Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-06
Personals aud Briefs.

The wife of Mr.. Edward II. Fisher is
quite i'll.
There will be battalion drill at the
armory tomorrow night.
Major b. F. Eakle, superintendent Of
the White Sulphur Springs, is In the
city.
Messrs. Allison & Addison yesterday
presented the Soldiers Home fifty shade
trees.
The monthly meeting OF the Board OF
Directors of the Chamber OF Commerce
will be held Thursday evening.
Mr.. John Beattie has been appointed
assistant foreman under Foreman Meth
erwood) on the City Hall stonc-work.
Mr.. Lawrence Myers, of New York,
one of the receivers OF the RlchmoEd
and Allegheny railroad, is III the city.
The rite Of confirmation was admins.
tered at st. Johns church Sunday night
by Bishop Randolph. There wereabout
twenty candidates.
Councilman A. Fl. kaufman has gone
to Alexandria to attend the session OF the
Grand Lodge of Knights of Honor as
representative of Virginia, No. 56S.
At a meeting of Company +, First
regiment Virginia volunteers, held last
night Lieutenant Jacob was elected cap
ain rice Captain Phillips, elected major.
Coroner Taylor was yesterday called
upon to view the body of Charity John
son (colored). aged sixty-iye, who died
very suddenly at No. 1l2 west Duval
street. The cause of death was probably
congestion of the lunge.
A small fire occurred at a quarter past
6 o'clock yesterday afternoon at go
Broad street, in the basement OF the
house, which Is being reconstructed. The
workmen, it is supposed, left fire there.
No alarm was rung, but Steamer No. :
put out the flames.
Governor Lee yesterday appointed
Messrs. n. s. Turnbull, Of Brunswick
county DR.. John W. Lawson, OF Isle Of
Wight Joseph NJ. Barton, of Frederick
and Patrick hagan, of Scott, members o.
the Board of Visitors to the Virgins
Agricultural and Mechanical College.
At the meeting of the Board of Police
Commissioners yesterday evening an adj
verse decision was given on the applica
ton of Captain Charles H. Epps to b'
allowed TO become a candidate for Clty
Sergeant without resigning his office OF
the force. This is the standing rule o
the board.
Monumental church choir has beer
reoreanized and the music will hereafter
be rendered by the following quartette
assisted by chorus Miss Hattie Blank
enship, soprano; Miss Zell Minor, con
tralto; Mr.. Conway Gordon, tenor Mr.
w. Cabell Trneman, basso; Mr.. ii. !
Solomons, organist.
The Philologian Society of Richmon'
College will hold its annual public dc
bate in the college chapel Friday, Marcl
16 1883, at s =. NJ. You are cordial.
invited. Debaters Affirmative, c. r
Cruikshanks, OF West Virginia, and O
1. Martin, of Virginia ; negative, w. A
Bornm. of Virginia, and j. ID. Martin, o
Virginia.
Humphrey II. Osborne, a venerabl
colored man. for tifty-seven years mem
her of the First African church, deacol
for forty-seven years, and sexton TO
tbirty.eisht years, died on Thursday an
was buried from the First African churc
sunday at $50 p. NJ. The house wa
packed. The pastor, Rev. j. II. Holmes
preached from l. Thessalonians, Ala
deceased was tho president OF two mis-
sionary societies connected with tn
church for many years.
Friday evening Mr.. r. Maynard,
prominent brick manufacturer OF thi
CITY. while attending TO his stock in hi
barnvard, at his country place on til
Broad Street road, in Henrico county
was attacked by Jersey bull, thrown I
the ground, and gored about the head
Aside from soreness occasioned by bein
tossed some distance Mr.. Maynard's IL
iuries are slight. At one time Mr. May
nard was held between the horns an
tightly pressed against house. His e'
cane from instant death was little les
than miraculous.