Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-09
lAwN.TeNNls GAME REVIVED
A Big Crop Of Fail Brides Looked For-The
| Cholera Scare Ovcr-PersoDai.


fCorrespondeece Of the Richmond Dlspatch.l
Otp PoISr COMFORT. Va, October g.
rho claar bracing weather of the past week
has stirred up the blood Of the young peo-
pie who are out morning. noon. and night
enioviDp every moment. The game Of lawn
tennis. which was temporarily abandoned
during tho heated term, is now IN full
blast. and the parade ground is covered
with courts (and counting couDles) this
afternoon. Even the enlisted men have
caught the fever, and II bids fair to rival
the more vigorous game OF foot-b ball, which
has been one OF Their most popular amuse-
ments
The fall crop OF brides. which is one of
the features OF October, promises 20 be
quite rs abundant as in former wears.
The steamer Mirnehon. which came in
last week with 1900 storage passengers
for Baltimore. was released from quaran-
tine on Wednesday and proceeded on her
way. She ~ tho last vessel from which
trouble was anticipated. and II Is conf
IDENTIFY hoped that all danger ls now over
for this season. The jamestown and
Ewing. which were fitted up with such
haste some three weeks ago. nre still At
their moorings of Scwelrs Point, where
they VIII probably remain until the end Of
the month.
Assistant Surgeon A. l.. Powell. now on
dercd here for duty and will arrive in q
week or ten DAYS. His health is door, and
u was thought n change 10 the seashore
might improve n.
Iieutcuant Jay F.. HoGer, Third Artil-
lcrv. who reported here last week from hls
graduating leave has been transferred 20
Fort McHenry and leaves tonight for his
now station.
PERSONAL NOTES.
returned from kIttery Point. Me, where
thew were called by the illness OF Mrs.
StOrv's mother.
Ensign Marcus L. Miller, who has been
visiting hIs parents, Colonel and Mrs. Nil
Ter. of the garrison. has gone TO New York
TO JON his ship, the Philadelphia.
Miss Larrabcc. daughter of Ex-Governor
Iarrabee Of Iowa, who has been visiting
Colonel and Mrs. Miller, OF the garrison,
returned home on Monday.
Captain S. I. Hamilton, Second Cavalry,
now on duty at Fort Wlngate. n. NJ, spent
two or three days visiting old CLASSMATES
al the post during tho week.
Captain j. Z. Story. one OF the instruc-
tors at tho Artillery School, has gone
north on a tour OF inspection. Ills bust
ness 10 20 teach the young officers the
latest methods of manufacturing ordnance
and arlnOr, and m order 10 get the latest
data on the subject will visit the large
fouudries and el-p!ants, including thosb
az Homestead. Pa.
Mis- Sara Kobbe, daughter Of Major and
Ms KoDbe, Of the garrison, who has been
tie guest Of General aud Mrs. Albert Ord
wnv. i'm Washington, for the past three
weeks. returned home Monday.
Mrs. Dr. Poihcmus. who has been visit
ing her parents, Colonel and Mrs. Weeks,
az Washington, returned TO the post yes
t,rdsy.
Mrs. Lieutenant Davies IA home from
two-months visit To her parents, AT Auburn,
ny.
Mrs. Lieutenant hickman, who has been
visiting her parents. Colonel and Mrs.
Hamilton. Of Brooklyn, returned TO the
post Wednesday.
Ataregular meeting of Hampton Com
mandcry. No. II, held Thursday evening.
Sir knights Scgar Whiting, Charles +.
Greene. and j. {. Tucker were appointed
delegates TO the Grand Commandery,
which meets IN Richmond Thursday uext.
Emiuent-COmmander WOodhn and num-
Ter Of the officers viii also attend.