Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-16

One small suit was instituted IN the City
Circuit Court yesterday.
Miss Katie Bell Baker. of Staunton, is
visiting Mrs. James Gordon, 903 east Leigh
street.
Judge Daniel 4. Grimsley, Of Culpeper,
was in the city yesterday and visited the
legislative halls.
lIr. John Cmrie. Of Church Hill, fell
down a fight of steps a few nights ago and
was very severely hurt.
Judge George V. Metzel. who has been
sojournng in the city for some weeks, lett
yesterday for Washington.
Rev. DR.. Laferty has returned from a
trip to Florida, where he attended the
Methodist Conference of that State, held
at Gainesville.
Hon. d. w. Bolen. member Of the House
of Delegates from Carroll, who has been IN
disposed for several days, was able TO be at
his desk yesterday.
Mr.. William Fryer and daughter. Of New
Brighton. y. j.. who have been on visit
to Mr.. Alexander Baxter. of Manchester,
left for home yesterday.
President Belvin has issued a special call
for the members of Powhatan Club to
meet at their club-rooms tonight for the
consideration of some important business
matters. A full attendance is desired.
Tonight a musical entertainment and
numerous readings will be given at the
Young Mems Christian Association Hall for
the benefit of Westminster church. A
number of well-known people will take
part in the exercises.
The members of Temple Lodge. 4. F.
and A. NJ. are expected to meet informally
at the residence OF Mrs. Q. X. Welsiger.
2l9 Governor street. at $50 o'clock this
morning To escort the remains OF Mr. /.
| Ii. Hill to Byrd-Street station.
Mr.. Jacob Gunst. formerly a resident of
Richmond, and father of Messrs. Ahraln
and Henry Gunst, died IN Albany, \; y.
Tuesday, at the advanced age of eighty
six years. The interment was IN Albany;
His descendants are numerous, and WOULD
form quite a colony among themselves.
Rev. B. T. Woodward, whose death is
announced at Spartanburg. y e., had peer 2een
stationed in Richmond twice aud IN Man
/ chester once, and was greatly beloved IN
Virginia. not only by the Methodlsts but
/ by the people generally. Deceased leaves
n wife. four daughters and one son-Pro-
fessor Frank c. Woodward.
/ The meeting on Saturday night at the
hall OF the Young Mems Christian Assocla-
ton in behalf OF the Association for the
/ Preservation Of Virginia Antiquities VIII
/ be a most interesting occasion. GoVernor
/ Mckinney. Messrs. Thomas Nelson Page,
and Joseph Bryan will be among the
speakers. 10 is hoped that IN addition
/ General Fitzhugh Lee and DR.. Curry Will
be able 20 take part. There Will also Dc
music by some choice yocalists.
Major Robert Stiles has jus. returned
from "a ten days visit to New. Haven and
Hartford. IN the former city he by special
/ invitation addressed the Saturday Club
an organization OF two hundred ladies-on
the race question in the South. The views
he presented were much the same as those
advanced in his letter TO the New York
HeraH. but he was able TO enforce them
bv anecdotes and illustrations partlcu-
larlv adapted to the occasion and his tair
audience, whose plaudlts he succeeded IN
winning.
The Louisville Commercial says; The
| Town Talker overheard conversation last
Saturday night at Macauley's between
fashionable and intelligent woman ana q
popular young society man, which nus,
trates the rather small amount OF general
information that is prevalent here at pres
emf. Miss Mildred Lee, the eldest daugh-
ter of the great General Robert l.. Lee. oc-
cupied a seat in one OF the boxes and her
aristocratlc features and bearing attracted
general attention. She is known by repu-
tation to nearly every one Of any lnformA-
tion. not only i'm America but in England.
"Who is that distingushed-loo looking lady
in the box?" inquired the lady. "She is
Miss Mildred Lee, | heard some one say,
was the reply; "do you know who she
is?n "Oh, suppose she is one Of the
Virginia Lees" replied the lady. Those
who know anything Of the recent history
of this country know the names OF
the Misses Mildred and Mary Lee; and
any wcll-informed person should know
that Miss Mildred especially has been the
most prominent American woman IN Eng
land and the fayorite in our own South
since the close Of the war.