Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-24


Rev. John II. Pitcher was in the city yester-
day.
The Chancery Court closed yesterday for tho
term.
Mr. Isaac Dlggs, of West Point, was in the city
! yesterday.
Mrs Caskie Cabell Is suffering with second
| attack Of the grip.
The Giro hit Court Of Henrico adjourned yes
| terday for the term.
Mr.. Hermann Schmidt is confined to his
! home by very severe cold.
Mr.. NJ. A. Allen, who has been quite sick for
| several days past, Is much better
| Mrs. C. A. Baldwin while returning home zee.
| terday slipped and sprained her ankle
Miss Mary Cottrell has returned home after a
| visit Of six months TO relatives In Norfolk.
Mr.. Abner Wilde, OF the Richmond and Dam
Vile railroad Offices OF Atlanta, Is in the city.
| Miss Fannie Parker loaves to-day for Smith
field, Va, where she will spend the holidays with
relatives.
Mr.. W. II. Sadler leaves to-day 70 visit his pa
rents In Fluyanna county, and Captain CaDel
Davis on O southern trip.
Messrs. w. Z. Lunsford and John Morgan
Green, two prominent young tobacconists OF
Durham, N. c., are In the city.
Rx-Policeman Thomas II. Joyner and wife are
| mere ana Will Sptul the christmas Wltn EiS
| father-n-law at No. ii east Broad street.
Mrs. Z. X. Fuller, formerly Of this city, but
now OF Boston, is on visit here. She will spend
tho holidays with her iather, Mr.. Ii. l. Pelouze
Mrs. X. X. Cobb (nes PizzinD, now Of Norfolk,
| but formerly OF this city. will spend the holt
days In this city with her father, Captain A. Piz-
| zini.
Mr. W. n. Mcveigh, Of Alexandria, IL visiting
| his sister, Mrs. q. L. Hill, OF $40 west Grace
street.
Mrs. +. NJ. Grasty, Of Buckingham, and her
| little grandson, Robert Fones, are visiting the
| family OF Mr.. ). Is. WoOdin, 027 north Eighth
street.
| Messrs. John and Jacob Allen, Of this city
| who have been attending school Mt Wake
Forest College, have returned homo for the
| holidays.
Mrs. Chsstain Dillon has returned from the ftI-
neral OF her -ister-in-law Mrs. Mary Dillon, wife
of Mrs. James A. Dillon. The interment took
place near Chester sunday.
Cadets Herbert and Addison Green, Of Bethel
Military Academy, have returned to the city to
spend the holidays with their mother, Mrs. c.
W. Green, 203 east Main street.
The Old Dominion Club viii not hold its regu-
lar meeting tonight, owing TO the approach OF
Christmas The next meeting Of the organiZa-
ton will occur on January 1ith.
The bail has been extracted from the ankle OF
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cidentaliy shot Monday afternoon, ana be is do
ing as well as could be expected.
The advance sale indicates that large audi
ences will attend the performances at the Acade-
my tomorrow OF Cora Tanner and her excellent
company. The engagement opens with the
Christmas matinee. The play is 10 be "WIl
She Divorce HINT"
City-SergeaDt Charles II. Epps will keep on
open house on Christmas-day at his residence,
20 west Marshall street, between the hours OF 10
A. NJ. and y. NJ. All who cross his threshold
will necessarily enjoy themselves, for the Ser.
Eeant Is the most genial OF hosts.
MIR. G. NJ. Cru'chneld, former resident OF this
city, but now or Aessoula, Montana, flourish
ing city on the slope OF the Rocky Mountains, Is
IN the city, the guest Of his father Mr.. George
Crutchfield. He Is lawyer by pl osession aud a
member OF the Legislature, having led every
precinct In his district.
Rev. II. Allen Tupper, Jr.. d. D., pastor of
Broadway Baptist church. Of Louisville, KY, has
accepted call 10 the Seventh Baptist church, OF
Baltimore, one Of rhe largest and most iniiuen-
tiai In that city. He Is the son OF Rev. DIR. Tap-
per, Of this city, secretary OF the Foreign Mission
Board OF the Southern Baptist Convention.
| Tho Feast OF the Lights or dedication, which Il
| observed by the Orthodox Jews, will commence
| tomorrow night, and continue for eight days
| IL Is 10 commeinoration OF the rede.ication OF
| the temple following the triumph of Judas
Anccabeus over Antiochus. Is. G. 100, whom he
marched INTO Jerusalem unopposed with his
| tinxuasnsd hghis Of tine temple.