Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-31
american Fire Insurance Company.
The motion OF Corneia Dram. admin
istratrix OF Benjamin Il. Dram. deceased.
TO transfer certain shares OF stock was
docketed and continued.
Personal. and Briefs.


Mrs. II. w. Flournoy. who has been
very sick for some time. is now improving.
Miss Mollie Stringer, who has been ex-
tremely Ill with malariai-fever, IL improy-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sarner. OF New York. are
on visit to Mrs. NJ. Jacobson, .O9 east
Clay street.
Mr.. A. l.. Richardson Is now In Chi
caso. where he has been attending the
Worlds Fair.
Hon George H. Wise Is still confined to
his bed but Is improving. He hopes TO be
out in week.
The Anheuser-Busch Company took the
blue-ribbon prize in the beer competition
at the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. J. III. Matthews. who WAS called
home by the illness OF her father, Mr.. j.
w. Quay, has returned.
Senators w. A. Little. OF Fredericks-
burg, and James y. Stubbs, OF Gloucester
were In the city yesterday.
DIR. r. Randolph Ball. United States
army, and wife are guests OF Judge I. I.
Fauntleroy. l0c6 Park avenue.
Miss Mary Wagner, who has been visit
ing relatives In the North for the past
two months, has returned home
The ladies OF I'nion-Statiou Methodist
| church have invited the congregation To q
evening at 7:3O o'clock.
Mr.. John Jackson, of this city, has ar
rived safely In Europe, and writes thnt ina,
| he IL having a delightful time. tie WIZ
return during November.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Richmond Indian Association VIII De heid
| to-day at II o'clock at the Young Men
Christian Association parlors.
w. +. Dnlard. Treasurer OF Spotsyi-
NJ Aphn
| ghany. and G.. b. Stevenson. OF harrl-
! sonburg. visited the Capitol yesterday.
Mr.. J. A. Lawson, who was for long
| while connected with Murphys hotel, mas
| returned here to engage III business
| having spent some months In koaioNe'
A sneak-thief entered the hallway OF
| Rev. DR.. Newton,s resldenscs on ho,,t and
| stole a new silk umbrella and two ha's'
Maggie. the 4-year-old child Of Mr. and
! Mrs G. a. Coleman, of go LOUISIANA
| street. Fulton, died Sunday. and the re-
| mains we're taken to Ashland for inter
| ment.
Captain !. n. House. formerly of this
| CITY. died Sunday AT Willlamspufs' akcu
| about 81 years. Captain House WAS Tor
Mills.
Rev e l.. Goodwin, of Petersburg
| hrother of Rev. Dr. Goodwin, rector OF 81
Johns church. was In the city SUNDAY.
| He preached to a large conGfesalioh al
st. Johns at o'clock sunday AFTERNOON
DIR. Hiden baptized thirteen persona, at
4 Grove Avenue chutch suru'y nss,,s 1i ion
preaching 10 an immense congresalioh,
| 'rhe special services continue TINS Week
with preaching every night by DR.. Ian
drum.
Bishop Jackson. of Alabama, who was was
called here hy the sickness OF ns, ms Su9 Snn'
day morning. The congregation was hrs
and his sermon, from ST. Luxe ILL., To- ""S
"A very fine one.
Captain w. II. Stratton, one of the
| popular officers of the frelght depdI t,iiyll' NJ,
! OF the Richmond, Frcdericksburg 9nd 70
| tomac Railroad Company has retutheV
| home. after most enJoyable WISH VI
two weeks at the Worlds Fair.
There was a well-attended meeting o,
| pichmond Lodge, No. I, |. O. q. F., las'
night. Several good speeches were ma9e
and two candidates went through, Tue We
grees. After the meeting ths iouSy W. va.
pleasantly entertained py MI N""' 'e'
Loenler.
Rev. w. Asbury Christian, the pastor o.
Weshington-Stre Methodist church, an'
his attractive bride will return 20 the e,1s .C
from their wedding trip 10 ChlSnso III ~
,norrow afternoon. The congregation WI
tender the newly-weaded pair hanuSoih'
reception at night.
The Religious Herald OF this week WI
publish a lengthy sketch OF Dr. SehJS
min Griffith, secretary or the AniTt i,,
can Baptist Publication society, VINO uIs' NJ
last n esday at his home In Upland, -
DR.. Grifith was widely known thtoustI'
out the Union, and even IN hlchhlohu F"
had hundreds OF personal friends
Mr. L. S. King an inmate Of the sol
diers' Home, died at that ihstitution 'Ii, ~
day at noon. after being confined 20 -,
he'd for about eight years win rneull,a s 9!i,.,
tism. Mr. King was "A member OF Com
pan RI, Thirteenth virginia Ca.ally' az az
an efficient soldier. The funeral took piac
Srora the Home yesterday afternoon.
The annual meeting of the Board OF ID
rectors OF the Methodist Sunday-Schoo
society was held Sunday afternoon
Eroad-Street church. The annual re
ports of the president and treasurer Wei Wei
submitted They showed tnat seVerai NY
schools had been organized, ana lnat M w
increase of scholars and conversions hd
been exceptionally large. Oifcers "ef
elected.
At the regular literary meeting or "
McCill Catholic Union last evening W
feature OF the programme was an eiano
rate paper prepared and read by NJ
lanes NJ Powers entitled What IN
catholic Clergy Did for the Preservauo
of literature In the Middle Ages, WhlS
evidenced deep research on the part OF VI w
essayIst and which was greatly ehl0yV
Inv The members. Messrs J, Louis SUN
van and ". f. Reddy rendered Foios !
their usual good style. The whole wa
concluded by chorus by the dlee Cluu'