Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-30
personals and Brsefs.

business and pleasure trip NORTH.
Mr.. Alexander Fl. Hamilton. OF Pc
tersburg, was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. NJ. L. Watson and daughter
Mollie have gone to Norfolk to visit
friends.
Mr.. Miles G. Morton, OF New York,
formerly of this city, is visiting Mr.. Lee
Lorraine.
Miss Mary Epps, of Howsrd's Grove,
has returned from visit to friends at
Gordonsyille.
DR.. William F. Farrar has returned to
the city, after pleasant visit to Niagara
and the Lakes.
The depredations OF fower-thieves in
the West End not only continue, but
seem to increase.
The wife of Rev. J. Powell Garland,
ID, d., presiding elder OF this. district,
continues quite sick.
Miss Adelaide Boudar, of north Sc
venth street, is summering in Powhatan
county, Va, with friends.
The Board OF Health are considering
the matter of having census of the
city taken at an early day.
Iardella's Band plays at the New
reservoir in the Electric railway pavilion
this afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. A. G. White left yesterday for
the mountains Of Virginia, and will re-
main until September 18th.
II is stated that Hon. Fl. r. Pollard,
of King and Queen, has decided to take
up his residence in this city.
A meeting OF Marshell- Ward Demo
cratic Club will be held Friday night on
Broad street near Twenty-ffth.
Major +. T. D. Myers has returned
FROM Europe, and was warmly greeted by
his friends on the streets yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McBain, OF 410
west Main street, who are on q tour in
Canada, will return in few weeks.
Miss Lena Mahoney has left to visit
friends and relatives at Old Point. Nor
folk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach.
Mr.. Beverley B. Muniord, who has
been spending his summer vacation at
the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs,
has returned to the city.
Officer John L. Hall was the first wit
ness to kiss the new gilt-edged Bible
presented to the Police Court by ex-
Justice ID. 9. Richardson.
Captain William Voolfolk, OF the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac railroad, has returned from an ex-
tended trip to the mountains.
Rev. J. b. Hutson, pastor of the Pine
Street Baptist church, is expected to re-
turn this week from Goochlsnd, where
he has been spending his vacation.
Mr.. J. d. X. Sleight left the city last
evening for needed vacation, which he
will spend near the seaside, at Sag Har-
Dor and East Hampton, on Long Island
Captain James NJ. Tyler, who has
been living at Dawson's, in the upper
part of Hanover, for many years, will
move his family back to Richmond in
October.
Mr.. Robert G. Meade, formerly OF this
city, but who has been living at Atcbi.
son, Kan, about ten years, has returned
to Richmond to make this place his fu-
ture home.
Dir. Aubrey N. Bowers, OF Hanover
Courthouse, who has been in town for
some time past. has left for the Blue
Ridge, in the United States internal
revenue service.
When the Hastings Court meets Sep
tember 2Uth it will have large docket,
embracing two murder cases continued
from the last term and great number oi
other felony cases.
Aurora Lodge, No. 116, Independent
Order OF Odd-Fellows, will organize a
DeQree Team at It's meeting tonight in
Elletts Hall. Mr. ". II. Bailey, of Pa
cifc Lodge, Baltimore, Nd, will be the
instructor. A pleasant time for oil who
attend.
The city ambulance was called to the
Tredegsr Iron-Works yesterday after
noon about o'clock to one OF the
colored operatives. who had his lip cut
by crank striking him in the mouth.
The cash was sewed up and he was left
with his friends.
Work on the Eighth Street tunnelseema
TO be at standstill as far as excavation
is concerned. The shaft on Eighth be-
tween Marshall and Brood has been sunk
about forty feet. Yesterday the work
men were putting in pump at the
shaft and some other woodwork was be-
ing done.
At the meeting Tuesday night OF Rich
mond Commandery, No. 2, the fraters
were shown gold jewel Masonic CON-
| bination), Maltese cross pattern, which
had come into the possession Of Sergeant
Tomlinson, OF the police, who was
anxious to restore it 10 its owner. No
body at the meeting had lost such Mys-
tic emblem, so the jewel was not claimed.
The keystone only bore the initials OF
the owner as follows: II. I. W. s. s. T..
ks.
Two passenger conductors were dis
charged few days since on the Rich
mond and Danville railroad (Atlante
and Charlotte division) for indulging
too freely in intoxicating drinks. 1t is
said that the company has issued orders
to the effect that any employee on that
road using liquor TO the extent to con-
| fict with his business in any way shall
be treated likewise. A great many of
the men are now advocating temperance
and local option.
The gypsy camp near the Exposition
Building is frequently visited by the
more or less superstitious class of peo-
pie who believe in fortune telling. The
females have that branch OF business in
charge, while the males are always
anxious to meet fellow who wants to
swap horses or buy some OF their steeds
The total number of men. women. and
children are fourteen, and all of which
are children and grandchildren Of the
two old ones, who seem to be the princi'
pal parties.
| When crossing Main street q shori
distance above Twelfth yesterday morn.
ing Mrs. Matthew r. Maury, widow ol
the famous navigator, fell over an un
placed electric railway pole which bad
been allowed To remain on the street