Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-26
Personals and Briefs.

DR.. George b. Steel has returned to the city.
Mas Katie Lauer has returned from the White
Sulphur.
Major F. n. Boykin has returned home from
Clarke county.
Mr.. william E. Woody has returned from q
trip TO Baltimore.
Mr.. Hay T. Thornton and wife have gone to
Montreal, Canada.
Mr.. sylvanus Stokes, Of the Eutaw House,
Baltimore, II in the city.
Mrs. yogt and Mrs. yollenkempen have TO
turned from Washington.
Miss Emma Taylor has returned to the city,
after pleasant visit TO West Point
Mr. Blair B. stringfelow has returned to the
city from a visit to the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Mr.. Charles II. Page, Of No. lit west Main
street. who has been quite sick, Is greatly i'm
proved.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. II. Gaines will celebrate their
silver wedding tonight at their residence on
Maddox Hill.
Miss Clara Schleicher, Of Church Hill, is visit
ing her friend, Miss Dettor, at Cove Cottage near
Gordonsyille.
Misses Ruth and Maggie Proffitt have returned
from most delightful visit 10 relatives in Wash
ington, ID. G..
Judge T. X. Farrar was In the city yesterday
looking well after his arduoas duties at Prince
Edward Court
Tho atmosphere yesterday was damp and dis
agre able, and several merchants had cheerful
fires in their oflices.
Vehicles will leave the corner OF Hancock and
Clay streets at $50 o'clock this morning for the
picnic Of Virginia Lodge Of Pythans az Young's
pond.
Rev. Mr.. Spencer, OF Petersburg. who filled
Mr. Carmichael's place at st. Paul's and Monu-
mental churches last Sunday, willpreach at those
two churches again next Sunday. DIR. Newton,
rebtor OF Monumental and Mr.. Carmichael will
return some time next week.
Mrs. Mary A. Olphin and Miss Mamie II. Eas-
ton, OF north Twenty-nfth street, left the city
Yesterday TO spend some weeks with friends at
Mountain View
resident Of Philadelphia but who Is a native Of
Richmond and during the war was member Ct
Parkers battery, visited the Capitol yesterday.
Mr.. Stevens, general manager Of the Chesa.
oeake and Ohio railway, said yesterday that the
company had detectives at work on the case OF
the murder of Mr.. ID. +. Connel. and 1t was hoped
that the guilty party would be run down.
Marriage licenses were issued in Washington
ON Monday 20 the following Richmond couples:
ID. II. pyle and Lydia G.. Wendlinger John s.
Morris and Addie V. Payne, j. G. West and
MoIIie c. Farmer, Charles ID. vollmer and Auro-
la Lukndru.
The photographs Of the Libby-Hll soldiers
and sailors monument sent 10 sculptor Ezekiel
by SIR. A. L. Masurier were furnished by Colonel
w. 4. Cutshaw.
Mrs. p. IL Robertson and Miss Rosa Stevens,
of Nashville, Tenn. are visiting Mrs. Js K.
Vaughan, 703 west Cary street.
Mr. James NJ. DuesbeTy, OF Church Hill, has
received and accepted lucrative position on the
Mobile and Ohio railroad to be stationed In
Mobile, and will leave for that city tomorrow.
carrying with him the esteem and goodwill Of
many warm friends.
Miss Gracie G. Prosser, OF Manchester, Is
visiting her cousin, Miss Matte Jennings, Of 119
south Laurel street.
One OF the Main-street electric cars caught
Are at the corner Of Ninth aud Main streets yes-
terday morning about $50 o'clock. Only few
passengers were In the car, and they rushed ous.
The damage was very slight.
Rev. DR.. w. v. Tudor preached at Natural
Bridge last Sunday and his discourse was listen
ed 10 with pleasure. The Doctor and his wife
leave there for Washington, ID. G. He Is enjoy.
ing a brief vacation and recruiting preparatory
for extended service on his return.
Rev. j. b. Hutson has returned from
Gloucester county, whore he was engaged
In q pr0tracted meeting. He reports that the
meeting was one OF great power and resulted In
seventy or more professions, forty-two OF which
number no baptized the day before he left.