Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.
ITEMS GATHERED ABOUT TOWN BY
THE DISPATCH REPORTERS.
People Come Home to spend New-Year''
and Return from Holiday visits
General Local Notes.

Mr.. W. T. Cox. OF Lynchburg, was in tbs
city yesterday.
Mr.. JIM. Wren. of No. $40 Louisiana
street, IL quite Ill.
Miss Leah E. Reece, Of Gloucester coun-
ty, is visiting friends in Richmond
Mr.J. Samuel Brauer lost very valua-
bic horse last week with lock-jaw.
Mr.. J. w. Minson, of No. sOOi Williams
burg avenue. is out after painful illness.
Miss Halle Watson, of Charlottesville,
il visiting her uncle, X. b. Snead, 2O5 east
Franklin.
MIR. Percy Cardoza, who has been spend.
ing his Christmas in the country, returned
yesterday.
Mrs. Russell and Miss Russell. Of Con-
necticut. are the guests of Mrs. Q. ID.
Langhorne.
Miss Rankin. of New York city. is the
guest of Mr.. A. j. Watkins, No. 4Ol east
Grace street.
Mr.. @. G. Cooke. of Fluvanna, is The
guest of Mr.. S. b. Woodhn, 627 north
Eighth street.
Mr.. Henry Aston, OF No. 5000 Williams
burg avenue, who has been very sick, IL
much improved.
Miss Adeline Richards, Of Elizabeth, N.
j.. Is wishing her aunt, Mrs. Edward Mayo,
on east Franklin.
Mr. and Mrs. Loonev. of Memphis, Tenn.
are the guests OF Judge and Mrs. Lewis.
on west Franklin street.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Smith have returned
TO the city. and in the future will reside at
No. 81 east Cary street.
Miss Emma l.. Eggleston and her sister,
Of West Point. are visiting Miss Matte j.
Hartman. Of Church Hill.
Mr.. Conway Myers, who has beer quite
sick at his residence, on west Franklin
street, is slowly improving.
Mr.. Charles II. Durham, of Mt. Airy, N.
c., is visiting his uncle. Mr.. Joseph III.
Taylor. 1902 west Broad street.
A good deal of money will be paid out
in dividends by Richmond financial insti-
tutions during the next few days.
MISS Lizzie Kappes has returned from
Coyington, Ky. after n twO-months' visit
to her sister. Mrs. l.. II. Dearhart.
The cold snap has not interfered with
the quantity or quality of the oyster sup
ply, but has put up wholesale prices a
little.
Misses Mamie and Julia Zollinger and
Miss Lizzie Tabb. OF Baltimore, are visit
ing Miss Hester c. Tabb, 100 west Grace
street.
Miss Lena Hofheimer. of Norfolk, and
Miss Eta Kaufman. of Charlottesville, Va. g,
are visiting Miss Bachrach, 406 east Clay
street.
During the past month the Clerk of the
Henrco County Court issued q marriage
licenses. while 164 deeds were admitted to
record.
Misses Lottie and Ada Cosby returned
yesterday from York county, where they
spent the holidays with their aunt, Mrs
9. +. Marable.
DR.. Carthan Archer, of Henrico county.
who has been very i'll with congestion Of
the liver, is now greatly improved and IS
considered out of danger.
Mr.. L. F. Cousins, who has been spend
ing Christmas with his mother. 247 south
Laurel, will return to Wheeling. W. Va,
the latter part Of the week.
Little Miss Gertis Clark celebrated her
18th birthday by giving her little friends a
dancing party Wednesday at her parents
residence, ITO west Clay street.
At the ball and banquet of the Knights
of the Golden Eagle on Friday night last
Miss Haurand sang several beautiful solos,
beng accompanied with piano by Miss
White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Cawson, former
lv of Richmond. but now of Washington,
ID. c., are here on New Years visit to Mr..
Cawson's mother at $40 south Belvidere
street.
Judge F. r. Farrar passed through the
city yesterday on his return from Glouces-
ter county. Tho Judge says never in his