Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-20
RICHMOND BRIEFED.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
SERVED IN CONDENSED FORM.
Notes Cleaned by the Dispatch Reporters
From All Sections of the City
Personal Points, Etc.

Mrs. Albert Grandy. Of Norfolk, Is the gues, OF
Mrs. Charles L. Williams.
Miss Mary Pogram has returned home after
delightful visit 20 New York.
Miss Louise Riley. Of Halifax county, Is the
guest OF the Misses Lancaster.
Mrs. John Morton. of Lee Terrace, who has
been quite sick, Is much better.
Mrs. Simon b. Buckner, OF Kentucky, Is tho
guest OF Mrs. Herbert Claiborne.
MR.. =. Talbot, who has been at work In
Norfolk for some time, has returned home.
Mrs. DIR. Claude Elsom ls on yislt 20 her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Reams, OF Fulton.
Miss Florence Capertor, of West Virgins. is
the guest Of Mrs Spots. li0 south Third street.
Miss Lizzie Jandorf. Of Baltimore. 10 on visit
10 her cousin, Mrs. Henry Myer, 105 east Clay
street
Mr.. John A. Preston AMI bride, Of Levisburg,
W. Va. are stopping at the Exchange Hotel for
afew days.
Mrs Charles $. Dorrance. Of Petersburg. ia on
a visit 10 her parents. Mr. and Mrs W. q. Law
der, of Fulton.
The Council Committees on Schools and FL
nance will not meet until the last Monday eye-
ming Of the month.
Rev. Percy q. Elsom viii continue his meeting
at Fulton Baptist church next week. Thus Tar
they have been very successful.
There will be n social banquet at Howard
Grove Methodist Church tonight. All the men,
bers are expected 10 be present
Mr.. Leo schwarzschili will leave this evening
for Philadelphia, where, on Wednesday next, he
is 10 marry Miss Idle Dannenbaum.
Rev. Or. Tudor has retunei from Norfolk and
will prea n at BrCai-Street church next Sunday.
Subject at night: The Rewards of Victory
The Past-Masters' Association will meet at 81.
Adams Hall tonight at 1880 o'clock for the pur-
pose Of comforting tho Past-Masters degree.
Mr.. Patrick Keenan, is mentioned as repre-
sentative from this district to tho National Re-
publican Convention, which meets I'm Minneapo-
liz.
stonewau worklngmens Club meets AZ its
hall, corner First and Byrd streets, tonight.
The Clay-Ward Actiyes will also hold regular
meeting this evening.
The sunday-school teachers meeting at tho
Young Mems Christian Association TOR the study
OF the international lesson will be held at D
o'clock this afternoon.
The Mistletoe Pleasure Club will give ball at
Donahoe's Hall next Friday night. This Is IN
return 10 the ladies who recently gave the leap
year ball nj the same place.
Squire Frlshkorn has In his possession lot OF
morocco leather whicn was found In the woods
near the city yesterday. IL Il supposed that tho
leather was stolen aud concealed in the woods.
Mr.. NJ. +. Hudnall, treasurer Of Napoleon
Council, No. All. American Legion ~ Honor,
has paid 20 Mrs. Lillian A. RedfOrd $4,000. the
Insurance Of her deceased husband, W. Nick
Redford.
Messrs. W. 8. Burton, George +. Bowden, w.
s. Woodson, r. T.. Courtney, Captain Hulce, and
| other Pythian delegates have returned from
| Leesburg, where they attended the session oil
| the Grand Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs T.. NcGarvey, of Brooklyn, y.
anfarfairaI A their rplafiyal In the
parlOr of FOrds Hotel Thursday night. There
was PROGRAMME Of Instrumental music, after
which a collation. was served.
A good crowd attended the meeting OF South
| side Club last night. Speeches were made by
| Mr. II. :. Jennings, candidate for City Sergeant
! and Squire r. T. Jones, who will contest tor the
Office Of justice Of the peace from Sugar Bottom
| Frank vanloon was brought over from Peters.
! burg last night by Sergean' Iomlinson upon a
charge OF stealing banjo from Arthur Leslie
| ami pawning II NJ Bachrachs lie VIII nave 2
hearing before Justice Crutchheld this morning
EThe contract for the removal OF the Planter:
| National Bank has been awarded 20 Messrs
| Stowe 3 NuckOls. of this city. They were the
| lowest biddora The adjoining building IL alse
| % DO removed, and the work 10 be completed
| by April LIST.
Mr. Charles II. Hasser celebrated his sixty
| first birthday yesterday. In honor OF the event
| Mrs. Mary Hasker raised the American flag over
| llill. Mr.. Hasker entertained his children and
grandchildren at tea last evening.
Tho Woman's Baptist Missionary Society d
| Richmond recently sent 10 one OF the home mis
sionares on the frontier a valuable box o
| clothing. They propose 10 hold at an early dal
| n mass-meetlng 0f mission workers n perfec
plans for the raising OF tho missionary centen
| nial fund.
Martha Jonea, tho negro woman who escape
from the Iienrico county jail on Tuesday eve
| ming last was captured by tho police Of Second
| District yesterday afternoon ON Second street
| This is the second time Martha has escaped and
| been caught and lt Is hardly probable that she
will have the ploGsuro OF getting away again.
The bricklayers who quit work on the City Hal
| on Thursday, a fun account OF which was pub
lshed In yesterdays DfsPArcH, were still on yes
| day and no steps looking toward a settlement Of
| tho trouble had been made. lt is stated that
| the bricklayers arc trying 10 get hearing be-
| tore the Grounds and Buildings Committee. and
that this will probably be granted them on Mon
| day evening.
The ladies' OF the Hollywood Memorial Asso
| ciati u recently wrote 10 Nr. John ~. Andrew
| requesting the gift Of the nag-pOlo on tho old
| Confederate arsenal, at Cherry ami Albemarl'
| streets. Mr.. Andrews resp0n led ami yielded {
| cheerful compliance with mo request OF ti'
| association. The Old building On which tho pol'
| now stands was ured by the Confederate Govern
| ment as an arsenal, and this polo was erected n
1862. IL has withsto0d all subsequent storms.
Sir Walter Raleigh Lodge, No. S3, of Sons o
| st. George, gave "A very fine supper and enter
| talnment Thursday night in honor u thei
| tenth anniversary. The tabio5 wero spread viii
| numerous and finest OF meats, irnlis, snd othc
| eatables, which were partaken of by about l5l
| members Of the order and their wives and othe
| lady friends. The flowers we're kindly supplie
| by SIR. X. Cole, a member OF the lodge. Songs
| recitatons, and comical readings were the chic
| attra ,ti0ns Of the evening.
The open meeting Of sidney Lodge, No. 42s
| 10. G.. T., last night at Beyidere Hall was VOL
| attended. Many visitors from Manchester anl
| neighboring lodges were present, tOgethe
| with a number who 1ero not members OF th
order. An interesting programme, consisting G
soio@, duets, readings, and recitations was nicel
rendered by Professor Esau Cocker and other
Addresses were made by Rev. Leroy j. Phau
and Mr.. Joseph u. Shepherd, and many sign
fed their intention 10 join.
There was no meeting OF the Council commit
tee on proposed amendments 10 tho city char
ter last evening a. no quorum was present
Those who Wero prompt In response 10 th
call for a special session were Mossrs. Jane
Bahen, A. B. Guigon, J. II. Capers, and W. II
Turpin. The question which was 20 have bee
considered was the practicability OF asking IN
| legislature TO extend tho sanitary Igrtsdtctio
OF the city distance Of two miles from tho col
porate limits, which the Chamber OF Cominerc
desires.