Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-31
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Colonel Il. T. w. Duke. of Charlottes-
VILE Is at Murphy's.
Major Mann Page. Of Prince George, was
IN the city yesterday.
Mrs. N. =. Battle. Of North Carolina. is
the guest of Mrs. L. Courtney jenkins.
Mr. Ernest q. Walker. an accomplished
writer on the Washington press, Is III the
city.
Mr.. W. Z. Larrabee. of HAMPTON. is in
Richmond attending the Davis ceremO-
mes.
Rev. J. +. Hutson is holding special SER
vices at East-Lnd Baptist church this
week.
Mr.. Joseph T. Lowless. of Portsmouth.
IS visiting Mrs. klrk. OF li2 east Main
street.
Captain John Cussons, of Glen Allen
will leave Saturday for an extended Euro
pran tour.
The Otey Battery Association is ar.
ranging for It's annual reunion 70 be held
June 10th.
Mr.. Edward Ingle. of the Washington
past, and his wife. are here TO attend the
reintcrmcut.
Dr. William 7. Howard. Of Baltimore. Is
visiting his brother. Mr.. John Howard.
west Grace street.
Mr.. Eddie G.. Noack. Of Washington, u.
G IS visiting his cousin, 4. c. BeIghelmer,
No. 4lj west Main street.
c. c. Carr.ngton, Sheriff Of Halifax. and
Il. {. Darlington. deputy OF Halifax coun-
Is, were at the Capitol YESTERDAY.
Mis-. Minnie Hill, of Culpeper, niece Of
General \. Il. HILL Is visiting Mrs. j. ".
Burress, 800 north Eleventh street.
Mrs. James Jones and daughter. OF Nor
folk. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. III. l.. Boyle,
Of 500 north Twenty street.
Mr.. p. Holden, of Portsmouth, is visit
in the city. and i the guest Of Mr.. 7. J.
Ryan, 1917 north Seventeenth street.
Mrs. Frank Sherry. Of New York. ia
stopping with her sister, Mrs. Oliver
Mountcas'lc. No. 2ll3 east Marshall street.
Mr. Edward Warfeld and wife, of Alex
andria. are the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
Mel. lorgusson, Iwonty-third and Broad
streets.
Mr.. George Staude who came to his I'M
timely death by drowning IN Fairmont
Lake last week. was the brother of Mrs. +.
Ii. Finke.
MISS OIHfIlh iflthIOusN. Ol NOTlOlh. IL
on "A visit to the family of her grandfather,
DR.. p. \. Peterson. No 2O9 north Nine
tecnth street.
In the Chancerv Court yesterday the
Virginia Safe-Deposit and Fidelity Com
panv qualified as administrator on the
estate Of Levi Cohen.
Mr. and Mrs. II. t.. Mclaughlin, Of Rus
sell, Ky.. are visiting at the residence OF
IL. Il Ill 4.
Iwenty-fourth street.
The Williams revival commences in this
city at the corner of Twenty-thlrd and
Marshall streets Friday night. The meet
lngs promise 10 be of intense interest.
The last reports from Mr. Thomas J.
Hill, of Baltimore, formerly of Richmond.
are that he is improving and that strong
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
Mrs. Mary Dudley Moore and daughters,
Misses Kate and Lucie, Of Washington,
ID. c.. are IN the city for visit Of few
days at Mr.. Dudley's, 1905 east Marshall
street.
MIR. +. X. Lecg. general manager of the
Baltimore Building and Loan Association.
was III the city Yesterday III conference
with Messrs. 7. p. Winston Il Son. the as
soclatlon's Richmond agents.
a correspondent writing to the Dis
PATCH SAYS that the concregatlng Of Young
men on the corners of the streets on
Church Hill IL becoming a great nuisance
and should be stopped by the police.
The moonlight excursion to Dutch Gap
tomorrow night by the young ladies Of
DIR. HoGe's church Will be delightful
event. 1t will afford many visitors in the
city charming trip down the James.
One of the colored military companies OF
this city, accompanied by large crowd of
people, marched down 10 the National
cemetery below Richmond yesterday
afternoon and decorated the graves there
in.
The earnings of the Richmond and Pc
tersburg railroad for the month Of April.
1898. were SS2.377.l5 expenses. So, 1858
The earnings of the Petersburg railroad
for same month were S53,S4j.l5; expenses,
S37,727.s7.
Robert Johnston and India Christian,
two individuals of African descent. had a
difficulty yesterday, when the woman
stabbed the man with fork. The wound
Is very slight. The woman was arrested
and locked up.
A dog was caught under an electrician
at Seventh and Broad streets Yesterday
morning and nearly skinned alive. After
bowling piteously about tho street for
awhile he was relieved of his suferings
By being killed.
Messrs. Carroll Werner e. Co. filed pc
tition in the Chancery Court yesterday To
prevent the assignment of the Shield
Shelburne Tobacco aid TobaccO-Suppy
Compsny's assets by Ii. ii. Reynolds to
Oyerton Howard, trustee. and asking that
the property loo subjected TO q claim of
the plaintiff for S266.32.
At the regular rehearsal of the West-End
Musical Society. held at the Laurel-Street
Methodist Episcopal church last evening,
there were about thirty members present.
The singing wasv very good and was led by
the musical director. Mr. Cocker. and ac-
companied by Cornetists j. II. Brereton
and ID. A. Richie, and Mr.. John Bolton.
orgapist.
At meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Crump i West Coal Company held at their
office on Monday evening the following
officers and directors were elected: q. II.
West, president and general manager; Il.
q. Harris. secretary and treasurer The
above and George l.. Currie. W. T. Leeke,
T.. ii. Courtney. and Joseph b. Montgom-
cry, directors.