Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-28
BRILLIANT GERMAN.
DELIGHTFUL OCCASION AMONG The
HEBREWS or PETERSBURG
An Apparat ~ for Driving Tobacco Pa
teuted-citlzsns Of Brunswick who
Have Passed Away.

fcorrespondeuce Of tho Richmond Dispatch.]
PErrssBuno. Va. November IA de-
liebtful german was gwen at the Grays
Armory last night by the Hebrew young
men Of the city. The occasion was maae
a brilliant one by the presence OF large
assembIage Of the best Hebrew society W
the city, the presentment OF peAutiIui
costumes. and the addition Of excellent
music. Festivities we're kept up until
late hour Of the night. Thefollowlng were
among the couples who appeared on the
floor: Mr.. Morris L. Myers with MISS Pig,
RE Rosenstock. Mr.. u. Bgeporun WIZ
Mise Grace kull. Mr.. Morris helnscn !, VII
Miss Cora Reinach, Mr. j. Louis feyser
with Miss .ltoseubaum (of Richmondl,
Mr. Mamie Kndden with Miss Len9Ta MAJ
den. Mr.. Nathan Reiss with MISS Hannah
Cohen. Mr.. Abe Cohen with Miss frankle
II. Reiss. Mr.. Alfred Reinach with MISS
Helen Eieenbrun, Mr.. Sidney Fischer WIN
Miss Addie Emerich. Mr.. Milton heinach
with Miss Carolia Reinach, MT; AARON ~ W
hen with Miss Rosa Peyser. Mr. LOUIS nein-
berg with Miss Ida Weinberg: Ohap9nIop;s'
Mrs. N. G. WELLER. Mrs. George Davis
Mrs A EuiI Mrs. A. S. Reinach. Stays
Harry l.. Wasserrnau (of Baltimore), Isaac
Cohen, and Joseph Peyser.
PETERSBURG PATENT.
Mr. w Marks received to-day from
his attorney in Washington letters patent
covering an invention which he has recent
ly constructed. The patent covers ms
country. but application has been mace
for patent in Canadaand the Continental
countries. Mr.. Marks has for many years
been engaged upon the construction OF
driving apparatus for tobacco, and his WORK
has now taken shape in a machine whlch
has been tested here and received the en-
dorsation of many prominent tooocGohls'S'
as well as in Richmond and other places
DEATHS or OLD CITIZENS.
In Red Oak district. in Brunswick
county, some four or FIVE OF the OLDEST ana
best known citizens have recently died
all Of them within very short time OF
each other. Among them were Mr.. BAKER
Kennedy, Mr.. Josiah Beckwith, and air.
Richard Eanes.
HAPPY FAMILY.
Mr.. A. Z. Traylor, who lives on High
street, is the happy possessor OF Two young
,coons which under his skillful training
and kind treatment have become thof-
oughly domesticated.
Rev, X. L. Wilson, who has been as
signed to the pastoral charge OF the NE
tlodist church In Berkeley, will leave To-
morrow for his new field of duty. Rev.
Mr. TIllery, who succeeds MIR. Wilson at
Wesley church here, has not yet arrived.
The first tobacco sale OF the season az
the warehouse III Lawrenceyille TOOK
place to-day. Large offerings and big
crowd were expected.
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS.
It is expected that the division head
quarters of the Atlantic and Danyille rail-
road, together with the companys SHOPS
will shortly be established at Lawrence
vile.
By collision in the yard of the Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company. IN this
CITY at a late hour last night, shifting
engine and two freight cars were consid-
erably damaged.
la a difficulty which occurred last night
between two colOred women, named Salle
Avery and Henrietta Green. the latter was
cut through the eye with q knife IN the
hands of the former. The Avery woman
IS the mother of FIVE or SIX children and
was admitted TO bail for examination.
ELOQUENT Mr.. BURRE.
Mr.. M. F. Burke, q citizen of Richmond,
was arraigned in the Mayors Court on the
charge of drunkenness this morning. ne
acted as his own lawyer and ADVISOR, ana
pleaded his own case, much to the amuse-
neQL OF inc NOhll hlAA bhO
The scene was q very funny one, but wit
and eloquence failed to save him from the
usual fine for his offence.
The receipts of tobacco have been very
large this week. The warehousemen say
that in all their experience they have not
seen so many tobacco wagons in town as
during the past two OF three days. Prices
are ruling high. The quality Of this years
crop is SAID TO be not as good as usual.
PETERsBURG's GRIP
From all of the the counties in this sec
ton come the reports of unusual sickness
by reason Of the grip. A great many
people who visited the city during the
sessions of the Methodist Conference re-
turned to their homes SICK, and Peters
burg gets the blame of having given them
the grip. There is no doubt of an cpl
demic of the disease here. but in so mild q
form that not single death has occurred
from it.