Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-28
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.
RICHMOND NEWS GIVEN TO BUSY
READERS IN CONDENSED FORM.
Notes About Services ia the Churches or
Sunday Personal Points and Gene
raj Local Happenings.

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Mr.. w. Cabell Truemsn spent Sunday In Rich
| nond and left that night for New York
Services will be held at the Church Of tho Cove
nanl each evening this week. Preaching 0y tue
! pastor
Miss Daisy Hobbs. Of Petersburg, after spend
| ing few days with friends in the city has re-
| turned home.
| PA. Slaughter. Treasurer OF Petersburg, and
| ?. Il. Moses, Sheriff Of PlttsyiVania, visited The
| Capitol yesterday.
Miss Roberts, Of 10 north Fifth street, hasre-
! turned 10 her home. after visit OF Six "eeAs 10
| her friends In Baltimore.
Mrs. Stephen Perkins and Mrs. Ovid Perkins,
| after spending some months In the country,
| have returned 70 the city.
! DIR. r. T.. Franklin, who has boon indisp0sed
! for several days, is now fully recovered and Is
able 10 attend 20 his patients
| The regular monthly meeting Of tho Rich
| mond Indian Association will meet in the par
/ Tor OF the Young Mems Christian Association
| building at IL II. to-day
The subject for discussion at the meeting ofthe
! Academy OF Medicine and Surgery tonight VIII
be Abuse Of AstrDgents in Catarrh-' Dr.
| Shields Will be tho leader.
Miss Julia d. b. Thompson has gone 20 WASH
| ingtOn 20 visit her brother PaymaSter G. Z.
Thompson, United States Navy, and to witness
! the inauguration ceremonies.
At the morning service at Dr. Hogo's church
| Sunday seventeen new members were received
| and the Sacrament OF the Lords supper was adj
ministered 20 a very large congregation
Miss Nellie Lee Maccaliste-, Of Church Hi.
| has Just returned home, after delightful SIX
weeks visit TO friends I'm Clifton Forge. who're
she was tho recipient OF many kind attentions
The Central woman's Christian Temperance
| Union will meet IN tho Frends' meetng-hOuse
| Clay street above First, Wednesday afternoon at
han-past o'clock, instead OF A. as heretofore.
The regular monthly meeting Of tie Board OF
| Managers OF the Methodist Sunday-SchoOl So
Glory was hold Sunday afternoon, AMI n con-
| siderable amount OF routine business was trans
| acted.
Mrs. r. II. Voolfolk. Of Danville Va, who has
been visiting Mrs. J.. f. Mason, OF No. 013 north
SIKH. street, returned home saturday. Mrs
Mason accompanied her on short visit to old
! friends
Row Dr. DasbieIl, rector Of st. Marks church,
who IL in the Vest Indies for bis health, was
heard from day or two ago. He Is gaining IN
/ strength and is considered 70 be steadily i'm
| proving
II is expected that the committee charged
| with ascertaiuing the prO-rdt1 amount OF new
| Virginia bonds 70 be assigned TO the various
classes OF old securities viii make their report
| IN Apr!l.
Tho reports submitted nt the Baptist Minis
| ters Conference yesterday morning showed that
there were 3 members received NJ the Second
church on sunday. 3 at Kandolph-Street, and
b at Bainbridge-Street, Manchester.
The Baptist Minister'S Conference held their
first session in the committee room ~ Mossr5.
Starko & Estes yesterday morning. The preach
ers are all gre atty pleased with their quar-
tcrs which are well suited for their purposes.
Tho terms of tho following mombers Of tho
City School Board expire Aprl! 30 and their sue
cess0rs Will DO elected prior TO that time: X.
Edgar Shine, OF the First District; william 70
vensten, Of the Second, and Il. ID. Starke, OF me
Third.
Mr.. Charles w. Dunstan has accepted the po-
sition Of manager Of tho Commonwealth club.
The appointment will take OBJECT March LIST
Mr.. Dunstan has been cashier at Mr. kuegers
for several years and IL highly esteemed Ia busi-
ness circles
The Bazaar Committee OF the Oakwood Memo
rial Association held a meeting yesterday alter
noon and transacted n considerable amount OF
routine business. The ladies constituting this
body are much encouraged over their prospects
in the approaching carnival
At tho Methodist Preachers meeting yester-
day UniOn-Station reported members received;
Park-Place. 2; WashingtOn-sirect, :; central,
3; Clay-Stteot. .; Fifth-Sireet, g: ST. James,
/. Or. siedd reported that the Virginia Cow
ference had raised SS,l2j ior the missionary
debt.
The services at the Home for ladies'" COM
Quoted by Mr.. }. D. X. Sieight on Sunday after
noon, were exceptionally interesting. and ihe
solos, duets, and quartetes, rendered ny Mrs.
