Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-12
TURN OFF YOUR WATER AND AVOID
A PESIILENCE IN OUR CITY.
Personals and Briefs.

Mr.. A. J. Wrsy, who has been quite sick Win
pneumonia, Is able 20 be out again
Tho Methodist Laymen's Union will meet at
Broad-street church tonight at O'Clock.
Miss Annie TaIIsferro, Of Orange county, Is
the guest Of Miss Lily Cayce, on Grove road.
Tho condition of Professor Edgar N. GARRETT
who was thought 20 he quite III tuesday night,
was slightly better yesterday.
Nothing Of importance was done IN the Hus-
tings Court yesterday on account OF the CON-
tinued Illness Of Colonel NJ. l. Spotswood.
Rev. J. Taylor Dickinson, pastor Of the North
Orange Baptist church, Orange, n. D., II on
v al 10 his father, Rev. Dr. A. + Dickinson.
Mr.. Alfred p. SHIELD, formerly Deputy Clerk OF
the Chancery Court. has returned home AFTER
soiourn Of several months In California and the
West.
United states Marshal C. c. Clarke will be in
the city Friday next TO pay the United states
supervisors who did service at the last preslden-
tial election.
The Barton Heights Gre apparatus arrived by
the Old Dominion Monday Captain +. n. Lea
expects TO have IL hauled over by the Barton
Heights Fire Brigade.
The Old Dominion Democratic Club will bold a
regular meeting tonight. The matter OF gong
20 Washington on tho occasion or the Inaugural
ton will probably be discussed.
Captain A. G. Babcock, who is at the RETREAT
for the Sick, was reported yesterday as being
much Improved. He is the recipient OF every
attention aud kindness from his friends IN this
city.
The funeral OF Mrs. 5arah Z. Culligan. whose
death was reported in yesterdays DISPATCH, VIII
take place at O'Clock this afternoon from the
residence OF her son, Mr.. James c. Melton, on
west Broad street.
John r. Jeter, Jr., the 15-year-old son OF the
Deputy Treasurer Of Henrico, who was acc-
dentally shot I'm tho head by a playmate few
days ago. Is getting along nnely ana expects 70
be out IN q lew days.
Tho tickets OF admission 70 the Democratic
banquet are being disposed OF at a steady
rate IL is proba Bile that all OF the number which
the committee decided to sell will DO disposed oil
by the end OF this week.
Rev T.. w. Winfree, Of Cdlpeper, is preaching
nightly in the meeting, being held at the Fourth
street Baptist church. The severe weather mas
had some effect upon the attendance, but the
services are Of deep interest
In the Chancery Court yesterday Henry ;.
Warrington aud Thomas NJ. CullingTorth quail
ned as executors OF the estate OF Nj. w. \ ar
rngton, deceased, and Albert q. Ihomas quar-
fed as administrator OF the estate OF Sophia
Edwards.
Mr. John Igelstroem, tho celebrated swords
man and the cham pion rapier fencer OF America
Is in the city stopping at Murphys. lie has
held tho championship OF this country Tor he
last eight years and was for three years cham
pion Of Europe.
Mira Mary $. Apperson, whose resignation az
matron OF the city almshonse was reluctantly
accepted on Tuesday by the Committee on Re-
lief OF the Poor, had filled that position most
efficiently for about twelve years Mrs. Apper-
sons health has been bad for some time, and II
was this that caused her TO resign. She Is now
on a visit TO her brother, Mr. William II. b. More
cock, OF Williamsburg.
The Washington Star Of yesterday says: EK-
Minister and Mrs. Curry gave dinner-pariy
Tuesday night, when their guests were Chief
Justice and Mrs. Fuller, Sir Julian and Lady
Paunceiote, Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Roosevelt
Judge and Mrs Mott, Justice Gray, Senator
Villas Miss Matthews, Mr.. Saayedra, Nj. Pateno
tire, and Baron Schining. About 100 guest:
came in later 70 a musicale.
n...s. - M VorE HntaIs