Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-22
p.r.o,aIa ana Rriefs.

Mr.. $. w. Venable, OF Petersburg, was In
the city yesterday.
Miss Alice @. Clarke, Of Augusta, Ga, "a
the guest Of Mrs. John ". Gordon, 20 north
Laurel street.
Mrs. Mary Ann O'Keeffe has qualified in
the Chsncery Court as executliX OF John
O'keede, deceased.
Mr. l.. J. Beauchsmp win deliver a tenn
persnce address at Union-Station Methodist
church tonight
Mr.. L. Willard Sweeney and bride (nfs
White returned yesterday from au extended
bridal tour North.
Miss Net,ie Kinney. Of stauuton, is spend.
ing few days with Mrs. j. T. Odell, OF llj
east Franklin street.
Mr. II. X. Ellyson Is in Milwaukee attend
ing Z meeting OF the Board OF Directors OF
the Northwestern Mutual Life.Insurance
Company.
Mr.. W. c. Walstrum. for several years
chef operator in the Western Union tele-
graph office here. left yesterday to accept a
position in Roanoke.
The ladies OF Richmond and Manchester
who are interested IN the "Fruhhnesiest'
are requested 10 meet at the Young Mems
Christian Association Hall to-day al l. NJ.
General Simon Buckner, Governor OF Ken
trcky, was in the city yesterday. Tue Go
vernon married Miss Della Claiborne IN this
city few years ago. and visits Richmond
twice every year.
Governor Lee Yesterday received an invi-
tation 10 review the Thirteenth New York
regiment on the 30ih instant. but be Will he
forced or account Of business engagements
to decline to attend.
Mr. Harrison Hume, prominent member
of the Grand Army OF the Republic, and
commander OF one OF the Boston posts, who
hiss been visiting Major Thomas \. Brander.
bss left for Washington, and from there he
goes 10 Boston.
An alarm was turned in from Box G.
about $3.50 O'Clock SUNDAY evening, OCCASION
ed by a slight blaze in Mr.. John kratz's sta-
| bic. at the corner OF First aud Jackson
streets. The fire was eXtinguished before
the department arrived.
The American Hotel. which has under
| gone thorough repairs since II was closed a
/ few months ago by Mr.. John :. DodsOn. vas
re0pencd Yesterday by Mrs. 4. ID. Atkinson,
| long proprietor OF the II. James. She con-
| tinues her same clerical force, with Mr.
! Cahell DAVIS as chief clerk.
Rev. Dr. J. /. VI. Curry was expected to
/ be one OF the speakers at the funeral OF Rev.
| Or. j. J.. Boyce in Louisville on sunday.
! Or. Lansing Burrows and Dr. G. {. Biting
were also to take part in the exercises. Dr.
/ II. 4. Upper, a brother-n-Iaw ot the de-
/ ceased, was in that city to attend the funeral
The following directors were elected at
/ the annual meeting o. She stockholders OF
/ the southern Accident Insurance Company:
james d. Crump, \. Oppanhimer. +. Wad-
deg, :. :. Ei9m, and j. y. =. LOrton. Mr.
:. :. Elam was subsequently elected presi-
dent and Mr. J. B. :. Lori0n secretary and
/ treasurer.
Sunday evening, about s O'Clock. two gem
tlemen called at the residence Of Mr.. Richard
Duke. 120 vest Cary street, and carele,Sly
laid their lighted cigars on The mantolpiece.
from which tdc lambrcquin took fire. The
Games wcre however, soon eXtlnguisned'
with no damage except to the lamnrequln
and the scorching Of some furniture. one
Of the gentlemen who aided in putting oul
the fire had one OF his hands badly burned
Mrs. Duke wss / in bed at The time, and the
excitement greatly shocked her.