Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
LOCAL ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GIVEN IN CONDENSED FORM.
Personal Points About People Of Promi-
nence-Court Notes, Society Cos
sip. and General Happenings.


visiting the Misses Glasgow.
Mr.. Charles X. skinner, owner and editor
of the Hoosick Falls Democrat, Is In tho
city.
Miss Lizzie Stern returned home last
night after o delightful visit TO hutner
Glen, Va.
Miss Agnes OConnor Is visiting her
cousin, Miss Nellie Duffy. No. ll5 Louisi-
ana street.
Mr.. Philip Bagby and bride (Miss Mag
gle Dawson) have returned from their
bridal tiip.
Misses Josie Grace and Nellie Duffy
| havereturned home after five weeks In
| West Point.
Miss Snsie Hayes, of Baltimore. Is the
guest OF Mrs. Mamie ID. Werth. 300 west
Grace street.
Miss Lizzie Smith, Of 300 east Leigh
street. left Thursday TO visit friends IN
| Pittsburg. Pa.
Mrs. William p. Braxton Is visiting her
| daughter. Mrs. George III. West, lO9 north
Foushee street.
Miss Lulu Sullivan. of New York. is on
| visit to Mrs Il. w. Hounihan, OF 4VO
west Broad street.
While the condition of Mr.. Charles l..
Selgel is still quite critical. he was some
what better yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Watkins, OF Nor
| folk. are spending n few days with Mrs. >.
| ii. Elerson, SIG east Grace street.
Miss Pritchett, of Petersburg, and Miss
| Marshall, of Charlotte. N. c., are visiting
| Misses Boisseau. Bellevue Flat No. 9.
| The United States Circuit Court of APP
| peals has adjourned. The next meeting OF
| the court will be in Baltimore in April.
Miss L. Jaunita Lucy and sister, Mrs.
Dabney, of Brunswick county. are visiting
| their sister, Mrs. 9. A. Page, of south Fine
street.
Mrs. Galen z. Green and daughter, Miss
| Nellie Green. of Washington, ID. o., are
| the guests of Mrs. NJ. II. Watkins, 3lS
east Grace street.
Mr.. Joseph N. Shelton bill clerk in the
| Gas Office. was presented yesterday
| hv his associates with handsome charm
| of unique character.
Misses Maggie Coleman and Nellie Halli-
| gan have returned TO their home, IN Pc
| tersburg after spending q week with
| friends in Richmond.
Miss Annis Howard left Friday for Bal.
timore to attend the Assembly ball OF that
evening, and will remain in that city seye-
| raj weeks visiting friends.
Mr.. W. J. Weimer, member Of engine
| company, No. 6, of the Richmond Fire De-
| partment, was married recently to Miss Nj.
! Nj. Tucker, also of this city.
The February term of the Henrico Coun-
| ty Court begins Monday. A special grand
| Jury has been drawn. There are no very
| important cases on the docket.
The will of Richard q. Sutton was adj
| mitted to probate in the Chancery Court
Yesterday. Mrs. Rubbie Nj. Sutton quail
| fed as executrix. The estate involved IS
small
In the Hastings Court yesterday Burton
| Poindexter, charged in three separate
cases with house breaking. was convicted
| of petit larceny and given four months IN
jail in each.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Committee of
| Dove. No. 81, and Richmond Randolph
| Lodge. No. 10, will meet in their new par
| lors at Masonic Temple Monday afternoon
at o'clock,
Miss Lizzie Atkinson. who resides at 1911
| east Franklin street, was bitten on the arm
and hand by cat several days ago.
and is still suffering from the effects OF
the wounds.
Rev. DIR. W. Z. Hatcher Will deliver a
lecture at Ebenezer Baptist church next
| Thursday evening, for the benefit OF the
| Colored Young Mems Christian Associa-
| ton. His subject Will be line Advantages
| of the Modern Dance"
There was a social gathering at Mr..
| Charles Clinely's, on north Fourth street,
| Thursday evening the occasion being a
| surprise party given him by his friends.
| Dancing and other amusements were IN
dulged in until late hour.
At regular meeting of Fulton Lodge,
No. 78. Order of Tonti, Friday evening,
| Mr.. Thomas II. DAVIS was elected as rep
| resentatlve 10 the convention to be held
| in Baltimore. Md, March 22d, and Mr..
| George NJ. Rogers as alternate.
Rev. George H. Ray is preaching Sc
ries of sermons on Sunday evenings at
| Tnion-Station church on the distinctive
doctrines of Methodism. The subject to-
nght will be 1.-The Possibility of O Con-
verted Man SO to Fall Away as to BE
Lost"
The Enterprising Club of Fulton will
Give private sOiree at Donahue's Hall on
the evening of February 29th. The Com
mittee of Arrangements consists of Messrs.
ii. L. Grady, NJ. j. OConnor, Thomas
OConnor. 2. NJ. O'Donnell, and /. j. En-
right.
Messrs. G. T.. Anderson and III. S. Shell,
two popular young men OF the West End,
gave delightful entertainment TO num-
Der Of their friends at No. 1901 west Main
street Thursday night. Dancing was IN
dulged IN until late hour and the eve
ning very enioyably spent.
On last Wednesday afternoon Mrs. NJ. A.
Tucker gave musical. which was partici-
pated IN by about twenty-five OF her
scholars. Each scholar rendered selec.
tion much to the credit of themselves. as
well as to the the teacher. After the n,lt-
sicd G they were escorted TO Burke's, where
they were rendered a delightful tea by
Mrs. Tucker.
The Birmingham (Als.l Netcs has this to
say of q very efficien. and popular railroad
man who was located in this city for sew
eral years and made many friends among
the Richmond people: Superintendent
RYDER, of the Georgia Pacific, is one of the
ablest railroad men in the country
Patrons of his road JON with its stockhold-
ers in singing his praises. He accommo'
dates the former and makes money for the
latter.
The Literary Club met Friday night
at the residence of DIR. and Mrs. Armistead
Wexford. The subject was shelley
Essays were read 10y Miss Mary Morn:
Jones, aud Mr.. William p. Trent, and The
subject was further discussed by Messrs
Wyndham r.. Meredith and Roosevelt Page
The meeting was one of the most enioya-
bic of the season. The next will be hello
at the residence of Colonel Archer Ander
son, and American Literature will be dis
cussed.
An informal musicale was given yesterda,
afternoon by Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Hair il
honor of Miss Marian Kemp, of New York
Miss Kemp charmed the company by he
beautiful and highly-srtistic rendering o
several lovely French. German, and Eng
hsh songs, III which she had ample scope
TO display her Iich, sympathetic voice. a
we'll as perfectly developed method. MIS-
May Rogers and Mr. Hair PLAYED as due
Mr. Habr's andante and variations latel,
performed by Seid's orchestra, and Mis-
: Rogers also gave some piano solos.
; The Sixteen Social Club, of Church Hill
a -. -.