Tyle- hssos Saille and Ella boswell, VI. Evans.
ana Mr.. Slelght were rare treat 20 tho beloved
shut ms Of the home.
Mr.. William Flegenhimer has received letter
from cousin In the city Of Mannheim, Baden,
Germany, enclosing clipping from a newspa-
per published there under date of February ID,
which copies from the DISPATCH accounts OF the
lynching OF four negroes at Rchlands, Va, and
OF the negro Smith at Paris, Tex.
A meeting was held at Columbia, S. c..
Friday in the interest OF the South Carolina
Mt ha Mnmprial HpgaaF. Com
were appointed for each ward OF the city ana
different portions OF the county, which VIII be
requested % proceed at once TO eoliest money
ana fancy articles, az well as relics oil the war
for the Confederate museum.
The dedication Of the new Highland Park
Methods. church, which is nov IN course OF erec-
ton, VIII tske place on the second Sabbath IN
March, Bishop wilson, Of Baltimore, Will on
cate. The house OF worship which ~ quite
handsome one, will probably DO completed IN
few days. The pulpit will be put IN this week.
Rev. }. " latham Is the pastor Of the church.
At Leigh-street Baptis; church Sunday night
q resume Of the years work was given. Inc re-
ports Of all OF the societies were hghly CRAFTY
Ing The receipts for the year showed an in
crease Of $1,000 over the preceding twelve
months, ana there was gain OF twenty.hyo
men bers, tho proeent membership bong "a
This church leads ali OK the others " tho Guy
IN is contributions ~ tho orphsnage.
Rebel. Jr., the splendid hlack-white-and.tan
rngllsh setter. owned by Mr.. Al. Dill, died re-
Gently at the country seat OF his owner, near TINS
city, from a disease OF the throat which banled
medical skill. heb" was purchased by MI.
Din whom about l. months OF age from tho
Memphis and AvCnt Kennel Club. lie was
trained by Mr.. Charles Tucker, or stanton Dc
pot Tenn, and was a superbly-oroken dog.
The tabernacle to be used by the congregation
Of I-ni0n-StatlOn church as a temporary house OF
worship while their new edince IL being erected
will be- located az Chur:h-iiill avenue and
Twenty-third street. Plans for tho tabernacle
are now being prepared. Rev. MI Key hss ~
pointed tho following gentlemen 70 constitute
the Blu lding Committee: Messrs. {. ". Hasker,
v 10. hIer, Jr., c. 4. Brauer. X. {. Bristow, {.
W. Enos +. G. Bates, and j. ii. c. Walker.
Rev. Hartley Carmichael, who has been sick for
several week. was we'll enough 10 NIL his pulpit
sunday morning. Rev. DR.. Mason, OF NJ. James
church, preached at St. PauIs sunday night
from the text "She hath done what she could
Tho preacher went on To show that The DIVINE
standard Of Christianity was not that ono should
do what one ought OF would, but what one could
do, considering all his or her opportunities ana
| facilities for doing lie pointed out most
! strikngly the difference between tho measure
OF God and that OF man In this respect
Trinity Methodist church had Gne cOngrega-
tons sunday. both morning and night. In the
| morning DR.. Peterson preached very able ana
tender sermon 20 the children, large number
Of the little ones being present ana maniiestng
much interest. At night the discussion was
upon the theatre" Christians Cannot Safely or
/ Consistently PatrOnize the Theatre" The Doctor
! maintained the position affirmed in the subject
| with marked ability, cainness' and earhestuess'
/ In the Afternoon society of the Epworth League
was organized III this church, and IL bids iair 10
| be very successful and quite an auxiliary In
| church WORK.
Bishop Whitile conducted confirmation at
Christ church Sunday morning at ii O'Clock, ana
! AT Monumental church in the afternoon al %.
| The class az Christ church consiste1 OF fourteen
| young ladies and gentlemen Tho services
! upon these occasions we're OF most lnteres,ihs
/ character, the sermons, which were preaShed by
| the respective rectors, Rev Mr.. Nash ana Rev.
| DR.. Newton, having special relevance 10 con-
/ nrmation and its significance. The Bishop VIII
/ administer confirmation next sunday morning
| AT ST. Paul's church. Owing 20 his recent illness
| he does not attempt 10 preach the usual con-
| nrmation sermons
| Rev. II. +. Williams, Of the Fourth-Strcet Bap-
| that church, preached an excellent sermon sun
| day morning on "Church Building" urging tho
| i'm portance OF erecting more houses OF worship
| and less OK ,,ensiye ones than is now the custom
| in cities. After the sermon MIR. j. Il. WaIthall,
| chairman OF the Building Committee, made a
! brief statement with reference TO the purchase
! OF the beautiful lot at Fifth and Leigh streets,
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