Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-02
Personals and Briefs.


Mr.. John c. Teller is again confined to
his home with Ia grippe.
Miss Bessie Strother. of Baltimore. Is the
guest OF Mrs. NJ. Freeman. Laurel street.
Mr.. w. W. Mosby, late of this city. has
been made conductor of the 5. L. IL. ~
General P. r. woodfn. of the Hampton
Soldiers Home, was at the Capitol yester-
day.
Rev. w. B. Tyler will preach at the
soldiers Home chapel at O'CLOCK 'niS
afternoon.
Senator Henry Heaton, of Loudoun. who
was quite sick Friday night. was reported
better yesterday.
Mr.. II. o. Williams. State Secretary, OF
the Young Mems Christian Associatioh' leiI
last night for Stanton.
Miss Rosalie Winston has returned home
after pleasant visit OF several weeks 70
Miss Bowe, of Baltimore.
Mr.. W. w. Anderson, late with F. ?. Reeve
* Co.. has accepted a position with the A.
Is. {. Chemical Company.
Mrs. L. s. Courtney, OF 2Oi7 east Broad
street. who has been visiting her son. james
A. Courtney. at Boutwell,, Va. has returned
home.
The present rise in the river will have
the effect OF breaking up what promised q
few days ago to be an unusually good early
fishing season in the James.
Senator John L. Hurt. of Pittsylvanis,
who has been confined to his room at the
Exchange for several days, was able TO be
in his seat again yesterday.
Rev. DR.. William f. Hatcher has con-
sented to deliver the commencement adj
dress at the State Normal School, Farm
vile, on the 18th of June next.
A novel entertainment will he given in
the lecture-roOm Of the First Baptist
church TUESDAY evening for the benefit OF
the Young Mems Missionary Society OF the
church.
Mrs. Paul Wgand. of Mt. Prospect. Hen
rico county. on Friday evening fell and DIS
located her right arm at the shoulder. Her
sufferings were very severe until surgeon
reset the limb.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Fowlkes are among
the arrivals at the Exchange Hotel. They
are stopping in the city for few days N,
route from Mississippi TO New York end
other northern points.
Deputy Imperial Potentate Henry T.
H0sley. Of Boston. and Mobiles Roweli'
and Mcdonald, OF the same city, who Wis
tied Acca Temple OF the Mystic Shrine
Thursday evening, have left for Baltimore.
The Westycw Baptis. church, on the
corner Of Cary and Meadow streets, Is
nearly completed. On Friday last an en-
tertainment was given In the new building
by the Violet Society, under the leader
ship of Mrs. 9. Watson Phillips, when a
handsome sum was realized.
Hon. John b. f. Mills, member of the
State Senate from the Wise county district
entertained about two hundred friends
members Of the LEGISLATURE and others, at
dinner Friday evening at Murphy Hotel
Several hours were very agreoaby spent
by those who were 40 fortunate AS 10 re-
ceiye cards OF invitation.
Among the young gentlemen who 70.
ceived tho degree of Doctor of Dental
Surgery ut the thirty-fOurth annual com
menccment OF tine Pennsylvania College OF
Dental Surgery. held IN the American
Academy OF Music i'm Philadelphia Friday
evening. was Mr. irwin Smith, Of this city
MIR. Smith stood we'll in his class. was ex
ceedingly popular among the students. ano
was secretary Of the Executive Committee
A contract was signed last night between
! the Union Passenger-kailway Company
and K. b. Chafin q Co., agents for River
| View improvement Company, by wmct
the Riyer-Niew Company are TO take ny
the track of the Union Passenger Hallway
/ Company from the intersection ot MeaQo"
and Ashland streets and build branch t(
/ River View and TO remove the bulld'ns
! Of the Union passenger railway ct the
New reservoir, and known ~ the pavilion
10 one of the river-sltes, and the lmoI
passenger railway to operate said road.