Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-21
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS CLEANED BY
THE DISPATCH REPORTERS.
Notes About Church Services on Sunday
Personal Points Coupled with
Local Happenings.

the old-Markes church Sunday night.
Mr.. Donald Mcleod, Of Glasgow, Scotland. has
been the guest Of Mr.. ]. b. Pace since Friday.
Mr.. Ernest sydnor Of Petersburg. who Is quite
well known in Richmond, is sick at his home, IN
the former city.
The Norfolk Vhvinan Of Sunday says: Hiss
Minnie K. Owen LETT yesterday for Richmond TO
visit Miss Alta Foster.
Mr.. G. L. Marshall, who was thrown from
buggy and hurt last Thursday In Montezums'
Ca, VIII be hor to-day.
AS Wednesday the 22d is a legal holiday, par
ties having paper maturing in bank on that day
should attend TO IL to-day.
Revival meetings are In progress this week at
Grace-Street and Fulton Baptist and Broad
street Methodist churches.
A number Of extra cars were running on the
hain-street line yesterday morning 10 accomno-
date the large early downtown travel
Doctor Hunter Mcclure and his wife and
daughter. who have been visiting Ia Florida Tor
the past week. returned home last night.
DR.. Lafferty. who always has good audiences
In Richmond, will lecture at Clay-Street Baptist
church Friday night on Luck and Pluck"
Until the old motor-house Is located at its new
site on Reservoir street, cars on the Ashland
street line stop at Reservoir and Cary streets
Messrs. P. J. Luce, Of Jersey Shore, Pa, and
j. q. Luce, Of the Planters National Bank are
Ntrltiuk AAtlT phEbutS at ObNihhOdSOt
Va
Rev. William J. Morton, assistant 70 Rev. DR..
Mason az 81 James, preached at -. Mary's
church, In Goochland county, on Sunday morn
ing.
A horse attached to tho delivery-wagon OF Mr..
T. n. Spence ran away on Broad street satur-
day afternoon. Tine driver was thrown oat but
no; seriously nurt.
DIR. Hoge, who was indlsposed last week. filed
10 tIrttf h.tk
morning discourse was an interesting talk on the
VOWS OF the Church.
Tho convention Of Catholic societies to prepare
for the celebration OF st. Patrck's Day will hold
| an important special meeting at the McGlll-Ly-
ceum rooms tonight.
The ladies connected with the North Carolina
tent Of the Memorial Bazaar will hold a meeting
| at the Young Mems Christian Association this
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held In the
Young Mems Christian Association Hau Wednes-
| day afternoon at o'clock.
c. waddel, Treasurer OF james City; W. W.
Hunter, Treasurer Of Norfolk city; A :. edwards,
| Clerk OF Surry county, and Squire Frschkorn
| visited the Capitol yesterday
| Miss Mary ". Luce, who has been visiting
| friends in New YORK, Brooklyn. and Philadelphia
| for several months, has returned 20 her homo,
| at GOochand Courthouse, Va.
| Mrs NJ. f. Walker and her granddaughter,
Miss Eunice II. Walker. who have been spend
ing n most delightful winter among relatives IN
! Atlanta, have returned home.
The Wilmington (N. C.) Hesseng,r Of Sunday
| says: Mr.. Nathan Greenwald, Of Richmond, Va,
| Is here on visit 20 his son and daughter, Mr. l.
l. Greenwald and Mrs. J. l. Marks.
The ladies in charge Of the Missouri table, OF
| which Mrs. George 7. Stacy Is chairman, held
| largely-attended meeting at the Young Men
| ChristfGn Association yosterdhy at noon.
The North Carolina Committee OF tho Memo
| rial Bazaar will hold a meeting at the Young
! Mems Christian Association at O'Clock this
| afternoon. full attendance Is desired.
The nurse Of Mrs. Trent, who lives At 800 east
| Marshall street, was found In q drunken condi-
! tion on the street yesterday. She was taken to
the s,ation-house and the infant was sent home.
] Mr.. NJ. CuIp. assistant trafiic manager. and
Mr. E. r. Lamb, general forwarding agent, were
| in the city yesterday. Sir. Culp's once is IN
| Washington, and Mr.. Lamb Is stationed at Nest
| Point.
| Among the strangers IN the city IA Mr.. Bern
| hard Baron, managing director Of tho National
| Cigarette aud Tobaoro Company. OF New York.
| Mr.. Baron has been buying very extensively IN
| this market.
| Lawrence Byrd, the negro mail-rider who was
| arrested IN Westnoreland county some ten Gays
| ago charged with robbing the mails. viii have
! further hearing before Commissioner Flegen-
| heimer to-day.
| There were no special services in Richmond
| Sunday In honor OF the Pope's jubilee, but at
| night, Just before commencing his Sermon
| Bishop Van do Vyver spoke teelngly OF the HE
and character OF bis Holiness.
