Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-30

Judge J. L. Lowell, of Warren county, Is
in the city.
Professor James Thornton, Of Hamp-
deu-Sidney, Is guest at the Executive
Mansion.
Messrs. Albert T. August and W. s. Ry-
land have returned from brief Christmas
trip 10 Baltimore.
Captain O. +. Wise, of the Richmond
Fire Department, is on visit to Lynch
burg and Roanoke.
Mr. X. r. Fauntleroy has Just returned
from q trip OF several weeks through
Georgia aud Florida.
Mr.. Sloan Higgins, of Wilmington, n.
c.. who resided in Richmond for awhile, Is
a guest at Ford's Hotel.
suit was instituted in the Circuit Court
Yesterday by Heller Il Fleishman against
Thomas b. Xix for $3.50.
Professor James X. Thornton, of Hamp-
den-SIdney College. Is spending few days
at the Executive Mansion.
A. II. Baker, Sheriff of NansemOnd, and
p. 5. Phipps, Deputy Clerk OF Dickinson,
visited the Capitol yesterday.
MIR. Scott Ray. of Hampton, Va, Is
spending the holidays with his father, Rev.
George II. Ray, OF Church Hill.
The Young ladies Of the Richmond Fe-
male Institute will be given IA Christmas
party tonight by Mr. Ruggles Nelson.
CAPTAIN A. G.. Babcock, whose health
has not been good for some years past, IS
reported as not so well as usual this week
Miss Emily Burr. of Columbus. Ohio,
who has been visiting the family or Mr..
Alfred +. Harris, will return home to-day.
The ladies of the City Mission will hold
a meeting tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
at the Young Mems Christian Association.
Professor Garnett Ryland, Of Charland
Academy, Va, is spending the holidays
with his fsther, Dr. Charles ii. Ryland, on
west Grace street.
Rev. II. T. Gary. of the Union Theologl-
cal Seminary of New York Is spending the
holidays with his brother-in-law, Rev. w.
Il. Jolly. 1912 west Cary street.
Mr.. Bev. REYNOLDS, now with the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad.
with headauarters at Knoxville, is spend
ing the holidays with his family here.
Professor Andrew sledd. of Arkadel-
phia, Ark, who has been visiting his
| father. Rev. DR.. II. n. Sledd, at No. liz
| north Fifth street, left for his home last
night.
The School Board will advertise mex
| week for bids for the erection OF the new
school-house for Central School that is TO
be constructed on the site Of the old
| Grant mansion, on Twelfth street. which
was recently purchased by the city for
| this purpose.
The chairmen OF the various committees
appointed TO arrange for the Dresden ball
| which will take place the latter part or
k,r Nrf
| Central Committee of the Association for
| the Preservation OF Virginia Antiquities on
! January Sd at o'clock
Sir. Ike Levy. president Of the Sidney
! Club, sent to NJ. Millhlser d Co. large
bowl of egg-nog yesterday, and all tne
| BOYS enjoyed 1t hugely. Ike is one of the
! leading salesmen in this large dry-goods
house. and all of his associates tiDI ed
glasses TO him and his future prosperity.
The amount of old bonds over and above
those in the Olcott pool deposited for
| funding with the Board of Slnking-tund
| Commissioners up 10 o'clock yesterday
was S253 912.30. Only two days remain III
which holders of old securities can take
advantage of the terms of the settlement.
The Jefferson Beneficial and Social So
| cietv celebrated IT'S 6fth anniversary Wed
nesday evening with q grand ball at Sanger
| Hall The memb bers an D friends OF the or
ganization appeared Ia goodly numbers,
| and every body seemed to have very good
time. About midnight the dancers re-
| paired to Zimmermann's Hotel, where an
elegant supper awaited them.
| 81. Omar Council of Kadosh. No. !, An
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free
masonry, will meet tonight at ST. Albans
| Hall at 7:30 for work in 10Th TO 22d de-
| grees. inclusive. Rev. Hartley Carmichael,
| Commander OF the council. will preside
and render the degree work. These de-
| grees are exceedingly impressive. and are
| alyays attended by large class.