Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-07
Personals and Briefs.

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duty until Monday.
The Henrico Circuit Court will probably
adjourn for the term to-day.
Messrs. Walter c. Mercer and Ashby T.
Ragland will leave this afternoon for New
York.
Miss Cora Everett left the city Thursday to
spend the summer at Lexington and Natural
Bridge.
Mr.. Charles f. Brown left yesterday after
noon for New York and the cities on the
Hudson.
Colonel John Bell Bigger, Clerk Of the
House OF Delegates and Keeper OF the Rolls,
is in the city.
Rev. j. Calvin Stewart, of the Fourth
PRESBYTERIAN church, will preach at the Re-
treat for the Sick Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock.
The officers OF Damon Lodge, No. 7,
Knights OF Pythias, will be publicly installed
tonight at Corcoran Hall by ID. d. q. c. i.
T. McCabe, grand chancellor.
Judge Atkins's charge TO the jury in the
Baughman boycott case was recently quoted
I'm an Irish law journal, and commented
upon as an exact and able presentation Of
the law.
The superntendent's report for the month
OF June OF the Exchange for Woman's Work
shows an increase over June, 1880, oil
Sl131O. The amount OF sales for June was
S3j9.22.
DR.. William D. Thomas, with his two
daughters and Professor Harris. sailed from
Norfolk yesterday evening for Boston. They
expect to return by the same route in the
course OF a week or ten days.
In size, costllness, architectural preten-
slOns, and spaciousuess OF site the residence
OF Major Lewis Ginter now going up az the
southwest corner OF Shafer and Franklin
streets IA going to be one OF the wonders OF
Richmond.
The James-Ryer Improvement Committee
IL formed in part OF members OF the City
Council and in part OF members Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce. The former have been
appointed; the latter will be elected by the
Chamber next Thursday.
There Is an unmistakable public demand
that the New-Reservoir Park shall be better
policed and that the rank weeds and ugly
underground shall he cleared out. The me-
cessary expenditure will not be large. Let
the money DC NOtfu duU luc WOlh uOuC DC'
fore the summer Is over.
Miss Emma Juch, the talented soprano,
who made such favorable impression when
she appeared here last winter. has sent to
the Mozart Association a beautiful photo
graph-album suitably inscribed. Suitable
resolutions have been passed by the sssocia-
ton, and the secretary will acknowledge the
gift.
The funeral OF Augustus Riley, the color
ed man who was killed Wednesday night by
Hezekiah Saunders, took place at IL O'Clock
Yesterday morning from his late residence,
No. Ii north Twenty-frst street, and was
largely attended. Rev. 4. Harris officiated,
and the remains were Inferred in Ham ceme-
terry.
1t looks badly TO see pieces OF newspaper,
old advertising sheets, wrapping-paper, &C..
scattered over the Capitol Square TO clean
which an unlimited supply Of labor can be
obtained), and Msior Gaines. who is doing
SO much to restore the place to something
like its old-time beauty, will no doubt see
that the fault Is remedied.
The following petit jury has been drawn
for the July term OF the HenricO County
Court, which meets Monday: w. Z. Hutchi.
son, II. II. Porteing, j. C. Schermerhorn,
JEFF. Brown, +. A. Brannan, e. A. BOwles,
c. b. Cottren, J. j. Bruner, A. Jackson, w.
H.. Cornell, James Jonathan, Jacob Foetig,
John yoegler, William Temple, and j.. SIM
gleton.
Professor Harris, chairman Of the Faculty
of Richmond College, thinks his roomy resi-
denee and the cool, shady grounds OF the
college promise more comfort than he could
hope to find away from home this summer.
lie has been busy closing up the work OF the
past session, Is now OF for a week on the
ocean, and at its expiration hopes to be In
vigorated for work in making preparations
for next session.