Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-18
pnrAonals and Briefs.

Miss Mary A. Royal is visiting friends in
Hanover county.
Mss Susie Norheet is visiting relatives
in Winston. n. {.
Mr.. JamesAugustine has gone on west
ern trip of two weeks.
Mr.. T.. II. Gay has just returned from q
business trip to New York.
Miss Edwina johnson left Tuesday to
visit friends IN Halifax county.
Dr. r. b. Slower has returned to the
city after an absence of some time.
Mrs. Robert Carter Nelson leaves to-
morrow for Chase City to visit her parents
judges Bond, Of Baltimore, and GoG, Of
West Virginia, have both returned 10 their
homes.
Mrs. J. W. Loving and children, Of Chel-
sea Hill are visiting friends III Hanover
county.
Mrs. S. f. Burres5 leaves tomorrow for
Culpeper Courthouse to chaperon fancy
dress Ual.
Mrs. Fowler and daughter Fanny. of
north Eighth street, are visiting relatives
in Cartersvllle.
Miss Alice Cary Cooke, Of Memphis,
Tenn. Is visiting Mrs. William Christian
OF lhlrd street.
DR.. Lewis Wheat. who Is on a visit to the
Shenandoah Valley, will return 10 the
city Friday or Saturday.
Rev. Hartley Carmichael, who returned
from Europe few days ago, Is on Long
Island with his family.
Miss Fannie W. Crenshaw, of Spring
field, Mo-. is the guest of Mrs. Il. L. Tray
lor, at 3O5 north Twelfth street.
SUIT was instituted in the City Circuit
Court Yesterday by Davenport IL Morris
against Crawford Il Lally for Sl05.0S.
Mrs. l.. 7. Warren. accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. j. II. Chandler. of Newport
News, is visiting friends IN Hanover.
Mr.. Ell. Daniel, who has been in Rich
mond for several days, returned to his
home. IN Charlotte county, yesterday.
Aurora Lodge of Odd.Fellows will meet
AT Euett's Hall tonight, when five csndi-
dates will be initiated by the degree staff.
Miss Barbara ROscher Of this city left
Yesterday morning tor Norfolk, Ocean
View. and Virginia Beach 10 spend two
weeks.
Mr. II. T. Pollard, Of Louisville, Ky., is
visiting in the city. lie Will spend most OF
his time at his old home IN Hanover
county.
Miss S. f. Gresham. the official ste
noglapher Of the Progressive Endowment
Guild, Is IN the mountains OF Virginia on
vacation.
A meeting Of the Powhatan Club will be
held al their rooms to- nlght at $3.50 O'Clock.
Important business will be considered and
Il large attendance Is desired.
There will be a runninG-race at the Fair
Grounds this afternoon at O'Clock for
n purse of 300. The horses will run half
mile heats best two ont of three.
Mr.. W. w. Christian, of the State Bank,
left Yesterday tor Niagara Falls Watkins
Glen. and other points North. He was &C
companied by Mr.. st. George Bridges.
Mrs. William E. Doughty, of Washing
ton with her daughter, Miss Carrie
Doughty, and her son, Plowden Doughty,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Juan a.
Pizz.rm.
Mr.. Henry Harrison, of the firm of Cox
4 Harrison, left Monday for his home, IN
Cumberland county. accompanied by
Mis- Bette Curle Christian and MIR. Ju-
Ian Hill.
CAPTAIN +. w. Cunningham will sing at
tho opening of the Junior Order United
American Mechanics lawn party, which
commences at their hall and grounds this
evening al . o'clock.
II is understood that the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee IA considering
the expediency of establishing campaign
weekly paper and that II has been practl-
cally decided 10 do 50.
The Governor yesterday issued mis- war
rant on the Auditor IN favor OF the persons
commissioned in Rockingham county,
Norfolk. and Petersburg cities to distri-
butte the direct-tax tund.
There was TO have been meeting OF
the stockholders of the farmYllle ana
Powhatan Railroad Company yesterday,
but IN consequence of there beng no
quorum present, the meeting was nden-
pitely postponed.
Mr.. j. w. Wilkins. of this city, and Miss
Georgia Spaulding, of New Kent county,
were married al Toana, James City county,
Yesterday morning by Rev. j. i; AsKew.
They will spend several days IN that oouh-
~ before coming 70 Richmond.
Misses Lee Eppes and Emma laube,
teachers in Elba school. left the citv yes
terday Uid the Old Dominion Line LOT New
York. where they will stops few DAYS 10
VISIT some OF the principal points OF 10,
,erasf and then 20 TO New Jersey to spend
the remainder OF their vacation with rela-
tIyes.
At the congress OF the Society OF Flo
r,sts IN Washington Tuesday. Dir. 4. u:
Hill, OF Richmond. outlined the ooyoets Oh
tbe society. which he said, were to bring
about the advancement of florists aud
Horticulture by interchange of thoughts
and comparison OF experiments and their
results.
Mr. Diekerson, the Franklin county
delerate 10 the Alliance convention. says
that II il the concensus OF opinion among
the people in his county that the ludg-
ment of the court was Just and tair one
in the case OF Octayia Hodges, who was
sent to the penitentiary for six years for
killing the sewing machine agent, Gun