Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-06

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secretary. Board of Directors: Thomas ID.
Stokes, w. II. Weisiger. George ID. Thax.
ton, L. d. Beveridge. andJ. q. Freeman, all
of Richmond.
| Personals and Briefs.
Mr.. Leo Schwartzsehild is at Atlantic
City.
Mr. r. Willard Sweeney has left for q
trip TO New York.
Miss Alice Nunnally, of this city, is visit
| ing friends in Petersburg.
Mr.. Andrew Franck, who has been dan
| cerously i'll. is convalescing.
Messrs. J. Floyd White and Writ Bowles
are visiting friends IN Roanoke.
Fx-Judye s. Bassett French. Of Manches-
ter, was in Petersburg on Tuesday.
Miss Alma l.. Harwood. Of venable street,
is visiting friends in Henry county.
| The Religious Herald publishes q special
eight-page educational edition this week.
Mss Ada p. Uobson. of Church Hill, has
| inst returned home after pleasant trip to
Fluvanna.
The West-End market Ia finished, but it
is not yet known when it will DO opened
for business.
Mrs. Philip J. Ryan, children. and nurse
| loft yesterday afternoon for Baltimore to
visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank D. Hill leave TO-DAY
for the fiot Springs, Va, where they will
stay some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. George s. Stokes. with a
party Of Young people. left yesterday for
Atlantic City, n. J.
Messrs c. II. and Ed. l.. Gressett have
left on a visit to Niagara Falls and Canada
rid Norfolk and New York.
Mr.. r. A. Dunlop. secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce. has returned from
brief visit TO North Carolina.
Mrs. Allen c. Maynard. of this city. and
| Miss Bette O. Sweeney. of Petersburg,
have returned from Old Point Comfort.
A meeting of the James-River Bridge
Commissioners was called for Yesterday af-
| ternoun. but there was no quorum present.
The fire TUESDAY night was at tho store
of y. j. Hancock, Jr., 720 west Broad
street. instead OF his brothers, 6l2 west
Broad.
Rev. Or. Kerr and wife and Mrs. NJ. r..
Smith, child and nurse are at Saratoga.
DR. Hoge will bo IN Saratoga later IN the
month.
Miss Jessie ". Barley. of Venable street.
Is spending the summer visiting friends at
Clifton Forge. Staunton. and Orange
county.
Mr.. J. Alphonzo Pizzini. who has been
nuite sick at his residence on west Grace
street for the past week, IS slowly inn
proving.
Richmond and Manchester are both we'll
represented in the National Convention OF
the Galllean Fishermen. now III session at
Hampton, Va.
The Governor has refused to pardon
Charles Jones, of Norfolk county, who was
convicted Of petit larceny and sent to jan
for ninety days.
The Council Committee on Account:
and Printing met az o'clock yesterday
evening and recommended tho payment OF
q number of bills.
Preparations are being made for the
curbing OF the south side Of Albemarlt
street from Pine TO Belvldere. nlce side
walk will soon soon follow.
Miss Mabel Allen. of 2Oi north Nine
teenth street has returned homo after {
| Celightful visit 10 friends in Portsmouth
Virginia Beach, and Ocean View.
Professor Horace F. Smith. the newly
elected instructor for the gymnasium o
the Young Mems Christian Association. Il
expected to arrive IN the city tomorrow.
Misses Irene and Jennie Valentine. wh'
are now visiting relatives In Charlottesville
will leave in q few days for the home o
their uncle, Mr.. Il. b. Roane, in Pulask
City.
Mrs. Lutildia Huxter and her little
rrnnddauchter, Ivy Belle Smithers. have
left for Portsmouth. They will visit Nor
folk and Virginia Beach before returning
home.
The proucrty recently purchased from
James Wilson and wife by the Cooperative
| Investment Association of Richmond is a
tho corner of Twenty-eighth and Broad
streets.
Mr.. n. Bowdltch Clapp leaves in few
days TO spend his vacation IN Boston. Du
ring his absence Mr.. Aubrey Young vii
act az organist at the Fnst Presbyterian
church.
The Richmond Baseball Club will play
| the Warrentons. of North Carolina. thu
afternoon at 4:3O O'Clock at Island Park
| rho Warrentons is one of the crack Caro-
lima clubs.
new departure has been incorporated
| nt tho Male Orphan Asylum which wll
furnish employment for any from thu
smallest up. The industry is that o
stringing bags.
Mr.. John A. Gee. formerly Of Manches
ter. ex-superintendent of the Atlantic anC
Danyille railroad and now with the Allan
tic and West Point railroad at Atlanta, l:
at Ford's Hotel.
The annual meeting Of the Haxall- Cren
shaw Milling Company was held YESTERDAY
afternoon. Reports were submitted anc
| Il Il h,rk ratIfr,n' ~ lr hlip
terest was done.
councilman asserts that the Broad
street viaduct scheme is not dead yet b,
any means. and will be brought promi
nently forward as soon as the tunnel anC
| crematory questions have been settled.
A country wagon carrying tremendous
load of hay broke down Yesterday at th'
| corner of Main and Tenth streets and {
considerable portion OF the former tho
roughiae was blockaded for considerable
time.
The officers of the First regiment vii
, meet in few days 10 wind up tho untin
} ished business relative 10 the encampmen
at Wrightsville and adopt Appropriate re
solutions of thanks to tho North Carolin'
, soldiers.
) Mr.. John I. Lewis died at G o'clock yes
terday afternoon at his residence, NO
sOll east CLAW street. Deceased WAS thirty
! three wears OF age. The funeral will b'
held from St. Johns church this mornin.
at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Allen, Of west Mail
:, street. left yesterday for an EXTENDED
northern tour, which will embrace Nj
aeara. Saratoga. and Montreal, Can. The.
were accompanied by their daughter, Mis-
Matte V. Allen.
: DR.. Nelson. the recently elected presiden
Of the Richmond Female Institute. l
working hard in behalf of that institution
and is meeting with very gratifying sue
cess. He has just issued prospectus AM
Will soon have ont his catalogue.
/ The curbing on north Eighth. street /
beng reset and the gutter IS being, rciai'
, 40 that this thoroughfare will be drsine!
, better than heretofore. While this worl
l is being done it would be we'll to put dow
{ a new sidewalk. rs the present one Is YER.
. rough and uneven.
: There was rumor current down tow
, last night that Mr.. William Snellings, pro
: prietor of Blandon Park. bad been slightl
cut early in the day by some person. who's
. name was not given. All efforts to verif