Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-01
PERSONAL AND BRIEF
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST TO cIrI-
ZEHs AND STRANGERS.
Where Our Friends Are or Where They
Have Bsen-Mueh Information
in Little Space.


from his summer trip North.
One small suit was instituted in the
City Circuit Court yesterday.
Major Baker p. Lee, of Newport
News, was in the city yesterday.
Rev. T. s. Moses will soon assume
pastoral charge OF the First English Luz
theran church.
Mr.. G.. W. Clark left yesterday eve
ming for a two weeks visit to New York
and Long Branch.
Mrs. J. b. Vaughan and her daughter,
Mrs. W. Il. Ledford, have returned from
trip to the country.
The old dummy on the reservoir e1-
tension of the City railway is being re-
paired and the new one is in use.
The unsightly buildings in front OF the
Electric Car Company's pavilion at the
New reservoir have been torn down.
It is announced that Mr.. James @.
Smith will run as an Independent candi-
date for Congress from this district.
Rev. J. r. Tillery and wife, of Charles
City, are visiting the latters father,
Major J. b. Vaughan, on Ross street.
Mrs. Leila Farinhalt, wife Of Colonel
b. L. Farinhalt, of Baltimore, is visiting
Mrs. C. W. Lumpkin, of Manchester
Mrs. Warren l.. Caldwell, of High
land county, is visiting her mother,
Mrs I. j. Cowman, lOl4 east Clay
street.
Don't forget the meeting OF the Solid
Democratic Club OF Monroe Ward to be
held tonight at No. 30 south Second
street.
Mr.. James B. Martin, of West Point,
passed through the city yesterday on his
way to Orange county to spend several
weeks.
DIR. r. +. Burlington and daughter, OF
Memphis, who have been visiting rela-
tives here, leave to-day for the Virginia
Springs.
Mr.. Henry Gunst in attempting to
stop runaway horse Thursday evening
was knocked down and painfully though
not seriously hurt
The memorable earthquake shock,
with its attendant excitement, occurred
on the night of August 81, lSS6-two
years ago last night.
Mr.. P. II. Adams, of West Point,
general claim agent Of the Richmond
and Danville railroad, was in the city
Yesterday with his family.
Among the lawyers now at the White
are Major G.. S. Stringfellow and Messrs.
Lesh L. Page, Meade Haskins, John
Dunlop, and W. a. Maury.
Mr.. Charles f. Thomas, general secre-
tary Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, is in Gloucester county, but will
be at home early in September.
By typographical error it was made
TO appear yesterday that the grand
Democretic demonstration would occur
on the Ath of October. whereas it should
have been October oath.
The Outing Club of the Young Mems
Christian Association will 60 to Mr..
Howard Swiueford's farm, in Chester
field, this afternoon, the bus to leave
association hall at 3 o'clock.
The following northern visitors are at
Ford's: J. i. Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio (;
F. J. Lowry, Brooklyn; S. +. Hardy,
Philadelphia j. Il. n. Graham, vii
mincton, y. G. r.. II. Palmer. New
York, aud II. r. Brown, lronton, Ohio.
About 9 o'clock yesterday morning
Car No. 20 on the Union Passenger rail-
way gave out on Clay street between
Second and Third. 1t was showed down
by Car No. 3 to Fifth street and side
tracked. At Fifth street the passengers
were transferred.
Colonel Eccles Cuthbert, Richmond
correspondent and southern manager of
the New York Hcraid, who has been
accompanying the presidential party on
their fishing tour, returned to the city
last night and will leave to-day for the
White Sulphur to spend the remainder
OF his vacation.
The Minnesota Car Company has been
organized at Duluth, with the following
Richmond gentlemen as directors John
+. Il. Anderson, William L. Tanner, NJ.
b. Harrison (now citizen of DULUTH,
Joseph r. Anderson, aud +. I. Glasgow.
Colonel Tanner will have the personal
management OF the company.
Rev. DR.. W. W. Landrum has returned
from TaZewell Courthouse. He pro
nounces Tazewell county the fairest and
most productive in the State, and the
people old-time Virginians in hospitality.
Dr. Landrum laid the foundations OF q
Baptist church at Tazewell Courthouse.
He will hold reyiysl-meeting in King
William county next week, preaching
there on Sunday.
Mr.. w. Dellie Sutherland, who was
awarded the privilege of running park
carriages at the New reservoir, and who
has been North to investigate the man
aRement of like vehicles in other cities,
Yesterday received from New York a
handsome park carriage that will COM
fortably seat from twelve to sixteen per-
sons. This will be put on the park this
evening at o'clock.
DR.. ]. F. Latimer will preach at the
Fourth Presbyterian church Sunday
night at $50 o'clock. He has been
preaching in this church every Sunday
night during Mr.. Stewards absence, and
fine congregations have attended to en-
ioy the excellent sermons. Mr.. Stewart
is expected home during next week and
will occupy his pulpit on Sunday, Sep
tember 9th. morning and night.
A telegram received in this city yes
terday stated that DR.. Thomas G.. Co
wardin and family had arrived in New
York from London on the steamship
CITY of Rome. The Doctor is the son OF
Mr.. w. l.. Cowardin, of this city, and Is
now resident of London, where he has
been quite successful in his profession of
dentistry. He will visit Philadelphia,
the home Of his wife, and will come
thence to Richmond, and visit other parts
of the State.
Mr.. Burt serenaded.
Kessnich's Band upon their return
from the New reservoir last night sere-