Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-20
Personals aud Briefs.

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DIR. o. b. Finney, ex-state senator from Acco-
| mac, Is In the city.
Mrs. Tom Rwers ana family left yesterday TOT
Washington to Wait her mother.
| The First Regiment Band has been engaged 20
| furnish music for the Exposition.
| Mr.. Frank d. syrich, Of Washington. formerly
Of Richmond. was in the city yesterday
A drum corps has been organized In the West
End with Mr.. Joseph cowardin as leader.
Hcn. william Lcvenstein has been on an ON
cial Royal-Arcanum visit 10 Charlottesyiiie.
Mrs VIRGINIA T. Aston win leave this evening
for Columbus. o., 10 visit her son, Dr. James a.
Alsion.
The report that Colonel T. VI. X. Taicotts
| family win move 20 New York 10 reside perma-
| nentiy Is orroneoue-
Miss Nettie seay. OF Fulton, has rsturned
home, after pleasant summer spent Win
| friends In Amherst
Mrs. NJ. Z. Riddick, OF Oil north Seventh
street, Inns returned from Washington very
much improved In health.
Mary V. Ayres qualified in the Chancery Court
yesterday as administrators dsbonis non OF sam
uei Ayres Tho estate Is very small
Rev P. II. Clements, OF Amherst county, spent
Sunday with friends In Richmond. on ms way 70
Ashland 10 Randolph-Macon College.
home tomorrow 10 begin school. after spending
two months with Miss Irwin Goochland.
Wilson Richardson (coloredD was received 81
the penitentiary yesterday from Charles City
county 70 serve term OF twelve years Tor grand
larceny.
The state convention OF the Woman's Chris-
tan Temperance Union viii meet In winchester
next Tuesday, the 9th, and remain In session
three days.
Revival services VIII begin next sunday, at
HowArd's-Grovo Baptist church. The pastor
w1llsbe assisted by Rev. Il L. Gay, OF King VIII
liam county.
The post-on1ce at winder, Henrico county, has
been discontinued. Mail In that vicinity - now
delivered by a mounted messenger from the
Richmond orice
Mr.. Robert Z. White. formerly OF the Young
Mems Christian Association, Richmond, lately 81
Danville and Durham, n. O., Is on a visit to his
mother and sisters.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Jones, a retired railroad engi-
neer and one Of the oldest In virginia, has been
quite sick for several days at his residence, NO.
GOA Albemarle street.
| lottesyille. His brothef-n-law, Mr.. Lon rage,
| formerly OF Richmond. who heP been critically
| Ill, Is somewhat improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Prosser have Just returned
| from visit to Mr.. c.. l.. Turner. Eastern View,
Hanover. Mr.. Prosser enjoyed hunting sora,
which abound In that section.
Cards have been issued TO the marriage OF hr.
Robert Currie and Miss Belle V. Farrar The
| ceremony will take place at 81. Johns church
next Tuesday afternoon Mt 0 o'clock.
One Of the wheels OF buggy broke down at
Main and Belvidere streets at 2:15 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon. and the occupants narrowly
escaped being run into by the electric cars
Some complaint is being made ss to the condi-
ton OF the Boulevard. IL Is said that the enor-
nous size OF some OF the stones In the road-bed
makes it disagTeeable for riding and driving.
Among the visitors at the Capitol yesterday
| were John ID. Grant, clerk OF AccomRc: p. ".
COgbill. Commemorative attorney OF Chester
| field and J. +. Nance, sheriff OF Charles City
| county.
Liberals Lodge Of Perfection, No. 5. Scottish
| Rite Masons, mad On interesting meeting last
night, at which the degrees from the sixth TO
| the eighth inclusive were conferred on several
| candidates
Charles Still aud George c. White. who, with
| John +. Conley, are charged with obtaining $500
| from lotto May under false pretences, are In
the city. Their case will be before the grand
Jury today.
The ambulance was called yesterday after
| noon at b:45 o'clock 70 Nineteenth and Main
| streets 10 a white man who had fallen IRON
horse and received scalp wound lie was
| treated and LETT
Tho case OF John Sylvia charged with arson,
was called for trial at the County Court OF Hem
| rico yesterday, but was continued until the DC
| tober term OF the court on account OF the hb-
| sence OF witnesses.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Tatum. Of this city, and
Mr.. Duke and family. OF Durham. N. C., were
among the passengers on the British steamer
Mohawk which vas released from tho New York
quarantine on Sunday.
The funeral Of Mrs. George !. Thomas, who
died at Orange Courthouse yesterday, will take
place from the grave, In Hollywood, this morn
| ing at 10 o'clock. The deceased was daughter
OF the late DIR. Richard A. carrington. y.
Tho Academy Of Medicine and Surgery will
| hold regular meeting at the Young Mons
Christian Association Hall tonight at $50
o'clock. DR.. Edward McGuire. tho leader. will
make a report on a case Of special interest
The following suits were instituted yesterday
| In the City Circuit Court: Salomonsky Co. a..
j. s. d. Cullen, Jr.' for 500; George Z. smith
| Edward c. and Virgiiia W. Goddin. tor sl3l.O3.
Cards have been received here announcing
| the marriage in Des Moines, Ia, on last Thurs
| day OF Mr.. =. w. Brauer, formerly OF this city,
| and Miss Frances II. Rockford, and stating tha'
they are now at home, at Colorado Springs, Col.
A car on the Richmond and Manchester Rail-
vay CoInpany's line coidsd with a wagon be-
| longing 10 Mr.. c. l.. Todd on Seventh street be-
| tween Main and Franklin yesterday morning,
| slightly injuring one OF the mules attached TO
| the vehicle.
Governor Mckinney has received commu-
nicatlon frorn Mr.. w. @. WILDLY, notifying him
| that the Southern Interstate Road Congress
will meet in Memphis, Tenn, on the third
Wednesday in October, aud that the state OF
| Virginia is entitled 70 two representatives from
| each congressional district
horse belonging to the Richmond Dairy and
| attached TO a milk-wagon took fright yesterday
afternoon white standing at the corner OF Second
and Franklin streets, and ran out Second TO
Broad, where IL collided with beer-wagon. The
shaft Of the milk-wagon was broken, but the
horse escaped without injury. There was no one
in the vehicle at the time of the accident.
The Madison Ward Democratic Club. which
will meet every Monday night during the present
campaign, has elected the following Officers: Ju-
lus A. Hobson, president; Cunningham Hall, hrst
yice-president; X. 4. Briggs, second vice-presl-
dent: Charles W. Allen, third vice-presldent;
James 4. Ferrter, fourth vice-president; X A.
Hughes secretary; PoittauX Robinson. trea-
urer, and j. Thomas Nowlan, sergeant-at-arms.
The veterans OF the Lee-Camp Soldiers Home
are the happy recipients OF the following con-
| tributions OF fruit, made by Richmond mer-
| chants: ii. Wallerstein q Co., l barrel apples !;
| 4. +. Park a COIL bushel grapes Fox RIDER,
l box pears John 7. Powers, 4 baskets grapes
Hudson Co., baskets grapes; H. WahersteH
| a Son, baskets grapes; w. w. Spratley & Co.,
l bag peanuts Robert ,. Shoch, baskets
grapes W. III. Briggs Brother, Dox peaches !;
William jenkins 81 Son, L bunch bananas /;
! l.. Powers, basket peaches; William Spratley,
| box apples George +. Burch, Dox pears.
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