Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.
MICH or THE CITY NEWS GIVEN IN
VERY LITTLE SPACE.
o.,.,, Notes Picked Up at Random-Pcr-
sonaIs and Notes on Current
Happenings
Personals and Briefs.

.Judge and Mrs. Samuel B. Witt are
in New York.
Dir V. w. Harrison returned to the
CITY Yesterday afternoon.
Miss May Taylor, of Chesterfield
county, is visiting Miss Rita Gary.
Miss Mary Lewis will leave the last OF
this month to spend the winter IN New
York.
Miss Lon Atkins will be the guest of
Mics NIazie Jackson, of Philadelphia, in
December.
Misses Francis and Maggie Workman
will spend the winter in Texas with
their relatives.
Miss Ellen Hobson will spend q part
of the winter visiting friends in Mobile
and New Orleans,
Rev. George II. Ray, the new pastor
of Union-Station Methodist church, ex-
poets to arrive Tuesday next.
Mrs. DR.. Emmett, nee Rogers, OF OK
ford. N. G., is the guest of MIR. Il. A.
Gu1tD, OOO cast i-cibh oAN"
Rev. DR.. George W. Carter will preach
at Union-Station Methodist Episcopal
church at II o'clock this morning.
Miss Rose Gordon. of Baltimore, is
the guest of her aunt. Mrs. James Plea
SAINTS, No. 106 east Franklin street.
Misses Mamie Buckley and Matte
Goodwin, who have been visiting friends
here. have returned to Gordonsyille.
Mr.. Eddie Jones has gone to Colum-
bus. Ga, whore he will engage IN
business with his uncle, ID. f. Il. Jones.
Messrs J. II. Belts and G.. b. Church
leave to-day for business trip OF seve-
raj days to Chattanooga and other points
in Tennessee.
The Committee on the improvement
OF James River met yesterday afternoon
in Mr.. Starke's Office, corner Twelfth
and Main streets.
William s. Eustace. of Fauqulerr,
clerk in the Land Office at the Capltol,
is dangerously i'll at his clearinghouse,
No. 800 east Franklin street.
Mr.. II, NJ. Magruder, superintendent
Of the Agricultural College at Blacks
burg, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Gar
land b. Taylor, at Barton Heights.
Cards are out for the marriage Of Miss
Annie A, Throckmorton to Mr.. Walter
r. Wood. at Fulton Baptist church,
Wednesday evening, November the 18th,
az half-past clock.
Mrs d. +. i. Jones, OF Columbus,
Ga, who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Alex. Robb, on Church Hill, and
Mrs. J. @. Tignor in Chesterfield coun-
ty, has returned home.
Mr.. ". c. Seddon, of Baltimore, for
merly OF Richmond, was IN the CITY Tor
several days last week. Mr.. Seldom is
president of the Richmond and Man.
chester Railway Company.
Judge Leake will adjourn the present
term OF the Chancery Court tomorrow.
A special term with Judge Barton, OF
Fredericksburg. on the bench, will begin
probably Tuesday or Wednesday.
1t has been suggested that persons who
desire to use DR.. Koch's remedy for con-
sumption, but are too poor to accomplish
that end, should form a club and thus
attain this end at less cost to each.
The Methodists of Richmond will
hold q union Thanksgiving service at
Centenary church next Thursday at ii
O'Clock. 1t is expected that Rev. George
w. Carter will preach on that occasion.
Mrs. r. II. Pitt, whose severe and
protracted illness has evoked the sympa-
thy of her many friends, continues to be
gravely sick. 1t was thought yesterday
that some slight improvement IN her
condition was noticeable.
Mr.. William NJ. Justis, Jr., who for
several years has been connected with
the law office of George p. Haw, Esq,
will leave Richmond December lst to
engage in business at Fredericksburg.
He will also practice law there.
The "Alerts" are making great efforts
for their anniversary ball, which will
take place in December. Owing to q re-
cent change in officers Mr.. Arthur w.
Via succeeds as president and Mr.. Wal
ter @. Schaaf as secretary of the club.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. r. b.
Lee will regret to hear of the death OF
their Youngest daughter, little Agnes
Garrett, which occurred at the Exchange
Hotel at 7:45 p. NJ. yesterday. The
funeral will take place tomorrow Mon
day) at IL A. NJ. from the Exchange
parlors.
Rev. II. W. Beville, former Rich
monder, now an able and esteemed min
lister of the Disciples Church, was mar
ried recently to Miss Lizzie n. Newman,
at Nevada, Tex. Mr.. Beville has been
preaching for some time in Texas and
Arkansas, and is the pastor of the Dlsci-
pies church at Kaufman, Tex.
An elegant dinner Of twenty covers
was given by Miss Mary Connally last
Thursday evening. The menu COM
prised all the delicacies of the season,
and there were also lunches Of violets
for the ladies and bOutOnniereS for the
men. Mrs. Connally assisted her daugh-
ter in doing the honors of the evening.
After dinner Miss Connally enter
tanned her guests by several pleasing
songs with guitar accompaniment.
One of the most delightful entertain
ments of the season was the reception
rendered to the Alpha Kappa Chapter OF
the Beta Theta ri Fraternity of Rich
mond College ON Friday evening last 10y
Miss Nellie Dickinson at the residence OF
her father, DR.. A. +. Dickinson, 3l4
south Third street. Among those present
were: Misses Fannie. Eva, and Halle
Dickinson, Steel, Barksdale, Shore, Per-
kins, and Strouse, and Messrs. Hiden,
Burnett, Pollard. w. q. Smith, White
field, Barksdale, Richards, Bateman,
and Harwood.
Beginning of Temperance Meetings.