Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-21
NEWS OF RICHMOND.
A BUDGET OF BREEZY ITEMS GATH
Erred 6Y DISPATCH REPORTERS.
spacc-Bits Of General COSBY
Personal Points.

Poles for the new electric lights are
being put mp along west Cary street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ellis are visit
ing relatives at No. POS east Main street.
In the Chancery Court yesterday Ju.
Ian {. Bosher qualified as administrator
OF the estate OF Kate Pointer.
Mrs. Colonel Thornton and Miss Alice
Sturdevant. of ampden-Sidney College,
are guests Of Governor and Mrs. Nc
Kinney.
Mrs. Judge ]. Is. Prince and daughter,
OF southampton. are stopping with her
sister, Mrs. George A. Minor, Barton
Heights.
Rev. DR.. $. A. Goodwin and family
left for Savannah last night. Mr.. John
II. Goodwin, his son, will remain i'll
Richmond.
Mr.. W. W. Moses, ex-Superintendent
OF the Penitentiary, was one Of the dele
gates TO the convention from Pittsylva-
MIA county.
Mr.. S. s. Carter, formerly OF the gro
Gerry firm of Carter & Christian, of this
city, has been made general manager of
the Commonwealth Club.
Mr.. Frank b. Reynolds, q bright
young member Of the Cumberland bar
was among the delegates to the State
Convention from that county.
The Rev. DIR. Dasbiell will not return
from Danville until next week, but Rev.
Lewis W. Burton will preach at ST.
Marks next Sunday morning.
Mr.. Frank +. Doyle, OF Washington,
j. c., was in the city Thursday and
yesterday. and was visitor TO the con-
yention while it was in session.
Rev. DR.. r. n. Sledd will preach the
baccalauIeate sermon at Greensboro Fe-
male College Sunday. Rev. DR.. George
W. Carter will ofiiciate at Centenary
Methodist church.
The ambulance WAS called yesterday
morning at 1890 O'Clock to the Elba
depot to white man whose arm had
been fractured and who had received a
cut on his face. He was taken to the
almshouse for treatment.
The Sunday school teachers of Rich
mond and Manchester will meet at the
Young Mems Christian Association at
O'Clock this afternoon for the study of
the international lesson. Rev. Il. J..
Pell. editor of the Bibic- Reader, will
lead.
Mr.. J. c. Parker, of southampton,
was in town yesterday, having attended
the convention as a delegate, On route
to Denver, Col, where he goes to attend
10 legal business. On his return he will
attend the National Democratic Con-
vention at Chicago.
DIR. Z. \. Calisch, rabbi of Beth
Ahaba Synagogue. returned TO the city
yesterday from a visit to his former
home, in Peoria, i'll. DIR. Calisch filed
his pulpit yesterday evening, and to-day
he will preach upon Conscience as a
Proof OF fiie Existence of Death. ."
Commodore Wilson, chief constructor
United States navy, and Chief-Engineer
George ". delville, United states
navy, were in the city Thursday,
inspected the machinery of the man-of-
war Texas at the Richmond LocomO-
tive Works, and left in the afternoon for
Norfolk.
A match game of baseball was played
on Strecker's Hill between the Blues and
Monarchs yesterday afternoon. The
former team won. Batteres-Blues
Gentry. Bernstein, and Unger. Mon
archs: Cooke, Evans, Lamburn. The
following was the score Blues IA, Mon
archs Il.
Mr.. James NJ. Fisher, ga Richmond
boy D." ia son of James II. Fisher, Esq,
now enjoying deserved prosperity IN MS
profession in Washington, was with us
at the convention on Thursday and did
the chief part of the DIsPATcHs steno-
graphic work in reporting the proceed
ings of that body.
DR.. William S. Gordon, who has been
absent several weeks in England and
France, has returned to the city. The
steamer Normannia, on which he sailed
from southampton, encountered heavy
storms after leaving that port, but made
good time and arrived safely at New
York on the 18th instant.
There were four conyicts received at
the penitentiary yesterday from Plttsyi-
yania county. as follows: Louis Smith
(cloored highway robbery. two years
Henry az (colored), highway robbery,
two years; Walter Flournoy (colored),
highway robbery. two years; johnson
Edwards (colored), malicious cutting,
two years.
The Decatur (Ill) Rcpub'ican says:
Miss Bertha Roach gave q delightful
"bonnet- and-necktie party last eve
ming at the home OF her parents, on
west Wood street, III honor OF her guest,
Miss Helen Ross, of Barton Heights,
Richmond, Va. A most delightful eve
ming was enjoyed The ladies busted
themselves In making ties for the gen.
tlemen, and they in turn decorated the
ladies' bonnets.
The Richmond Cycle Club have is
sued invitations to the opening OF their
new home, No. 500 east Grace street, on
Monday evening at $50 o'clock. The
yheelmen have had the commodious
house thoroughly renovated and furnish
cd in excellent style, and 1t 10 now a de-
hphtful rendezvous for cyclists. Since
moving into their new quarters the cluo
has received large accessions OF mem
bers and they are enjoying great pros
perity.
RICHMOND INDIAN ASSOCIATION.
An Interesting Meeting Held festero"y