Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-08

Mrs. o. f. Jacob, mother of Mr.. i. =.
Jacob. Is very Ill.
Major A. II. Drewry. Of .Westover," Il
at the Exchange Hotel.
The clock IN the tall tower OF the City
Hall took a rest yesterday.
Rev. DIR. John b. Newton is preaching ut
St. Peters Episcopal church. in Norfolk.
Mr.. f. D. Wrenn, OF Columbus, Miss, IS
visiting friends in and near Richmond.
General james G. Field, of Louisa coun-
ty, is in the city on professional business.
General Dabney Maury, Of Frederieks-
burg. is spending day or two among
friends III Richmond.
Preparations are being made for the re-
moval of the old Morton house. at Nam
and Reservoir streets.
Mr.. Edward 5. Rose has been quite sick
for several days but Is much better anu
hopes TO be out in few days.
Bishop white expects to 60 to Staun-
ton tins week TO attend a meeting Of tue
Board Of Trustees OF the Virginia Female
Institute.
There IS a great rush of children between
the ages Of and < for admission 10 the
public schools. and the accommodations
are inadequate.
Professor W. A. Harris, Phi. D., son Of
DR.. II. II. Harris, OF this city, LETT last
night for Ripon. Wis, to take the chair OF
Greek at Ripon College.
Mr.. Jacob Relnharit. chairman of the
committee in charge of the hessnlch bene-
fit concert given last Thursday. reports
that the let proceeds Will be about S3OJ.
Among the Richmond people who at
tended the marriage Of Mr.. BENJAMIN
Il. Nusbaum and Miss Rosie Bergman, IN
Baltimore, were Mr.. julius Levitt and his
sister. Miss Minnie Levitt.
The Richmond Perpetual Building. Loan
and Trust Company will on the lst OF Nav
remove to the building now occupied by
the Citizens Bank. The latter has taken
space in the Chamber OF Commerce build
ing.
The meeting Of the ladies' interested in
the memorial bazaar, which was 10 have
been held at the IOung Mems Christian
Association to-day at noon. has been post
poned until some future date, TO be an
nounced hereafter.
The Governor has received an invitation
to attend the banquet of the Richmond
Grays. which will take place az the Ameri-
can Hotel on the 22d Of February. Mill
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10 appear in uniform.
The Young Mems Club at the West-End
! Mission was opened last night by the
| chapters of TIE Brotherhood of St An
/ drew of st. James. Monumental. and Grace
clArches and their lady helpers. The cere-
monies were purely social.
st. Omar Council of Kadosh will have 4
meeting tonight for the purpose of con-
ferring the nineteenth and twenty-secondi
! degrees inclusive. The degrees up to aud
/ including the twenty sixth, styled Prince
of Mercy, will be conferred later In the
month. aud the class will reach the
/ thirtieth degree-the famous Kadosh-be-
/ fore Faster.
The meetings at Pine-Street Baptist
/ church under the conduct of Evangelist
j. T.. Hutson closed last Sunday. Mr..
| Hutson preached with plainness and great
] power. and notwithstanding the exceed
| ingly bad weather the congregations were
/ often Overlooking. and nearly 100 made
professions of faith. Last Sunday the pas
tor of the church gave the hand OF fellow
| ship to forty zone, and many Others are yet
/ TO come.
A few of Mr.. ]. W. Halloran's friends
were present at a social gathering held at
! his pleasant and attractive. home, Libby
/ Hill Park, last evening, and most enloya-
of the occasion was q musical programme,
which was decidedly well rendered.
Among those present, besides the
/ host aud hostess. were: Mr.. and
Mrs. W. S. Armitage, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones. Mrs. Robinson, Miss Mary Halo
/ ran, Miss Mamie Burke, Miss Cassie Cave
do, Miss Nora Burke. Miss Florence Bow
ers. Mr.. Morrison. Mr.. Felix Keegan, MI
I John Browning. Mr.. Donleavy, MIR. Louis
/ Keelam, and Mr. Charles Turner.