Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-18
Personal. aud Briefs.

Mr.. f. Fountsine De Witt has return
cd from the North.
Mrs. E. G. McGlone, OF Richmond, is
spending few weeks at Goshen.
Mr.. virginius Hall is on visit to his
brother, Professor /. Leslie Hall, of this
city.
Colonel Joseph Rufin and wife, of
Charleston, w. Va, are at Murphys
Hotel.
DR.. w. +. Mercer has been elected
assistant surgeon of the First Virginia
regiment.
Edgar Allan, Esq, arrived in the city
on late train yesterday evening from
northern trip.
Hon. John L. Hurt, of Pittsylvanis.
President pro tam. Of the Senate, was III
the city yesterday.
Mr.. William Rueaer and wife and
family are expected back from Germany
on the Goth instant.
W. W. Davis, Esq, general agent OF
the Associated Lines, with headquarters
IN FLORIDA, Is In the city.
Iardella's band will play from the
boulevard band-stsnd at the New reser-
yoir tonight from 8 till 10 o'clock.
Judge Samuel b. Witt Will leave to-
day for Marshall. Fauquier county,
where his family are spending the sum
mer.
DIR. r. +. Burlington and daughter, OF
Memphis, Tenn, are here visiting their
relative, Mrs. j. A. Walker, on Church
Hill.
Mr.. J. A. G. Williamson. for many
years a resident of Richmond, now
revenue official at Richmond, Ky.. is in
the city.
Mr.. T.. 7. W. Marye left the city yes
terdsy morning on a trip to West Vir-
ginia and Maryland to be absent two or
three weeks.
Mr.. W. !. Francis, cashier of the
Hygeia Hotel, Old Point, returned home
yesterday after couple days visit to.
friends in Richmond.
DIR. G. L. Gordon, of Salem, who is
in the city visiting relatives, will preach
at the Grace-Street Presbyterian church
tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
The electric lights were rather uncer-
tain last night. Between IL and II
o'clock they went out entirely twice, and
remained so for minute or more each
time.
Rev. John S. Watkins, d. d., OF Ra-
leigh, n. g., on his way home from Eu-
rope. is the guest OF Mr.. Il. L. Brooke,
and will preach tomorrow morning at
the First Presbyterian church.
The James C. Smith Ice Company
have contributed 1000 pounds of Ice for
the poor of the city, to be delivered as
wanted. This is in response to an APP
peal for ice to be distributed through
charitable organization formed for that
purpose.
The Richmond Howitzers will have
moonlight sociable next Thursday night,
the 24th instant, on the steamer Ariel
The boat leaves her wharf promptly at
7:30 o'clock. Committee Lieutenant
Charles G.. Bosher, Corporals h. T. Cole
and J. w. East.
Miss Blanche Frayser, of upper Hen
rico county, left the city several days ago
for Baltimore. where she is visiting rela
tiyes. While there she expects to finish
her course in vocal and instrumental
music, and probably, Will reside in Balti-
more permanently.
Mr.. John f. Reovs, OF the Washing
ton Post, was in the city yesterday. Mr.
Reavis has been travelling through Vir-
ginia securing correspondents for the
Post, which has recently passed into
new hands and is now being published
as an independent journal.
The Henrico County Court was not in
session Yesterday, but viii be to-day,
when the question of granting a new
trial in the case of John Booker, who
was convicted OF house breaking, will be
decided. The jury fixed Booker's pun
ishment at five years in the penrtentiary.
Several gentlemen are going to Alex
sndria to-day to form branch OF the
Catholic Knights of America, among
them Mr.. A. l.. Masurier, State Council
treasurer, and Juan A. Pizzini, State
Council secretary. Mr.. j. q. Carroll,
State Council president, will also be
there.
Mr.. H. A. McCurdy, late Of this city,
but more recently of the firm of McMu-
ran & McCurdy, Of st. Paul, Mimi, find
ing that the climate there is not condu-
Give to his health, has returned to
this city, and will probably re-engsge in