Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-03
Personals and Briefs

Judge Witt. of the Hastings Court. has
returned from Norfolk.
The condition of Mr.. Peter j. Burton
was unchanged last Dight. lilo Is still critl-
cally Ill.
Commonwealth's-Att SpOtswood Is
still suite sick ct his home. on east Frank
lin street.
Miss Laurel Tulloh. of Clifton Forge.
Va. Is visiting Mrs. :. j. Smith, at NO.
317 east Cary.
United States Marsha! T. f. Ballard will
leave this morning for Baltlm ore on "a short
business trip.
In the Chancory Court Yesterday Miss
Florence VI. Knowles qualified as admins
tratrIx. with the will annexed. of Mrs
Sarah Knowles.
II is announced that Mr.. Frank p.
Rurke will be a candidate for City Auditor
when the regular municipal election takes
| place next spring
The first electric-cars on the New Orleans
and Carrolton road, New Orleans, were
IAN February let. MIR. A. Langstat john
son. formerly of this city, is chief engineer
of the road.
4 hus,ness meeting of the Richmond
| Cycle Club was held last night. and the
proposed charter of the organization was
| considered by the members. The paper
will be presented to the court IN lew
! days.
Cards are out for the marriage of MIR.
| Waiter +. Leldy and Miss Alma Is. hlch;
ards. both of Church Hill. az the Third
| Christian church. corner Iwenty-slXth
and Marshall streets. on February sth at
8 r. NJ.
The Richmond lodges of the Order OF
| Tonfi will have a mHss-meetiEg ana con-
cert AT the Young Mems Christian ASso-
| citation Hall tonight. There will be some
good music and au address 10y the grand
secretary.
YESTERDAY Sergeant Tomlinson and ON
Ger HALL arrested Andrew ". Jefferson
CcoloredD. fugitive from justice from
! Sadlersvile, Tenn, where he STANDS
| charged with shooting q man. lie was
locked up TO await reQulsiuon.
The funeral of Mrs. Martha A. Davis,
wife of Hugh l.. Davis, Esq, who died
| on Wednesday at the residence OF Mr.
| James Pearman. SlS north twenty ,sefenVh
street. took place from the East-hhu pap,
list church yesterday afternoon Ht
| o'clock. -
Joppa Lodge. No. 40. A. +. and a. N.
! held lis regular stated meeting at Masonic
| Temple last night, when the Master ma-
sons decree was conferred on a candlua'e
| The work was done in an Impressive man
ner by Grand-I lecturer j. G. Little, OF Nor
folk assisted by the brethren present.
Mr.. Z. ". Overbey. who has been clerH
in tho Merchants National Bank Tor some
| tune has accepted tho position OF cashier
of the Bank Of Meeklenburg, at Boydtoh
| Va. The Merchants National BANK reefe
that thew have 10 give up the services o
so valuable man. but he goes WITH then
best wishes.
Messrs. p. Gibson and p, }. White yes
terday purchased through Messrs. Apper
son a Pollard the lot on the southeas
corner % Third and Cary streets Tor ~; o4'
cash The lot has frontage OF sixty-nNss
feet on Third street. Messrs. GIBSON
White will erect three handsome dwsnihg'
upon tins property a. once.
The stockholders of the Virginia Mer
camille and Safe Deposit Company nav,
elected the following directors: jackson
Brandt, G. j.. Belvin. w. ;. Forbes, war
II. GAY. Marshall NJ. Gillian, William II
Jones, William II. Palmer, John q. slater
and HI. X. Simpson. or Washington. ID, =.
Howard Swineford. Fritz Sitterding, X. l.
Trayior. W. j. Whitehurst, and ), *. WI
lams. The board will meet for the cleo
ton of officers on Monday afternoon, th'
9th instant.