Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-19
per.ouals and BrIef..

Personals ana briei''
onwealth's-Attorney Spotswood is
still detained at home by sickness.
Bishop Wilson will dedicate Fairmont-
Avenue Methodist church January 29th.
Misc Bette Cooke il spending n few
weeks with her friend. Miss Pencie We'd
dell, on Libby Hill.
Major A. Il. Courtney, who has been
quite sick for some time. was reported yes
terday as improving.
Mss Lille George, of Charlottesville.
IS visiting her cousin. Miss Mary Woodun,
at No. 1902 east Grace street.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of X. f. Lee Camp
will meet at Lee-Camp Hall this afternoon
at o'clock. A full attendance Is de-
sired.
Rev. J. TAYLOR Dickinson. after a visit Of
several days to his father. Rev. Dr. A. l..
Dickinson, has returned 10 his home, at
Orange. \. j.
Mr.. c.. II. Gressett. of Gressett Brothers.
who has been kept at home by severe ILL
ness. is improving, and expects TO be out
IN a few days.
The regular meeting Of the Ladies' Hol-
lvwood Memorial Association appointed
for January 18th will be postponed until
further notice.
Several negroes charged with stealing
coal had hearings before Henrlco-county
magistrates Yesterday and were sent on to
the grand jury.
Junius Harrison, a colored man from
Prince George county, was received at the
peultentiary Yesterday TO serve SIX years
for hOrse-stealinG.
DR.. Powell, United States Army, former
" of Henrico county, now stationed at
the Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, Is on
q visit 70 friends here.
Mr.. s. W. Woodward. Of the firm of
Woodward IL Lothrop, has given $4,000
to Calvary Baptist church, Washington, OF
which ne is a member.
Thieves entered the stall of Mr.. Alex
6nder McCauley, IN the First Market, some
time during Tuesday night and stole lot
of hams and other meat.
Mrs. Camille Roland. Of Norfolk. wife Of
Mr. w. II. Roland. of the Postal Telegraph
of that city is visiting Mrs. III. +. Gressett,
at 9ll Il north Fifth street.
Major Eakle. of the White Sulphur
Springs, is IN the city. He says the ,wea-
ther il cool enough at that resort to have
fires and sleep under blanket.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Celeste Augustine to Mr.. Dennis O'Sulli-
van at st. Patricks church Wednesday
morning. January 25th. at 1880 o'clock.
Mrs. George Whitfield. of Isle of Wight,
who ia now visiting IN Roanoke, will return
to the city in time for the Association for
the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
ball.
There was q meeting Of the Committee
on Council Printing last evening, but no.
thing of special Importance was done.
The Committee on Relief of the Poor also
met aud disposed Of some routine matters.
The Washington Sdr of yesterday says:
Miss Sue Mcdonald Green, of Culpeper.
Va, will on February 2lst be married to
Mr. Franklin Stearns. OF Richmond. The
ceremony will be performed at Culpeper
by Bishop Van de Vyver, OF virginia. and
Bishop Keane. OF the Catholic University.
/ At the request OF Professor Fl. II. Harris,
resident member of the Centennial Com
mittee the Baptist Ministers Conference
has appointed committee TO cooperate
| with him in arranglngsa programme tor
/ the meeting of March 18th and l4th. The
| committee consists of Rev. Drs. X. II. Pitt.
| William +. Hatcher. W. w. Laudrum. and
George Cooper and Rev. j. B. Hutson.
| Rev. :. NJ. Provence. OF Monticello.
] Fla Is here on a visit to his son and
! daughter the one attending Richmond
College and the other the hicnmOnu L o.
male Institute. Mr. Provence. who Is him.
self an alumnus Of Richmond College, has
| charge of several churches in Florida and
| is also q contributor 10 one of the best pa
pers published in his section.
Rev. J. Wiley Bledsoe. who is spending
| the winter at bis farm near Gordonsyille,
! is in the city on orlef visit. He and Mrs.
| Bledsoe will go 10 California in the early
spring and spend several months there for
the benefit Of the popular minister's
health. IL is understood that Mr.. Bledsoe
/ has under consideration aL invitation TO
accept the presidency Of large female
seminary.
Among the names mentioned for secre-
tary of the Baptist Sunday School Board.
p,oe Rev. DIR. J. NJ. Frost resigned, are
| those of Rev. DR.. j. William Jones, of At
lanta, formerly OF Richmond, and Rev. L.
7. Bell. ",he mayor" of Barton Heights.
Rev. DIR. Frost, who resigned to take
| charge Of a church at Nashville, Tenn.
was for some time pastor of Leigh-Street
church. in this city. The headquarters of
the undsy-School Society are at Nash
| vile.