There will bo meeting Of the Restaurant
| Committee Of the Memorial Bazaar IN the par
| lors Of tho Young Mems Christian Association
| this morning at IL O'clock. Miss Bette Ehyson
is chairman Of tho committee.
Captain ". II. Green, general manager OF tho
| Richmond and Danyllle railroad. arrived In the
city Sunday, and ne and MI. soi Haas tralnc
| manager, lett yesterday at 12:41 y. NJ. for the
! south. They Will go as far as Birmingham.
Major A. r. Courtney, who has been confined
! 20 his home for several weeks with deep cold,
was at his ofice yesterday morning and Is de-
| cidedly improved. He left for Florida last night
and expects TO be away until the warm weather
| sets In.
NILS. Barbour Thompson, superintendent
OF the Richmond Division OF the Richmond aud
| Danyille railroad, who has been SICK for some
time past, IS stu in New York. He Ia Improving
| steadily and will probably return 10 WORK by the
| let Of March.
At Monumental church on Sunday the congre-
cation was very large and the services quite IN
| teresting. In the afternoon two adults Wero
| baptized. Bishop Whittle will admnster con-
frmation to the class at Monumental next sun
day afternoon.
The I.enten services in both the Catholic and
I EUlScOphl cuufNT - arc Dtlue hikclg hNtDhNNN
every day. Especially Is this tho case with re-
terence TO the union Episcopal services belns
| conducted accorded 70 the programme recentIy
published in the DISPATCH
The members Of Hook and Iadder-Truck
Cont any, No. 2, will celebrate their tenth ami
versary at ThOn's Hall Wednesday night at $50
| o'clock. The Committee OF Arrangements con-
s.Bts OF Messrs. J. V. Haake. L. T. Miller, K. c.
Hicks, II. W. Clarke, and A. p. Fowden.
Sergeant A. NJ. Tomlinson ia In receipt OF a
letter from w. II. Reao, City Detective OF Den-
YER, Col, In which the latter gives good deal o'
| information about a notorious torger and SWIM
dler who operated In his bailiwick ana IL sup
posed TO be the man Zimmerman now lodged IN
the city jail
Rev George II. Ray, the pastor Of Union-Sta-
| tlOn church. preached 10 an unusually large con-
/ eregation sunday morning. After the regular
/ service an important church conference was
held. At night Mr. Ray preached on tho " Crea-
tion Of Man" and received two persons into the
church fellowship.
| Nightly meetings, commencing AT oolocs-a
continuation OF those beld at Chelsea Hill Mis-
I sion last week-will be hold at Christ church
this week. Rev. Mr.. DOwnman VIII preach We'd
| nesday and Rev. Mr.. kuyK on thursday hight.
| The Bishop will visit Christ church next sunday
| morning for confirmation.
Messrs. Tsiser & Pollak, Wholesale grocers,
have purchased for $4,000 the properly az the
northeast corner TWenty-iitb and streets.
/ They will proceed at once 10 improve the same
and TO make il an ornament 70 that So ;tion oil
| the city, which Is now 80 fast Improving. Inc
sale was made by Messrs. j. b. Elan & Co.
The trolley Of an electric car on Bank street
| near Ninth became fastened among the wires
about half-past IL o'clock last night, breaking
| the wire and causing considerable delay 70 the
service on that line. The wire which fell was
live" ami emitted a blaze OF hre which WAS IN
teresting and pretty and dangerous rs well.
The students Of the Medical College Of Virgi-
mia attended services in a BODY at the First bap-
tist church last Sunday evening, in charge OF
Mr.. Hope, tho class president DR.. Cooper ex-
tended them q wErm welcome and took adyan-
tace of their presence to make some telling
points In his sermon. using Illustrations drawn
from the medical science. Captain FRANK Gun
ningham sang solo and the choir rendered
some choice selections.
Friedrich Schiller, the German National
Poet.' will be the theme OF the Extension lee
az Richmond College this evening. The lie
OF the author OF "The Robbers, =" Wallen-
stein" ana "William Tel" Is full OF absorbing
interest for all who would know the best and
loitiess In German literature. The lecture syl-
| lsbus indicates that much OF the lecture Will Dc
devoted 10 an exposition OF the beauties OF Ieli'
which is popularity considered the poets master
piece.
The Baptist ministers, who have been holding
their weekly conference In the mission rooms oi
| tha saccpd rburrh tor fha Last eignfeen or tNeu-