Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-24
psr.on.,. and Briefs.

Personals and Briefs.
Mr.. James B. Blanks, of Petersburg,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. W. Dellie Sutherland is on a busi-
ness and pleasure trip North.
Kessnich's band will play at the payi-
lion at the New reservoir tonight.
Curbing il being faid on the east side
Of Laurel street from Cary to Cumber-
land.
John f. Ragland and wife, after
brief visit to New York, have returned
homo.
Captain A. l.. Elicit, Jr., left yester-
day morning on business trip to Roa-
noke City.
: Captain f. Leslie Spence has returned
from business trip to Philadelphia and
/ New York.
Mrs. II. Fl. Jarvis has returned to the
city from a visit to Norfolk city and adj
llcent counties.
Mr. Charming VI. Smith, editor Of
Smiths Inder, Parkersburg, West Vir-
| Ginia, is in the city.
Mtss Emma Godsey, Of Fulton street,
has returned homo after pleasant visit
10 friends at West Point.
Mrs. Gasser, OF north Fifth street. and
daughter Josie have left for short visit
| 10 relatives in Newark, n. J.
Mr.. J. NJ. Taylor will leave the city
Tomorrow " for the Buffalo Lithi8 Springs,
vhere he will remain several weeks.
Mrs. Bette G.. Lockhard, daughter, and
son, of SGT north Second street. have
left the city to visit friends in Baltimore.
Mrs. Charles W. Green and family are
sojourning for the summer at the beauti
ful home Of Colonel Grayson TY Ter near
Buckland.
Mrs. Powell has scared the services
OF Mr.. Josh. L. Ogden, well-knowa
theatrical manager, as treasurer of the
Richmond Theatre.
Richmond Female Institute, between
Marshall and CLAY on Tenth street, is
being greatly improved by much-needed
repairs and painting.
Mrs Cary, OF Baltimore, and several
Richmond friends were entertained at
the Male Orphan Asylum Wednesday
evening by Mrs. Gill.
Dr. W. G. Num-, deputy collector Of
customs at the port OF West Point, was
in the city yesterday on business in con-
nection with that branch.
Miss Lizzie VI. Davis, of No. COS Arch
street. has left the city to visit friends in
Bedford and Rockbridge counties. She
will be absent a month.
Dr. @. Smith left the city Tuesday
evening TO attend the meeting Of the
Virginia Dental Association at Staunton.
He will be absent from the city about ten
days.
The recent rains have given the streets
OF She city good washing, and'at many
places they have been so badly washed
as to need the attention of the Street
Committee.
Mr. j. B. Newell's shoe-shop, at No. 1C9
south Laurel street, was entered Wednes-
day night by some one who had false
key, and three pair of shoes, ell the same
size, we're stolen.
The city ambulance was called to the
corner Of Twenty first street and the
dock yesterday afternoon to Albert
Jo1es. Who Ind an epileptic fit. He was
relieved and LETT there.
Romeo Rowe, a colore1 man about
forty-fve years old. residing at No. II
west Jackson street, died suddenly Wed
nesday night about II o'clock with
hemorrhage OF the lungs.
Mrs. George II. Wiltshire and little
daughter Ellen, who have been visiting
friends IN King William county, return
ed TO the city yesterday accompanied by
Mrs. Lemunyon, Of Lester Manor, who
will spend some time with them.
The earnings of Richmond and Peters
burg Railroad Company for July, 1888,
were 323, 6S232 expenses, $li, ,0i6.l6 !;
and the earnings of the Petersburg Rail-
road Company for same month were
$50, 1920 expenses, S23,8b.U.
Mr.. John W. Ennis and Miss Mary Vic
toria, daughter of Mr.. David H. Gaines,
were married at Christ Episcopal church
Wednesday afternoon, and after brief
reception left on the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway on their wedding trip.
Mr.. Paul Edwards, of Baltimore coun-
ty, Maryland, is visiting his brothers,
Messrs. r. c. and joseph l.. Edwards,
of this city, and will leave this afternoon
for Lanesyille, King William county, to
visit his father. Dr. Lemuel Edwards.
Mrs. j. r. Teasdale, of the American
Hotel, left yesterday morning ria the
Richmond, fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad for Washington to visit friends.
From there she will 90 TO Boston and
thence TO Halifax, n. s., to visit her
parents. She will he absent two months.
Colonel Randolph Harrison, of Cum
beriand, was in the city yesterday and
left last night in company with Colonel
Randolph Peyton and many others for
Lynchburg, where the stockholders and
corporators of the James-River Valley
immigration Society will hold meeting
to-day.
Eddie Glenn, late of the Southern
League, is now with the Boston Base
Ball Club. He played his first game
with that organization in Philadelphia
Wednesday and made good showing.
In addition TO Glenn the Bostons have
Johnston, Nash, and Tate, all Richmond
! players.
A large number OF persons called at
the Democratic headquarters yesterday
aud most of them wanted "tariff talk, +"
which was furnished. Voters should
read the speeches of Mills, Wilson,
McMillin, Bynum, Breckinridge, and
others on this subject. They can be
gotten by calling at headquarters, lll2
east Main street.
Wednesday afternoon Judge Edmund
Waddill presented to Judge Minor the
bill of exceptions in the case OF Booker,
who was convicted of ouse-breaking and
sentenced TO the penitentiary for five
years. The bill was remanded for amend
ment in some particulars, and will be
presented again next Saturday, to which
time the court has adjourned.
During the past few days Messrs. II.
7. Ezekiel, Cox & Burton have shipped
for the Exposition management over
80, 600 sheets of handsome Autographed
,ncctaru Naarlxy ono half ~ this m altar