Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-23
BRIEFS OF CITY LIFE.
PERSONAL MENTION or MANY FEM
SONS OF NOTE.
Concise Comment, Also, on Many "A''e''
of Interest TO Our FoiNs
Home and Abroad.

iAOih ItW tOAn-
No business was transacted IN INC "i''
Circuit Court yesterday.
Mrs. r. W. Cosby is home again AFTER
weeks business trip to New YORK.
Hon. II. d. Flood, member OF the House
of Delegates from Appomatto4 county,
was in the city yesterday.
Miss Juliet p. FALL. of Baltimore, y
visiting Miss Mary Morris Jones' Oh 'his
city.
Mr.. Jobn G. Fensom. who has been SICK
with pneumonia for the past two WeeAs' ~
| improving.
Mrs. Lucy T. Madison, No. 300 twenty
fifth street, who has been very sloA LUZ 'N'
last ten days, is slightly better
Over two thousand dog-licenses have
been issued this year. The number taken
out last year exceeded three thousand.
Rev. DIR. 6. &. Lambeth has returned TO
the city and will preach at Broad-Stree5
Methodist church to-day, morning ana
night.
Mr.. W. II. Wachter. of New York, who
has been spending several DAYS IN Rich
mond among friends. leaves Tor nome 10
night.
Mr.. Moses Stein, leader Of the Mozart
Academy orchestra, will have charge. OF
the Orkney Springs orchestra the coming
season.
Mr.. James d. LYLE. who has always here
tofore affiliated with the Republicans, an
nounces that in future he will cast his lot
with the Democrats.
Mr.. W. J. Mcdowell. who has been very
i'll with pneumonia, is slowly improving
and though still confined to his bed Is
allowed TO see his friends.
Mrs. z. G.. Besaell andhusband, ofWater-
I Vile, n. y, who have been visiting her
uncle w. J. Gentry. No. 262O east Grace
street, have returned home.
The body of the white man taken from
the dock day before yesterday IL still uni
Identified. Il is at the almshouse, but can
not be- kept ont of the ground much
| longer.
Miss Sadie Jacobs who has been spend
| inc the winter with Miss Florence Leiber:
muth, No. 1907 east :Msrshall street; VIII
leave on Thursday for her homo IN Phila-
delphia.
A lodge of the Order of Golden Chain IS
being organized on Church Hill. Deputy
Supreme Commander George l.. Currie has
the matter in charge and Is meeting with
| success.
The critic OR. ". Cabell Trueman. edi-
tor and propriotor.) this week appears in
twentv-paqe form in shape and contents
very much Ike LIZ. It is hereafter to be
humorous and satirical journal IN addition
to its old society features. Its illustrations
are very numerous and elegant.
The ladies of the Young Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union held another OF
their delightful receptions at the residence
of their president, Mrs. j. Tyler JobsOn,
Friday evening. Music, Rotations. and
tableaux formed the main features of en-
tertainment, after which refreshments were
served.
The management Of the Richmond Loco
motive and Machine-Wor Company not
ONLY display great enterprise in securing
large contracts and thereby employing great
numbers of skilled and well-paid work
men, but never lose an opportunity 10 nd
vertise Richmond. They are public bene-
factors in this respect as in many Others.
During the matinee at the Academy yes
| terday afternoon one of the fOotllghts be-
came disordered and sent up mass OF
! flame about eighteen inches in height.
The audience sensihly realized that there
was not particle Of danger and appa-
rcntlv paid no attention to the light. The
gas was lowered. and the offending burner
turned off by one Of the troup.
Mr.. &. ". Travers, chairman Of the Com
mittec on Inland Trade of the Chamber OF
Commerce, has been successful in sum-
monng 10 his aid and assigning to duty a
number of fhe most energetic and lntelll-
gent businessmen Of the city, who have
been formed into subcommittee. All
complaints Of discrimination against us
will be thoroughly investigated and re-
ported upon by them.
George Z. Pickett Camp, c. v. has en-
dorsed the memorial of the Ladies holy
wood Association in reference to making
Of the JEFF. Davis mansion memorial
hall and Confederate museum, and las
appointed the following committee to CO.
operate with the memOrialists in this en-
terprise Adiutsnt Peter McCurdy, Lieu
tenant-Colonel A. Jennings, and Comrade
Charles U. Williams.
Mr.. Paul Bargamin will leave Richmond
shortly to engage in business at Liberty,
Bedford county. For several years Nr.
Bargamin has been connected with the
Transparent-Ice Works Of this CITY IN the
capa city of general manager, and his de-
parture will be a great loss TO this estab-
iishment. He will engage IN the milling
business in Liberty in connection with hls
uncle, Mr.. W. 4. Falconer.
Major K. l.. Ragland. of Hyco, Va, has,
Mt the solicitation of Colonel W. Is. Pres
ton, director of the Virginia experimental
station at Blackshurg, Va. accepted an ap-
pointment to experiment with yellow to-
bacco growing in regard 10 seed, fertilizers
applied, etc. Such experiments by one so
reliable and competent must prove Of
value to tobacco planters. OF course the
various tobacco soils adapted to the TO-
bacco will also come under consideration.
The Good Templars of Sidney Lodge had
n largely attendcd meeting on Friday
night. There was an address by Mr.. i.
| Williams, of Soldiers Home; a recitation
| bv Miss Clara johnson: duets by Mr..
| Cocker and Miss Reuter- and Messrs. Firth
aud Freeman; songs by the choir; guitar
and harp duet by Messrs. Pearson and
Leumber and music by Professor Frith's
band. The committee appointed 70 visit
the different lodges consists o, OF Messrsi
Gillian, Iwyman, Barlow, Firth, and
Shepherd. A meeting of the Juvenile
Temple will be held Monday night at the
Pine-Street Baptist church. All of the
young people are cordially invited. Mrs
| Wood, the efficient superintende Mt, has q
large and growing temple.
Preaching Services at Richmond College.
The chapel of Richmond College is tc
be opened tonight for preaching. This IS
in pursuance Of recent plans of the Col.
lege Young Mems Christian Association
which desires TO offer its efforts in this di-
reclon to such of the neishbors as may
live too far from their churches to attend
( them at night. The association is broad
in its aim and work, and oil denominations
of Christians are embraced IN its invita-
tions. DIR. Hoge has promised to give the
members of the ASSOCIATION sermon De-
/ fore very long.