Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-28
person,,s md Briefs.


Tho Hastings Cour, adjourned for tho term
yesterday.
Mr.. Luther A. Bethel. now in business In Pitts
bure. Penn, is on cnristms visitto his parents
here.
Miss graco Chamberlain, Of Warren,on, lie
Waiting Mrs j. d. Chamberlain at 1Uo east
Leigh street
Miss Fannie willis lof. for baltimore yester-
day morning 70 visit her friend, Misc Lizzie Cas-
sadly. OF that city.
Hen. John F. Ryan, OF Loudoun county, and
shoriff AIdenson. of Wise county, wore az The
Capitol yesterday.
Mrs. Richard ~ Herndon, OF Luray. is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. DIR. A. l. Sretford, OF
6li north sixth street
Mr. Frank C. Murphy, OF the Census Bureau.
Washing ton, is speuding the holidays Ia h'en-
mond with his family.
Mrs RF. Adams. Of Washington. Is spending
the holidays with her daughter, Mrs. Ihonas A.
Ewerst 1902 west Main street
Mr.. and Richard II. Fox entertained mum er
Of friends In 40 elegant manner FRIDAY evening
G. their new home a. Barton heighEs'
Mrs. Edward C. Rawlings. Of wilson, \. G,
formerly OF this city, IL visiting her auh,, Nrs'
| r. Courtney Jenkins. No. west cary street.
| Row. Charles d. Price. of Hampton, formerly
| NJ Richinmd. will preaeh AZ the Grece-Street
Presbyterian church this morning az II oclo,s'
! Mr.. Edward G. Chalkley, who spent the holt
| DAYS with his parents In this city, hss returned
! 70 Buena VISTA where he 10 engaged IN push
/ ness.
The ladies Of the City Mission distributed can
dies TOYS etc. 70 one hundred poor chlldren. De-
/ tween the hours Of IL A. "a. aud O'Clock 4. III
| yesterday.
| Misses Maggie V. and Ida A. Nssbitt, OF Balt-
more. Md. are spending the holidays with their
aunt, Mrs Henry c. Burger, NO. 600 north
| Second street
| Attorney. General r. Taylor Scott vile, and
] two daughters are expected st Mrs. DuVa :.
| 3Ol east Franklin, the let January; also, Miss
Anna ID. Boiling.
Mr.. Frank II. Doughty has returned to bis
home in Brooklyn. l.. l., on steamer Wyanoke,
| after spending n pleasant time with relatives
! and friends hero.
Mrs. Ferdinand Coke, OF Philadelphia, with
her daughter Miss Ida, ARC spending the hoil-
day season with Mrs. James n. Barton. They
will remain IN Richmond during January.
It's expected thai Judge Leske will render a
decision in tho Bette Thomas evils case DUR g
! tho coming term of the Chancery Court. Tho
cause Is almost certain 10 90 TO the supreme
Court.
Mr. T. J. Jeter foreman In Mr.. W. Nick Rcd
| ford's harness-shop was presented by the men
Z under him with a gold-headed cane a. CHRIST
mas gift Mr. William h. Dean made the pre-
| sentation.
silas and Lewis Jones Doth colored) were be-
! fore Justice Whiting nj the county courthouse
yesterday, charged with assaultng and Deatng
| Edward Edwards. silas was fined SlO and cosi,
and Lewis s. and costs.
An electric wire on Main street between Ninth
/ md Tenth snapped with a loud report about ~
O CLOCK yesterday morning and rested on an
/ hwning-framc. Policeman Wren warned pass
ers-by until the dangerous wire was removed.
Sidney Lodge, No. 42s, Good Templars, were
nicely entertained at Belyidoce Hall Friday
| night by a musical programme well executed
nv Mvrtle Lodge OF Juvenile Templsrs Re-
freshmcnts concluded the evenings atnuse-
ment
Mr.. Lewis p. Winston has sold his farm Of
| nineteen acres, situated on the Petersburg
| turnpike, in Chesterfield, about n mue from
Manchester, 20 Mr. Thomas Moore, OF Elizabeth,
| n b. for fh7j0 md the deed was recorded yes
| terday.
Mr.. Robert Cartwright, whose funeral took
/ place from the Seyentn-Street Christian chnrch
Friday afternoon, was sixty-seyon years oln, h@l
lived hero nfty-lye years, and IL thought IN have
been tho oldest master palntaE In active service
IN Richmond.
Shockoe Council, No. s25. Royal Arcanum, Will
have their annual banquet and installation OF
officers az their hell, No. 81 north Flith street
next Friday night The Committee of Arrange
ments consists Of MessrA *. l.. W lnhton, W. ~.
Rice, aud II. l.. Lorraine.
One OF the most interesting social events Of
the season was given by the " Assembly az the
homo of Miss Nettie Saunders. g23 east Marshall
street, IN honor OF her guest, Miss sallle Gllaln
| Of COvington, Va Dancing was INDUCED IN I'M
I'll midnight when nice supper was served.
The members Of Steamer Company No. 5, Of
the Richmond Fire Department presented theli
captain, l.. G. jenkins, with beautiful Masonic
wAtch-charm rs q Christmas present and tesu
monial Of their respect and esteem Tor MIN. Inc
| prcsentadon was made by Chief Fuller In a fev
remarks, which were responded 10 appropriate
IL by Captain Jenkins.
Mr.. j. d. K. sleight ia booked for some five o.
six Christmas addresses during the curren
week and has been compelled 70 decline a
many moro invitations. Among others no vii
address the sunday-school celebration OF ~
Johns Episcopal church this atternson, ST Mar
tins Episcopal Sunday school at Hanover juno
ton on Monday, and Bon-Air Presbyterian
school Monday night