Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-07
Personals and Briefs.

ItF-Dndls tbifctSs
Mr.. lie. Doyle, of Lynchburg. is in the
city.
Mr.. Sylvanus Stokes, Of Baltimore, IS
here on a brief visit.
Mrs. s. S. Elan, who has been quite sick
at Fords Hotel, was much improved yes
terday.
Only one order was entered in the City
Circuit Court yesterday and that dismiss
ed-a trifing suit.
The Fourth Precinct Jackson-Ward
Democratic Club will meet tonight at No.
1856 north Seventeenth street.
The Richmond Street-Car Company con-
solidation bill passed the House yesterday
and now goes to the Senate.
Mrs. Sarah Wright, mother Of Mr.. John
J. Wright. of this city. died in Baltimore
Wednesday; aged ninety years.
Captain T.. ID. Starke went down to Will
Iiamsburg to attend meeting Yesterday
of the Board of Directors of the Eastern
Lunatic Asylum.
The Norfolk landmark of yesterday says
Mr.. w. Delie Sutherland, OF the La
fayette stables, Richmond, is in the city
on business trip.
Mr.. Marion Colbert, Of Hampton, past
grand master Independent Order ODD
Fellows. who has been on visit 70 Gap,
tain Judson Cunningham, has returned
home.
Miss Lizzie Dolan, who died Wednesday
night after brief illness, was teacher, IN
bellevue SchC ol. and was most estima6le
young lady and an efficient ana popular
teacher.
The Governor has designated Judge
John w. Gillett, of Accomac. to hold
court in Northampton county until sue
ccssor to the late Judge Hamilton b Neale
can be chosen.
The poles Of the City railway, which
have for some time obstructed Beverley
street road near Idylwyld, have been taken
away since the runaway accident Oh Alon'
day afternoon.
Judge L. l.. Lewis. president of the Su-
preme Court of Appeals, Is IN New YORK
attending the ceremonials in connection
with the centenary celebration OF the
United States Supreme Court
/ According to the prediction sent to Sc.
! cretary Dunlop night before last the TEN.
perature should fall about 30 degrees by :
| 4. NJ to-day When the telegram was re.
ceived the thermometer Indicated So.
Hon. John A. Curtis went to Washington
last night to appear this morning before
/ the House Committee on Commerce II
/ favor of the bill there pending proposing
to put American vessels on the same foot
ing as steam vessels with regard to pilots
Mr.J.D.K Sleight will deliver lecture
tonight at West Point on Music. Grave
and Cav" for the benefit of the Presoyte
rian church at that place. He speaks very
well indeed. and on this subject particu
larIy is well qualified to instruct and IN
tercst his hearers. All who hear him vii
be pleased.
The st. Louis Globe nemocrdt of Monday
saws: Rev. Robert G. Cave, Of the West
End Christian church, is suffering from
combined attack of nervous prostratior
and la grippe. He has been confined to hi
room since Thursday. and during much o
this time he had high fever, but his con
dition is not vet regarded as serious. lie L
attended by DR.. II. NJ King. As a conse
quence of DR.. Caves sickness the west
End congregation was without pastol
yesterday.
At the Barlow sale Wednesday, in New
York. Charles S. X. Hildeburn, of th'
Athenaum. Philadelphia, purchased seve
raj rare books. among them the work by
Lord de In Ware on THE Colony Planted
IN Virginia" The book was published IL
London in 1911. and treats of the diihcultle
of the first settlers, gives account of thu
customs of the aboriginal tribes, describe!
the scenery and the climate, and furnlshe
details of the mineral wealth and natura
resources of the State. One hundred anC
thirty-fve dollars was paid for the book.