Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-04

Mr.. Il. II. Mech left yesterday to summer
at Goshen Bridge.
Mrs. Mamie McKenney is in Baltimore
visiting her parents.
Miss Mary Bull is visiting her friend Miss
Powers in Scottsyille.
Mr. L. T. PAUL has been elected organIst
OF Park-Place Methodist church.
Miss Virgie c. Cbiles. OF Louisa, is visit.
ing Mis- Hewitt, Of 500 east Clay street.
Mr.. X. b. Lee and family left yesterday
for the Augusta White sulphur Springs.
Miss Fannie Bull and her brother Willie
are visiting friends at "lngieside," Gooch-
land county.
Mr.. n. NJ. Wilson aud wife left yester.
day to spend the summer at the White sui
phur Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ellis Jones and son
Fairfax, after a soi0urn Of a week at Buck
roe" have returned home.
Before Mayor Elyson Yesterday Messrs.
John II. Redwood and Ii. +. Pusey quail.
fed as deputies OF the High Constable.
Mrs. William 5. Murray aud daughter. OF
Grace street, Church Hill, left yesterday for
tie mountains, where they Will spend the
summer.
Captain Frank W. Dawson, editor and
proprietor Gi the Charleston Mems and COu-
rier. is in the city, the guest OF Rev. DR..
Minnigerode.
Miss salie Bridges left the city Friday for
short visit to King William county, and
then to West Virginia, which place she Will
make her future home.
Tomorrow week there will be a meeting
OF sll the members OF the Chamber Of Com.
merce to elect members Of the James.Riyer
Improvement COMMITTEE.
In the City Circuit Court yesterday the
Jury In the case Of Puckett Us. Chewing d
Rose, being still unable TO agree upon
verdict, was discharged.
On Mondly night Captain John II. Red
wood, OF Steamer No. OF the Fire Depart
ment. was presented by his associates with
handsome silver trumpet.
Judge b. A. Hancock, who has been sick
for week or ten days past, was in the city
Yesterday. Judge Irving Is holding the
Chesterfield Circuit Court for him.
The way the street-csr companies handle
the crowds going and coming from the New
Reservoir tonight will be an example OF
what they will be able to do AZ the EXPOSE
ton.
Excellent progress is being made on the
penilentiary shoe.shops and the building
will now soon be completed. Meanwhile
the Davis Shoe Company are preparing to
put In their machinery aud resume work.
The City Engineer has just completed the
surveys for the new East-End school build
ing aud also forthe enlargement OF the hadi'
SON and Springfield school buildings. Work
on these structures will commence at once.
The first lot OF new wheat offered on
'Chanee this season was received yesterday
from Dir. ID. w. Lane, OF Amelia, and was OF
the Fultz variety, was graded "yery good,'
aud was sold to the Gsllego mills for ninety
cents bushel.
Major A. III. Drewry. OF Westover. was In
the city yesterday. He says that his crops OF
corn, hay, and oats are very fine indeed, AM
that he thinks bis wheat will yield well, but
that that Is a thing he never counts en- until
the threshing is done.
A valuable horse was found dead at the
stables OF Watkins 4 Justis Monday morning,
and 1t is supposed that the animal in attempt.
Ing to lie down the night before got Its head
hung In some way and choked TO death.
When found the horse was standing as II
alive.
Rev. A. j. Bowers, who has been supply
Ing the pulpit OF the English Luihwan
church for some time, has left for his home,
In Roanoke county, aud Rev. J. 3. Moser,
the pastor-elect, will III the pulpit next Sun.
day, though his regular pastoral relations
will not begin for some time yet.