips, Of Richmond,
Mrs. ID. G.. Butterfield, aud Mrs. s. b
Clark, of Baltimore, have been ia town
for the past week, the guests Of Captain
and Mrs. John K. Bacon.
DR.. John Clopton left last Thursday
20 q few weeks rest at the seaside.
His family leave tomorrow. They
will visit Old Point, Norfolk, and Vir-
ginia Beach before returning.
Mr.. Galba Walden, chief engineer Of
The Eastern Insane Asylum, acconpa-
MED by his wife and daughter, are visit
ing in Portsmouth, the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas j. Barlow.
EN-. Heal, ESQ.,, Of Stsunton; Mr..
and Mrs. Bruce Champ, of Paris, KY;
j. G. Redwood, of Henrico, and r. W.
Balstsd, Of Berkeley, were among the
visitors here during the past week.
Mrs. Sarah Blassingham and Mr.. j.
". P. Baker were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony on Wednesday
last. Owing to the absence from town
of all the ministers the ceremony was
performed in Richmond.
Misses Nicely and Mimic Gilbert and
Mr.. Warren Jane, Of Philadelphia, and
Mrs. Robert j. Baldwin, Of Pottstown,
Pa, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II.
X. Himmelwright at their residence,
" Cappahosic," on York river.
Mr.. II. II. SHIELD, who for some
years has been head clerk for Mercer Il
Hundley, has resigned to accept the po-
sition OF bill-clerk in the Chesapeake
and Ohio Office at Newport News. Mr..
SHIELD left for his new post Of duty last
Wednesday.
Mr. b. B. Primer and Mrs. Francis
R. Howard, OF "Carter's Grove"
James. City county, were married last
Monday evening at the residence of Mr..
Robert Barlow, on York street. The
Rev. Mr.. Burch, Of the Episcopal
church, performed the ceremony.
The Tidswater division Of Disci-
pies" will meet next August at Olive
Branch church, in James City county.
Judge Fsrthing, q prominent member
in the Church, states that large crowd
is expected, and preparations for their
entertainment have already begun.
Among those who have left to spend
the summer with friends and relatives
are Miss Peticolas Lee, visiting in York
county Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burch and
Master Frank Burch, Jr., visiting in
Alexsndria A. Brooks, Jr., visiting on
Eastern Shore; Miss Leila Harrison,
visiting in Hanover.
Mr.. George Walden, the mail messen.
ger at the Insane Asylum, has rendered
his resignation, to take effect August
2sth. Mr.. Walden was appointed by
Mr.. G. p. Armistead, The steward Of
the Asylum, and has held his position
two years, and during that time proved
himself most worthy and popular en-
ployee. lie will be missed, not only
by the Asylum officers, but by the fair
sex, with whom he was great favorite.
Mr.. Walden will 90 to Uniontown, Ala,
where ne has accepted position on the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad.
Charlottesville.
Mr.. Thomas Massie is at the Univer-
sity Of Virginia.
Mr.. C. G. Cochran, of Palatka, Fla,
is visiting here.
Mr.. G. II. billiard, Of the Norfolk
bar, is recresting in this county.
Miss Mary b. Powers, of Richmond,
is visiting Miss n. &. Davis, of Abe
marie.
Miss Fannie Moody, Of Manchester,
is visiting Miss Julia Beal, in Abe
marie.
Mr.. G. W. Capps, of Norfolk, is Wis
ting bis many friends in and around
Charlottesville.
Mrs. Benjamin Gallup, of "the old
Capitol" Williamsburg, is visiting
her son in this county.
Mrs. s. Z. Bass, Of Richmond, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. w.
Wood, near Scottsville.
Misses Sallie w. and Mary Sterling
are visiting friends in Fluvanna. Miss
Lucia Sterling has returned.
Mr.. d. II. Stern, Of Philadelphia,
formerly q citizen Of Charlottesville,
was here on visit this week.
Misses Annie and Julia Williams, Of
Richmond, are spending the summer in
this county, the guests OF Major d. W.
Anderson.
Rev. j. 7. Massey has just returned
from visit to Bellingham, Mass,
whore for thirty years he served Bap-
fist charge as pastor.
Miss Hannah Goldsmith, of New
York, and Misses Cecilia Cohen and
Cecilia Eigenbrun, Of Petersburg, arc
the guests OF Miss Hannah Gold
smith, of Charlottesville.
Mr.. William James, Of st. James,
Mo-, q brother Of Mrs. Judge Cochran,
Of the University, was here last week.
He returned Thursday night, accompa-
MED by Miss Edwina james, who has
been spending the summer here.
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