Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-27
Personals and Rrren.


Save per cent. by paying your city taxes
this week.
The Henrico County Court has adjourned
for the term.
Superintendent Moses, OF the penitentiary,
was very unwell yesterday.
Colonel John W. Wolff, Of the Fredercks.
burg Free Lance, was in the city yesterday.
The Misses Diggs. OF Chester, passed
through the city yesterday on their way TO
Brooklyn.
Ex.Delegate Leftwich, OF Campbell county,
and Mr.. John d. O'Dell, OF New Kent, were
in the city yesterday.
Colonel Thomas j. Evans, who has been
seriously liz was out on the street yesterday
looking much better than his friends expect
ed to find him.
Misses Sarah aud Lizzie Davis, Of 206
south Belyidere street, left Yesterday 70
spend the summer with their friends in War
rem county, Penn.
The city ambulance was called to the Kin
ney Tobacco. Works yesterday morning
about O'Clock to cooTed woman who was
taken with an epileptIc tit. She was taken to
the city hospital.
About 1880 O'Clock yesterday morning
thieves attempted 10 break INTO the dwelling
bouse OF MIR. Churchill Doggett, near the
corner OF Eighth and Leigh streets, but they
were frightened oil before e1ecting an en-
trance.
The members-elect OF the Common Coun-
cil from Madison Ward have agreed upon
Mr. James Il. Ferrier as successor OF Mr..
L. b. Grymes, who has been nominated as
clerk to the new City Treasurer.
At the Main. Street Baptist church Rev. W.
J. Shipman preached on Sunday evening
last a sermon appropriate 10 the Festival OF
st. John the Baptist. The sermon Is highly
spoken OF by the brethren at whose request
it was preached.
Roger p. Atkinson, who represented Din.
widdie IN the Legislature OF Is65-'66, and
who was for a number OF years superInten.
dent OF public schools of his county, died
on Saturday, June 23d, at his home in Din
widdie. He was sixty.nine years old.
Messrs. Hutcheson & Johnson, Of this city,
who baye been awarded the contract for the
monument TO be placed over the grave OF
General George Z. Pickett in Hollywood, a
description OF which has been published,
agree 10 complete il by the lst OF October.
The price TO be paid is $1,000.
The excursion given to Msiden's Adveu-
ture on Monday by Pamunkey Tribe Of Red
Men fer the benefit of the widow and chill
dren OF Thomas Grafton, who was killed by
Joe Lucas, was n great financial success.
The Tribe, OF which deceased was a mem
Der, has undertaken to'raise the lien en- his
home.
Mfr. Thomas A. Gentry, OF the Richmond
and Danyille railroad, who has been In ST.
tendance upon the Master-Mechanics' Con-
yention OF North America, which met on the
10Th Of this month at Alexandria Bay, In the
Thousand islands, Is expected to reach the
city to-day. Mr.. George w. Ettinger, OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio road, has already re-
turned.
Mr.. w. Cabell Trueman, for two or three
years connected with the local department OF
this paper. has resigned aud become the edi-
tor and proprietor Of the Critic. the Monday
morning society paper, The Dispatch parts
with him with regret. His character, cour-
tesy, and capacity entitle him TO ths highest
respect and give assurance OF success and
usefulness IN journalism.