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

Miss Belle Toner, Of Pittsburgh,
charming songstress, is visiting the
family Of Mr.. W. H. Langley, on Duke
street.
Rev. DR.. w. II. Wharton, Of Bslti.
more, is announced to speak here and IN
Portsmouth in the interest OF local
option.
Mr.. Alexander Bell, Of New York,
formerly city editor Of the Virg'n'dn,
is in the city visiting his aunt, Mrs. W.
+. Irvine.
Rev. James A. Duncan will fill the
pulpit at Granby-Street Methodist
Episcopal church during the absence OF
DIR. Sledd.
DR.. W. II. Rose and wife, Of Wash
ington, and Mr.. and Mrs. O. l.. Amenc,
Of Richmond, are stopping at the Viz.
| GINA Hotel.
MIR. James T. Cross, OF Middle street,
| Portsmouth, was quite severely injured
| yesterday by being knocked down by a
runaway horse.
Mr.. James Little and family, Mr..
! Richard Dickson, and Mr. j. b.
Leekies have gone to the Greenbrier
White Sulphur.
Mrs. Ernest Mccoy, Of Savannah,
Ga. after two months with her sister,
Mrs. C. W. Walker, in Portsmouth,
has returned home.
Mr.. George II. Moulton, Of Chicago,
contractor for the erection Of the Nor
folk and Western grain-elevator in this
city, is at Virginia Beach.
Rev. w. Ii. Atwill, Of Wright
Memorial Methodist Episcopal church,
leaves Monday TO spend his summer
vacation in the mountains.
Mr. Titus s. Townsend, Of the signal
Office here, has been ordered to Escans-
ba, Michigan, to take charge Of the
signsl-station at that place.
Mr.. John G. Proctor, of the Clyde
Line, in Richmond, with his family, is
visiting his brother, Mr.. James Proc
tor, on Washington street, Portsmouth.
Captain John II. Higbee, command
ing the marine barracks at the navy
yard during the absence Of Colonel
Forney, is very i'll at the Atlantic
Hotel.
Lieutenant Willoughby Wake, Of
this city, and Lieutenant Edward E.
Gsyles, of Portsmouth, United States
army, have been ordered to duty at
Fort Monroe.
Miss Belle Pearson, charming
young lady Of Washington, ID. c., who
has been visiting the Misses Cassell, on
High street, Portsmouth, for month,
has returned home.
Mr. James W. Balm, former citi-
zen Of Portsmouth, but now postmas-
Ter Of Fort Meyer, Florida, was mar
risd to Miss Fannie Kellsm, Of that
place, on Thursday.
Mr. Z. Mahoney, of the firm OF j. d
L. Mshoney, is dangerously ill with
pneumonia. lie was brought home sick
from the mountains on Wednesday, and
his family followed to-day.
Rev. T. G. Jones, D. d., pastor of
Cumberland. Street Baptist church, left
Thursday for Saratoga, accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Fannie Jones,
who will attend course Of sixteen lee
lures at Glenn Falls, N. Y.
Petersburg.
Miss Bette o. Sweeney is visiting
friends in Williamsburg.
Marion Med. Prichard is spending
the summer in Marion, Va.
Mr.. George Brown and wife left this
week on trip to Now York.
Mrs. N. b. Prichard is spending the
month 1t the Yellow Sulphur.
Mr.. John E. Lemoine, of West Point,
is visiting Petersburg this week.
Mrs. Mamie Lightfoot is spending
the season ct the White Sulphur.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Wyche are visit
ing friends at Orange Courthouse.
Mrs. j. A. White has returned home,
after a pleasant visit to Cape May.
Miss Kate johnson is spending the
month with friends at Prospect, Va.
Mr.. J. Thweett Townes, Of Chicago,
is visiting relatives and friends here.
Miss Katie Peasants is visiting Miss
Carrie S. Kello in Southampton county.
Miss Ida Plummer is in Warrenton,
y. c., tie guest of Miss Rosa AIRING
ton.
Miss Lucy Stone went up to Roanoke
on Thursday, to be absent for some
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas III. Gillian are
enjoying the fresh air Of Nottoway
county.
Mrs. Charles Lunsford is visiting her
father, Hon. Taylor Berry, in Amherst
county.
TheM Misses Mamie and Janet S.rachan
are visiting friends in Southampton
county.
Miss Lula Slower, Of Richmond, is
the guest of Mrs. Emma Lee, Market
street.
Mr.. Alex. Wilson and wife left on
Thursday to spend q few days at Old
Point.
Miss Emma Lynch has returned to
her home after en- extended stay in the
country.
Mrs. W. T. Plummer and Miss Mary
Plummer are visitors at the Yellow
Sulphur.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Harrison have
gone to Chatsuqua, N. Y, for a brief
recreation.
Misses Mamie and Elva May are
spending few days with friends near
Disputanta.
Miss Otelia Malone Johnston has re-