Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-19
HYMEN'S BUSY COURT
ACTIVITY or THE MATRIMONIAL
MARKET IN THE TWIN CITIES.
Two Couples Happily United snd Others
on the cards-Norfo'k's New Nsssoesi
Rank Elects Directors and 0naosrs'

rcorrsspondsnce Of ito Richmond Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, February ls.-The matrimo-
NAL market IL very active in this section
inst now. and while many marriages are
taking Mace. an unusually large number
have dates fixed for the happy consum-
nation before the Lenten season sets IN.
This afternoon Mr.. Robert Hsrwood Bar.
rett. n prominent wholesale merchant OK
Norfolk. and Miss Marian Boardman Hail
were united Mt the residence OF the brides
COUSIN. DR.. NJ. +. Daughtrey. No. 2o7 High
street Portsmouth. The residence was
elegantly decorated for the occasion by
the florists. and large throng OF frlends
filIed the rooms. The bride wore gown
of white crepe and pearl ornaments; hes'
X. w. Forsyth, rector OF TRINITY cnuIcn'
performed tho ceremony; Later .no p To
ple left for Petersburg. They 60 20 hlcn:
mond tomorrow and thence to the Mardi
Gras festivities.
zoMs-ALLEN.
last night at o'clock, at the residence
of the bride, on Bermuda street, MISS
Grace NJ. Allen, daughter of the late Etnan
Allen, and Mr.. George w. Toms, cnlet
clerk of the Baltimore Steam-Packet Com-
pany. were united in marriage by heV; VI
N. b. Wharton. of Freemason-street pap
list church.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The stockholders OF the new City Ma
tional Bank met to-day: The following
were elected directors: A. i. krise, Y. a.
Nash. n. A. Dodso, James Z. Etheridge, y.
w. Fentress, John L. Roper. T.. Struqwich'
Fergus Reid. William I. Wise. W. >. pm
mons. N. Burruss. John sheridan; III. VI
ElnV6 Hughes.
Barton Myers, and William Donovan; Inc
directors elected the following oofhcers;
President, A. T.. Krise. Of Maryland, wee
President, Colonel G. A. Nash, ana Casn,eI'
Il. w. Leigh, Two hundred thousand DOL
lars have been subscribed.
PUNISHED FOR DISSECTION. .
Mate w. j.. Baxter and two guards OF
the receiving shin Franklin left last night
for the naval prison at Boston with ue-
serter from the navy named Cnaries ~;
Witt. who was sentenced by court-martiai
to one years Imprisonment.
All the sail-makers ana rlggers OIL .he
equipment department engaged on tle
work for the new steel cruiser ha!eisn,
have been suspended TOT "ant VI nia'oii"i
to continue the work.
Letter Carrier William A. Guy was terri
bly bitten by dog on Dinwiddie street,
in Portsmouth, yesterday afternoon anu Id
in bed. in the hands of the doctors.
The Philadelphia cunning party on tine
Yacht Lypella left to-day for the Carolina
sounds.
IN DISTRESS.
The brig Caroline Gray, Captain Locke,
from New York to Nelasco. lex. VIII =
cargo of lefty stone, arrived mere last
night in distress. having sprung leak and
had her bulwarks stove in and lost her
main boom and other spars. The captain
was also hurt.
Two colored workmen. Sam. Taylor ana
Tom. Williams. were badly hurt yesterday
afternoon by the collapse of building
which was being taken down on Main
street. =, :.
Sporting men Of Portsmouth, it is said
are now likely to arrange a fight between
Wongo, the Indian pugilist, and Professor
LAYTON. of Roanoke, and that the meeting
will take place in March. Wongo is North
on visit.