Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
MINOR MATTERS CLEANED BY THE
DISPATCH REPORTERS.
Notes from the Courts-Weddiug invita-
,ions-Per-onsls and Current
Comment.

Mr.. Walter +. Leidy and bride returned
to the city yesterday evening.
Miss Tenant. of Petersburg. will be the
guest Of Miss Addison this week.
Mr.. Samuel P. Waddill. Clerk of Henrico
County Court, is at his post again.
Mr.. W. Fl. Cullingworth ia confined to
his house on account of severe cold.
Mrs. ". j. johnson has returned 70 the
city after delightful visit to New York.
Mrs. Catharne F. Spragg has qualified
as executrIx of the estate of b. +. Spragg.
Miss Emma Netherland left last week to
visit friends IN Baltimore and Phlladel-
phia.
Miss Ann Stringfellow is visiting the
home of Captain Luther Wright, Henrco
county.
Mr. Charles A. Heermans, of Mont
gomery county, formerly Of Richmond, IS
IN the city.
Mrs. Charles Fl. Talbot and Miss saIlie
Talbot are VISITING Mr. Ellis Talbot at
Macon, Ga.
business trip to the Georgia marbIe-quar-
ries al Tate.
Mr.. John T. Laing left yesterday TO visit
. LIS IIllutT. tL ItUduOus ds lAo Wa Sb'-AN
a couple of weeks.
Colonel Henry Parker and Mr.. Robert A.
1 Edwards. Of Isle of Wight county, visited
the Capitol yesterday.
Hon. John Jackson, who has been sick
| for several weeks. was strong enough Tor
drive several days ago.
Mr.. John C. Robertson. OF Richmond,
was registered az the National Hotel, IN
Washington, on Friday.
In the Chancery Court yesterday Mrs.
Mollio b. Lottier qualified as eXecutriS or
the estate of Lawrence Lottier.
Mrs. W. +. Hatcher has returned homo
after weeks visit TO her niece, Mrs. Wal
ter L. Daniel, Of Weldon, n. c.
Miss Berta Olcott will be at homo 1901
west Grace street, TO her friends on Tues
| day afternoon from 10 o'clock.
The Fulton Baptist church revival has
been full Of interest. Rev. Dr. Whitfield
has been assisted by Rev. j. +. Hutson.
Miss Emma Dunn. who has boon visiting
| her sister Mrs. ". j. Woods, of this city,
has returned to her home, at Ayletts, Va.
! Miss Nettie Blanche Roberts, of 323
south Laural street, leaves to-day for Mel
/ son county on u slx-months' visit to rela-
tiyes.
Messrs. Old, Cralghill. and Taylor. of
l the University Glee Club, are the guests
of William Meade Addison, 200 east Grace
street.
Tho T. A. G. Club Of Floyd avenue will
give q social entertainment next Friday
evening at the homo of Nr. ID. w.
Bowles.
There is no change in the condition Of
Mr.. i. J. Burton, the popular newspaper
man. who has been extremely Ill for seye-
raj weeks.
Governor W. A. McCorkle. Of West Viz
| GINA, is in the city on visit TO his wife,
who Is under the treatment Of DR.. Hunter
/ Mcclure
The intermediate examinations in the
public schools closed Friday and the
standing Of the pupils will be made known
! tomorrow.
/ Mrs. J. NJ. Robinson and her daughter.
Miss Katie (who has Just graduated from
the Richmond High School, LETT yestor-
day for DGnylle.
Miss Mary Gray, Of Winchester. W., a
graduate Of the Farmville Normal School.
Is visiting Miss Ella West, Of 1903 north
Nineteenth street.
( William Hill, q colore1 man, was re-
celved at the penitentiary Yesterday from
Prince George county to serve five years
/ for house breaking.
| The trollev-wire on the Union Passenger:
| Car Line broke last night at the corner Of
/ Twelfth and Bank streets and travel was
/ interrupted for some time.
! The patrol-wacons were kept busv last
/ night hauling DRINKS" 70 tho station
/ houses. Justice Crutchfeld VIII sober
/ them up tomorrow morning.
! Cards arc out for the marriage Of Mr.. A.
/ III. Meyer, OF this city. to Miss Bertha
/ Abrahams. of New York, ceremony taking
place at Victoria Hall on the 2lst instant.
Mr.. Charles s. Taylor, q fireman on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway, IS IN
proving very much after being laid mp for
several weeks with an attack Of bron-
chitl5.
Misses Hannio and Ollie Ferrill, who
have been the guests of Mrs. Dr: H. NJ.
Cowardln for tho past three weeks, re-
turned to their homo, III Orange, yes
terday.
MAJOR A. r. Courtney, who has been in
poor health for some weeks. ~ improving
slowly. His physician thinks that he Will
be we'll enough next week 70 start on
trip South.
Mrs. Mary Wood Allen. national lecturer
Of the Woman'5 Christian Temperance
Union, aud Mrs. Lydia A. Prescott, Of
| California, ara the guests OF Mrs. I. ii.
| Corey. No. 7 south Beech street
Yesterday was SGT apart by the Hastings
Court for the hearing of the revenue cases
now pending on the docket, but many Of
the parties not being ready hearing was
postponed until the 18th instant.
u 60
! JeIgh street. who has been confined 10 3
room for several weeks with a severe at
tack Of bronchitis, IL improving slowly
and hopes to be out III few weeks.
Fgps sold in the Old Market Yesterday
as low "a 25 cents per dozen. and turkeys
could be bought at the Second Market as
cheap as Il cents. but they were not
choice. The ruling prices were 1919 and 10
cents.
Mr.. c. A. Crawford. representative from
Granite Council. No. -. Legion OF the Red
Cross, Of this city, left Yesterday for At
lantlc CITY 10 attend the Supreme Council,
which convenes there on Monday, the 18th
instant
There was en- exciting runaway on
| Twenty-ffth street Yesterday afternoon:
A horse belonging 10 Mr. q. ID. Woody and
h,tched 10 O wagon cOlllded with q cart,
and the latter vehicle was upset, but no
material damage was done.
James L. Cashion. the blind man who
has been doing 80 much cane-work IN
chairs about the city. has been granted
permission by Judge Witt to conduct q
cigar and tobacco-stand in the passage
way Of the present City Hall.
The regular monthly meeting of the di-
rectors OF Richmond Society for the Pre-.
yention Of Cruelty TO Animals Will be held
In the board-roOm of the Young Mems
Christian Association next Tuesday eve
ming at o'clock. All members and friends
of the society are cordially invited to this
meeting.
Rev. DIR. J. b. Newton has Just returned
from Norfolk. where be has been holding
weeks mission service for Rev. W. l.. Ora
yett, of st. Peters. Nr. Grayett was for
merly assistant at St. Paups, of this CITY.
His church in Norfolk is new one, but has
800 COMMITMENTS and Is doing an excel
lent work.
Misses Mary and Theresa McAnerney ar
rived in the city Friday evening and are
the guests of Miss Lillian Yarbrough.
These young ladies' are daughters of Colo
Ill