Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-28

Mr.. Warner Moore the handsome resi-
dence Of c. X. Barksdale. No. S3 west
Franklin street
There will he n regular meeting OF the
Council Committee on Streets In Room
No. s OF the new City Hall at Z O'Clock
tomorrow evening.
Miss Bette Conrad, daughter Of Major
Holmes Conrad. who came on TO attend
the wedding Of DR.. Edward Mcclure.
left for Washington yesterday.
Mrs. C. i. Goodwin and Miss Emmie
| Goodwin. Of Birds Nest. Northampton
| comfy, who have been visiting airs. a.
KIouse left for home yesterday.
Mr. W. II. Dawley, grand secretary
treasurer Of the International Association
| of MachInists. has gone on two-weeks
visit 20 his people in New York State.
| officer William Rex. OF the First Dis
| trict. Is in Salem, and yesterday morning
| n telegram was received summonng his
| wife to his bedside. His condition Is very
| serious.
| Rev. y. l.. Smith. OF Topeka Kan.
will preach at Seventh-Street Christian
| church this morning, and Rev. J. IL.
! Garrison, Of ST. Louis, viii I'll the pulpit
| tonight If well enough.
Trinity Lodge of Good Templars will
| on Tuesday night have an open meeting.
| A programme OF unusual merit partici-
patel in by some OF the best talent In
| the city Will be rendered.
Mr.. Joseph J.. Young. Jr was elected
| secretary OF the Albemarls Club vice
| Mr.. Thomas L. organ, resigned. at Il
| called meeting OF the Board Of Governors
held in the club-rooms last night.
Miss Jennie l.. Bond, after a two-years'
visit 70 her sister. Mrs. Ettenger In
Duluth, Mimi, has returned TO Richmond.
and Is visiting friends and relatives.
The Union Social and Pleasure Club Will
give a ball at Monticello Hall Tuesday
night. The committee consists OF Messrs.
J. H. McGruGer. G. J.. Butler, q. l.
Power. Girls Calder. and J. G. Baker.
Rev. a. b. Rudd. Baptist missionary to
Saltillo, Mexico. was in the city yester-
day. Mr. Rudd Is d son of 4. y. Kudd,
ESD. Of Chesterfield. and was called home
by the Illness Of his mother and brother
At Calvary Baptist church at 6l5 o'clock
next Wednesday afternoon Miss Estela
Wallwork Cottrcll, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. benjamin Cottrell. Will be married
to Mr. James Garland Hening, OF this
city.
Mr.. Christian G. Thon has issued cards
for a reception Monday night at his resi-
dence, corner of Seventeenth and Main
streets which will commemorate his
10th blrtyday and the twenty-siXth ami
versary Of his wedding.
Mr. William ]. Gardner. chief clerk 81
the Lexington. who cashed n worthless
draft for $50 for young man. a guest
of the hotel some time since has been
reimbursed by the young mans father
III. owl
exchange for the amount involved.
on November 10th the owl Bicycle Club
will have a ten-mile race, open TO all
Richmond and Manchester riders. The
start will be made from the NewReser-
voir lake at $3.50 In the afternoon. and the
run will extend five miles in tho direc-
ton Of Major enters and return. 1t IS
said that about $50 In prizes will be
given.
Mr.. Thomas Gallagher. n well-known
tobacconist OF Belfast. ireland, was on
the market yesterday. and when asked
as TO the condition OF the tobacco market
abroad. he said that there was TO change
I'm the situation. lie did not look for any
falling off IN trade, but with the large
stocks Of American leaf abroad he saw
no reason TO expect any advance in prices
4 party Of gentlemen while driving
out Park avenue yesterday evening barely
escaped injury because Of the existence
of couple Of bitches which have
been dug across II 10 drain IL and the |
ponds OF water which accumulate near |
the Lee monument. Several vehicles are |
reported TO have been damaged By these
bitches.
At meeting OF the TUESDAY Ger |
man" on Wednesday evening the OH |
GERS elected were as follows: President. |
Mr. Levin Joyncs; NicePresident Mr.. |
Alfred r. Harris. Committee-Messrs. !
Author s. Wiley. ". $. Mayo, Robert |
Campbell, Randolph Darlington. and John |
Currie. The first german VIII be given |
at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday eve
ming, December llth.
The Monday German Club has organized !
for the season with the following officers: !
President, Mr.. Thomas Atkinson; Vice !
President, Or. George Ross. Treasurer. !
Mr. William Grant. Executive Commit !
tee-Messrs Frank Davenport, Colonel 10
Lane Stern, Saunders Hobson, and Lii |
bourn Myers. The first german of the |
season will be given at the Masonic Tenn
pie on Monday evening. December 9Th.
At the regular meeting Of the Owl |
Cycle Club. held Friday night. the club /
unanimously voted handsome trophies 10 |
Messrs. NJ. !. Peatross and \. l.. Jones. /
who, with Mr. j. T. Temple, composed
the Owl Cycle Club team in the two
mile race run at the EXpostiOn-Grounds
October 10Th. Mr.. Temple was awarded
the gold medal. he having taken first
place: Jones. second, and Peatross. third.
Rev. Jack Rosser, a former member OF /
the Methodist Virginia Conference, and
who for the last three years has travel
led extensively and labored pcrsistently
IN evaneelistic work. Is assisting Rev w.
a. Laughon. pastor OF DennyStreet
church. in an interesting revival-meet-
ing. Mr. Rosser is a forcible speaker.
whose flights Of elcquence. characteristic
OF his venerable father. DR.. L. Rosser,
who was so widely known as a distin-
guished minister. win the attention OF
his large audiences.
Mrs. A. II. Courtney, OF Dumbarton,
Henrico county, left yesterday with Mr..
Carroll H. Smith for st. Charles, Mo.
on visit to her niece Mrs. Ellis Bur
nett (nee GuerranO. Mr.. Smith. who is
Il son of the late Captain William c.
Smith. well and favorably known in rail-
road and steamboat circles. has been
recently appointed to the important posi-
ton of general agent OF the Seaboard
with headquarters at Ports
mouth. Va, and goes out to st. Louis 10
move his family here.
Barton Heights Briefs.
Mr.. George a. Bowden has been ap-
pointed postmaster OF Barton Heights
Mr.. w. X. Miller Is on a business trip
10 Little Rock and Memphis.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Castleman. OF Berryvile
Va. is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. T..
Hutchinson.
Workmen are busy in the valley near
he acknowledgements digging the founda-
ion for q large factory
called meeting OF the Citizens Associ-
Ition was held In the Wigwam Tuesday
light to approve the action OF the Fire
Committee In purchasing tho chemical
ngine.
The conductors and mortormen OF the
!ectric line have received instructions
ot to stop the cars to put or or take
n passengers on Barton Heights except
I street crossings.
Mr.. John L Harding has moved Int