Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-16
Personals and Briefs.

Councilman John Mann, who has been quite
sick, IS greatly improved.
The condition OF Mr.. VI. E. c. Baskeryill Is re-
ported as greatly improved.
Mr.. George E. Sawyer. OF Buffalo, n. T., is
visiting friends on Church Htll.
Mr.P.P. Murray IS back from a business trip
and will remain Until after tho holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Blake will leave this morn
ing for Aiddlesex county to visit relatives
CAPTAIN T. H. FIournoy, Clerk OF tho Circuit
Court Of Chesterfield was in the city yesterday
Judge F.. c. Minor is greatly improved but Is
still confined to his home, near New-Reseryoir
Park.
Miss Mamie Skinner, OF Hoosct Falls, y. ",
"a the guest OF Mrs. L. X. A. Burke, 6lO north
Eighth street.
In the City Circuit Court yesterday suit was
Instituted by Davenport 81 Morris against Mrs.
b. Brufy for goo.
The two houses which were 90 badly wrecked
some months ago, near the west side Of Holly
wood, have mover been rebuilt
Rev. W. T. Jolly, pastor OF Randoph-street
Baptist church, has been initiated "a a member
of Capitol-City Lodge, /. o. o. F.
Rev. Mr.. Cade Is expected back from North
Carolina in time 10 oil his pulpit at Fenable-
Street Baptist church rext Sunday.
The Misses Nelson. OF Cupepor Courthouse,
who have been visiting Miss Grigg, OF IL south
Third street, returned home this morning.
Mr.. M. F. Hudnall, Of River View, who has
been eirk for some time. IA now able TO go down
| 10 his place Of business for a few hours daily.
Mrs. Pleasant Gentry, one OF tho oldest resi-
dents OF north Seventeenth street, Is very Ill
She Is the mother Of ex-Fire Commissioner VIII
| liam j. Gentry.
The annual Christmas dinner 70 the boys OF
| the Male Orphan Asylum, with the usual eIer-
| clses, will be given Wednesday, December 2Sth,
az D o'clock i. NJ.
Miss Kate Dyson, Of ths city, and SIR. Thomas
Dyson, OF Newport News, were married Tues
| day afternoon by Rev. Dr. Sledd ana letI on the
| late train for tho North.
Miss Matte Lee Mosby and Captain F.. W.
Mosby have returned home from pleasant visit
| 10 Caroline county aud Fredericksburg, with
| Miss Mamie +. Martin as their guest.
The services at Rinney-Street miss'on-rooms
will continue during the week. Ihere nave
| been a number Of conversions. Services at 1:3O
! p NJ. Christian WOrker9 are lnyitedt 70 come ana
| help.
| The annual public debato Of the Philologian
| Society OF Richmond College will doubtless at
| tract largo crowd AZ the chapel tonight. The
programme is quito an interesting one.
| very enjoyable minstrel performance was
| given in the wigwsm on Barton Heights last
| night for tho benefit Of the IRE department
! which that prosperous suburban town Is tryln9
| . organize
| Mrs. John s. Collins, OF ST. Louis, who has
| been visiting her father, Sic. II. b. Burnham, al
| Aspen Shade" has returned home. Mrs. d.
| A. Wells. sister of Mrs Burnham, leaves for her
home at Wikesbarre, Pa, to-day.
| Mr.. William r. Farrell IL still in Norfolk A..
| tending TO the overhnultng Of his dredging boat
! He has a contract for WORK for the winter In the
| waters Of South Carolina and expects 10 leave
| for that point on or about January LIST next
| Mr.. James Calder OF Wilmington, n. c., was
| hero Tuesday on n visit 20 his mother who has
| been quite sick and Is now better. Mrs. Calder
| lives at the old Shields mansion with her son
Mr. Humphrey Calder, Keeper OF NeW-keserVolr
| PARK.
| Judge r. w. Hughes will arrive IN the cti
| next Tuesday morning, and has stated that y
| the Richmond gentlemen recently indicted IN
| Norfolk will appear before him az that time
| they can execute their recOgniZance in opel
| court, and no bench warrants will be issued.
regular meeting Of Old Dominion Assem-
| bly, No. 80, Non-Secret Endowment Order, hell
| at ThOn's hall last night the following ofncen
| were elected for the ensuing term Past Presi
dent Z. +. Mitchell: President. John r. Wald
tary, Kitta l.. Waldman; Treasurer, c. 4
| Mitcholl Counsellor, Fannie :. Vim; Coudnc
tor, George w. Lawrence ; trustees-Iohn w
Haynes. John Wolf, and William Z. Dillon.
Mr.. B. T. August has received very hads0m
picture OF Champion GlOster from his owner, Nh
James L. Breesr, of Tuxedo Park, \. Y. tn
picture represents the famous setter on pom
and is very hte-like. Champion Gloster is Va
| uncle Of L0ra, the English setter owned II /
LOrrillnrd, Jr., that Is making great record
| the Geld trials Of this season. As Is we'll knoWf
| Gloster was bred and born In Richmond. III
breeder was Mr.. T. f. Taylor. His dam wa
Trinket, and his sire Dashing Rover.