Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-30
GOSSIP ABOUT TOWN.
4 BUDGET or INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM AL pAHTs or THE CITY.
Tiny Chr.stmas Memcries--Personal Notes
About People Everybody Know
Richmond Nova In General.

The Christmas music will 10 repeated
IN many OF the churches to-day.
Mr.. George w. I'm leaves tomorrow
for Hot Springs, Ark. where he viii spend
the winter.
Mrs d. r. Crouch, OF No. 800 north
Eighteenth street, is very lat her home
with pneumonia.
The Deep Run Hunt Club did not have
IT'S meet yesterday because or tnc eA-
trcmeiy cold weather.
Miss Ruth u. Iiorsley. of Nelson
county, Is visiting Miss Lucy Lee Beach,
at No. S0s cast Grace street
Mss Addse Mcwhir,, OF Fredericksburg
ss spending her Christmas with friends
at No. s2i west Marshall street
Mfr. u. u. Crcnshaw. OF New York. Is
an the city. THO guest OF Mr.. l.. Nick.
Jadkins, No. los south Third street.
Mr. and Mrs. william Lucas. OF Will
mlnxtop. Del. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
James Harcum. at No. IS Nicholson
street.
Miss. Ellen shakleton. who has been
lutte sick recently. left for her home
Friday TO spend the remainder OF the
holidays.
General James IT, Lane IS in the city.
General Lane Is engaged at odd moments
In preparing n history OF his celebrated
North Carolina brigade.
Miss Lena Patterson. OF Harrisonburg'
who has been visiting Miss Matte Knight
al No. SO south Third street. left Tor
her home yesterday morning.
Miss Florence billiard. OF Memphis.
Tenn. who has been spending tie Christ
mas with her sister, Mrs. A. W. Patter-
son. will return home this week.
Mr.. C. u. Boyd, OF the Associated Rail-
WAYS. hos received telegram announcing
the death In Shelbyville Tenn. yesterday
morning Of his wife's mother. Mrs. Wal
lace.
After n soiourn OF ninteen months at
The various health resorts Of Europe,
Miss Hannah Blum has returned TO her
home. in this city. much improved In
health.
Mrs. Andrew Krouse and Mrs. Sam
Fairinmb left Tuesday for Nassauadox.
Northampton county, Va, 10 attend the
marriage Of their friend. Miss Margaret
Dunton.
Washington Star, Mrs. A. T. Straus. Of
Richmond Va. is at her fathers resi-
dence. Mr.. Julius Baumgarten. No. 40 II
street. whore she will be pleased to see
her friends.
The Commandery OF ST. Andrew. No. 49,
Jo Lane Stern. eminent commander. con-
ferred the order of the Red Cross Fri
day night, the new officers performing
the ceremonies most impressively.
Hon. Thomas s. Martin and wife. Judge
Harrison and family and Judge Riley and
wife and two daughters. have taken rooms
with Mrs Duval. No. sol east Franklin
street. from the LIST OF January.
Miss Rosa II. Cardozo. OF Lunenburg
Courthouse, left for her home yesterday
after spending Christmas pleasantly with
the family Of her cousin, w. Emmett Car
dozo. OF no. 6l5 north Eleventh street.
Miss Mary Stuart Wall. OF Durham, ".
c., who has been the guest OF Miss Egg
ber;a Olcott. of No. 501 west Grace. left
yesterday for Williamsburg, where she
Will visit her cousin. Miss Jeane Mercer.
Bishop CRANBERRY and wife are visiting
the family Of Mr. Z. p. Winston, No. zoe
east Main street, on their return from
the Louisiana conference. On Monday
they will 20 TO their home, at Ashland.
The marriage OF Mr. Joseph Rattle. OF
Shelly. Pa. 10 Miss Kate Schultz. of
Chesterfield. will take place on the % OF
January at St. Mary's German Catholic |
CHufGl a. IL y C4ONh. al 10 sAS |
cards.
A number OF colored plasterers. en- |
plOyed AT the jefferson, waited on Mr.. |
q. w. Abraham, who has charge OF the |
yastsring operations, and presented him |
with a handsome gold watch as a Christ |
mas gift. |
The range in the residence of Mr. Ben |
nett. on Barton IiC ights, burst yesterday |
nj Mrc citpbflV |
burned. as was also her son. Mr. Bennett |
IS stenographer 10 Mr.. J. H. Drake. of the |
Southern railway.
Quite n number OF young folks were |
present at the residence Of Mrs Newman, |
on South Plum street. on Friday night ut |
a tea-party given by that lady in honor |
Of her daughter Miss Maude. The occa-
sion was one of complete enjoyment.
Randolph-Street Baptist church was
crowded Friday night on the occasion OF |
lis annual Christmas festival. The exer-
Clsss consisted OF singing, Rotations, etc, |
by the children. Christmas presents were |
distributed 10 the children. and all had
merry time.
The colored people OF Richmond will |
celebrate the anniversary OF the enamel |
patton proclamation on Tuesday next |
The militia will have a big parade, after |
which there will be speeches in Trne Re
formers Hall by Rev. w. w. Browne
and John Mitchell, Jr.
Miss Mary Latham Willis. OF No. GIL |
lorth Seventh street, is spending the holi-
days with Mrs NJ. c. Figs, No. 9l9 s
street. northwest. Washington. ID. c. She |
wen. 20 attend the wedding and reception |
OF Miss Gertrude Jackson TO Mr.. n. L.
Caliamer. on the 9th instant
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odst church choir on Friday night pre-
sented their chorlster Mr. George w. |
Kinsey. with a very handsome parlor-
lamp. Rev. Il. J. Taylor made the pre-
sentation speech, and Mr. Kinsey re- /
tpOnded in a few well-chosen words
The Bright Jewels Society Of laurel |
Street Methodist church had a Santa |
Claus entertainment Friday afternoon at
O'Clock. The programme consisted or /
Rotations. singing. and drilling, and the
children were highly entertained. Misses |
Mary J.. Taylor and Maude Journey re-
ceived handsome Bible each for faith
fulness, and Mrs. Susie Childs received
work basket.
Many Items from Fulton
Mr.. William Lucas. Of Wilmington. Del, |
ia the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. James Har-
cum.
Mr.. John Silva left for Sturgeon Point
last Wednesday. where he Is engaged in
business.
The Knights OF Honor will hold feast
At Kerses Hall New-Years night.
Mr.. NJ. a. Euright has signed with the |
Roanoke Baseball Club. Mike will oc-
cupy the box alternately with other
pitchers.
Mr.. Mulcia Childrey Is visiting relatives
and friends in this section after an alb
eence OF twelve months.
Mr.. w j. Moore, the well-known horse
sheer. Is here spending the holidays with |
his relatives and friends.
Miss Kate Ellar. OF West Point, after
short visit to friends, has returned
home
Misses Nellie and Rosa Duffy are
spending the holidays with relatives in
West Point
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Melvin are visit
Ing relatives on Williamsburg avenue.
Mr. A. Mandy. who is busily engaged |
al Sturgeon Point. spent few days last
week here with his family.
Mrs n. W. Whltlow who has been
quite sick, is at present very much i'm
proved.
Miss salender Coates Is visiting her
sister In Newport News
MT W. X. Toone Is spending the |
AnflttfnnH hOlidaNa in f,or L