Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-25
peraannIa nnd Rriefs.

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Personals nnd Briefs.
Judge William s. Gooch, OF Louisa.
was in the city yesterday.
Ex-senator John Callahan, OF Ports
mouth, is at the Exchange.
Mr. Franklin Stearns, Jr., Of Culpe-
per, wasin the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. William p. Lawton have
returned from the Natural Bridge.
Iardella's Band will render fine pro-
gramme at the New Reservoir tonight.
Mr.. J. Floyd Hu1ter left yesterday for
the Eastern Shore, where he will spend
several days.
Mr.. II. II. Claxton, Of Roanoke, gene
raj agent OF the Pocahontas coal-mines,
is In the city.
Miss Ida V. Null, Of Church Hill, is
visiting her uncle, Mr.. Null, OF Will
mington, Del.
NIr. A. w. Marable, OF West Point,
passed through the city yesterday on his
way to Norfolk.
Mr.. r. p. Barham, owner and editor
of the Petersburg Ender-AppeaI, was in
the city yesterday.
Mrs A. G. Stevenson and daughter,
lrma, are visiting their relatives at Old
Point and Hampton.
The Manchester Railway and Improve
ment Company's hands are now at work
on Marshall street above Tenth.
Rev. Robert G. Cave has returned to
/ the city, and will preach at Seventh
Street Christian church tomorrow.
Mr.. H. J. Winkus of Savannah. Ga,
is on visit to his home and old friends
of this city after an absence Of seven
years.
Rev. Mr.. Sturgis, OF Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church, having returned to the
Cay will occupy his pulpit Sunday morn
ing and night.
Major Charles McCann, of Baltimore,
is in the city and stopping at Hotel Muir
ply. His many friends here are always
glad to welcome him.
Alexander Jones (colored) was fined
/ $40 yesterday in the Police Court for
turning water on his premises without
having paid for the same.
Mrs. William ID. Rice and son, Drury
L. Rice, who are spending the month Of
August at Mi1boro', Va, will return
home about the 9th of September.
Almost every night the police report
finding the door OF come store or busi-
nesa-house open. Merchants should ex-
ercise greater care in this matter.
eneraI-Manager Burt, of the Electric
street railway, is in New York on bust
ness in connection with the extension Of
the line to the Exposition-Grounds.
The Solid-Shot Democratic Club of
Oregon Hill will meet for reorganiza-
tion tonight at O'Clock at Reid's place,
on Second street between Canal and
Byrd.
Mr.. Theodore Grady, of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio road, who has been very
sick at Newport News, has gone to spend
the remainder of the summer In the
mountains Of Virginia.
Lee Camp and the orphans will hold a
Joint service at the Male Orphan Asylum
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock. Rev. Mr..
Walker, temporary pastor OF the Second
Baptist church, will conduct the service.
The congregations Of the Second and
Fourth Presbyterian churches will wor
ship together again tomorrow at III A.
NJ. at Second church, and at 81 2. NJ. at
Fourth church. DIR. Latimer will preach
at both churches
Tne Council Committee on Finance
will meet in the Chancery- Court room
Monday evening at $50 o'clock and the
Committee on Grounds end Buildings
will meet at the same hour in the City
Engineers office.
The Swedish brig tAmor, 15S tons,
2. @. Brandtman, master, cleared yes
terday for Pelotas, Brazil, with cargo
of l.735 barrels of -four, valued at
S8,27s, shipped by the Gallego Mills
and Hsxall- -Crenshaw Company.
DIR. A. L. Wellfod. of this city, who
has been lying i'll of typhoid-feyer for
several weeks at st. Paul, MINI, is SO
far convalescent that it is hoped he may
be brought home next week. His bro
ther. b. Rand. Wellford, Esq, is with
him.
The work Of paving Fourteenth street
between Main and Cary with granite
spalls has been nearly completed, and
when this and the paving Of the side
walk is finished this important thorough
fare will be in better condition than ever
before.
A commission OF lunacy was held at
the Jail yesterday to inquire into the
mental condition of a colored man named
Charles Brown. The commission de-
cided Brown was of unsound mind, and
ordered that he be sent to the Central
Lunatic Asylum.
Captain John M. West, Petersburg
agent of the Old Dominion Steamship
Company, was in the city yesterday en-
route to Washington, ID. c.. to visit his
nephew, John L. West, mail agent, who
was seriously wounded about one month
since in the performance of duty at the
fall of the "Bi9 Nancy" trestie, on the
Virginia Midland RAILROAD.
The members of the Bay Club, OF Ian
casrse. Pa. whose arrival here Thursday
night was announced in the Dispatch,
spent yesterday morning riding on the
Electric Line and visiting the Capitol
Square, public packs. and other places,
and left at noon for Norfolk, from whence
they go to Annapolis on their homeward
journey. They were travelling on a
large tug fitted up for the occasion.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the ONCE OF the Supervising Architeet,
Treasury Department. Washington. ID.
c., until O'Clock p. NJ. on the 26th day
OF September for the labor and materials
required in the erection and completion