Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-29
Personals and Briefs.

ness exchanges. public schools. and most
large establishments Will also be closed.
Personals and Briefs.
The Tuesday German Club gave a dance
at the Temple last night.
Miss Emma Morehead Whitfield left on
Monday night to spend the winter In Mis-
sissippi and louisiana
The Sunday afternoon services at Monu-
mental church will be held hereafter, COM
! mencing at 4 o'clock, instead of at s.
The meeting of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution, which was appoint
ed for this afternoon. has been postponed.
Mr. Moses Stein leader Of the Academy
OF Music orchestra, who has been on a
| visit TO Washington, has returned to the
| city.
The committees of the Old Dominion
| Democratic Club have about perfected
arrangements for their ball next Monday
| night
Governor Mckinney and Captain Bay
| Ior left yesterday morning for Washing
| ton on business connected with the State
| Oyster Survey.
All committees of the Young Mems
| Christian Association will meet at $3.50
O'Clock tonight for the consideration of
| general business.
David Frazer alias Davis alias James
| II. ".
| to New York yesterday by the officer who
came down for him.
A bullet was fred through the window
| Of an electrician on the Reservoir eX-
| tension Monday morning, and came near
striking a little girl
| Rev l.. NJ. Omer is conducting a very
| interesting meeting at the Third Christian
| church. Twenty-siXth and Marshall streets.
| Preaching every night this week.
|
| daughter Of Colonel Thomas Whitehead.
| Commissioner of Agriculture. Is visiting
her friend. Mrs John I. Jobson, of this
| city.
Mr.. J. d. X Slelght who has been con-
| fined at home for a few days with a Sc
we're cold and threatened pneumonia, is
J convalescing, and will be at his post In
| day or two.
The county schools will close this after
| noon until next Monday morning, thus
| allowing the scholars time for rest and
| TO participate in the celebration of Thanks
| givingDay.
The amphitheatre Of the Richmond Hos
| pital not having been completed, the
| formal opening OF the institution Will
not occur tomorrow afternoon. as had
been anticipated.
| Steamer Company No. 4 was called out
ut HIS A. NJ. yesterday to No. 40 south
| Fourt street on account Of the burning
| OF n mantelpiece. caused by a defective
nue. Damage trifing.
The funeral Of Mrs. Anne X Seal. wife
| Of Sergeant X. T. Seal, whose death was
announced I'm yesterdays Dispatch. will
take place from Clay-Street Methodist
church at o'clock this afternoon.
The claims of Colonel William r. Aylett
| TO a position on the bench OF the Supreme
Court Of Appeals are being strongly urged
! by his friends. Colonel Aylett is one OF
the most prominent lawyers in Eastern
| Virginia.
| The sale Of seats for Hoyts "a Trip
| to Chinatown" begins this morning OF the
| Academy. Indications point to very sue
| cessful engagement next Monday, Friday,
and Wednesday. There will be matinee
Wednesday.
The whole number of deaths In Rich
| mond last week was 80; Is white and rs
| colored. The number for the correspond
Ing week last year was 30. There were
| three deaths from heart-disease and three
| from pneumonia.
The members of the gymnasium of the
| Young Mems Christian Association will
| start on their run to, Forest Hin Park
tomorrow morning at o'clock. Upon
| reaching their destination they will en-
gage In all sorts OF games
\ preliminary meeting OF the new
| lodge of the knights and Ladies AZ Honor
| takes place this evening In Lee Camp
Hall at O'Clock. Senator William Low
icias Of the order will be present.
The entertainment given at the Young
| Mems Christian Association last night
! by number Of blind persons was well
attended. and the music rendered by
Messrs. J. +. Frayser and B. +. Patram
and Miss Ella Tyler was very fine.
Lieutenant Carl Kneisel Of Frankfurt
| On-the-Main, Germany, who has been
! spending furlough of nine months with
his cousin, Mr.. Augustus Deitz. leaves to-
Il
stay he sails via North German Lloyd
| steamer Lain for Bremen
| on Thursday night Rev. Preston Nash
| will deliver an interesting and instructive
| lecture at Christ church. the subject be-
| ing "A Tour Through the Holy Land >"
| The discourse will be beautifully illus
| trated by stereopticon Views from a very
| fine lantern just received from London.
| Mr.. Isaac Sharp. who has been holding
meetings at the Friends meeting house,
| on Clay street. above First. and has
| spoken very acceptably, leaves the CITY
| to-day. At 10 O'Clock this morning he
| will hold n farewell service in the house
| above mentioned. To this service the pub
lie are invited.
There was a largely-attended meeting
last night OF the Academy OF Medicine and
| Surgery. DR. III. III. Levy made a very in
| teresting address on neuritis. or inflam-
| nation OF the nerves. A general discuss
| sion of the subject was INDUCED in by
| Drs. Wexford. Edwards, COwardin. Wood
! ward. and Parker.
| At the meeting OF the Geographical and
| Historical Society of Richmond College
| held last night, Mr.. j. A. Newbell. Of
| West Point. read an interesting and in
| structive paper on the history of that town.
AT the next meeting papers on Albemarle
county, Nottoway county, and Norfolk
| county will be read.
/ The concert given at Belvidere Hail
Monday night by the West End Choral
| Society under the direction of Professor
| Esau Cocker. with j. Belton. Esq, and
| Miss Fannie Wicks as accompanies
was a very creditable entertainment. The
| solos, duets, and choruses were all well
| rendered. and Messrs Richie and Smith,
OF the Blues Band, lent valuable assist
ance.
There win be services at all the Episco-
pal churches on Thanksgiying-Day Those
! at St James All-Saints, Monumental,
| St Johns. Christ, and Grace churches
| will commence at II a. NJ. collection
| will be taken u. at Monumental for the
needy in the congregation. At Christ
church there will be an Offering of pro-
| visions. etc. for the poor.
The WIS and Y's had an interesting
meeting at the Young Mems Christian
| Association yesterday afternoon, at which
| there were encouraging reports and inter-
| esting exercises. II was decided to hold
quarterly meetings hereafter. Misses
| Helen Goddln and Patti Haley and
Messrs. w. 4. Turner and w. Reginald
Walker sang a quartette. For God. and
| Home. and Native Land" the words Of
which were written by Mr.. Walker and
| dedicated to the Richmond Y.
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Special telegram to the Dispatch.)
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