Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-11
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST CLEANED
BY THE DISPATCH REPORTERS.
Points About the Movems nts OF Our
friends and General Notes About
Local Happenings.

Mrs. e.. ID. Poitiaux has been very sick
for the past two weeks and Is now critical
ly i'll.
Miss Matte Broughton, of Norfolk, is
visiting Mrs. I. J. Todd, t24 west Gracs
street.
The first Florids shad Of the season were
received here yesterday and brought good
prices.
Miss Rose Hampton has been engaged "a
organist OF the Denny-Street Methodist
church.
Miss Edith Fairfax Moncure. of Texas, is
stopping tor some time at Mrs. OTIS, 3l0
east Grace.
Mrs. d. I. Sutherland, 1901 east Frank
lin street, is confined TO her bed extremely
Ill with grip.
Mr.. Frank J. Parater, Jr., of State street
and Williamsburg avenue, who has been
very i'll, is improving.
Mr.. Peter Gerof, of Henrico, who has
been living in Oregon for the past touE
years, is at home again.
Rev. Mr.. Hart. of Richmond College,
will preach OF Nenable-Street church TO-
day, morning and night.
Mr. Luther Benson. of Indianapolis, will
lecture on temperance at Old-Msrket han
this afternoon at O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Franklin have re
turned to Rutland, Vt. after a pleasant
visit to relatives in Richmond.
In the Chancery Court Yesterday Mrs.
Annah Hatke qualified as executrlx OF the
will of Andrew Hatke, deceased.
Miss Freda Epps, of City Point, is visit
ing her TREND. Miss BeuIah Frances Patti
son, No. 2O1 east Franklin street.
MISS Grace l.. Booker has returned homo
after spending several weeks with her
aunt, Mrs. T.. n. Booker, of Old Church.
Mr.. c. D. Wilson, of Philadelphia, q
well-known and popular travelling man, IS
in the city. Heis stopping az Murphy's.
Miss Ella Sizer has returned to her home,
IN Caroline county, after having spent
several weeks very pleasantly IN the CITY.
Mr.. Jacob Ezekiel and daughter, Mrs.
Hermans, Of Cincinnati, formerly of TINS
city, ore visiting the families OF Messls. T..
G. and w. Ii. Brauer.
Rev. DIR. II. n. sledd will begin a series
Of sermons on the Rise, Progress, and
Peculiarities Of Methodlsm" at Centenary
church this morning.
Mr.. s. II. Socket. OF New Orleans, La,
and Miss CORTLAND Dupuy, OF NorfolS,
Will visit Miss jamie Nicholas, No. 104
north Fifth street, this week.
Cards are ont announcing the marriage
OF Miss Mamie Il. Phelps to Mr.. Charles
II. Chaplin, on December 14th, at No. &
north Fourth street, at r. Nj.
Colonel John s. Cunningham. Of Cum
ningham, n. G., arrived IN Richmond yes
terday, and will stay here until after the
unyeiling Of the Howitzer monument.
The Board of Fire Commissioners have
ordered test Of the new steamer for the
Broad-Street engiue-hou5e Monday after
noon at ) o'clock at Nineteenth and Dock
streets.
Rev. W. L. Wright, OF Leigh-Street Bap-
fist church. will preach this morning on
Paul and Felix" At night the subject
OF his discourse will be Paul and
Agrlppa."
The December term of the Honrlco
County Court begins tomorrow. Judge
Isaac r.. Christian, of Charles City, Will
preside in consequence OF the illness OF
Judge Minor.
There will be tambOurlne drill and tab
leau1 at the Young Mems Christian Asso-
cation Hall Friday. December 10th. at
Presbyterian church.
There will be revival services and a gene
raj Notwithstanding at tho Alssi0r
rooms, corner Of Kinney and Leigh streets
at o'clock this afternoon. Rev. ii. NJ
Linney is IN charge of tho mission.
Aico Morton (colored), who was con
fined in the city iaIl TO await conveyance
! 10 a lunatic asylum. died there Yesterday
| Coroner Taylor was notified aud viii hold
| an inquest this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock al
! the prison.
There will DO a meeting Of the Richmond
| bar at rooms of tho Bar ASSOCIATION to
morrow at 2 o'clock to recommend and en-
| dorse Hon. John Randolph Tucker, OIL
Lexington. Va, rs Attorney-General OF th'
| United States.
On Yesterday n. Seldom Taylor & Son
| auctioneers, sold at $1,000 tho house an
| lot No. 40 on north side Of Franklin stree
| between Monroe and Henry, now occupied
| By Mr.. q. NJ. Molly rs q scbOOl-hOuse. In'
| lot fronts i0xl55 feet.
Mrs. George Dippell, of Baltimore. who
| hiss been stopping with friends IN Lynch
| burg, is now visiting her nephew Captain
| George II. Rogers, No. 81 Nicholson
| street, this city, and would DO pleased &
| SEQ any of her friends.
Mr.. Robert G.. Hiden. a son Of Rev. Dr.
/ ]. e. Hlden and an old student Of Rich
| mond College, has accepted the position
| of manager for tho Henderson Light
| and Power Company Of Henderson, y. g.
| which has the contract for Lighting the
/ streets of that town.
| Il was Mr.. Dennis O'Neiil instead OF
| County-Constable Branch who shot th'
| white man named Lee Brown lust beyonC
| the corporate hints q few nights ago
| Brown was being arrested by Constable
| Ness, and resistance being required Mr.
| O'Neill was called to aid the officer.
The police-patrol system will be- IN ops
ration in Richmond in a few days. OWNS
to some hitch with the GameweI people
who were to supply the boxes, there la
! been great delay. This has recently oeel
| adjusted, and the matter OF getting al
wires and placing stations into position /
now rapidly going on.
There was O fight on Broad street yes
terday morning between Adams and JET
/ ferson, IN which Jake, Kate, and Simon
! Cohen. aud Yetta Roman and SlmO Crow
i ell took part. They were all arrested an'
taken to the Third Police Station an'
balled for their appearance OF the Police
! Court tomorrow morning.
Two boilers, numOff OF hulOht~COI
lectors. and the smoke-stack Of the battle
ship Texas we're shipped from lower Rock
etts on Thursday last. The boilers are tn
| largest ever built IN Richmond, being on
and a quarter inches IN thickness, an
weighing, 1t is SAID, ffty-two tons each
| There are six fire-dOOrs TO each boiler.
James VI. Thomas, chief justice; Johl
d. Roe, chief secretary; l. K. Page
medical examiner in chief; William e.
Miller. and George q. Hooper, Of Baltl
more. and Charles II. Shoemaker, of PhIla
delphia, the last three members OF tn
| Executive COMMITTEE of the Equltabl
League of America, will address q publ
meeting at Sanger Hall next Friday nigh
the 10th.
Mr.. Mountjoy Walker, the actor, VIII
was so seriously injured In Brooklyn 81
months ago by falling from the window. o
his hotel and who has been staying wit
his father. Major Il. F. Walker, IN thu
city. for several weeks, left last evening Z
take q position in the New York Church
Choir Opera Company" He Will appea
rs Rocco in the Mascot" and Pifkow i
tho" Black Hussar." In these characters n
won credit while member OF McC2uil'
old opera company.
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