Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-01
SEVERAL DEATHS RECORDED.
Sermon and Lectures by Indian Mission
aries-miss Lee Well Cast,
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l

aries-miss Lee Well Cast,
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
CHAR1oTrTsyI1LE, Va, November 3d.
Mrs. Vest, whose illness has been reported
IN this correspondence, died at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law, the Hon. j. Rich
ard Wlngfeld, in this county, yesterday
morning. Her remains Will be taken to
her old home in Green Springs, Louisa
| county, this morning for burial,
Mr.. John Kirby died at his residence
near Red Hill, this county, yesterday, of
| heart failure. He was IN the SEVENTEEN
| year of his age. The interment took place
| to-day.
Morris Craig died at his home in Mon
| treal, Nelson county, yesterday.
Judge John l.. Cochran and MIR. j. V.
| Perley, delegates to the Grand Lodge of
! Good Templars, leave in the morning for
Suffolk to attend the sessions of the body
in that city.
WILL SUE THE CITY.
Captain J. Archer Harris, of this county,
smashed his cart TO pieces on Saturday
night by driving into pile OF dirt on
Main street left there from an excavation.
A suit for damages against the city, 1t is
| said, will result.
INDIAN MISSIONARIES.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell. missionaries to
India, have been in the city for several
! DAYS. The Rev. Mr.. Mitchell preached
morning and night at the Disciples church
| Yesterday. In the afternoon Mrs. Mitchell
| lectured to a large audience OF women,
| from which all men and females under six
! teen years of age were excluded. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Mitchell have been missionaries TO
| India for the past seven years, the most Of
! the time having been spent in Bombay.
| While here the missionaries were the
] guests of DIR. Joseph f. Norris. They left
| to-day for North Carolina.
HORSES KILLED.
Mr.. +. II. Almond, Of Orange county.
while moving to this city had two fine
/ horses killed by cars on the Virginia Mid
land division of the Richmond and Dan
| vile railroad. The company has offered
Mr.. Almond $3.50 TO reimburse him for the
| loss
Miss Lee, daughter Of Ex-Governor Fitz-
hugh Lee, is at Major r. L. Mason's. She
| Will take part in the spectacular perform
| ance which the ladies of the University
| will give next week, representing Virginia
| in the procession of Confederate States.
! Nr. and Mrs. Tompkins, of New Bruins
| wick. n. s., are at Wright's Hotel. 1t is
| hoped that MIR. Iompkins's health will be
| benefited by bis residence here.
Mr.. K. w. Hanmug, of this county, will
! leave for England on the Ieutonic, which
| sails on Wednesday. Mr.. Hanmug has
been resident of Albemarle for some
! time.
CONCEALED ARMS.
The question, " Resolved that carryin g
concealed weapons should not be prohibit
cd by law" was debated in the Washing
ton Literary Society last Saturday evening
by Mr.. Pennington on behalf of the affirma-
tive and Mr. Robertson on the negative.
The question was very deliberately
discussed. Mr.. Pennington took the
ground that it was a violation OF
one Of the absolute rights of man
which he possessed before be entered
INTO civil society. Mir. Robertson
maintained that it was in conflict with
public policy, the peace. dignity, and
welfare Of society. After the discussion
the Decision Committee. consisting OF
Messrs. Dent, Urmba, and Crumpler, re-
ported Affirmative, 2; negative, /. The
Chairman Of the Conferences COMMITTEES
on behalf OF the committee offered IN
amendment 10 the constitution. which
was laid on the table TO 1e considered two
weeks hence.