Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-05
ITEMS or GENERAL INTEREST.
Church Notes and Comment on Current
Happenings.

Mrs. DR.. J. Parks viii return 10 the
city tomorrow.
Miss Mary McMullen Is the guest OF
DIR. and Mrs. Geo. Ben Johnson
Miss stella DIETRICH. of Cool Hin. Hen
rico county. is visiting friends in the city.
Tho Common Council will hold regu-
lar netting tomorrow night commencing
at o'clock.
Mrs. d. Tidemann. OF Clarksville, Tenn.
IS the guest OF Mrs. w. s. Gum, l0ls west
Grace street.
Mis-, salena Foote. OF Atlanta, Ca, is
the guest of Mr.. N. w. Nelson. sls east
Clay street.
Miss Maude Journey will leave Tuesday
for Hampton. where she VIII attend
mission meeting.
Miss Bertha Lewis of Philadelphia, f.
visiting her sister. Mrs. Charles Williams,
22S5 Venable street.
Mr.. w. Waverly Taylor. OF washington
D. c., is In the city, visiting frienos anu
relatives for few days.
Messrs. W. F. Carter. w. J. Taylor,
and Tom Brown returned yesterday from
a trip to the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. Kate Anderson Keenan,. OF Roam
oke. is visiting Mrs. II. S. Price, 500
east Franklin street.
Miss Mamie James. OF Hanover, who
was very III some weeks ago, Is better,
though not entirely restored yet
Mr.. Charles w. Duke left last night for
Charlotte, n. c., to accept n position
with the Southern Newspaper Union.
Captain Fred. Johnson has returned
TO the city after spending the past three
months in the mountains of Virginia
A revival meeting TO be conducted by
Rev. Joel T. Tucker will begin at the
East-End Baptist church this morning.
Miss Matte Christian Pegram, OF 1917
west Main street, is visiting Miss Matte
Blanton at North Brook. Henrico county.
The funeral OF Mrs. Laura A. Bailey
took place from Union-Station tabernacle
Yesterday morning at IL o'clock. Rev.
DR.. Ray OBLIGATED.
Mrs. Barford p. Cooper and daughter
have returned from the Worlds Fair. on
their way home they stopped in Washing
ton to visit relatives.
Mr.. A. s. r. James has returned from
Chicago. On his way back he made
stop with her sister, Mrs. G. p. Tristoe'
| Of Wilmington, Ohio.
Miss Hattie A. Clarke. daughter OF
United States Marshal c. c. Clarke. OF
Petersburg, after a visit Of three weeks
TO her friend. Mrs. ID. A. Buchanan, has
returned home.
Services viii be held in the new Fulton
| BAPTIST church to-day for the first time.
| This is n handsome building. and a credit
10 this part OF the city.
,,-tll ~ euQea %
nent to-day in Hanover county, and adj
| dress n Sunday-school gathering at 81.
Martins Episcopal church, Hanover juno
| ton.
The funeral Of Mrs. Myrtle Hawes Rob-
ertson. wife OF Mr.. William S. Robert
son, will take place from the First Pres
| byterian church this afternoon at
o'clock.
Mr.. Leon Ruskell and Miss F.. Lena
| Noble will be united in marriage at
Grace-Street Presbyterian church on We'd
nesday evenin, November 18th, at 6I5
/ o'clock.
Mr.. ]. w. Priddy, deputy-treasurer OF
! Hanover county. and Mr.. l.. II. Kemp.
! commissioner OF revenue OF Henrico coun-
| ". were among the visitors at sac Capt.
tol yesterday.
|
! French lesson In his system OF acquiring
| French conversation at I o'clock to-mor-
row afternoon at the Young Mems Chris
| tian Association.
Mr.. w. p. DeSaussure, who has been
| I'm Chicago for some ten days, was ex-
pected back early in the week. but was
| detained on account of the severe Illness
of one of his children.
The family and friends or Mr.. Scott
Bailey were greatly relieved yesterday
when they learned that he had not left
| the city, as had been feared, and that no
mishap had befallen him.
Rev. Mr.. Wilson. pastor Of the Clay
Street Methodist church, will tonight
repeat his special sermon TO Aurora
Council, j. O. Z. A. NJ. The Juniors
will attend the services in a body.
Thieves entered the store OF Council
| man CARRIER, on Williamsburg avenue.
| last Wednesday night, and rhed the
money-drawer, which fortunately con-
tanned only a small amount. They also
carried away some cigars
Two keys one brass and the other Of
white metal. and tied together with a
| piece Of cord. were found in the Capitol
square yesterday by Mr.. Reynolds, who
| brought them TO the Dispatch Office
| where the owner can get them.
The following young ladies were on the
| roll of honor in Miss Mamie Pegram' 5
music class for the month ending Noyem-
Der lst: Misses Grace Payne, Matte
| Nichols, Bessie Morris. Fife Batkins.
| Clara Johnson. Dewy johnson and
Mamie Batkins.
Mary Ballard, q 17-year-old negro girl,
was arrested by officer j. j. Walton, OF the
Second District. yesterday on the charge
OF stealing twenty-eight blocks of silk,
valued at $40. from Mrs. NJ. z. Clarke.
A portion OF the stolen property has been
| recovered.
The Board OF Governors OF the Ma
sonic Homo have awarded the contract
for building 10 j. A. Thomas for SlS7,
and Wednesday, December 9Th. is fixed
upon as the date for laying the corner
stone Captain Babcock's liberality IN
| donating $4,000 additional enables the
committee 20 go 20 work at once.
Mr.. John Frost, city employee at the
| oy,-er Gas-Works while engaged in his
duties in the purifying-house, was over
come by Yater-gas a day or two ago,
and but for the timely arrival OF one OF
his fellow-workmen no doubt 1t would
have ended seriously, as 1t took several
men. by hard work. to restore him to
Eddie Thornton, negro, was arrested
Yesterday by one of the Henrico officials
FOR carelessly driving his wagon on the
public highway, and injuring Mr.. John
Moffett. The negro claims that he
knocked Mr. Moffett down accidentally.
f,rhe latter, who is quite old, was painfully
hurt by the carefessness OF the driver.
Hon. George d. Wise has received
telegram from Private Secretary Thurber
saying that President Cleveland VIII be
pleased TO receive him and the commit
tee appointed by the members OF the bar
70 present the resolutions adopted askine
the appointment of Mr. G. V. Meredith
TO the circuit judgeship, but there was nc
occasion for hurrying TO see him as he dio
not expect TO take this matter up FOL
some time to come.
Rev. ]. c. Hiden, pastor OF Grove-Ave.
nue. Baptist church, who Is himself an oic
wal chaplain, will lead the services at tn'
Soldiers Home this afternoon at o'clock
DR.. HIden is most attractive speaker
and the veterans cordially invite tht
public 10 unite with them at this and al
their Sunday afternoon services, wnlef
are undenomlnational. Mrs. GIN and tho
Male Orphan Asylum chorus will render
tie music as usual
The Franklin Club held its regular
weekly meeting at the home OF Mrs