Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-10
Personals md Br,ets.

Mr.. Henry c. White, of Louisa Court
house, who has been stopping in the city.
has gone TO Norfolk.
Mr.. James A. Royster. Jr.. who has been
quick sick at his home. No 2s01 east Mar
shall street, is much better and hopes to
be out soon.
The Otey Battery will have their annual
reunion at the Old pump-house to-day.
These occasions are always pleasant to
those who attend.
Miss Mary Bigger left the city on yester.
day TO paw a visit to the hospitable home
of the Fraysers, known as " Coventry" in
Spotsylvanla county.
Cards are out for the marriage, in Phlla-
delphia, on "Wednesday next, of Miss Jen-
ME T.. Englebert. of that city, to DR.. j.
Davidson farrar. of Richmond.
Mr.. X. A. Mooklar. chief clerk of the
money order department of the Richmond
post-offce. has been gwen an indefinite
turlough on account of his health.
The Governor yesterday pardoned Rich
ard Pierce. who. in May, 1888. was sent to
the penitentiary from Portsmouth for
HOUSEKEEPING. Pardon was granted sole
" on the ground of the i'll health of the
prisoner.
Miss Gay Petteson, who has just been
elected professor of mathematics in the
State Normal Institute at Farmyille, was
born and reared in the city of Manchester,
and is the daughter Of the late DR.. Samuel
A. Patteson.
Mr.. X. A. Brock has received from the
Committee on Literary Exercises OF the
Corporation Committee of New York city,
a copy Of the sumptuOus Memorial
Volume on the Centennial of Washington's
IT, in lima
mony of the cooperation of Mr.. Brock IN
the preparation of the volume, which SER
vices ore also acknowledged In the
preface.
DR.. j. IL. Coakley wife and children. of
Buffalo, n. Y, are the guests of Mr.. Il. b.
Lee. $40 west Grace street DR.. and Mrs.
Coax ley have many friends residing IN this
city.
MIR. Felix Iardells. the clarinet artist,
has returned from Washington to live.
He will engage In mercantile business
here and will also be heard in musical en-
tertainments.
Mr.. A. C. Campbell. of Ashland. Ky.. who
has been on q visit to the city, has return
ed home.
MIR. and Mrs. X. Cobb. who have been
on visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew PiZzini
have returned 10 Norfolk.
The frame dwelling at the corner of
Brook avenue and Clay street. which IS
perhaps the oldest landmark in the west
ern portion of the city, is being torn
down. Over fifty years ago it was occu-
pied by Robert Lumpkin. who was one OF
the best-known men IN the city, being
large dealer in negro slaves.
Colonel b. II. Mercer. of Philadelphia.
who Is well known here, was married In
West Middlesex. Pa, last Wednesday to
Miss Sara Egalina Powell.
Mr.. W. w. Moses. formerly Superintend-
ent of the Penitentiary. and his wife have
issued invitations TO the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Kate, 10 DIR. George l..
Smith Wednesday morning, June l4th, at
thoir residence, Locust Grove, in Pittsyl-
yania county.
Major Robert Stiles, who was suddenly
taken quite sick Thursday, was much im-
proved yesterday.
Miss Imogen Rogers, of Rome. o sister
of Captain Edgerton Rogers, is visiting
Mrs. j. Ii. D:nneen. 1016 east Clay street.
Messrs. j. J. Guthrie, OF Portsmouth,
and Charles w. Boteler, OF Baltimore. are
stopping az Murphy's. The latter IS get
ting up a commercial directory FOR the
Monumental CITY.
Rev. DIR. A. L. Dickinson. of Richmond.
will dedicate the South Norfolk Baptist
church on Sunday afternoon next Mt
o'clock, aud q fine meeting will doubtless
result from the Doctors visit.