Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-05
Personals and Briefs.

Major Fred. X. scott has returned from New
York.
Judge y. s. Tunbull, Of Brunswick, was In
the city yesterday,
Miss Lily Ham, Of Covngton, Va. is the guest
Of Miss Alma Saunders. lll9 Grove avenue.
4 number OF Richmond Elks went over TO Pc
tersburg NJ noon yesterday to take part In the
celebration in that city.
Tho Virginia Baseball Club will go over TO
Petersburg tomorrow and play game OF DAN
with the COckade-City boys
Mr.. John +. Townes, of Petersburg, who has
heen spending some days with friends here, re-
turned home ON Wednesday.
Mrs. julius a. Hobson ia sconnned to her home,
on north Seventh street, With sprained ankle,
which was received at Norfolk.
Mr.. James F. Cook, who has been at the Union
Theological Seminary near lIampden-Sidney Is
Ia the city. tho session having closed Wednes-
day.
DIR. ]. Stewart Jameson, surgeon Of St. Johns
II ,spital, Yonkers, y. Y. with his bride, IL in
tnis erty. They are the guests Of Rev. j. Calvin
Stewart.
Mrs. A. G. Wollard left Richmond on Wednes-
day for uu extended visit 20 Baltimore her ma
tive city. She cOntenplates an extended Wes'-
ern tour, taking in the Worlds Fair.
TIE Chancery Court was engaged nearly all
day Yesterday in hearing argument In the case
against Wilson's administrator aud others
Mrs. J. fllis Cooke, OF west Main street, who
recently had a delicate operation performed at
Jchns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Is steadily
improving and will return home IN lew weeks.
The Foreign-Mission Board held meeting In
the secretary's rooms yesterday afternoon ani
made up It's report 10 be presented 10 the
Southern Baptist Convention, which meets al
Nashville next Friday
Mr.. Joseph Whitehead. OF the law firm Of
Swanson d Whitehead, OF Chatham, Pittsylya-
MIA county, Is AZ the Exchange. sr. White
head Is one Of the candidates for Superintend-
ent OF Schools in his county.
Rev. Baylus Cade. late pastor Of Venable-
Street Baptist church. Is on visit TO his family,
who are stil IN the city. Mr.. Cade Is now mts-
siOuary for the Northwestern District OF Ohio.
with headquarters at Toledo.
4 Main-street car going west yesterday morn
ing collided near Adams street with one OF tho
West-End Damy wagons. No great damage was
done either the car or tue vehicle, but the driver
OF the latter had narrow escape
Captain Frank W. Cunningham will assist in
the singing ana Revs. j. y. Fair, ID. d., and 1.
y. Van HOuten will make addresses at the
Junior Order United American Mechanics celc-
bratOn in Petersburg on tho 18th instant.
A few days ago an old 20-pound bomb was
found In tho attic Of q house on lower Main
street How the ola sholl got there no one seems
20 know. Rooms on the fourth floor Of the house
were recently occupied by lot of Russians.
Rev. Dr. j. c. Hiden has accepted an invitation
20 deliver the commencement address at Wake
Forest College, y. C., en- the 3lst OF May. Rev.
A. c. Dixon, Of Brooklyn, \. Y, breaches the
commencement sermon on the evening Of the
same day.
Messrs. c. T. Peers and Peter Bueg, the fire.
man and brakeman who were Injured IN the
Chesapeake and ohio wreck OF Wednesday
morning., were getting along quite nicely yester-
do llQger-
ously hurt.
Governor Mckinney has received an invitation
from the Ladies Memorial Association OF Char
lottesville and the John Bowie Strange Camp OF
Confederate veterans 20 bo present al the un-
yelling OF the Confedcrate-Solders' Monument
AT Charlottesville on the 7th OF June.
The Street Committee has decided that the
different ward committees shall agree on tho
work which they deem necessary In their re-
speciye sections, and as soon as this Is dons the
chairman will be requested tO call meeting OF
the general committee TO take appropriate ac-
tion.
The reyival-meetings which have been In pro-
gress az Marshall-Streot Christian church for
several days past will be continued throughout
next week. Much religious interest has been
excited and a. a result Of the meetings there
have been many additions TO the church. To-
night there will be baptiZing.
Messrs. w. II. Tomney and X. p. johnson. OF
Glade SDring, the former tue editor OF the Cft-
zen, wore IN the clty yestbIuAy. IL u
reported that Mr. Tomney Is after Federal ap-
polntment, and merely stops here, as Noah's
dove did on the onye-tree, 70 rest. No ofiico is
too rich tor the blood or the deserts OF q Demo
cratic editor.
An unusual number Of ladies were present
at the weekly meeting of the Board Of the Re
treat for the Sick. and much business was trans
acted. Forty patients are now inmates OF the
institution, thirteen OF whom are guests OF the
Retreat. The recent improvements are now as
suming practical form. and already the Re-
treat is realizing their utility
very close relative Of DR.. Thomas Nelson
Page was seen By DISPATCH reporter yesterday
In reference 10 the announcement by the Chicago
Inter- Ocean that DIR. Page would shortly marry
Mrs. Henry Field, o wealthy widow OF the
World's-Fair city, but that gentleman declined
TO either afllrm or deny thereport. tits known.
however. that DR.. Page has VISITED Chicago quite
frequently in tho las. year or two
Rev. J. ID. Hart, who has been selected 10 act
rs Baptist city missionary, has not yet notified
the committee whether he will accept the posi-
tion or not Ho has under consideration at
present two temporary cails-one TO Nil the pull
PIT OF Leigh-sireet Baptist church during Mr.
Wrignt's vacation and the other 70 continue 10
preach until September at Fourth-street church.
He has been nlling the iatie- pulpit since April
At