Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03

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Mr.. Harry Smith, of Clarke county, is in
the city.
Mr. Edward Geese has gone North on
business trip.
SIr. Zolle Gum, who has been quite i'll,
is able to be out.
Dr. J. Dudley Pendleton, Clerk of the
Senate. is III the city.
Mr.. C. II. Higgins has left for Selma,
Ala, to engage in business.
Mr.. David Funsten, formerly Of this city
but now of Glasgow, Va, is IN the city.
Mr.. ]. Fred. Gum and Mrs. Gum have
returned from q trip TO the northern
cities.
The venerable DR.. Leonidas Rosser, of
the Virginia Methodist Conference, is in
the city.
Commander Graham and Surgeon Arthur
Cabell. of the monitors, called at the Capt.
tol yesterday.
Mr.. Frank w. Danner has returned to
the city and accepted a position with Mr..
Howard Swineford.
Mr.. James 3. Delbridee, Of Detroit,
Mich. is visiting his brother, 4. Henry
Delbridge No. 1917 west Cary street.
Judge Witt was ont for a short time yes
terday, but Is still quite weak. He lost
thirty pounds of flesh during his illness.
The stone-work on the Belt-Line bridge
has been finished. the earth-work is pro-
crossing well. and the iron-work is being
put down rapidly.
Richmond Lodge, No. 10, conferred the
Master Mason's degree Tuesday night and
elected Myer Cohen senior deacon and
William S. Workman junior deacon.
Mr.. T.. Courtney Jenkins and wife left
for Newport News Yesterday, whence they
sail in the ship Alliance for Brazil. They
expect to be absent about two months.
The usual Thursday church ser
vices at Old-Market Hail will be held
tomorrow friday night III consequence OF
the ball beng used asa voting precinct to-
night.
Mr.. C. Y. Nuckols. Of Louisa, passed
through the city yesterday m route for the
Central LuDatic Asylum 10 attend n meet
ing of the Executive Committee of the di-
rectors to-day.
Rev. J. Wiley Bledsoe has accepted an
invitation to deliver the Ascension sermon
before Richmond Commandery, Knights
/ Templars May 18th. There will be spe-
cial musical programme.
In the absence of Rev. DR.. J. Powell
Garland at the Methodist General Con-
ference at st. Louis Rev. w. II. Atwill, Of
Ciay-Street church. is the president OF the
Sam Jones General Committee.
The old cannon at the corner of Main
and Thirteenth and Cary and Thirteenth
streets have been given to the Hollywood
Memorial Association. They will be re-
cast and monument made and erected at
/ Hollywood.
The remains Of Mrs. Emma J. Harris
were taken to Powhatan county Yesterday
| morning for interment. Funeral services
Were conducted at the residence, No. sos
/ Brook avenue, at 7:i5 O'Clock A. III. by Rev.
/ DIR. William L. Hatcher
There were sixty men in rank at the
| full-dress drill of the Richmond Howitzers
| Tuesday night, and they made fine dis
play considering the cramDed space. After
| the drill the .company's guests were enter
tained In pleasant manner.
The sum of $4,000 was paid the widow Of
Mr.. John Metzger by the officers of Old
| DOMINION Council, American Legion OF
Honor, IN less tnan thirty days from the
date of death. This Council has paid to
the widows of this Council s59 600 since
organized in 1879.
Mr. W. B. Marks and Captain +. II. Lea,
both OF the Richmond and Danyille rail-
road, have received patent for very In
genious, simple. and useful lantern, adapt.
ed for use on ralway-cars, and which can
be triInneu, lowered, and extinguished