Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-28
Personals and Briefs.

A number of Council committees Will
hold meetings this evening.
Mrs. DR.. Charles H. Chalkley has return
cd from o visit 10 Baltimore.
Mrs. A. j. Pyle presented all of her en-
ployees with useful Christmas gifts.
Mr.. John Jackson. after several DAYS OF
severe lndisposltion, IS now much DETER
Miss jessie Weedel. Of Philadelphia. is
visiting the family Of Senator Lovensteln.
Mr.. William j. Allen. Of Martinsburg
". Va, Is visiting friends and relatives III
this city.
Miss Ellen GuigOn is spending the holi-
DAYS with her brother, Captain 4. Is. Gul-
gon. No. 81 north Seventh street.
MIR. Harvey l.. Wilson. of Washington,
| formerly Of Richmond, Is on n visit TO this
city. He will remain for several days.
Mrs. S. D. Lit and her son, both OF
Pbiladelnhia. are on visit to Mrs. Lifts
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Loyensteln'
Mr.. Foster Murray. OF Norfolk, son Of
Mr.. X. G. Murray, editor OF the Landmark
was guest at the Executive Mansion Mon
day.
Colonel William F. Wickham is visiting
! friends IN Clarke county, and Will be alb
sent FROM the city for tie remainder OF the
week.
Mr.. Henry ID. Armstrong, ACCOMPANIED
| by his friend. Mr.. Eusebio +. Calzado,
from Mexico, will leave Thursday for Vest
Point.
Cadet Lieutenant S. Vance Lovenstein,
of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechani'
| cal College, Is spending his Christmas va
| cation at home.
Rev. b. A. Pendleton. Of Bristol. Tenn.
Is home for Christmas. Heis stopping with
his father. Mr. :. L. PendletOn, No. IL
north Fourth street.
The Wonan's Christian Temperance
Union will hold q meeting at the Young
Mems Christian ASSOCIATION parlors at
o'clock this afternoon.
Miss Lille Haskins left on the l2:i5
Richmond and Danville train yesterday 70
spend several weeks with her uncle Mr.
Edward Dennis, OF Amelia county.
The reception to the scholars Of the
Grace-Street Presbyterian Sunday school
announced for tomorrow afternoon has
been postponed until further notice.
The Columbia-College boys will arrive
on their private car from Wilmington, n:
c., this morning. They will be CHARTERED
at Fords Hotel while IN Richmond.
Mr.. Clarence c. Toombs and bride,
formerly of this city. but now OF south
Boston, Va, are spending the holidays with
| Mrs. Toombss parents, No. 2l25I west Mar
| shall street.
Mrs. T. NJ. Logan gave a delightful en-
tertainment Monday night IN honor of hel
| daughter, Miss Lily Logan. About lot
young people were present and spent
most pleasant time.
Mr.. r. p. Barham. editor of the Peters
| burg Ind,y-A ppedl, was in Richmond yes,
| terday. He said two inches Of snow had
fallen in Petersburg yesterday morning
before he left there.
Miss Jessie Mclaughlin, of north Thlr-
! tieth street, who has been attending the
Ingram Institute. is at home fox the holl,
DAYS. She will not return to school until
after New Year's-Day.
The whole number of deaths in Rich
mond last week was 39-whlte, 10; col
| ored, a. The principal causes Of death
were pneumonia, 8; heart-dlsease. 4; con
gestlon Of the brain, 3, and meningitis, 2
The friends of BIr. j. F. Swineburne, the
Young Engllshman who IN the course oil
| eighteen months spent some $4,000 here
and ut CoyingtOn, have received lntellL
| gence of his safe arriy 81 in England.
There will be a most interesting enter.
| talnment at Grace-Street Baptist church
! al noon to-day. IL will be given by the IN
/ FAINT department OF the school and will bt
a cantata entitled "A jolly Christmas"
Mr.. II. l.. Rees. Jr. organist of the
| Second BAPTIST church. left YESTERDAY
morning for Fluyanna county tospend the
holidays with friends. While there he
will direct "a concert, with tableauX, fo'
| the benefit Of LYLE Baptist church.
Mr.. Iucien Minor. the fireman who wa:
! badly injured on Monday by being thrown
! from a hose-reel. is considerably improved
! None of his bones were broken and ms
| skull was not fractured, as was published
| He was very badly bruised and cut, how
| ever.
DIR. Thomas n. Page will, soon after the
close of the holidays, leave for an ex-
tended reading and lecturing tour through
! the South. His trip will extend as far a.
| Texas and include stops In nearly all th'
| States between here and the LOne-Stal
State.
A number of young ladies and gentle
men of this city had a most enjoyable tint
! Monday evening at the hospitable home o
| Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Warmer, on the
! CaryStreet road. Late in the evening al
| elegant collation., consisting OF all tn
! deicacles of the season, was served, atte
which dancing. games, fireworks, anC
| Other amusements were INDUCED II.
| Guests at New York Hotels.
Especial telegram TO tho Dispatcn.l
New YORK, December CIV. w. Grubb
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