Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-26
Persnnnis nnd Rrtefa.

ReRhOnalS huu bTh'iH.
The swtchback near the New reservoir Is
nearly ready for use.
The Henrico County Court yesterday ad.
journed for the term.
Miss Lula Smith ia spending few days
with friends in Petersburg.
Captain John W. Taley, OF tb. Natural
Bridge Hotel, Is stopping at the Hotel Dod-
son.
Mrs. f. f. Ison, Of West Virginia, is visit
ing hea son, II. A. IsOn, at Sll east Grace
street
Marshall Park has been nicely cleaned up,
the trees trimmed, and the grounds put In
good order for the summer.
Mr.. George b. McAdams has been con-
fined AZ bis home by sickness for ten days
past, but is now much better.
The weather on Sunday was bright and
pretty, and all the street-car lines had all the
travel they could accommodate.
Samuel Rome was received at the peni-
Tertiary Yesterday from Washington county
TO serve a term OF five years for arson.
In the City Circuit Court yesterday Edd
Gould, a rative Of Ontario. declared his in
tention to become citizen OF the United
States.
There will be service OF song at the
rooms Of the Woman's Christian Association
at So'clock tonight. Professors Reinhardt
and Miner will assist.
Mr.. W. l.. Guillsuden. general freight
agent Of the Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany, arrived in the city yesterday, and VIII
leave bere to-day by the Old Dominion Tor
Norfolk.
Mr.. Isaac Davenport, Jr., president OF the
First National Bank, on yesterday notified
Mavor Ellyson that his bank would contest
the validity OF the ordnance to tax bank
shares at their market value.
Mr.. Isaac r. McNary, the newly-appolnted
chlef engineer Of the monitor fleet, is dOmi-
ciled. with his family, at Mrs. Mayo's, the
"Mount Vernon" corner OF Third and
Franklin streets.
CAPTAIN Wise's time for taking depositions
in the matter OF Judge WaddllPs contest for
the seat in the next Congress from this dis>
trict will expire April 7tb. and the contestee
Will have ten days in which TO take rebut:al
testimony.
MIR. w. r. Bowie, VINO has been extremely
IN for the past three weeks, was much I'M
Droved Yesterday, and Is now convaleseent.
Unless he should suiler another relapse DIS
physicians expect to see him entirely we'll IN
a short time.
The remains OF Mrs. Mary c. +. Lee, who
died Saturday night at the residence OF her
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth n. Clay, No. 1903
Grove avenue, at the advanced age OF eighty
two wears. were taken TO Pebbleton, Bedford
county, for lnterment.
Mr.. John +. Clarke, former weli.known
resident OF Richmond, but who has lived IN
Portsmouth for several years, died IN the
latter city on Sunday. His remains VIII
reach here to-day at noon and VIII be III.
TERED in HOLLYWOOD cemetery. There VIII
be funeral services at the grave.
Mr.. John Pope. OF the firm OF Allen 81
Ginter, will leave here tomorrow evening
for New York, and will sail Saturday for
Liverpool. Mr. Pope Will go thence to
Paris, where he will have charge OF Allen q
GinteI's fine exhibit at the Universal Expo
sition. lie will return about June.
Captain r. A. Morton's injuries from his
fall Wednesday night last have turned out to
be worse than were at first reported; one OF
the small bones In the right ankle was
broken. Yesterday his lee was put in
master east aud Is doing well. AL day suns
dsy his chamber was filled with sympathizlng
friends.