Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-06
Personals and Briefs.

Hon. B. johnson Barbour, OF Orange, -
in the city.
Colonel c. r. Barksdale and family have
returned from Halifax.
Colonel William b Petit. Judge King.
and ex-senator Pembroke Petit, OF Flu
wanna. are at the Exchange.
Ex-senator Abram p. Staples and Judge
j. Singleton Diggs, Of I.ynchburg. were
among the visitors to the Senate chamber
yesterday.
Mr.. Robert Watson. who ia With Rices
Eyangsline, is woll-known Richmond
boy. He will stop with his mother while
in the city
One Of the Tredegar operatives had two
Of his fingers badly mashed yesterday morn
ing. He received needed attention and
there was no ambulance call.
Mrs. A. J. Pyle. of Richmond. has been
elected grand yice-templar of the Grand
Lodge OF Good remplars by the Grand
Lodge now in session at Roanoke City.
Mr.. Creed T. Davis who has been on a
business trip TO South Carolina, during
which time he wrote "A number Of excellent
letters to the Dispatch, has returned 10 tho
city.
Messrs. julius Strause. Of this city, and
r. \. Nuckols, of Louisa, went over 20 Pc
tersburg YESTERDAY Co attend a meeting Of
the Board Of Directors Of the Central
Lunatlc Asylum.
Mr. X. C. Murray. editor Of the Norfolk
landmark. who Is one OF the candidates for
Secretary of the Commonwealth, returned
10 the city last night from brief visit 20
his home. and is stopping at the Exchange.
He viii run down 10 Norfolk this morning
and return this evening.
The Improvement Committee Of 81.
Pauls church has notified the contractor
and sub-c0ntractors that the church viii
be- reopened Sunday morning, December
22d. The pulpit, which Is erected "a "A testi-
monial 10 the faithful and devoted services
of tho pastor emeritus, Rev. DIR. Charles
Minnigerode. il handsomely finished IN
brass and oak.
In The Police Court Yesterday morning
the case ot George Jones. tho colored
driver of one of the New York Iaundry's
| deliyerv-wagons charged with driving over
sevon-ycar-old child. the son OF Mr..
James Totty. on Marshall street near Gra-
| ham. and breaking ms arm. was continued
until SATURDAY.. tho child not being able TO
appear IN court.
The identity of tho young colored man
who was found dead here in bOX-car IL
stin undiscovered. Photographiosc copies
| Of the writings taken from the corpse were
sent Mr.. 4. Durrett, of Red hhl,. hbe,
marie county. at his request. but he did
not recognize them. He at first thought
| deceased might be man named Hender-
son. who went out West from Alhemarle.
| H. H. Henderson was the name written on
an envelope found on the body.
| The President Of the Woman's Christian
| Temperance Union has issued a call tor
special meeting at the Friends meeting
house, Clay street above First, at ii o'clock
| this morning 10 consider the question OF
| the various means OF aiding the poor and
| destitute during the coming holiday Tho
visits 10 the almshousc, jail, and the dinner
| TO the poor aud INDECENT az the Old Market
are among the subjects which will be acted
on. 4 full attendance Is requested.
There - no Sunday afternoon church ser
vice IN the West End Of our city SO ther
| tor aud vestry of Moore Memorial church,
Laurel street opposite the Park, have de-
| termned 10 open their church every Sun
dav afternoon at half past 4, the sryice To
| last one hour. The yestry have also made
| the pews free on Sunday afternoons and
gladly invite all those whose domestic ar
| rangements DO not permit them 70 60 oun
| Sunday night 70 worship IN their beautiful
church
The CITY Railway Company has a forco
! of hands at work no the corner Of Ninth
| and Main streets running q curve from tho
| Ninth-street track 10 that OF the Main
| Street Line west of Ninth street The nam
| object il 20 form " the loop" which will be
| necessary when electricity IL introduced
| ON Main street Then tho Broad-streot
| ears will run down Eighth street and
! thence 10 Main and thence up Ninth street,
this last street being the terminus Of whas
| is known as the Broad.Street Line.