Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-16
Social screeds from stanton.

fCorrespondonco OF tho Richmond Dlspa.ch.l
SrAuNroN. Va, April l5.-Mr. George
Adams, wealthy merchant OF Wheeling,
w. Va. is spending few weeks here with
his daughter, Mrs. Philip L. Allen.
Professor Isaec Humbert spent. several
deys in Harrisonburg this week, where ne
was witness in the Bear Llthla Springs
suit before Rockingham Circuit Court.
Southern Manager j. Is. Tree, OF hich-
mond. was in the city Tuesday in the IN
terest of the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
Sir. George Bolen. editor of the Daily
Mems. leaves Sunday 20 take peep nj the
naval rendezvous at Hampton Roads.
Captain James Bumgardner has returned
from Warm Springs. -,
Miss Anna Cotton, after few weeks
visit to Misses Matte Wayt, Mary Morton.
and Sadie Weller, left Tuesday for her
MARYLAND home. Aquasco.
MIR. and Mrs. George Darrow, of Muir
freesboro'. Tenn. are visiting their rela-
tive, Mrs. Hugh John Crawford, IN this
city.
Miss Lucy Kinney has been quite Ill at
her home, on south Church street.
State-Senator Edward Echols has per-
fected plans and will shortly erect hand
some residence on east Beverly street, the
most fashionable boulevard of the city.
Miss Nellie 3. Rays, of Alton, Is the
guest of friends at Flshersville.
MIR. Hugh Crawford, travelling freight
solicitor for the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad in Indiana, Is here this
week visiting his mother, Mrs. U. ). Craw-
ford.
Hiss Caskie, of FauQuier, is the guest Of
friends 40 fishersville.
Mrs. NJ. K. Cummins. of Louisville. was
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. n. Erskine Miller at
Eastwood during the week.
Superintendent and Mrs. Thomas S.
DOYLE. of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind
Institution, were guests of friends IN Har-
rlsonburg Tuesday.
Mrs. Kate Kilby and her daughter, Miss
Lucille Kilby. are III Norfolk, attending the
naval rendezvous.
Mir. James Crawford. of Dallas, TOx.. is
visiting his father, DR.. William Crawford
Colonel Il. T. W. Duke, of Charlottes-
Vile, was in the city Wednesday as ooun.
sci for the Gordon Land Company in 1t:
| case pending before the Hastings Court.
Mrs. g. +. Avery is in Mt. Crawford visit
| ing her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hite
Miss Maude Kinney has returned from
| Charlottesville, where she was the guest
| of Mas Virginia Long.
Mr.. T.. HagemaE. of Philadelphia, for
merly a leading stanton merchant. Is
here, the guest Of MIR. cad Mrs. Benjamin
| Beecher.
was summoned here by the illness of Mr.
| Gibbss mother, have returned TO then
home, Elkton.
Captaln Robert G.. Wright, Postmaster
! of Waynesboro' under the first Cleveland
Administration, ran successfully the
Gauntlet of the "exn rule and has been
reappointed TO his old position as Post.
master of Little Tammany.
| Colonel James G. Cochran hes returned
| from Charlottesville. whittier he went to
visit his brother. Judge John l.. Cochran,
| who was recently stricken by paralysis.
| Miss Rosa Steele is the guest OF friends
| at Ruena Vista.
| Mrs. w. l.. Oliver is quite i'll at her
home. on Kalorama street.
Mr.. and Mrs. 9. X. Zirkle have returned
from pleasant visit to friends at New
Market.
Mrs. Annie Fulcher is in Charlottesville,
| the guest of Mrs. J. ii. Lindsay. wife Of
Editor J. II. Lindsay. of the Progress.
| DR.. Wallace Murray Is the guest OF rela
| tives IN Suffolk.
| General John Echols. of Louisville
president of the Chesapeake, Ohio and
! Southwestern Railroad Company, was il
the city this week visiting his son, Senator
Edward Echois. General Echols has in.
vited Major Thomas q. Elder. Mas Annie
| Childs. and other friends 10 go TO the
| Worlds Fair with him in his private car.
Mr.. w. G.. Mohet, the Baltimore and
parents OF New Market.
Mrs. J. @. Wheat, of Rockingham. is IL
the city visiting her son, Mr.. Charles @.
| Wheat, Of west Johnston street.
Clty-Attorney j. Lewis Bumgardner left
| Thursday for business trip TO Alexan.
drIs.
DIR. B. N. Atkinson was quito i'll several
days this week. but Is now entirely re.
covered.
Miss Bessie Camden is visiting friends in
Roanoke.
Miss Edna Ogg has returned from Cor
| louisville, where she was the guest OF Mr.
and Mrs. G.. w. Runkle.
Ex-Speaker Marshall Hanger, who Il
| being urged for the appointment Of
Consul to Bermuda. is out on thestreet:
again after q protracted illness OF inter
mittent fever.
Hon. John Randolph Tucker was In
Washington few days ago and called on
Mr.. Secretary Gresham In the interest o.
Major Hanger.
Miss Matte p. Harris is in Roanoke, the
ner, wife of Hon. r. A. Bnckner, president
City Council of Roanoke.
Cards are out for the approaching mar
rage OF Mrs. Elizabeth Dennison Allen, Of
this city. to Rev. James Henry Williams
of Nashville, The wedding will take place
Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock in Trinity
church in this city.
The bride is a lovely young matron o
graceful and winning manners, and tn,
groom, who was recently the rector of |
fashionable Episcopal church in Lynch
burg, now has charge of one Of the lead
ing churches in Nashville.
A recent report of the Second Presby
terrain church shows that Its pastor. til,
Rev. William Cumming, IS rapidly build
ing up his congregation. There have beer
100 additions to this church in the pas
year, eighty Of whom were admitted upor
examination. The net increase IN mem
bership 10 from 20i to 300. the Sunday
school having grown from 125 to 225
The Christian Endeavor Society Of thi
church has determined to build at once
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