Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Interesting Bits of News Gathered by Dis.
patch Reporters Yesterday.

patch Reporters Yesterday.
Congressman d. Gardiner Tyler. cf the
Second District. was In the city yesterday.
Miss Mary c. snodgrass is very sick
at her fathers residence. No. 2sll Grace
street.
Mr.. ]. z. Burke. OF Messrs. Green.
Burke & Gregory, Norfolk, Va, Is In
the city.
Policeman Otey last night arrested Fitz-
hugh Johnson, who II charged with cut
ting Charles Thurston in Rockets a few
days ago.
Miss Bertha Flegenheimer returned
home Thursday, after a four-weeks visit
TO Chicago.
Miss Annie Crook has left for Whining
ton. Del. which place she will make her
future home.
Mr.. :. W. Welmer. of No. Truck
Company, who has been very sick. Is
improving slowly.
Mrs. T.. +. Adams, OF Washington, ID.
c., is on a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas A. Ewers.
In the Chancery Court yesterday James
II. McMeekins qualified as executor OF
Andrew McMeekins.
General and Mrs. ID. A. Weisiger
have returned to the city, and are located
at 200 east Grace street.
Miss NJ. NJ. Todd. OF Smithneld, is visit
ing Miss Mary Beverley Armistead. OK
No. east Cary street.
Mrs. John T. Randolph. OF verdant
Lawn, Charlottesville. is the guest OF the
Misses Bowes, 907 Floyd avenue.
Messrs. Frank solorai Fred. walthers.
Phil Nelsz, and Fred. Lucas will spend
the week in Goochland county hunting.
The Baptist sunday-school Association
OF Richmond and Manchester VIII meet
al $3.50 Il. NJ. at Randolph-StIeet church.
Aurora Council, No. %. Junior Order
United American Mechanics, at their
meeting Friday night initiated two mem
beTs.
Mr.. Thomas J. smither has returned
from Norfolk, where he went as
delegate TO the Christian Church Conven-
ton.
Mrs. Roland Hill returned home last
evening. after an absence of three months
spent In Maine. Massachusetts,. and New
York.
Rev. DR.. Cooper. pastor Of the First
Baptist church. will lead the service at
the Soldiers Home this afternoon at 4
O'Clock.
Mr.. John p. Pendleton will spend one
month fishing, hunting. and visiting rela-
tons and friends In King and Queen anu
Gloucester.
Cards are out for the marriage OF Miss
Ada Guvernator TO Mr.. X. Lee King
at 1900 Church Hin avenue. Thursday even
ing. the 23d, at 3 o'clock.
DR.. Jacob Micheaux leaves the city
this evening for Florida, having beeh
called there on professional business. lie
Will be absent for several days.
Mr.. c. Koss, the aged father OF Mrs.
Chris Evenson, was critically III. at the
home of his son-in-law. last night. and
he was not expected to live until morning.
Mr.. f.. II. Ferguson and his sister,
Miss Hunter Ferguson, left yesterday
for New York TO attend the wedding on
Tuesday OF Mr.. Mayer, Of this city. and
Miss Boaz.
Judge J. Frank East, OF Norfolk, who
Ilispenses equity IN the Police Court OF
the "City by the Sea-" attended the pro-
ceedings OF the Richmond tribunal yester-
day. He occupied seat beside His
Honor, Justice Crutchfield.
Mr.. James Raines, editor OF the Pickens
IS. c. Journal, is in the city. Mr.. Raines
formerly resided here. and has many
friends in Richmond. He was at one
time connected with the Wing.
A grand concert will be given by the
blind at the Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation Hall on Tuesday. November %.
1898 at clock p. NJ. assisted by some
of the best musical talent in the city.
Marcellus Hicks, a son of Mr.. Thomas
Hicks. fell from a trestle In the rear Of
the Robert Portner Brewing Company
Yesterday and broke his arm. The in
jured member was set by DR.. Wexford.
Gray Eagle Tribe Of Red Men had
very interesting meeting on the 10th. on
which occasion they gave Mr.. Francis
Samani his last degrees and duly adopted
and gave degrees to Mr.. Chris. Weimer.
The circle OF Kings Daughters organ
lied by Mrs. A. l.. Wexford for the bene-
TT OF the Sheltering Arms, will give a
silver tea from 4 to 9 o'clock next FRIDAY
evening at the residence Of Mrs. I. o.
No. 81 west Franklin street.
The Polk Miller combination will give
an entertainment at Venable-Street Bap-
fist church on next Thursday night. One
of their best programmes will be pre-
scented. and a pleasant evening Is prom
lsed all who attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ Caughy, their son
Norbert, and daughter Kathleen, sailed
Thursday on the Fuerst Bismarck for
Messina, Italy, Mr. Caughy being re-
Gently appointed consul to that port by
President Cleveland.
Mrs. Walter Kase who is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Lachlan Tyler, in New York.
met with a painful accident in that city
Thursday. She was standing on a step
ladder arranging some drapcry about
window when she fell, striking-her face
against a nail. cutting severe cash.
At last accounts she was getting along
well.
The Good Templars OF Sidney Lodge
No. 42S, had quite large gathering
Friday night at Belvidere Hall. This
lodge has Just entered upon its eleventh
wear. and is the oldest in the city, being
the mother OF eleven other lodges. Upon
her roster are enrolled 1900 names of men
and women good and true, who have
given the best part OF their lives to i'm
prove the morals of their noighborhood
and city.
At the fourth quarterly conference OF
Union-Station church, this city. Rev.
George II. Ray. Jr.. passed an approved
and was recommended for
admission into the Virginia Annual Con-
ference, ana also for deacon's orders.
Rev. Paul Whitehead. ID. D., presided
and conducted the examination. This tai
ened young minister is thoroughly equip
ped, and promises great usefulness TO
the church OF his choice.
The Baptist Young Peoples Union OF
Baptist church invite the
young people of Richmond TO meet with
them in their special services to be held
on next Thursday night at o'clock. The
plans and workings of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union of America Will be inter-
estingly set forth In an address by j.
Calvin Moss, of Lynchburg. who is so
we'll known as leader in this work. DR..
W. w. Landrum and Professor II. II.
Harris will also address the meeting.
The South-Side Social and Pleasure
Club Juniors gave an entertainment on
Friday night assisted by the Light Hand
Star Troupe which proved TO be most
enjoyable affair. The young ladies pres
ent were Misses Nellie Cary, Minnie
Cary, Ollie Hutchinson. Lily Hutchinson,
Mary +. Jones, Maggie Alley. Mary
Brown, Matte and Blanche Butler, Helen
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