Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-09
Personals aud Briefs.

to the city.
One small suit was instituted in the
City Circuit Court yesterday.
Miss Alice Lybarger, of Chesterfield
county, is visiting Miss Sallie Thomas,
No. 2Sll east Clay street.
Mr.. J. Thompson Brown, who arrived
in New York on Saturday from Liver
pool, is expected home to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson, of Isle of
Wight county, are visiting at Mrs. l.. j.
Alleys, No. 2s15 east Grace street.
Valentines Exhibition Gallery will be
open oday from 10 A. NJ. to 2 p. N.
and tonight from 1880 to 10 O'Clock.
Professor II. J. Williamson has in
vented 1.-The Rapid Writing Grip PEN
Holder" which is a very unique contri-
vance.
Miss Sallie Puryear, of 1913 west
Franklin street, has returned to the city
after a pleasant visit to relatives in
Scottsville.
William L. Goack and Chris. ". Sell
ner, OF Washington, ID. c., are spending
a weeks vacation with Mrs. A. G. Berg.
heimer, of 4l5 west Man street.
Mr.. f. II. Hill, Past Grand Master OF
the Grand Lodge of Masons of Virginia.
and now Grand Lecturer, is stopping at
the European House. on Ninth street.
Mr.. A. Petri, confectioner, at No. $40
east Main street-an Italian by birth
and prosperous and worthy citizen
died Sunday morning OF consumption.
Captain Henry NJ. Boykin, Of Com
pany f, has withdrawn his resignation,
rendered not long since, and is working
zealously to build up the ranks of his
company.
Miss GraceD Cooke, of Fluvanna, who
has been stopping with Miss Bessie Pow
ell at the American since Friday, left
yesterday afternoon for Amelia county,
where she will teach this session.
J. ID. Walker, of Baltimore, is at the
Exchange Hotel, and will probably re-
main in the city four or five weeks. He
will be Joined in the course OF ten days
by his cousin. Sir Robert Walker, Bart,
and Baron Won Hugel.
DR.. Christopher Tompkins. ono of the
physicians attending Mr.. John Timber
lake, the gentleman who was seriously
injured in tho accident on the electric
line Saturday morning, last night re-
ported ithe condition Of his patient as
very favorable, and says he Is improving
slowly.
Mr.. George Childrey, justice of the
peace in Jefferson Ward, who while
walking along the street on Friday last
was accidentally tripped by a small boy
running past him and in falling broke
his collar-bone, is on duty again. This
is the thIrty-fourth fracture of bones in
the Justices body.
Dick. johnson and Werter Booker, two
negro sailors on board the schooner
John Irvine, now lying in the dock, were
sent on 10 the grand jury yesterday
morning by Police-Justice Crutchtield
10 answer the charge of breaking and en-
tering in the night time the schooner
and stealing two bags OF oats.
The State Convention OF the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union Of Virginia
will hold its annual sessions in Char
lottesyille, commencing at 10 o'clock to-
day. Mrs William II. PleHsants, presi-
dent, and a number of delegates from
this city left on the Charlottesville ac-
commodahon train at o'clock yester-
day afternoon, over the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad.
DIR. Hoge attended in Petersburg the
funeral OF Mrs. A. G. Mcllwaine. His
remarks on the occasion are said by the
nder-Appeat to have been "exeeed-
ingly appropriate and eloquent" }" The
following grandsons and grandsons-in-
law Of the venerable deceased acted as her
palI-bearers 4. G. NJ Martin, Joseph
ID. Cooper, b. b. Vaughan, DR.. r. A.
Martin, w. b. Mcllwaine, DIR. II. d.
McIlwaine, f. Schwenck, and W. NJ.
Martin.
Mr. John G.. Scott returned home
Sunday, after three months absenee
in Europe. Mr. Scott, as viii be re-
membered. was one of the delegates
from Virginia to the Worlds Conference
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, held some time since in Stockholm.
lie visited many points OF interest while
abroad, and altogether had most de-
hghtful trip. He came over in the
steamship Chicago, which reached New
LI~N.