Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-07
connected with bis pending contest with
Hon. George d. Wise for the seal Ia Con-
gress from this district.

connected with his pending contest with
Hon. George d. Wise for the sea. Ia Con-
gress from this district.
Thefuuersloi Policeman John +. Boschen,
who died Tuesday night at $3.50 O'Clock at bis
residence. D05 north second street, will take
place Friday evening from the German Lu-
theran church, corner oil Eighth and Mar
shall streets.
A delightful tea was given Tuesday night
az Mrs. j. b. Divers residence, 6l2 north
lenth street. Among those present were
Miss Resale LumpkIn. Misses Southall.
sydpor, and shelton. and Messrs. Lumpkiu,
Taliaierc, and Others.
The manager OF the Oetroits has rented
Boscheu's Park from March 2Sth to April
10Th. This club comes here TO practice be-
fore the regular season opens. While here
they Will play tie WShingtons, the PhiIa-
delphias, and the Baltimores.
AT the last meeting OF Company f. First
Nirginia regiment, medals for faithful ser.
vice were given to twenty members OF the
company for regular attendance at drill and
parades. In the competitive drill Private
walker won the prIze-s silver medal.
Superintendent W. c. Adams, Of the city
pas-works, has received su invitation to
visit Philadelphia on saturday the OH to be
present at the formal reception Of the new
gas plant recently erected for that city, the
capacity OF which IS 100000 cubic feet.
DR.. Curry, in the discharge OF duties rs
agent OF The Peabody Fund, has within the
last two weeks visited West Virginia. Ken
tucky. Tennessee, Arkansas, aud Alabama,
addressed three legislatures. and made other
speeches. He is now at home 10 Richmond
On Tuesday night after the regular meet
ing OF the Catholic Beneficial Society the
members went in o body to pay their re-
spects 10 Cardinal Gibbons Mr. John NJ.
Higgins, president Of the society, presented
each member to his Emlnence. who gave all
warm greeting.
Rev. Alvah Hovey, d. D., IL. d., presi-
dent OF Newton theological Seminary, one
oil the most thorough and accomplished
scholars OF the country, has been engaged
TO deliver a series OF lectures 10 the students
OF the RichmOnd Theological Seminary.
These lectures will commence on Monday.
The following conyicts were received at
the penitentiary yesterday: William Gh0l-
son. unlawful cutting, one year; Frank
Mason, grand larceny, two years; w. II.
Davis. grand larceny. five years from Pc
tersburg. Charles Thompson, bsrn-burn-
Ing, elk years; Francis Boyd. barn.burning,
five years Iron Amherst county.
Colonel Thomas Whitehead. Commissioner
OF Agriculture. returned yesterday from
Charlotte, where he on Tuesday addressed
msss.meetiug OF farmers and Others interest,"
ed In the cause OF immigration, and the
meeting adopted resolutions requesting the
Board OF Supervisors to have maps and
hand-books OF the county made for distribu.
ton by the Immigration Commissioner.
As announced in yesterdays Dispatch
Governor Lee has appointed Mr.. c. b. Fleet.
Of Lynchburg, TO succeed Mr.. T. Roberts
Baker as O member Of the state Board OF
Pharmacy. Mr.. Fleets term will begin on
March 2sth, the day Mr.. Bakers will ex-
pire. Mr.. Fleet is at present secretary OF the
Pharmaceutical Association OF Virginia and
q wel.knOwn druggist OF Lynchburg. lie
was urged for the position by Mr.. Baker, the
retiring member, and was endorsed by many
OF the leading pharmacists Of the State.