Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-06
Personals and Briefs,


journed.
Personals and Briefs.
Mr.. O. Bennett has returned to the city.
Mrs. u. T.. Alvey and family have re-
turned from Asheville, n. Q.
Mr. II. +. Smith has returned from a
business trip to Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. LYLE, of Stauntor. are
visiting sirs. G. ID. Hutchinson, Floyd ave-
nue..
Mr.. Charles J. Point. OK Anderson. w.
Va, and q former resident Of Richmond, IS
in the city.
There will be no session Of the Chancery
Court to-day on account of the opening OF
tho Exposition.
Miss Jessie NJ. Iauchlan, of Libby Hill,
left Friday night to attend Ingram lnstl-
tute. Halifax county.
Colonel B. f. W. Carter. of Cincinnati,
formerly of Richmond, is on a VISIT to
relatives on Church Hill.
Governor Mckinney was detained in his
room BY sickness yesterday, and will pro-
badly be unable TO be at his office to-day.
Misses Emma Stahler and Abbey Eicle,
of Brooklyn, are visiting Miss Ella Moyni-
han, Of Church Hill, pa Ihirty-second
street.
Rev. W. !. Wright has been pastor Of
Leigh-Street Baptist church lust one year.
In that time he has baptized seventy new
converts.
DR.. j. 7. HOuchens, of Baltimore. is
visiting his sister, Mrs. John j.. Griggs, at
No. 1913 north 1wenty-sixth street, and
other relatives.
Rev. J.. ID. Hart conducted the services
Mt the RandOlph-Street Baptist church
last night in the absence OF the pastor,
Rev. ". L. Jolly.
Mr.. John s.. Irby returned yesterday from
Halifax. where on Tuesday he and Lieuten-
ant-Governor }. Hoge Tyler addressed q
large meeting at Oak Level.
Miss Rosa Murphy, of north Nineteenth
street, has zone to Bay Ridge. n. y. 10
spend the winter with her friend Mrs.
John Keegan, OK that place.
Richmond Lodge, No. 10, at its regular
meeting tuesday night recommended Mr..
William Ryan for district deputy grand
master for this Masonic district.
Mr.. John r. Day was one of the parties
plaintiff in the suit brought in the Circuit
Court last FRIDAY, instead of one of the
defendants as enormously stated.
Mr.. Roosevelt Page will address the
Fulton Democratic Club tonight at 3
o'clock. Citizens Of Fulton will turn out
to hear this able young advocate on the
issues OF tho day.
injecting Of the Old Dominion Demo-
! cratic CLUB will be heldtO-night, when adj
dresses will be made by Mr.. II. NJ. Smith,
Jr., and Mr.. Il. l.. Montague. A large at
tendence IS expected.
Cards have been issued 70 the celebra-
( ton of the silver-wedding of Mr.. aud Mrs.
X. Fisher, which takes place on Sunday
evening. October 10th. at $50 O'Clock at
their residence, 1923 east Nam street.
Friday night from g 10 20 there WILL be a
I book reception st the Richmond Female
Institute. Rev DR.. Laudrum will maze
an address on the occasion. The friends
and patrons OF the institute VIII be vel
ONE.
Mr.. s. A. Smythe has rendered his re-
signatiOn rs clerk to the Secretary of the
Commonwealth. Mr.. j. Gus Hanklns, a
former resident Of this city. who has been
living in Danyille for the past year, will DO
his successor.
The Democratic club of the FIRST. Sc
cond, and Third Precincts of Jackson
Ward Will. meet at Kaln's Hall tomorrow
night. Speeches will be made by Colonel
Spotswood and others, aud refreshments
will be served.
The absence Of q quorum Of the James
River Improvement Committee prevented
a meeting Of that body yesterday evening.
Those members VINO were present rode
down the river on the city tug Craighill,
but did not attend to any business.
The McGill Glee Club held its first meet
inc last night IN VI. Il. Ramos a Co.'S ware
rooms. A large number Of members were
present and the work, under the direction
Of Mr.. James l.. Sullivan, was very salts
factory.
Revival services have been going on at
Washington-Street Methodist church
during the week. The interest continues
to deepen. Larger and interested congre-
cations assemble nightly. There were FIVE
penitents and two conversions Tuesday
night.
Veteran Ashby, Of the Confederate Sol
dlers' Home, has presented to the Ladies'
HOLLYWOOD Memorial Association a hand
some company flag that was presented to
Turner Ashby's first command. 1t beaIs
the inscription. Presented to the
Mountain Rangers by the LADIES Of Salem,
Fauquicr County. ON Liberty, Our Rights,
Our Honor" The tag is faded. but we'll
preserved.
The Phil. Kearny Post was ordered out
yesterday in uniform to accompany to the
Union Depot the remains of slr. K. 4. Far
ley, who died at ST. Claire Hotel Tuesday
morning. The members Of the organiza-
ton met at Christians undertaking rooms
and marched thence TO tho train. Mr. j. !
Nelson Brown. of New Hartford, a men,
Der OF Edwin r.. Lee Post. No. 7S, of Con-
nccticut, arrived here yesterday morning, /.
and went with the remains TO Hartford.
The State of Virginia is represented in
the General Episcopal Convention. now IN
session in Baltimore. by the following
delegates: Clerical-Rev. L. W. Burton.
of st. Johns church. Richmond Rev. j. /
B. Newton, OF Monumental church, Rich
mOnd Rev. B. ID. Tucker, Of st. Paul's
church, Norfolk, and Rev. Klnloch Nelson.
OF the Theological Seminary. Lay Dele
gates-Mr. Joseph Bryan, Richmond;
Judge w. w. Old, Norfolk; Colonel K. y.
Withers. Wytheville, and Captain q. NJ.
Blackford, Lynchburg.
Last night at the residence OF Mr.. James
Z. Grady. a club known as the Fulton So
cial and Democratic Club was organized.
Temporary officers were selected as fol-
lows: President, Thomas Ii. Davis; Re
cording Secretary, James T.. Grady. This
club starts out with q large membership
OF young men, and intends 10 do good
work tor Grover Cleveland. Adlai Steven
son, and George ID. Wise. Messrs. w. j.
Enright, William Gayle, and Z. q. Martin
We're selected to secure q hall.
The funeral of Mr.. Edwin Stansheld
took place from Trinity church yesterday
afternoon at 4 O'Clock. The deceased was
long O resident Of Manchester, but had
been q citizen of Richmond for many
years. lie was one Of the engineers of the
City Gas-WoFks and one of the most
valued attaches of that institution. He was
O devoted husband. q good neighbor,. a
useful citizen. and q consistent Christian.
Mr.. Stansfield was q member OF Henrico
Union Lodge, No. 1870. A. +. and A. Nj, and
the funeral was attended by the lodge.