Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-16
Personals and Briefs.

Mr. D. j. Paxton left yesterday for Chicago
and Niagara Falls.
Mr. Moses sycle has returned from Chicago.
He enjoyed his trip immensely.
Colonel John B. Cary yesterday left s5 at the
DISPATCH Office for the Ice Mission.
Miss V. Mittio Leib is spending the month OF
August At Old Point AMI Virginia Beach.
The Eagle Cornet Band will give a concert to-
night at he lawn-party on Jefferson Park.
Mrs. A. c. Becker anl daughters left for Chi
cago on Monday 20 visit relatives and see the
White City.
Mr. and Mrs Alfred e. Cohen left yesterday
for Sheopshesd Bay, L. l., where they VIII re-
main until september.
Miss Evelyn Tyler, sister of Hon. J. Hoee
Tyler, Is visiting her brother. Mr.. Ii. NJ. Tyler,
al 23OS east Grace street.
Mrs. r. Adam md Miss Mollie E. Hopkins
have lett tho city for New forA to spend three
or four weeks visiting friends.
Nr. and Mrs. II. Rosenhelm and thor daush-
ter, Miss Miriam, lot yesterday 10. Chicagl,
Niagara Falls and Washington.
MIR. r. A. Long, OF Harrisburg. and Sheriff
Simon Solomon. Of Heniico, were among tho
visitors at the Capitol yesterday.
Tom Harris lcolored) was received at tho
peultentiary yesterday from Richmond city 10
serve one year for malicious assault.
The Misses Bauer, Of No 9l7 west Marshall,
accompanied by their younger sisters, are
spending tho month Of August In Fluyanna.
The following Richmonders were registered in
New York yesterday: j. Jacobs, Colonnads;
Mrs /. Narimora, Grand Union X. o. Whitaker,
Broadway Central
Alta meeting q Capital CITY Lodge. No. 1Ol,
|. %. o. r., hold last night 500 was voted TO the
subscription stock Of the proposed Odd.Fellows'
temple 10 be erected here.
Nearly al the Richmond unisrtakers leave TO-
day Tor Alexandra 20 attend the annual meet
ing OF the Virginia Funeral Directors Associa-
tlOn, which conyenes In that city at noon to-day.
Msssrs. Dave and Joseph Donati went down to
Now Ken, last Monday on hunt and came back
home Yesterday with n 90-p pound decr which
was brought down by tho former on the nrss
shot. IL IS clA.med 10 be the irst OF the SEASON.
The Board Of Fire Commissioners last night
awarded tho contract for 5000 feet OF Bay
state hose 20 the Boston Hose and Rubber Com
pany, represented In Richmond by the Court
Ley supply Company. The cost reaches nearly
$1,000.
sam Cumber, ono Of the best-known BARRIERS
in tho city, died Monday night after an illness OF
"a few weeks Fer several years he had been
employed ~ Long s. Peyton and was an expert
at his trade and was kindly regarded by al who
knew him.
The following suits were instituted in the City
Circuit court yesterday William y. Cook rs.
Lie hltn LuOnu Hlu Anbhdprdho hhiuDhu Noul-
pany for $500, and +. NJ. Connor Is. John Il.
Taylor and Z. T.. Taylor for 500; Judgment
confessed by Jonn T. Taylor.
Mr.. d. L. Selke, OF the Petersburg Tndsr-
ADpcdi. who is soon TO enter the service Of the
Southern Press News Association as manager at
Washington, was in the city yesterday mngling
with his friends. MIR. Seke s an accom- plished
newspaper man and has hosts OF friends here.
Among the arrivals at the Hygeia Hotel, Old
Point Comfort, Monday, from Richmond were /:
j. &. Dame, }. a. Piz2lni, W. g. Harvey, Jr, j..
j. Montague aud son, 4. Atkinson, 4. c. VII
hame Jr., w. II. lin &. Is. hcAdams, j. T.
Morris, II. A. Nightingale, f. c. sand, L. L. Gil
more.
A match game Of baseball was played at
Island park yesterday afternoon at 4:3O be-
tween tie FultOns and kchmonds, resulting m
a victory for the former hy score OF - 10 ..
Batteries: For Fultons-Eacho. Timberake,
and Terry; for kichmonds-Cowardin, Dowdy,
and Thorpe
One OF the penitentiary convicts, while en-
gagged I'm cleaning ont a gutter az the foot OF
First street yesterday, folnd small silver
watch and chain. The time-piece was In excel
lent condition and as il IL In running order II IL
evident that IL had not been long lost. Superin-
tendsnt Lynn now has the watch in his posses
sion and Will return 1t 70 the owner.
MIR. Ashton starke is in receipt Of many
letters congratulatiug him on the excellent
speech that he made at the recent farmers
meeting in Chester, ). c.. and he IL being urged
e. attend the fair there in November. one
friend writes: 81 feel satisfied from what nave
head mat II II Was announced that you were
10 speak in Chester on any subject II would DO u
race with tho paOple who would be- hrst."
There was q large attendance OF the members
OF the lmproyed Order of Heptssophs at the
meeting OF Richmond COnclaye, l62, last night.
Juige George v hetzel, the founder OF the
order. vas present and delivered an interesting
addfess. Speeches were also made by District
Deputy f. W. MltZ and otnor members. The
con:laye nominated Mr.. Henry Fiegenheimer as
their candidate for the next supreme district
deputy from this district.
Quite large audience was present as the
regular debate OF Sionewall Club, No. 80, l. /.
A. last night. The question, which was post
poned from last Tuesday night, "kesolyed that
O'Fsrrall II tho most available man Tor Gov
ernor" was argued In the Affirmative by Mr..
lee c. CrutchAed, and In tho negative by Mr.
y. Morgan shepherd. 10 was decided In tho
ueratite Tho orators acquitted themselves
Handsomely, and there Ia every evidence that
the club IS doing a good work In tho literary line.
The question Tor next debate is, " Resolved
that the country will produce greater men
than toe city"