Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-05
Personals and Briefs.


The Finance Committee meets to-mor-
row afternoon.
MIR. II. w. Courtney won the State's prize
for the best suggestion as to Hlchmonds
need.
Secretary W. f. Turner, of Temple Lodge
of Nasons. has resigned, as he IS TO move
from Richmond.
Sheriff J. W. Hutchinson and DR.. Cherry,
of Cherry Hill, Wise county, were ut the
Capitol yesterday.
The Chancery Court term begins to-
morrow. The Bette Lewis case Will come
no on Wednesday.
Mr.. VI. J. Rosendorf has left for Boston
on an extended business trip. lie Will DO
gone several months.
Dr. Henry Slade will speak on spiritual
ism this morning at Central HAN, on fiith
street between Broad and Marshall.
Dr.L. W. Station, of the West End. who
has been sick for some time past, has now
recovered and is able to attend to his prac-
tice.
Mr.. w. Il. Moseley, of Moseley x Bohmer,
and Billy Hancock have left on an extended
business and pleasure trip to Boston and
the East.
Mr.. Douglas Wherry having accepted
business appOintment in Roanoke Will
leave for that city tomorrow. His friends
here wish him success in his new field.
DIR. James Poulson. who was war-mem-
Der Of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
and a gallant soldier, now resident OF
Accomac county, is at the Exchange Hotel.
The Howitzers will attend the Lynch
burg Far. They will go mounted, and eI-
pect to participate in the sham battle
They leave Richmond next Wednesday
night and return on Friday.
Miss L. Bee Martin. of south Pine street.
who has been on en- extended pleasure-trlp
TO Newport, Boston, Nashau, New York,
and Washington, returned to the city
Monday much benefited by her trip.
An entertainment will be given at Park
Place Methodist church next Thursday
night by the Rosebud Society, and on the
Friday night following Rev. W. i. Evans
will lecture ON "A Time TO Laugh"
The ambulance was called yesterday AZ
ternoon at 1890 O'Clock TO attend white
man at the Union depot who had two OF
his fingers sprained. The wounded MEM
hers we're dressed and the man left with
friends.
Mr.. Leonard Marbury. Commonwealth
attorney of Alexandria city. and grand
chancellor of tho Knights of Pythlss OF
Virginia. paid an official visit to Hines
Lodge Friday night, and was received with
knightly honors.
Sheriff j. w. Hutchinson, of Wise county,
reached this city yesterday morning with
Bob Jones, Lee Jones, and James VenZant,
convicted at the last term of the Wise
County Court for malicious shooting and
sentenced TO one year each IL the peni-
Tertiary.
At the next meeting of the Chamber OF
Commerce President John b. Purcell Will
probably bring 10 the attention of that
body the matter of inviting the members
of the British Iron and Steel Institute,
now in session in New York, to visit
Richmond. There seems to be a general
desire on the part of the businessmen
that they should be invited here.
Mr.. William Z. Atkinson, one Of Mr..
| Carter Harrison's assistants in taking the
mercantile census of Richmond, has been
/ compelled to resign in consequence of bad
/ health. Mr.. Harrison has recommended
/ Mr.. George w. Duesberry. Jr., as his sue
cessor, which recommendation has been
| approved by Judge Waddill, and is. there
fore, almost equal to an appointment.