Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-08

Mrs w. Cabell Trueman Is visiting her
father on Leigh street
Colonel Robert Fl. Withers and wife, of
Wytheville, are visiting Mrs. stephen Put
ney.
Mr.. III, b. Haley returned to the city
Yesterday morning from a business-trlp
to Washington.
Rev. w. A. S. Conrad. OF the Virginia
Conference now stationed at Bucking-
ham. Is in the city.
Mr.. c. B. Ryan. assistant general pas
senger agent Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway, was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. w. C. Erwin. children, and nurse.
of Chicago, ILL.,, are visiting her mother,
Mrs. A. d. Atkinson, proprietress Amerl-
can Hotel.
Mrs. Francis w. williams OF New York,
IA spending the winter with her son, Rev.
X. p. Williams. assistant minister OF st.
Paurs church.
Mr.. w. II. Cullngworth has returned
from Washington, and Is very we'll salts
fed with his visit. lie expects soon torbe
appointed postmaster.
Constable T. II. Samuels had a chase
after chicken thief Wednesday night.
but failed to capture him, although he
fired at him twice.
The Old Guard OF r. f. Lee Camp will
hold an important meeting tonight at
Lee Camp Hall. II Is hoped that every
member will be present.
Charles Sears was arrested I'm Henrico
yesterday charged with stabbing Walter
Johnson. He was bailed TO appear before
| Justice Larus this afternoon.
Miss Louise Budd, OF Blackstone. and
| her sister Mrs. Captain Smithson OF
| Crewe. Va. are the guests OF Mrs. Ruth
! Puller. No. POI west Cary street
Rev. DR.. II. T. Johnson. OF Fairmount-
| Avenue Methodist Episcopal church. will
. h. Dc fataff la old
| church on Mayo street. at the foot of
| Ross tonight ut o'clock.
| The officers yesterday recovered the bal
| ance Of the carcass of the COW recently
stolen from Mr.. a. NJ. Tyler and butch
| cred 1t was found buried I'm the yard of
the negro who did the stealing.
Mrs. Philip Meisel Jr., and two children
| arrived last night from Gumberry, y. c..
| 10 spend the holidays. She will be the
| guest OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. +. A.
| Kasslow. No. 1912 east Main street.
| A watch and some money was stolen
| from some Of the guests of the Exchange
| Hotel some time Wednesday night. Ser
| geant Tomlinson Is at work on the case,
| but has not as yet made any arrest.
| A regular meeting Of the Union Demo-
| cratic Club will be held In Powells Hall
| tonight at o'clock. After adjournment
| there will be Meeting OF the scouts.
| Important business will be before them.
l The Governor yesterday TfIllStu 10 par
| Ion Alexander Mitchell alias Alexander
| Morgan who was convicted in the County
| court OF Bedford. October. 1887, and SEN
| fenced 10 fourteen years In the peniten-
| tiary for rape.
Rev. DR.. William =. Judkins, who has
| been sent TO Charlottesyllle, conducted
| his farewell service at Laurel-Street Meth
| odist church Wednesday night. The new
| pastor. Rev Travers ]. Taylor IL ex-
| pected to arrive I'm the city to-day with
| his family.
Mr.. F. Stern lost on wednesday night
| a gold medal set with diamonds presented
| Ia him last September by the SIR Moses
| Montenore congregation OF which he is
| president The medal was attached to
| his watch-chan. and he thinks he lost 1t
| on the street.
| The railroad companies have made a
| special rate for the military on the occa-
! sion OF the inaugural ceremonies. which
| take place here January LIST. In parties
| OF twenty-five ir uniform rOund-trip tick
| cts at 3 cents per mile will be sold, good
| from December 3lst 10 January 2nd.
| The regular monthly lecture arranged
| for by the St. Johns Chapter of the
| brotherhood OF st. Andrew will be de-
| Nyered tonight in the brick chapel at :
| o'clock. by MIR. w. II. Peasants on "The
symbols and signnifie;ance OF the Temple
| open TO both ladies' and gentlemen. and
| admission will be free
| Mr.. and Mrs. Beverley b. Munford have
| left Asheville. y. c., and are now at the
| Holland House. New York. They will
| make a weeks stay In the metropo-
| lis. From New York they go to Hartford,
| Conn. where they will be the guests of
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dudley Warner.
| After short visit there, they will re-
| turn 10 Richmond.
| Columbian Lodge Of the knights and
| Ladies' of Honor was instituted in Central
! Hall last evening with over forty char
| ter-members Porter h. Van Deusen, OF
| New York. was the instituting officer.
| After the routine business was dis
| Matched, adjournment was taken 10 Zim-
| mermans restaurant where an elaborate
| collation. was enjoyed, followed by music
| and speeches from members present The
| new lodge starts with bright prospects
| of becoming a very successful organiza-
| tion.