Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-27
Personals and Briefs.

Mr.. Sol. Wise was paralyzed on Sun
day.
Rain fell nearly all day Sunday and
yesterday.
Company F will meet tonight for the
election Of lieutenant.
The Hastings Court Yesterday ad-
iourned for the term.
There will be a meeting of the City
Democratic Committee tonight.
Some changes in the Richmond and
Allegheny railroad schedule 80 into ef-
feet tomorrow.
Captain Cunningham Hall, Of Com
pany c, has rendered bis resignation to
Governor Lee, and it has been accepted.
Mr.. John Preston Goss, clerk in the
Auditors Office, left here yesterday eve
ming for his home, in Albemarle, to stay a
week.
Colonel John Bell Bigger, clerk of
the House of Delegates, is detained at
his home, in the cOuntyof SpotsyIyania,
by sickness.
City-Collector Aylett r. Woodson is
again extremely i'll, but last night his
physician thought that there was slight
improvement.
In consequence Of the fact that Rev.
Mr.. Pitt is quite unwell, the ordinance
of baptism will not be administered at
the First Baptist church tonight.
In the Hastings Court yesterday
Fleming Bayne, who had been convicted
Of felonious assault, was sentenced to
two years confinement in the peniten-
tiary.
The Committee on Grounds and
Buildings last night agreed to allow A.
Krouse for S25 month the privilege OF
renting out the boats at the New Reser-
yoir Park.
Sergeant James H. Gibbs, who has
been a member of the Richmond Grays
for seventeen years, was elected at the
last meeting of the company junior
second lieutenant.
A meeting OF Richmond Lodge, Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, was held
last night in Belyidere Hall. Captain
Frank Cunningham and Hon. Henry l..
Carter were present and sang for the
amusement of those present.
Mr.. w. Fletcher Richardson and wife
celebrated their silver wedding Saturday
evening at home, 4l0 north Tenth street.
A largo number OF friends were present
to wish the couple many more years of
happy life. Several handsome presents
were received.
Mr.. Peter O'Sullivan, an Irishman by
birth, and for some time in business on
lower Main street, died last night. He
had been a residentof Richmond twenty
years, and was well known and highly
respected here. His funeral will take
place. from st. Patrick's church to-mor-
row at 10 A. NJ.
The Rev. L. B. Turnbull, of Loudoun
county, will preach in the Fourth Pres
byterian church, on west Grace street.
beginning tonight at o'clock, and
continuing on Wednesday, Thursday,
and Friday nights at the same hour.
Services will also be held Friday eve
ming at 4I o'clock.
The Hovitzers last night sent COM
munication to the Grounds and Build
ings Committee asking permission TO
put electric lights in the Regimental
Armory on the occasion of their fair
next month. The committee agreed to
allow the privilege on condition that tho
lights be put in in accordance with the
rules of the Board of Underwriters
At the regular monthly meeting of
Richmond Commandery, No. 2, knights
Templars, at st. Abans Hall tonight
number of the friends of Eminent Com
mander George A. Ainslie will present
the Commandery with an admirable life
size crayon portrait of that distinguished
Mason. The portrait is the work of Mr..
s. L. Shuman, the Alexandria artist,
who lately made bis home amongst us.
Death OF Er. W. G.. cambridge.
Mr. W. G. cambridge, who was for
many years a prominent grocery mer-
chant, doing business on Broad street
between Eighth and Ninth. died at 10
A. NJ. Yesterday at Providence, Caroline
county, in the sixty-eighth year of his
age. His funeral will take place from
the First Baptist church tomorrow at
ii 80 A. M.
Mr.. cambridge was for nearly fifty
years connected with the business inte-
rests of this CITY. Once his firm vas