Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-03
Personals and Briefs.

Personals and Briefs.
Tho .xports from Richmond for the
month of November amounted 10 w.
O96,551.
piqbon Van De vyver will make bis
annual visit to ST. Mary's church next
Sunday
Mrs. d. Tideman. of Clarksville' Tenn.
is now visiting Mrs. S. 2. Mayo 1913
Floyd avenue.
Miss virginia Drewry has returned from
Washington. ID. c., after a delighiui stay
of two months.
Mrs. Julian l.. Rhodes Is critically III
with pneumonia at her residence, NO. 80
Randolph street.
The messenger boys OF the Postal
Telegraph Company all received new uni
forms yesterday.
Mr.. W. D. Gibson. who has been quite
III al his residence 100 south Third street.
is a tribe better.
Rev. A. A. Whitmore will preach at
Laurel-Street Methodist church to-day
both morning and night.
Miss Mary Wheatley. OF Spokane,
Washington. is visiting Mrs. d. 5. Nc
Carthy. 52l north Eighth street.
The revival at the Third Christian
church will be continued this week, with
services every night at 7a5 z. VI.
Mr. Fl. L. Wilson, the Washington cor
respondent OF the Times, Is in the city,
and will remain here for some time.
Mr.. W. II. Briggs. OF Washington, en-
ox-secretary- OF the lnterna-
tlonal Typographical Union, is In the city.
Rev. DR.. James A. Waddell and wife
of New Kent county. are the guests. or
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gordon, 40 east
Grace street.
Tho Common Council meets In regular
session Monday night. There IS no I'M
finished business Of special interest to
be considered.
Mrs. p. II. Jacobs. with her daughter
Ethel. of Mammonton, y. j., Is visiting
her sister, Mrs. r. l.. Ch!ldress, Of north
Twenty-thlrd street.
Mrs. Rasnie Smith mee Jenkins). who
has been dangerously i'll at her mothers
residence, 1901 east Broad street, has
somewhat improved.
Mrs. Thomas NJ Lauchlan, OF Libby
Hill, has returned from her visit TO Sc
attic, Wash, accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Mrs. DR.. III. V. Desports.
Collector Ryan's country deputies have
begun 10 send in game. Mr.. J. y. Lester
Of Chesterfield, sent him last week a
Wild turkey Of extra heavy weight.
Mrs. Z. X. Robinson left yesterday for
her former home, In Baltimore, to see
her father, who was run over and pain
fully hurt by an electrician last week
The Holy-Name Society will meet in
the basement Of the sacred-Heart church
this evening at o'clock. Matters Of i'm
portance will come up for considera-
ton.
MIR. W. w. Gosdon, Of the Planters
National Bank, who has been extremely
i'll for the past ten days, IL better. but
suffers very much from the effects Of an
old wound
The annual Thanksgiving donation TO
the Old-Market kindergarten from Bel
videre school and kindergarten was
larger than usual and was most thank
fully received.
The Powhatsn Club will hold a meet
ing on Tuesday night December 5th, at
S o'clock to arrange its programme Of
proceedings consequent on the inausura-
ton Of Governor-elect OFerrall.
The earnings of the Richmond and
Petersburg railroad for October. 1873
were $25.32o.97; expenses. 81, $3.50. The
earnings OF the Petersburg railroad for
the same month were 1.599.59; expenses,
S2l,JJ6.6G
4 telegram was received In this city
Friday night, announcing the critical i'll
ness Of Mrs. Archibald Haley. at her
home. in Campbell county. Mrs. Haley il
the mother of Mr.. II. h. Haley, Of the
State Auditors Office.
The Brook Turnpike Company-Major
Lewis Ginter and others-completed its
macadamized road TO the Yellow
Tavern, six miles from Richmond, last
week. This is by far the finest piece Of
macadamized road in Virginia.
Rev. J. b. Laurens treasurer OF uhe
Rosebud Missionary Society Of the Viz
ginia Conference. says that the total cor
lections for the conference year amounted
TO S3.NO66. instead Of s.. S95.5j. as was
reported on Friday.
Now that the football season IS over
the "hobo gang has organized a handy
team. and adopted a set Of rules by
which skinny" can be played according
TO scientific principles. The Hobos chal-
lenge any handy club In the city or
State to meet them at this sport
Rev. \. r. Moore, pastor of the Mar
shall-Street Christian church, will preach
tonight upon the subject: The Position
OF the Disciples of Christ" \ large au-
dience is expected, and the revival. which
has been so largely attended during the
past two weeks, Will be continued during
this week.
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whose death was announced in yester-
days Dispatch. will take place from St
Mary's German Catholic church this
afternoon at 1880 o'clock. Mr. Beckmln
was a member OF the Elks and St
Mary Beneficial and Social Union. and
a committee from each organization Will
attend his funeral. lie carried an in
surance policy on his life of 5000.
The ladies and gentlemen who Will
sing in the chorus az the Elks' memorial
meeting at the Academy this afternoon
will enter by the stage door, nearest
Franklin street. The Academy has been
appropriately drsped. and on the stage
are eight vacant chairs, representing the
members of Richmond Lodge who have
died. There IL an electric light in each
chair. which will be turned out when the
name of it's former occupant is announced.
The Junior Order United American
Mechanics, Of this city, will unite in at
tending Thanksgiving services at Grace
Street Presbyterian church tonight. at
which time the Rev. DR.. Fair will preach
a sermon appropriate TO the occasion.
The Rev. Mr.. Van Houten. OF Man
chester. will also take part in the exer-
cises. All the Junior Order United Ameri-
can Mechanics OF this city will meet at
Ellett's Hall. Fifth and Marshall streets,
at 7l5 T. NJ, and march in a body TO
the church.
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