Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-04
P.rsnnnls and Rrief..

Bishop John C. CRANBERRY was in the city
yesterday.
Mr.. Phil. Shea. who has been quite sick,
is greatly improved
Mr.. J. j. Montague is sick at bis resi-
dence. west Franklin street, suffering from
malarial-feyer.
Mr.. w. J. Gentry. who has been at home
for the holidays. leaves to-day on three
months business trip.
Mr. Robert J.. Fisher. of Romney, W..
Va, il visiting his father, Mr.. }. a. flsher'
at 22l3 east Marshall street.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Il. +. Lee Camp
will meet at the Lee-Camp Hall this after
ternoon at O'Clock. A tull attendance Il
desired.
The portrait of Hon. James A. Seldom
which has been added TO the State-Library
collection is from the easel of Mr.. William
Gale Browne.
The quarterly meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Union of East Han
over Presbvtery will be held Thursday the
9th at II O'Clock in the lecture-rOom of the
Grace-StTeet church.
Mrs. c. r. Morton. in alighting Monday
evening from an electrician which had
not stopped, was thrown 10 the ground
and slightly bruised.
DIR. H. II. Lew has entirely recovered
from his recent prolonged illness and will
return TO his home. in this city, next week
and resume his practice.
+. W Williams, Sheriff of southampton,
and b. +. Cogbill, Sheriff, and X. L. Van
Zant. Deputy Sheriff Of Mecklenburg. visit
ed the Capitol yesterday.
The Chancery Court met yesterday,
Judge James G. Lamb presiding. NUM-
her of orders were entered, but none OF
them were of special importance to the
public at large.
Colonel John Murphy and Mr.. Thomas
Cox have been elected by Branch li3, q. h.
of A., delegates to the State Council OF
that order, which assemblies in this city
February &, 1898.
The Grand Chief Templar of the Inde-
pendent Order Good Templars of Virginia,
has appointed Mr.. William z. Constable,
of Charity Lodge, Richmond. SIS member
of his personal staff to represent him IN
this district.
There will be a meeting in the lecture
room of DR.. Hoges church TO-DAY at II
O'Clock of ladies interested in Ire bazaar
to be held IN April for the beiefit of the
Soldier and Sailors Monument and the
Confederate Museum.
MIR. Frank G. Keyes, Of San Francisco,
class of 1898. Georgetown University, who
has been the guest here for the holidays
OF Mr.. NJ. Gavin Jr.. of Memphis, class of
! 1895. Yale University, left yesterday for
Washington to resume his studies.
The earnings of the Richmond and
| Petersburg railroad for November, 1892.
were sos .09l.05; expenses. S19,270.sS.
The earnings of the Petersburg railroad
for the same month were S3S. 927.27; ex-
penses, S23. 35l.50, not including taxes
paid.
One of the rooms occupied by the Vir-
gina Historical Society in the Westmore-
land Club House has been arranged as an
Office for the secretary. and will until the
society moves into the Lee residence, 707
east Franklin street be kept open during
the week from A. NJ. to u NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. james W. Cox, who were
married last week. have returned from
their bridal todr South. Mrs. Cox is q
daughter of Mr.. Theodore +. Taylor, of
Grove road, and Mr. Cox is young shoe
salesman and in the employment OK Mr..
L. IA. Spence, OF this city.
The committee appointed by the con-
gregation of Venable-Street Baptist church
10 secure pastor organized Monday night
by elecsing Mr.. b. +. Cook as chairman
and j. Il. Wood. Esq, as secretary. Seve-
raj names were mentioned. but the COM
mittee adjourned without taking any
action.
Mrs. Samuel Maccubbin has been called
10 Baltimore on account Of the death Of
Mr.. w. III. Ii. Turner and his wife, Mrs.
/ Hester A. Turner. Mr.. Turner died Jauu-
ary LIST and his wife the next day. The
couple had llved TO good old age, beng
so and ~ years. respectively. Mr.. Turner
was brother OF Mrs. Mscoubbin-
Mr.. James p. Wood. who has represented
] the Associated Press here since the tate
John A. Pizzini was stricken with paraly-
! sis about SIX years ago. has Just been np-
/ uointed Richmond correspondent of the
! United Press, INTO which the old associa-
\ ton was recently merged. Mr.. Wood has
been connected with the Richmond press
1 for twenty years or more, and the frater'
nifty has no more popular member.
New York Daily Hotel Report.
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