Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-09
Personals and Briefs.

DR.. and Mrs. j. s. Wexford have left the
city for a northern trip.
Miss Margaret p. Stokes is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. A. Y. Stokes.
Miss Constance Tinsley is visiting Mrs.
DIR. K. j. Slower, 2O4 east Franklin street.
Miss Minnie McGurk. of Hartford, Conn.
is in the city visiting relatives and friends
Mr.. N. b. Clapp left yesterday for Bos-
ton, where he will spend his summer vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Will German, accompanied by her
daughter Valeria, Is spending some time
at the seaside.
Miss Minnie Robbie. of Petersburg, is
visiting the family Of Mrs. Virginia Luf-
sey. on Church Hill.
Mr.. Charles L. Smither will leave to-day
for Columbia, Fluvanna county, where be
will spend the week with relatives.
DIR. Eddie T. Baker. of this city. will
leave TO-DAY for Buffalo Llthia Springs.
where he will spend a short season.
Misses Katie B. Rankin, Annie Carroll,
and Mamie Bagby left last week for Nor
folk, Ocean View. and Virginia Beach.
Mr.. James NJ. Macon had the misfortune
on Friday last to slip and again iniure his
knee. which was broken some months ago.
The Union Democratic Club had an in
teresting meeting last night, at which q
good deal of campaign business was ar
ranged.
MISS Helen Rose, of Barton Heights,
with her aunt. Miss Male. has returned
from pleasant visit TO their former home,
in Decatur, LII.
Mr.. Wilmore Whitlock, who cut his fin
ger very badly at Randolphs box-factory
about two weeks ago, Is now able to re-
turn to his duties.
Mr.. Ralph f. Brush, of New York. who
has been visiting Mr.. Will McDonough, OF
this city, has returned home, having had
most enjoyable time.
Mr.. Ebert Dugan, of the Postal Tele-
graph Company, has gone to North Caro-
lima. He will visit Durham, Raleigh, More
head City, and Roxboro'.
1t is understood that a committee of the
Powhatan Club will later in the campaign
call upon Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Hill and
urge them to speak in Richmond.
Mrs. W. G. Mcdowell, wife of the popu-
lar cashier of Ford's Hotel. and her daugh-
ter, Miss Ailene, left the city yesterday
afternoon for Old Point and Virginia
Beach, where they will spend about ten
days. uK
Mr.. Henry G. Nelson. of Calusa, Cal, Is
in the city. Mr.. Nelson is native OF
Chesterfield county, Va. but has been
living in the Golden State since 1919. he
is the guest of his niece, Mrs. w. +. Woody,
III north Twenty-ninth street.
At the meeting of the McGill Catholic
Union last evening Messrs. James Powers
and A. V. Shea were elected delegates 20
the national convention of the Young
Mems Catholic Union 10 be held at Albany
the 18th and 18th OF this month.
The explosion Of kerosene-lamp at No.
40 north Seventh street early Sunday
morning caused the alarm of fire 10 be
sounded from Box 8, at 2:25 o'clock. The
damage was trhing, but the occupants OF
the room in which the explosion occurred
had narrow escape.
Mr.. Benjamin b. Valentine and wife
have returned from three-months' Euro
pean tour. They visited Liverpool, Lon
don, Chester, Durham. Paris, Vienna.
Milan, Berlin, Nuremberg. Dresden, Am
sterdam, and various other points OF IN
terest Mrs. Valentines health ~ very
much improved indeed. il Is hoped-and
her appearance iustifes the hope-that u
is entirely restored. Among the hioh-
mond people they met abroad were Mr,
and Mrs. Lucien Tatum and Bishop Van de
Yyyer. The latter extended them cor
dial invitation 10 accompany him 10 Rome