Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-03
Personals and Briefs.


Mr.. Joseph Hodgscn, editor Of the Mobile
Register, Is in the city.
Mr.. 4. II. Drewry, OF WestOver, was registered
at the Exchange yesterday.
Mr.. r. NJ. Hersey, Of Boston, a wldely-known
treyelling-man' Is stopping at the Exchange.
Colonel Tazewell Elicit who has been very sick
for over a week, was well enough yesterday TO
sit up.
Mr.. II. Hamilton, Of Portland, Me-, is in the
city on business, and will likely remain here sew
eral days.
Judge Fauntloroy, Of the Supreme Court Of
Appeals, left Yesterday morning for the Valley
Of Virginia.
Mrs. V. t. Churchmnn, Of Charleston, W. Va,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. r. A. Schutee, No. 3l6
west Clay street.
Seaton Hextell was received nt the penitcn-
tiary last night from Norfolk 70 serve six years
for attempted rape.
Mr.. John w. Anderson, Of Anderson, W. w.,
Was among the prominent arrivals at the Ex-
change esterday afternoon.
Mr.. A. Won n. Rosenegk has become n partner
with Mr. Emil Kersten In the new brewery that
is about being completed near the Exposition
Grounds
Mr.. James II. Miller, Of Hinton, w. Va, gem
tleman well known in Richmond, arrived In this
city yesterday afternoon and will spend a day or
two here.
Miss Susie H. Holland, Of this city, is visiting
In Lexington, Va, where she has gone 10 attend
the cOmmencent exercises Of the Virginia Mill
taTy Institute.
Mr.. John A. Curtis has returned from Eew
York, where he was called by the illness Of his
little granddaughter, Mary Curtis, who IL now
much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Eggers and Mrs. George
W. Dance left the city last evening for Phnadel
phia and New York, where they viii spend a
month or two with friends
Mr.. A. N. Bowers leaves to-day for Bowling
Green 20 attend this commencement exercises OF
the Bowling Green Female Seminary, from
which his sister, Miss Arlette BOwor, will gradu-
ate.
Judge Holbrook, Of wythe, has been desig-
mated by Governor Mckinney To preside over
the County Court Of GraysOn until the SUCCESSOR
OF Judge jackson, resigned, Is elected and
qualified.
Miss Nellie Richardson, who viii graduate the
State Female Normal School, NJ Farmyille, on the
10th Of this month, is n daughter OF Mr. David 4.
Richardson, an engineer ON the Richmond ana
Danytlle railroad.
Onicer Redford arrested five negro girls for
dsOrdcrly conduct on Grace street between Sew
enth and Eighth yesterday. They we're fight
ing and very disOrderly. The olicer took them
20 the statlOn-house.
Colonel a. 5. Buford has much improved hie
homo AT the northeast corner OF Franklin and
Adams streets by removing the old buildings III
the rear and erecting In their stead handsome
stable and carriage-hOuse.
Miss Bettio Foster, Of Norfolk, the organizer
Of the WOmans Christian Temperance Union, Is
stopping with Mrs. j. +. Rogers, No. I'LL Grove
avenue, and will be at the meeting OF the Gen.
tral Union this afternoon at o'clock.
Messrs. y. q. Wilson and George +. GaZlay, o.
Brooklyn, arc at the Exchange. Councilman +
II. Ferguson showed them over the city yester
day afternoon, and convinced thom OF the fact
that Richmond Is one Of the prettiest citiei IN
the Union.
The residence Of Mr. S. c. Langhorne, at the
southwest corner Of Grace and Adams streets
has been greatly enlarged and beautined by the
addition OF a mansard roof, which makes II
four-story house and gives II four or hyo addt
| tiOnal rooms.
Tho funeral Of Mira. Jane II. Runin, who died
| on Monday at the advanced age OF eighty-twC
| years. took place nj o'clock yesterday alter
| noon from the residence OF her granddaughter
| Mrs Peter McCurdy, No 25l6 cast Grace street
! Her remains were taken TO Charles city county
| for intcrmont Deceased was the widow oi MT
| =. &. Rufiin.
The following Richmond musicians left yester'
| day morning 10 attend tho commencement ex
| ercises at Chapel Hill and Wake Forest, N {.
| Messrs. George Voelker, August Liess. Henry +
Laube, Ed. /. Gressett, 7. A. Pulling, John Rein.
| hardt, A. w. Thiow, Arnold Wagner, DAME
| Buckley, and Joseph c. kessnich. They viii be
| absent about ten days.