Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-15
Personals and Briefs.

FtFsoOaas anu DFtcius
Mr.. George Bryan has gone 10 Old Point
and Cobb's Island for weeks fishing.
Mayor w. c. Darlington Is soon to be
taken to the asylum at Marion, Va, for
treatment.
Miss Willie Y. Tucker, OF Diston, Din
widdie, Is visiting Miss Mamie Pegram, OF
119 south Cherry street.
One OF the electric cars. while going down
grade on Reservoir street Wednesday sftsr-
noon, ran over COW and broke her leg.
The fourth nustcd, OF the Richmond
Conservatory oi Music will take place to-
nieht at the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Hall.
The case OF Mrs. Eliza A. Funk against J.
Thompson Brown X Go. has been dismissed
in the City Circuit Court on motion OF plain
tih7s counsel.
Wednesday afternoon while several small
| boys were playing at the corner OF Reservoir
and Cary streets one Of them named Farmer,
who was attempting difficult acrobatic feat,
fell and broke his arm.
Major w. r. Gaines, Superintendent OF
Public Grounds and Buildings, is improving
the appearance OF the Capitol Square very
much by having the walks graveled. pave
ments relaid, and the benches painted.
Following are candidates not heretofore
named: For Clerk OF the Second Market,
NJ. 5. Blount, c. +. Ingersoll, Benjamin +.
James. and James A. Moore; for Sergeaut-st-
Arms OF the Council, Charles +. Wade; fol-
Clerk OF the FIRST Market, n. b. Hill.
The North Carolina delegation to the Ma
tional Convention OF the Travellers Pro-
/ Auw
morning az 6 O'Clock, and will leave tonight
via the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad IN
company with the Virginia delegation at
G:25 O'Clock.
The following additional subscriptions TO
! the open air concert fund have been made,
making the total amount contributed Sis 80
+. A. Stumpf, sj cash. 81; r. Il. Cbsfiin
Co., s.; Richmond Ice Company "a. d.
Landerkin, manager), $40; J. l.. Hill Il Co.,
| 81 80; John A. Curtis, $40.
The incandescent lights Just put In the
Fourth Presbyterian church by the Rich
mond Electric-Light Company were tested
at the Wednesday evening service and
proved a great success. The church was
brilliantly lighted with q soft. steady, intense
white light. There was no heat This Is
the first church in the city furnished with
| incandescent lights.
Mr.. A. NJ. Goldsmith, president Of the
| North Carolina division OF the Travellers
| Protective Association, and lady, and Mr..
| ID. j.. Allen, secretary, are in the city en-
route to Minneapolis TO attend the National
Convention OF their association. Several
others will arrive this afternoon via the
Richmond and Danyille railroad, snd will
| leave here at 6:2j Z. NJ.
Professor Richard NJ. Smith, A. NJ, Ph. D.,
who fills the chair OF Greek and Oriental Lam
guages at Randolph h-Macon College, has been
! invited to take charge Of the Course OF In
struction i'm Greek at the Southern Chau-
tauqua Assembly, TO be held st Atlanta,
| Ga, this summer. This selection was made
upon the nomination OF Dr. Harper, OF Yale
University, New Haven.
The male employees Of the firm OF Allen &
Ginter yesterday morning called in a body
to take leave OF Msior Lewis Gnter. who
leaves this week for san Francisco, whence
| he will sail for Melbourne, Australia, where
he will attend the Worlds Exposition. One
OF the pleasant features OF the leaye-taking
was the appearance OF a chorus OF colorsd men
from the leai-tobacc) department Of the
Allen Il Ginter incorporated works who
sang several parting songs.