Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-01
Personals aid Briefs.

Mr.. 8. T. Morgan. of Durham. y. c.,
is on a business visit to Richmond.
Miss Annie Pizzini will visit Norfolk
this week, as the guest OF Mrs. Kenneth
Cobb.
The Richmond Light-Infantry Blues AS
socsation will have meeting tonight at
3 o'clock.
Mr.. John w. Boswell. of Danville. who
has been spending several days In this
city, returned home Sunday night.
Mrs. Margaret +. Upshaw, Of Caroline
county, Is visiting her nephew. Mr.. e.
T.. Richardson. OF 1920 Taylor street.
In the Chancery Court yesterday Mr..
WILDER r. Armistead qualified as admin
istrator of Robert Armistead. deceased.
Policeman Newman. OF the Third Dis
trict, lost his pistol yesterday. and would
be thankful for its return by the finder.
TIL. Governor yesterday refused to par
don J. II. Wright. who Is now serving
sentence from Pittsylvania for outrageous
assault.
Mr.. Lindsey w. Allen. who has been
sick for the past week at the Lexington
HotXl. was out yesterday attending to
business.
Mrs. #. jefferson Smither and her
daughter. Mss Annie May. of 7o5 l-2 west
Clay street, are visiting relatives in Han
over county.
Mr.. Lakewood. Commissioner of the
Revenue of Henrico, and Squire &. Z.
Vincent. were at the Capitol yesterday
on business.
Mr.. ]. A. Garland. formerly OF the
Broad-Street Pharmacy, left yesterday af-
ternoon for Fredericksburg. where he will
reside in future.
The Jefferson Beneficial and Social So
ciety will give their seventh annual ex.
cursion TO West Point on Whit-Monday
There will be music, dancing. boating,
fishing. bathing. etc.
Mrs Saidee McGilvray Stuart has the
sympathy OF a large circle Of friends
in the loss Of her only child. a bright
little boy. The funeral took place yester-
day afternoon, the Rev. DR.. Sledd Off.
ciating.
Mr.. Henry c. Schalmeyer, formerly OF
Richmond. but for the past twenty years
a resident of Wilmington Del, died In
that city on Saturday last. He was the
brother OF Mr.. James c. Schalmeyer, Of
this city.
Mr.. NJ. L. Akers, chief clerk In the
Chesapeake and Ohio general managers
office, sailed yesterday for five-weeks'
trip to England. Mr.. George ". ingalls,
will be acting chief clerk To the general
manager during the absence OF Mr.. Akers.
Messrs. w. A. Turk. general passenger
agent Of the Richmond and Danville; T.
j. Anderson, general passenger agent Of
the Seaboard Airline. and II. NJ. Emer-
son. general passenger agent Of the At
lantIc- Coast Line. were In the city yes
terday.
Mr.. Edwin r. Cox one OF the assistant
attorneys for the receivers of the Rich
mand and Danville Railroad Company,
returned 10 the city last evening, after a
trip to Schenectady. N. Y, where he went
to attend to an important matter for the
receivers.
Mr. Andrew Sledd has been selected
as the student from Randolph. Macon Col.
lege best fitted to take part In the State
oratorical contest. which Is to be held at
Washington and Lee University on May
lith. Mr.. Sledd Is pronounced a fluent
and graceful speaker by those who have
heard him.
Mr.. Richard e. Rohner. treasurer OF
the Covington and Cincinnati Bridge Gem
pany. which Is operated as a division of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, died
at his home. In Cincinnati. on Wednes-
day morning. Mr.. Rohner was frequently
seen In Richmond. where he was a gene
raj favorite.
A reception and silver tea will be given
by the Ladies' Missionary Society of
Broad.Street Methodist church, Tuesday
evening from to 10 at the residence of
the pastor. DR.. Tudor. SO2 east Clay street,
and 1t will be gratifying to the pastor
and his wife TO have all the conEreTa-
ton and their friends present.
Rev. DR.. r. N Sletid. of Centenary Me-
thodist Episcopal church. left yesterday
for Memphis 10 attend the General Con-
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. He will be gone nearly
the entire month OF May. and Is most
likely to be the choice of the conference
for the bishopric, II II Is decided to en-
large the college.
The Scientific American for this week
mentions among the designs Just issued
from the patent ONCE one for FORK
scraper to William J. Osterman. Rich
mond. Va. The scraper blade Of this de-
sign Is notched or serrated. to form
teeth. which enter between the prongs
Of the fork. against which the scraper
IL held by a shank-rod attached by loops
forming the spring tension to the fork.
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