Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-29
No. FOG north Twcnty.arst street. Church

NO. I06 nOrtn IWenty-urst rtioo's
Hill.
The feature of to-day's races At Jerome
Park, in which great interest Is felt neIsj;
will be the contest between Tenny hn3
Longstreet.
The Fifth Street Methodist Sunday
school of Manchester carried a large crowu
ont TO Young's Pond yesterday on 'ts an-
nual picnic.
DR.. Jud. B. Wood left the city last night
to join his wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Cnaries
L. Davis, who are summering near tno
White Sulphur.
II is thought that the jury Of the Hust-
ings Court will complete its Work ana Ds De
discharged this afternoon. No cases OF
importance were tried yesterday.
The bursting OF water-pipe on Cover
nor street IN rear of the Executive Mansion
caused little rivulet TO flow down tDs'
thoroughfare during yesterday afternoon
Miss Lottie McGurk. of Hartford. Conn.
is in the city visiting friends and relatives
and is at present stopping with her aunt
Miss Mary Smith. of 9l7 west Clay street,
Lewis Booker has not yet been assigned
to any particular duty at the penitentiary.
His cell is quite comfortable one, ana ne
has for his room-mates three otner prl-
soners.
Miss Bertha Bransford. accompanied by
her aunt, Mrs. j. L. Merryman and her son,
who have been visiting friends in Palmyra,
Fluvanna county, will return home this
afternoon.
iRev. DIR. Hoge arrived in this city yes
terday morning from Baltimore, where ne
preached last Sunday. He will return 10
baltimore on Friday and will preach there
again next Sunday.
Mr.. John de Morgan, of Hart Park;
Staten Island, the celebrated novelist and
author. is at FOrd's Hotel. Mr.. de Nor,
can is visiting the battle-felds around
Richmond in order TO obtain reliable data
for his next war story in Golden Hours.
Rev. J. T. Belts closed on Monday. o
meeting Of ten days with Sharon Baptist
church, in Buckingham county. He was
aided by Rev. q. I. Williams, or this city.
Twenty persons were received into the
church by restoration and forty-two for
| baptism.
Rev. G. p. williamson. Of Lexington
Ky.. who has been conducting some meet
| ings in Norfolk under the auspices OF the
| Young Mems Christian Association. is IN
| Richmond, and will conduct the services
| tonight at Seventh-Street Christian
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. King, whose only
| children. two little boys. were drowned 10
| York river below West Point last Tuesday,
have returned to the city. The children
as well as third victim OF the sad tragedy,
a boy about ten years of age, were buried
| in King William county.
Rev. A. +. Hardy. who is TO supply the
Venable-Street pulpit during Dr. Pltts va
cation. will preach tonight at that church
| Dr. Pitt left last evening for Old Point &c
| bring his family home. He will be in hi:
own pulpit the first and second Sundays II
August, and then Mr.. Hardy will take
charge for month.
The annual meeting of the Board Of Su
pervisors of HenrIco county was held Mon
| day. and lasted until late hour IN th'
afternoon. Much routine work was dis
posed of and the county levy decided upon
| This will be the same as for the preceding
year. The board also inspected the jail
courthouse, and other county property.