Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-25
Personals and Briefs

Judge Robert w. Hughes went to Alexandria
yesterday morning.
The condition Of Mr.. Percy 6. Grant Is thought
to be somewhat better, though he Is still quite
sick.
Mrs. Hettie Hanand, Of Danville, IA visiting
her mother, Mrs. NJ s. Bryan, 1918 west Marshall
street,
Messrs. Martin L. Lemon and Thomas ]. Pull
Ter will leave to-day for New York 70 visit
friends for a few days.
Judge Barton. OF Fredericksburg. is expected
10 be In Richmond tomorrow and open special
term Of the Chaucery Court
Miss Blanche ]. Gardner and Mr. Daniel J.
Groves will be married at Grove-Avenue Bsp-
list church tonight at 9:i5 o'clock.
Rev. John W. Ryland, OF Middlesex county,
will preach in the main auditorium Of the Vena-
ble-Street church this evening ats O'Clock.
Mr. Walter Christian, deputy clerk OF the
Hastings Court, who is suffering from o vista
ton Of Ia grippe, was thought TO DO better yes
terdAy.
Ex-Governor Fitzhugh Lee, who arrived in the
city Monday night from Glasgow, left on the
carly train yesterday morning for Boston and
other eastern cities.
The recent heavy rains have cleaned the
streets Of the accumulated trash Of several
weeks more thoroughly than weeks of work by
the sweeping-machine could have done.
The meeting OF the Board Of Directors Of the
Mechanics Institute 10 have been held last night
20 consider the building schome was postponed
In consequence OF tho non-attendance Of a quo
rum.
The siding Of the Petersburg railroad In Man
chester Is now largely used by the lumber-deal-
ers OF this city the yard room on this side OF the
river having been found 70 be inadequate 70 the
increased traf1ic Of the road In lumber
Tho Swedish barkentine Carl. Captain s. An
derson, cleared from tho custom-houso yester-
day with 2,4s0 barrels Of nour for san joe do
North, Brazil. for orders, shipped BY the Gale
90 and Haxall mills. Value OF cargo siY,s7s.so
Knowing once claim that the acreage 70 be
planted in tobacco this rear Will be less than al
any time since the war. The two reasons given
for this are scarcity Of farm-lsDor and the deyo-
ton OF more time TO the improvement OF the
quality OF The weed
strong indication Of revival, or rather In
crease Of trade, Il that the old-dme, obsolete
Eight~auction business has been revived. There
are now two such places on Broad street Ihsy
seem 20 do a thriving business. ana INC auui-
ences enjoy the vii OF Tbs auetioneerA
Jnst seforo the passenger trala lef, for Pc
tersburg Va sterdAy afternoon Sergeant Tomlin-
acn observed that man who was going over aud
who was not altogether himself had large
amount OF money on his person. The omccr
Mr.. Edward Thomas White, who died at
osansboro,. Ky. a few days ago. at the age Of
ninety-three years, was former resident OF
HANOVER county and an uncle OF Mr.. w. g. NC
Dogeli, OF Ford's Hotel. He was only In bed
three days, though no had been In falling heaith
since visit 70 his old homo last fall
Detective James NJ. Tyior has returned from
Hampton. where he worked up the esrscie jones
murder case. which resulted In the arrest OF
George Freeburesr. the little girl's stepfssher'
Ths people OF the vlcinity are Erestiy snraeed,
sn0 The Dispaseh several days ago mentioned that
seJdiors had Deen ordered out 70 prevent me
lynchsng Of tho prieouer