Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-15
BRIEF CITY ITEMS.
NOTES CLEANED HERE AND THERE
BY DISPATCH REPORTERS.
Points About Our Friends and Their Move
ment-Locai Happenings ana
Current Comment

ITOui 5tNcEb IOlh-
Mr.. Phil Shea is out after severe illness
Of several weeks.
Mr.. Henry Meador. who has been quite
sick. Is able to be about agaID.
Hon. John Jackson continues to improve
and 10 able TO sit up in his room.
Mr.. Emmett Crank. who has been Ill
with typhoid-fever, IL out again.
Charles Z. Frosst left Saturday for Phila-
delphia on o short business trip.
Mrs. Mary s. Apperson, late matron at
the almshouse, IS still very Ill at Williams
burg.
Mr.. Sol. Rothschid and bride, OF West
Point, are in the city stopping with reia-
tiyes.
Miss Lizzie Patterson IA visiting Miss
MARY Beverly Armistead, No. east Cary
street.
Miss Annie Heinz. of Columbus, O., is
the guest OF Mrs. w. j. Heinz, DIG west
Grace street.
Mrs. Emmett T. Crump is quite sick with
dIphtheria ut her home, WHITE House,
New Kent county.
Mss Susie HAYES. Of Baltimore, is the
guest of Mrs. Mamie ID. Werth, No. 800
west Grace street.
Colonel w. H. Osborn. president Of the
Keely Institute, Greensboro, y. G., u at
the Exchange Hotel.
The German-Amorcau Association will
hold meeting az Sanger Han Monday
night to elect officers.
Miss RoUertine Crouch. OF Baltimore, IS
spending the winter with Mrs. Edward ,.
Rose, ITO Grove avenue.
Mrs. w. ". Gos1en, who has been Sc
riOusly I'll with pneumonia for several
weeks, is now improving.
Mrs. Sarah z. f. Fleet has been appointed
Postmaster at Grantlaud. Heurco county,
Va, r,ce h. NJ. Holt, deceased.
The funeral Of Mr.. George II. Fitzwilson
viii take place from -. Johns church
Monday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
After the transaction of some routine
matters tho HenrIco County Court adj
jOuruod yesterday tor the term.
Rev. James Taylor D.. Dickinson, Of
Orange, \. j., will preach this morning at
the Grace-Strcet Baptist church.
Areguar somi-monthly meeting OF the
Council Committee on Streets Will be held
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Willie Hodges. of ElIcott CITY,
Md, Is STAYING at 1921 west Grace street,
the guest of her cousin, Miss Fulton.
City-Audtor Miles rurpin was very low
at midnight, his condition not having ma
terially changed during yesterday.
Mr.. Robert Taylor. ianitor of Leigh
Street School. who was taken i'll FRIDAY
with a cOngestiye chill, was reported much
better yesterday.
The family Of Dr.. G. II. Rvlanl left the
city yesterday 20 attend the funeral of DR..
Ryland's brOther-ln-iaw, Professor Gar
nett, IN King and Queen county.
In anticipation Of extra service, Quarter
master Smith Redford will issue ratlous TO
the Old Guard of Lee Camp, at Ferrl-
ter's on Tuesday rexJ at $50 p. u.
W. A. Webb has been detained at his
home, at Paramount PARK, by severe cold
for the past week, but expects 10 be at hls
place Of business In two or three days.
An important meeting Of the Ladies'
Auxiliary Committee Of the Rosemary
Public Library will be held at the library
rooms tomorrow afternoon at 4:3O o'clock.
Miss Mary L. Raulet. of HolyoHe. Mass;
Miss Helen Cameron. Of Petersburg, Va,
and Miss Maud Clarke, Of Atlanta, Ga. are
visiting Miss Meta Potts, 100 east Grace
street.
The remains Of Mrs. Ann L. Bates, who
died Thursday morning Mt the residence Of
her son, j. l.. Bates, IN this city, were in
tered IN Heurlco county yesterday. Sno
was IN the SD year of her age.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Methodist Sunday-School Society of Rich
moud will DO held al Centenary church
this afternoon a. $3.50 O'clock. Rev. ". j.
Young, of Park-Place, will deliver al 8d-
dress.
The regular meeting OF the lakewood
Memorial Association will be hold IN ~.
Johns Sunday-schoOl room on Tuesday
afternoon next at o'clock. There Will be
business Of importance, and a full attend
Gnco - desired.
The District Lodge Of Independent
Order of Good Iemplars Will meet IN
Manchester with Star Of Hone Lodge
Thursday at y O'Clock in Odd-Fellows'
Hall. Members in good standing can at
tend the meeting.
Grand Commander Morton and Grand
Secretary Davis installed at POWhatan
Hall. Fulton, Friday night the officers OF
Powhatan Council, American Legion of
Honor. The occasion was a very interest
ing one, and after the installation an enter
taInment was gwen.
Therevis.ng Of the city ordinances has
been nearly completed. and Captain A b.
GuIgOn, chairman of Ordinance Commit
tee, and Cty-AttOrney Meredith will tx
anime the papers and report % the COM
mittee, and that BODY will likely he ready
to report al the next meeting Of the COun-
cll. This Will no doubt be welcome news
to many members Of both branches of the
Council,
The McGil Catholic Union will give
reception 10 the lady friends Of the men,
bers at Murphy's Hotel on next Monday
night. Supper will DO served at O'clock,
after which addresses will be delivered by
President Kelley, of the union, and Right
Rev. Bishop Van de Nyor. An attractive
musical and literary programme will be-
rendered, in which well-known amateur
talent will take part.
Rev. p. Edward Never, o. s. b., is visit
ing the Benedictlne Fathers Of st. Mary's
church. He has recently been ordained in
North Carolina, whence he went to his
home in Pennsylvania 20 say his first mass.
Father Meyer is well known to the Ger.
mans in this city, as he was formerly
teacher at ST. Mary's school. He will
spend to-day In this city and will sing
mass a. ~ A'ldAg IAuA I'll LllS LuOIuluS.
On Thursday evening there was quite
gathering of friends of Miss Irene BIrchett
AT her residence. Among the ladies' pres
eat were Misses Louise Wolf. Carrie Frick.
Minnie and Katie Sent. Lille Gale, Rosa
and Minnie Schuman, Myrtle Noble, Annie
CummIns, and Henrietta Miller. The gen
tlemen present were Messrs. Charles and
William Spllling, Richard Duckhardt.
Louis MetZger, Willie Wolf. LOUIS Brlel,
John Bliley, Robert Rouse, and Alexander
Blrchett.
a very enjoyable dance was gotten up by
Mr.. Ben. Hollins and others at the house
OF Mr.. Frazer, 307 Reservoir street, Friday
night, and despite the severity of the wea-
Their large crowd was present. The in
tense cold seemed only TO stir the mettle
in the heels of the young dancers, who
kept quick time 10 the spirited and charm
ing music until a late hour Among the
ladies present were Miss Florence Thomas.
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