Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-15
PerAnnalsa and Briefs.

Colonel R. I. W. Duke. Of Charlottesville, is in
the city.
DR.. J. l. Buchanan, professor Of Latin at Ran
dolph-Mscon College, Is In the city.
Mr.. p Placentlui ls hopelessiy Ill at his home,
corner TWeuty-second anu Main streets.
Messrs. Marshall Mccormick ana Conrad
Kownslar, Of Clarke county, are at Murphy's
Hotel.
Mrs. Boiling Jones, daughter Of Rev. ]. r.
Harrison, Is IN The city, stopping at No. 900 Floyd
avenue
Rev. DR.. J. /. Burrows lectures at tho Grove
Avenue Baptist church tonight on Tho Fall Of
Richmond
Judge Parker, OF Winchester, who sat IN the
John Brown cash, is In the city and stopping az
Ford's HOTEL
Mr. David Leary Of Amelia county, Is visiting
the city, the guest Of MIA sister. Mrs. James ID.
Patton, west Franklin street
Miss Mamie Tllyer, Of vinelsnd, y. j.. and
Miss Florence Fisher. Of Baltimore, are guests
OF nr. and Mrs. J. }. Wright 80 West Main
street
Captain Orris A. Browne, OF AccomAc county,
a member Of tho state Board Of Agriculture,
now 10 session, Is visiting Major Charles Howard,
iO2 Monroe street
Bishop Leighton Coleman. OF Delaware. Is in
Richmond for q short while IN T1uts % North
Carolina and Is the guest Of Mr.. ". Z. Dibrell,
NO 10 Nbal Nam btEGoL
Charlie Manly, son OF John x. Btarke, who
has been extremely sick for some time at ths
home OF his parents. in Hanover. is considered
by his physician 10 be slightly better
Mr.. p. II. Eubank, Of Etua Mills, King william
county, was In the city yesterday. be has So
cured the contract 10 furnish lumber for the
Bodley Wagon Company's plant to be erected at
stanton, Va.
Mr.. b. B. Valentine and wife have iustlrs-
turned from q two weeks visit TO Cuba. 90 their
way home theY stopped In Jacksonville and 81.
Augustine, Fla, Charleston, 5. c., and other
southern cities
Among the visitors at the meeting Of tbs State
Board OF Agriculture yesterday we're Professor
}. Thompson Brown, OF tho experimental sta
tion at Blacksburg, and Mr.. b. l. Grams, repre-
senting George r. Rowoll & Co.
The Philadelphia Tlaes in lis elaborate report
OF the annual meeting OF the Fidelity insurance
Company and reunion OF over 800 agents, pub
fishes picture aud very complimentary notice
OF Mr.. d. X. hidyette, Of this city.
Tho Governor has received letiors from secre-
tary-oi-War Proctor and the Acting Secretary OF
the Treasury Aettleton, asking that Virginia
cede 70 the Federal Government all Jurisdiction
over the lands OF the eight National ceneteries
IN this State.
A meeting of the stockholders Of the Business
Mems Protective Union was held last night at
the residence OF Niee-President W. L. Waring
Jr., No east Cary street, and after unnssciing
routine business were invited TO partake OF re-
lItblultn@s
Mr.. L. NJ. Er,kine, popular young business
man connected with the house Of KingRn & Co.,
leaves to-day, hsving accepted the position OF
chief clerk Ia the freight departnent Of tho
Central Railroad and Banking Company Of
Georgia, with headquarters at Savannah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Porr have issued cards OF
invitation 70 the marriage Of their daughter.
Miss Carrie, 70 MI. Joseph S. sorg. The csre-
| mony viii be performed al the parlors Of Rev,
Nlllinald baumgartner, corner OF Fourth and
Marshall streets, next Wednesday morning et
II O'Clock.
All the druggists east OF Eighth street havs
signed an aer9omsnt 20 close their respective
places OF business al O'Clock eve ~ night, sat
urdays excepted. The object IL 10 gtve tho pro-
| prietors and CLERKS more leisure tune and less
| confinement, ana do away with the old custom
OF closing al late hours
AT a meeting Of ST Johns Lodge, No. 80, Of
Mesons, Tuesday night Worshipfuls John II.
| niekerson, charles a. Mercer. and NJ. Q. Lawson
were appointed q committee - wait on TIE
mem bership and secure iifo and annual mem
bers for tho Masonic Home. Quite large con-
| uibE;lon was obtained al this mseting.
| How John 81 Newton, Rev. L. A. Cutler, and
Mr.. I. L. d. Waiford hsyo been appointed by
the virginia Bible Society "a committee TO cor
slider the propagation Of tho American Bfbe So
| eiety lootiag 70 tho adoption Of pIaes By witch
| every child 10 the unIted ktatas who can read
wiz DO furnished with Bible, either ~ sale or
Otherwise.