Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-07
Personals and Briefs.

improved atter ner serious iilneSs.
Mrs. J. W. Atkins and daughter, Miss
Isabel, are visiting friends in Washington
Mr.. Thomas w. McCabe and bride have
returned from an extended northern tour.
DIR. Irvine, the physician of the Soldiers
Home, has returned from visit to Bed
ford.
Mr.. G. Percy Peterson. of 209 north
Nineteenth street, is summerlng at Cobb's
Island.
NIr. Jackson Brandt left last night on a
business trip for Baltimore, Philadelphia,
and New York.
Mr.. John Thomas. who has been head
miller at the Gallego Mills for many years,
resigned July lst.
Mr.. w. r. Lee. flour Inspector, returned
last night from Boydton, where he went
to spend the Fourth.
The Young Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will give an excursion on the
steamer Ariel tonight.
Miss Maude Throckmorton left last night
for the mountains of Virginia to spend the
summer with friends and relatives.
Captain John w. Wash, of the Washing
ton division of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, is on visit to his family at Ash
land.
Mr.. r. J. Carlton gave number of his
Young friends of the West End an enjoy
able Fourth-of-July picnic at Young's
Pond.
Rev. George II. Ray preached to large
congregations Sunday at Union-Station'
Methodist church and received two new
members.
Stonewall Jackson Camp, No. s, G. F. L.,
will run an excursion to Norfolk Saturday
night, July 25th, the train leaving here at
midnight.
Messrs. John G. Small. Frank W. Street.
II. X. Franklin, and W. b. Plzzini returned
yesterday morning from Virginia Beach
and Ocean View.
Miss Estey Pulling and brother, Master
Tommie Pulling, left Friday morning for
the White Sulphur, where they will remain
until the lst of October.
Mildred Ann Logan (colored) was :e-
moved from the city jail yesterday and in-
carcerated in the State pententiary to serve
three years for attempted murder.
The Progressive Endowment Guild has
sent check for 81 600 to the widow of J.
X. Lane, of Clifton Forge, who was killed
in an accident about two weeks 0gO.
Mrs. A. ]. Pyle hos returned to the city
after delightful trip through England.
Scotland. Wales, Ireland, and France. She
is much improved in health and spirits.
Mrs. w. Il. Powell, the owner of the
Richmond Theatre, is very i'll. She has
been in delicate health for long time ani
her condition is now such rs to cause
alarm.
Mr.. Z. c. Woodward, formerly of this
city, but now of Roanoke, who has been
OH visit to his parents at No. 6l4 north
Twenty-seventh street, has returned to
Roanoke.
A meeting of the Committee on First
Market was held yesterday afternoon at 8
o'clock, and the regular business was dis
posed Of including the passage upon bills
for payment, etc.
Mr.. II. A. Lukeman, q rising young
sculptor of New York, spent the Fourth
with his old master. Mr. Frederick Moyen.
ham. He visited Valentines studio and
was much pleased with the work in pro-
gress.
Mr.. and Mrs. jackson B. Wood will leave
this week for an extended visit through
the North. They include in their pro-
gramme Asbury Park. Ocean Grove, Sara
toga, Thousand Islands, Martha's Vineyard,
Mr.. Herbert Rees will have the closing
of tho fourth session of his music class to-
night at his residence, 245 south Laurel
street. A fine programme has been ar
ranged, consisting of piano solos and
duets, and vocal selections.
Among those who came in on the Old
Dominion steamer from New. York were
Mr.. Henry w. Schumacher and wife. Miss
II Naooiau Mtaa loakQnn MrQa Il
Luyster. Mrs. W. II. Luyster, j. b. Bren-
nan, and James L. Quinn.
Miss Mollie B. Janke. daughter of Mr.. A.
F. Janke. died at her fathers residence
near Bon Air yesterday in the twenty-frst
year of her age. The funeral will take
place from Bon-Air Presbyterian church
this afternoon at o'clock and the inter-
ment will be at Oakwood.
Mr.. II. w. Fuller, general passenger
agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio, will re-
move his head Office from Cincinnati to
Washington city next fall. Mr.. 9. b. Ryan,
il is understood, who has been chief clerk
in his department for several years, will be
made western agent, with Office in Cincin-
natl.
Mr.. William Fl. Stanford, vice-president
of the Old Dominion Steamship Company.
died Sunday in Jersey City. The Rich
mond office will be- represented at the fu-
neral. which takes place to- day The
steamer Old Dominion was appropriately
draped yesterday and mourning emblems
displayed at the company headquarters
here.
Captain Carter Anderson. of Hanover,
who for q number of years was chief clerk
of the Maintenance and Way Department
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway. has
recently been appointed general store
keeper for the Maintenance, Way, and
Transportation departments east of Clifton
Forge. The Captain has been connected
with the Chesapeake and Ohio since the
close of the war.