Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-20

NoRYoLK. December 19.-Miss Mary
Tannahlll. of New York. Is visiting Mrs.
John G.. White on York street.
Mrs. NJ. b. Wharton, Jr., OF Graham, y.
c.. is on q visit to her husbands parents,
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. VI. ID. Wharton, at the
Atlantic Hotel.
Miss Cora Mcdonnell. daughter of Cap
tain George w. K. Mcdonnell, OF Ports;
mouth. il in Middlese1 county to spend
the Christmas holidays with friends.
Miss + nina Eley, of this city, IS visiting
Miss Lizzie Carr in Suffolk.
Mrs. Roxio Harwell, Of Brambleton
Ward. has returned from Petersburg.
where she attended the last illness OF her
Miss Madeline Etheridge, formerly of
this city. will be married 10 Wilbur L.
HAYWOOD, at Grace Methodist Episcopal
church, Baltimore, December 3Oth.
Miss Carrie Dorgan, of MOBILE, Ala;
Miss jamie Smith, of Danyille; Miss Eve
limo Iannor, of Petersburg, and Miss Grace
Carter, of Brooklyn, n. y, continue 70
enjoy the social season with thei. friends
in Norfolk.
Captain Joseph Clark and bride have ar
rived home from their wedding "Trip
North.
Mrs. r. f. Whitehurst, Of Suffolk, is
visiting her sister in Norfolk.
Miss Grace Chewing, of charlottesville,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. DR.. q. W. wal
lace, in Berkeley.
Mrs. Commodore A. X. Weaver and
daughter will give swell reception al the
nayy-vard on Tuesday night next, the hrSt
reception given by the family since Bliss
Weayer's return from Europe.
Cards are out for the marriage or Miss
Cora Estello Ward, daughter Of Mrs. ). ".
James, of Princess Anne, and MIR. Willie
Edward Whltehurst OF this city, at MINI
mos church, on the seth instant.
City-Sergeant Williamson Smith, of
Portsmouth, WHO is down with the grip,
doesn't improve.
MIR. +. j. Bonayita, travelling passenger
agent of the Atchlson, Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad, was IN the city several days
this week. 80,
Miss Sallie Heath, Of Elizabeth City, is
visiting Mrs. Henry Oliver, in East Nor
folk.
Captain Waddy, of the Norfolk and
Western railroad, Il down with the grip at
his home, in Bran bleton.
Major James f. Crocker, the well-known
member of the Portsmouth bar, Is down
with a severe attack of sickness.
Miss Lula Land IS home from bowling
Green 10 spend the holidays With her rsla-
tives in Portsmouth.
Mrs. NJ. s. Webb. of Ream's Station, 10
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Il. b. Harwell.
on Wllloughby avenue.
Mrs, Josephine Turner-HOmans, OF New
York, who has been delighting social cir
cles with her charming voice for the past
two weeks, will remain with relatives here
until after the Christmas holidays.
Miss Mamie Bogart, of Savannah. Ga,
sister Of Captain John III. Bogart, OF South
ampton county, who has been visiting mel
relatives in this section for several weeks
left for home to-day.
Rev, H. Is. Anderson, of the North Caro-
lima Methodist Episcopal Conference, who
has been spending two weeks lE Norfolk
with his brother-ln-law, Mr.. Il. >. Dawson
LETT Yesterday for his appointment. IN the
Wilmington district.
Rev. Il. j. Wray, of Boykins, South
ampton county, VINO has been visiting hli
brother, Rev. George w. Wray, of Ports
mouth. left yesterday for home.
MIR. w. II. Parker, of Portsmouth, for
merly of Southampton county, has writ
ten history of Nat. Turner'S instruction
in 1881 and 1t Is quite an interesting bis
| torical paper.
JudgeC, w. Hill, of the Circuit Court, hai
| been III tor week or more at his home, II
Brambleton, and unable 70 attend court
Assistant Naval Constructor Samuel w
Armistead. of Portsmouth, has been or
| dered up for examination for promotion
before a board TO assemble IN Philadelphia
| next week. =,
Judge George d. Parker, of Norfolk
county, continues quite SICK at his home
| in Berkeley suffering with fever.
Mr.. Warren O.. Elliott, recently OF TIM
CITY, president Of the Wilmington an,
| Weldon railroad, becomes president of tn
recently-purchased Wilmington, Chad
| bourne and CONWAY railroad
Judge ID. Tucker Brooke presided owe
| the Hastings Court in portsmouth 10
| Judge Watts this week.
| DIR. George NJ. Magruder, United State
| Marine Hospital Service. has been ordere'
to duty at Buffalo. N. Y.
Mr.. Thomas Carr, late master machinls
Of the steam engineering department OF
| the navy-yard, is Frustrated with tho griE
| at his home. in Portsmouth.
DR.. Horace Z. Taylor. of this city, ha
| resigned his position on the medical stat
at the New York Hospital TO resume hi
| studies in Europe.
| Among the visitors in Norfolk durin,
| the week were: Thomas Poinde1ter an
| Ed. Hanewinckel, Richmond; L. Il. Rey
! nolds, Lynchburg; Captain j. }. Wood
| house. Pittsylvania, and X. j. Cobb
| Greenville, N. c.. J. @. Deming, former
merchant OF Norfolk. now of Baltimore.
Our well merchant, Mr. J. "
| Gayle. is so seriously i'll at his home, o
Cumberland street, that his brother, Dl
Joseph G. Gayle. has been telegraphed fol
| His neighbour. Mr.. II. Dixie Ames. - ais
PROSTATE with the grip.
Rev. s. ). Lambeth returned from III
trip to Danville during tho week.
Mr.. II. Hayelock Anderson, formerly {
Norfolk, was married on Thursday night /
Kansas City to Miss Phoebe Fleming
daughter of Mr.. T. j. Brent, OF that eitl
Mr.. l.. II. Whitehurst, the Market
Square merchant. severely III, IS reports
better.
Invitations 10 the marriage OF Mi:
Evelyn Frances Eberson and Mr.. Henri
Clay Hofheimsr on the S0th were issue