Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-27

Colonel Il. T. Boykln. OF Isle OF Wight,
visited the Capitol yesterday.
Mr.. p. Lightfoot Wormley. who has been
quite I'll. Is improving slowly.
Dr. John Griggs, OF Elizabeth city. y.
| c.. Is visiting Mr.. J. Watson Phillips.
Rev. Or. IL. +. Johnson. Of Fairmount,
| preached at Barton Heights last night
Mr.. James f.. Bib. editor Of the Louisa
County News, Will be in the city for seVe-
raj days.
Sergeant 4. NJ. Tomllnson IS on duty
again after a slight indispOsltlon OF sew
eral days
Mr.. Hi Montague left Yesterday TO
attend the annual meeting Of the Snow
Church Surety Company at st. Louis NO.
The members of 81. Mary's Social and
beneficial Union enjoyed an outing AT
Middcndorrs farm, in Chesterfield county,
I Thursday.
Miss MAY Blaine. Of Washington. daugh-
ter of Robert Blaine, and niece Of the
late James q. Blaine, Is guest OF Miss
Belle Lynn.
There was a slight Improvement yester-
day I'm the condition Of Mr.. Wright. VINO
IS i'll with typhoid-fever at the Retreat
for the Sick.
Rev James Moore, pastor of st; James
Methodist Episcopal church, addrss .ed
the Epworth League at FairmOunt Ne
thodist church last night.
Rev Edward L. Pell will deliver his
regular weekly lecture on the Sunday
school lessons at the Young Mems Chris
tan Association this afternoon at 3
o'clock
The funeral Of Mr.. Levi VI. Jackson.
who died Thursday evening at his home
on Church Hill. Will take place from the
Third Presbyterian church this afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
The congregation of West-View Baptist
church will hold a meeting after the
call to the minister upon whom the COM
mittee have agreed.
Dr. W. T. Anderson OF Farmylle, Va.
returned home yesterday. after having
spent ten days in the city attending the
Exposition and the sessions OF the Medi-
cal Society and assisting in hospital work
here.
The October number of Sunshine,
monthly magazine published at Augusta
Me. contains an excellent picture Of the
widow Of General George +. Pickett and
an interesting review of her life. written
by Mrs. NJ ID. Lincoln.
There will be a mass-meeting for men
of the Brotherhood Of ST. Andrew al
Monumental church next Sunday after
noon at a quarter to O'Clock. Rev MIR.
Stickney. rector Of the church, and Rev.
make addresses.
Leaves that had accumulated in the
gutter at the corner OF Belvidere and
Cary streets were set atire about ) o'clock
Thursday night. The blaze. which spread
along the cutters. was discovered by
gentleman living in the neighbOrhoOd. who
extinguished it with buckets Of water.
In the revival services at Nenable-Street
church Or. Battle IS preaching to the
delight Of the congregations and good has
been done. In most remarkable degree
Dr Battle combines forceful logic. grace
ful dictiOn, and persuasive clOquencc. lie
continues the work another week. ON
Sunday night he viii preach a special ser
mon on the Return Of the RansOmed."
The ladies conducting the 81. Patrick
table at the McGill Union fair. TO be held
at the Richmond Theatre. commencing
November 5th. have handsome gold
headed WalNng-cane TO be voted for. The
follOwine-named gentlemen have entered
the contest. Messrs. Frank \. Blilcy,
Lemuc l.. Lynch. Jr.. John +. Donleavy.
and r. Stanley Edgar, The friends, Of
is expected the contest will be lively one.
The next meeting of the General Assoc
citation of the Baptist Church OF Virginia
will be held in Alexandra, commencing
November eth. y very large number II
people are expected To attend. The intro
ductory sermon viii be preached by Rev.
Or. ". W. Landrum Preceding the meet
ing Of the association ministers con-
ference viii be held. Rev. Or. X. III. Pit
Is chairman OF the committee appointed
10 select topics for discussion.
Mr. j. II. Brown. Of this city. has re-
turned home after a trip OF two weeks
30 Baltimore and Philadelphia. The OBJ
jet of his visit was 10 erect a handsome
monument in and curb with Virginia
granite a section in old Baltimore Gene
terry. When he had done this Mr. Brown
visited his father and brother in thu
Quaker city. lie was accompanied upon
this trim by his daughters from the Abe
marie Female Institute and his brother,
Mr.. -. :. Brown. of Richmond