Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-04


Personals and Brief&
Colonel @. X. Barksdalos family left yesterday
for Halifax.
xrs. Benjamin Nash Is visiting friends In
Washington.
Mr.J. II. Witty Is back in tho city from
southern trip
DIR. Thomas Nelson Page has returned TO the
city from Atlanta.
Nra A. G. Becker and daughters have rc-
turned from their visit to Chicago.
Mr.. Charles A. Slaughter, city treasurer Of Pc
tersburg, was at the Capitol yesterday.
Miss Florence Peck, Of Dover. KY. is visiting
Nrs. ID. N. Burgess at No. 6l9 north Ninth
street.
Mr.. Charles Watkins returned TO the city yes
terday from o months business trip In the
South.
Mr.. Thomas Brown, who was reported very III
several days ago Of Midlothian Is saia 70 DO in'
proving.
Rev Edward N. CalIsch win lecture at the
Synagogue Betn Ahaba this morning on "Un-
certainty"
Miss Mary Beverley Bolts, OF Washington. is
the guest OF her uncle, Judge Lewis, on west
Franklin street.
Rev. II. p. Williams, assistant rector OF st.
Paurs church. will leave to-day for weeks Visit
to Virginia Beach.
Mr.. Alexander Cameron left this week for
"Cameron's Lodge near Gordonsviiie, waere
he will spend the summer
An electric wire fell on one Of the Brosdstreet
cars yesterday. The car was burned little
about the top. No one was hurt.
Mr.. C. Conway, so many years an accountant
OF the Richmond Granite Company mas oeeh
elected treasurer Of that company.
Tho Richmond Poultry and Pigeon Association
will meet next Monday night. This association
will have fine exhibit at the exposition.
DIR. J. Wiley Bledsoe and wife are in Gordons-
| vile. where Mre Biedsoe will spend the summer.
Dr. BIedsoe viii return some time next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lawder have returned to
Washington, ID. c., after pleasant visit TO the
parents OF the former, Mr. and Mrs. William l..
| Lawder
| There will be basket picnic at Ashland
Park to-day for the benefit OF the shelterine
Arms Hospital Tho train leaves here THIS
morning at o'clock.
meeting was held last evening OF the conn.,
| mittoe m charge OF the arrangements for the
| celebration OF Arcanum-Day, but no business ol
| importance was transacted.
| Tho sunday-school teachers will meet at the
| Young Mems Christian Association tor the study
OF tho international Lesson this afternoon NJ o;oo
| O'Clock instead OF D, as heretofore.
| Cards are out for the marriage OF Mr.. John T
| Rowe and Miss Parthenia +. Breeden. lhocere-
/ Inony will take place at Fulton Baptist church
| Wednesday June Sth, at $50 o'clock T. NJ.
| Tho new La France engine for Steamer Com
/ pany No. arrived in the city yesterday morn
1 ing, and was taken 20 tt5 quarters on Cnutci
| Hi. IL will be tested some time next week.
Colonel John S. Cunningham, of North Caro-
| lima, vino has been here for several days under
| the treatment OF DR.. Hunter Mcclure. leaves to
day for home, but will return in week or so.
The city ambulance was called at 7:05 o'clocl
/ Yesterday afternoon 10 Twenty-nfth and Broae
| streets to attend coIored woman who was SUI
| fering with cramps. She was treated anu taAei
| 10 her home.
DR.. Lewis |. Walton. who has been in the citl
| for about ten days, under treatment OF DR.. Hun
! ter Mcclure, lett yesterday afternoon Tor nii
home, near Palmyra, in tluyanna county Ill
| son Frank accompanied him.
The diplomas for the thrty-odd young gentle
men who will graduate at tho Virginia Military
Institute were signed yesterday By the Governor
| Three OF the graduates are hessrs. cary, Mayo
| and Crenshaw, Of Richmond.
There was a o-months'-old baby on tho in
coming Richmond and Denville train yesterda,
| that broke the record. From the time IL boardel
the train at Danyille until 1t reached Richmond
II never whimperet. And Il was 1--we ban.
too.
| Mr.. Andrew Gordon and Miss Florence Red
ford were married Wednesday nisut NJ ino resi-
dence OF the brides parents on seyenteentl
| street. Rev. DR.. Theodore Whitfield onicated
and Miss Alice Sutherland was tho maid G
honor.
Rev. William Robinson, Of Fredericksburg,
| holding meeting at tho sharon icolored) Dal
tist church in this city, and he has large congre
| cations 10 hear him. The pastor, Rev. Wtliar
Troy, writes the DISPATCH that great interest
| bong manifested.
| Rev. DIR. w. w. Landrum has returned iron
| Luray, where he made literary address o.
Tuesday before the Luray Female Institute; vi
| the 2d Of July DR.. Landrum will leave New orl
| for Europe on tho City OF Rome, and VIII spen'
two months in Italy and Switzerland.
Mr.. Eugene GGnn and others OF Henrtc
| county propose to organize camp or C0nfedo
rato veterans TO DO composed entirely OF pti
| yates and non-commissioned officers. The pre-
| liminary steps are now being taken, and " Is e4
peeted that a charter VIII soon be applied Tor.
Tho south-bound train over tho Richmond
FrederickSburg and Potomac railroad, whicl
| was due here at $50 O'Clock last night, did no
| reach tho city until after IL, the delay bein
caused by the breaking OF spring hanser u
the engine. The damage was trining ana M
one was hurt
Among the graduates at tho United state
Naval Academy at Annapolis Thursday wa
John NJ Blankenship, OF Virginia, who gradnate'
No. in a class OF twenty-nlDe. foung biana
enshp il q SON or the late Robert Il. bianAeu
| ship, who was president Oh tho Oiu Donlnio
! Iron and Nail-Works.
A party was made up yesterday, composed
| many OF the Tobacco Trade, who will spend IN
summer at " est Point with Captain We.tbery
| OF the Terminal. Among those 90 go are hessrs
j. q. France and family, John ". Taylor on
family +. DOlan Barksdale and family Sno'
three, Samuel REGISTER and family, with seyera
| others.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders OF th
Johnston Safe Automatic Electric Disconnectio
Company was held yesterday at noon. The a.
fairs OF tho company were reported TO De !
| quite a satisfactory condition ana tney nave ~
Gently received a large order from New Orleans
All tho old directors were Reelected ana IN
company win meet to-day 10 choose officers fc
| the ensuing year.