Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-08
p.r.o,aIs AND Briefs.

their fflen0S.
Personals and Briefs.
Mr.. r. =. Gray Treasurer of Glouces-
ter was at the Capitol yesterday.
The Easements of Nos. All and 4le west
Main street were flooded by the rain OF
Wednesday night.
Mr.. James f. Mann, son Of Mr.. John
Mann. Jr.. has returned home from the
Davis School, Winston. N. c.
Miss Rosa Stannus. the California elo-
cutionist and dramatic reciter, Is In the
city, stopping at Ford's Hotel.
Misses Lithia and Virginia Lee starke.
of Norfolk. are visiting Mrs. f.. ID. Hotch-
kiss. at No. east Franklin street.
The meeting of Lee Camp tonight will
be a very important one. and II Is desired
that there shall be full attendance.
The three new pleasure-boats of the
Young Mems Christian Association Boat
Club are expected to arrive this week.
Rev. w. r. CowardIn. s. j.. pastor Of
St. Ignatius church. Baltimore. Is the
guest of his brother. Colonel c. OBJ.
Cowardin.
Mr.. w. n. Mitchell. general western
agent at Plttsburg for the Strasburg
route. is In the city. lie Is an old Rich
mond boy.
The COW taken up by the police OF the
Third District on the night OF the 3Oth
will be sold on Saturday, IL not claimed
by the owner.
Messrs. Jacob Ebel g. Son are erecting
two fine mercantile buildings pn the
north side OF Main street near the cor
ner OF Ninth.
There are twelve inmates now at the
Industrial Home. The Richmond Cream,
MIX, and Butter Company is furnishing
both sweet and buttermilk free Of charge.
John Judah, a colored man, was ar
rested and locked up In the Second Sta
ton yesterday for assaulting and beating
Lewis Granger, another cOlored man. in
the street.
Colonel r. T.. Boykin. OF Isle of Wight,
has announced his determination not to
offer for Congress In the Second District
this fall but he will be in the fight two
years hence.
Charles Stewart (coloredD was received
at the penitentiary yesterday to serve a
term Of two years for housebreaking. Ha
was sentenced by the County Court of
Rockingham.
The Young Mems CHRISTIAN Association
Cycle Club had another run last night
The wheelmen left the association-rooms
at o'clock and took a two-hours' spin
through the country.
Mr. Emmett G. Taylor, of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
yesterday caused two mules with sore
shoulders to be taken out OF harness and
sent to their owners stable.
Miss Bessie Broaddus, daughter of
Clerk ]. T.. Broaddus. of the Henrico
County Court. has returned from the
Baskerville Academy, and will spend the
summer with her parents at their home.
in Glen Allen.
Mrs. John Wills and daughter, Miss
Lucy who have been visiting the formers
sister. Mrs. John Gibson, west Clay, and
her father. Mr.. +. II. Norment. I'm Hen
rico, will leave for their home, in Lynch
burg. to-day.
Detective c. NJ. Johnson has returned
from Baltimore, where he went looking
for Fred Wahl, the barkeeper who sold
the fixtures in the Sanger Hall bar. and
then left the city. II is thought Wahl
has gone to Germany.
Mr.. +. II. Pluemacher. who was on
last Wednesday quite badly injured by
being thrown against wagon while
standing on a rapidly-moving electrician,
on Bank street, has improved. and hopes
to be out in a few days.
Mr.. NJ. L. Akers. chief clerk to the
general manager OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio, returned from Europe this week
by one OF the Chesapeake and Ohio fast
freight steamers. He was abroad about
six weeks. and had delightful time.
Messrs. r. II. Boshers Sons have just
completed for Engine House, No 2. of
the Richmond Fire Department. one of
the handsomest hose-wagons that was
ever turned out In Richmond. 1t was
delivered to the department yesterday
afternoon.
In the last number OF the Musical
Courier, a prominent musical journal OF
New York. there Is an interesting article
by Mr.. Watkins Norvell. a well-known
musical and literary man OF this city.
concerning musical doings here In the
season just closed.
A colored woman created little SEN
sation at the First Police-Station yester-
day morning by proclaiming that a man
had bitten piece out OF her shoulder.
She exhibited the member TO the station
officials, but there was no indication of
~
and she was told TO go home.
The Charlotte IN. CO Observer of Tues
day says: The Confederate Veterans
Executive Committee. consisting of ]. G..
Harris, w. b. Taylor. l.. Leon. Il. 7.
Smith. A. G. Brenizer, and w. s. Mallory.
met last night and planned the veterans
excursion to the battle-fields OF Virginia.
to leave Charlotte July 10Th.
Rev. Henry r. Coleman. grand chaplain
OF the Grand Lodge Of Kentucky, will
repeat his lecture. TO Master Masons at
St Adams Hall Saturday night. after
which he will confer the order Of the
Palm and Shell or Pilgrim Knight-a
beautiful Oriental degree. II Is claimed
that there are over 5000 Pilgrim Knights
In the United States.
Mr.. Mort Semon, formerly Of this city.
but now Of New York. Ii the victim of
two bad accidents. About month ago.
while playing ball. he was knocked down.
and had one Of his legs broken In three
places. Wednesday he was boarding q
street-car and fell from the step To the
street. His broken limb. which had
almost entirely healed. was dislocsted,
and he Is now In serious condition.
Richmondsrs In New York.