Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-14
THE BRIDAL TOUR.
sENAToR.ElEcT MARTIN AND BRIDE
At OLD POINT COMFORT.


OLD POINT COMFORT. VA, October
13.-(Speciai)-Ho Thomas s. Martin.
senator-elect from Virginia, has Joined
the noble army Of martyrs. and is now
comfortably located at the Hygeia with
his bride. where they are receiving the
usual attentions from our local society
people. The genial Senator and his bride
find tho society SO congenial here that
their trip to Asheville was postponed
until last evening, when they left by the
Chesapeake and Ohio train.
Major Marcus p. Miller. Fifth Artillery.
has just been promoted to lieutenant-col-
onel OF the First Artillery. which may
transfer him to another station. Colonel
Miller has been superintendent OF pracu-
cal instruction at the Artillery School for
the past eight years, and his transfer to
another station would be very much re-
GREETED by his many friends.
Captain Edward Burr, United States
engineers, who has charge of the river
and harber improvements at Norfolk. has
been ordered TO Washington as assistant
TO the Engineer Commissioner OF the Dis
trlct. Captain Burr recently moved his
family from Norfolk. and Is occupying
one Of the engineer cottages.
FAIR DECISION.
Iieutenants Duvall. Wake, and Mot.
have returned from pleasant visit 10
Richmond. where they went to act as
judges at the recent competitive drill at
the opening of the Exposition. 1t Is prob
able that their decision may not please
all parties to the contest, but II can be
set down for fact that. all things con-
sidered. the best-drlned and most sol
dierly-looking men carried Off the prizes.
Miss Nickery, daughter OF Major II. ).
Nickery, post-surgeon, gave tea yester-
day afternoon, which was largely attend
ed by the young people OF the garrison.
Captain George Booker and wife, and
their niece. Miss Shields. of Hampton.
went TO Smlthfeld Wednesday to attend
the Martin-Day wedding.
Lieutenant Edward Davis. our popular
post-adjutant. and his daughter re-
turned Wednesday from their summer
vacation at Fort Springs. w. Va, and
a visit to his son, Lieutenant Alexander
VI. Davis Eighth Cavalry. at Fort
Wayne. Ind Mrs. Davis stopped over In
Baltimore, where she VIII spend a couple
of weeks. visiting friends.
PERSONAL
Mrs. Lieutenant Miller. who has been
spending the summer at Lake Placid. ".
Y, returned to the post Wednesday.
Mrs. Lieutenant Duvall is visiting
friends in Washington.
Miss Title Jones and Miss Sidney
Campbell, who have been the guests or
Captain and Mrs. Davis. returned TO
Washington Monday.
Mrs Lieutenant Henley Is visiting her
parents. Colonel and Mrs. Clawson, at
Washington barracks.
Mrs. Captain Brown, who formerly re-
sided at jamestown Island, is visiting
friends in Williamsburg
Mrs Lieutenant Carbaugh Is visiting
friends in New York.
Judge j. Newton Petts. OF Washing
ton, spent Sunday at the post on visit
to Captain and Mrs. Pullman.
Mr.. +. y. Pike, manager OF the Hygsia,
returned yesterday from ten-days' visit
TO New York.
Major William McMannis. who was sta
toned here during the war arrived from
New York Sunday. and spent a couple OF
! days looking up old friends, and try *
to locate old landmarks.
ast-Grand-COmmander Fred Green
wood. Of Norfolk, accompanied by Emit
nent-Commander Guy and about twenty
five sir knights OF Grics commandery,
| came down on special steamer Thurs
! day night, and paid an ofiicEl Visit 10
| Hampton COmmandery. No. l.. knights
| Templar. After a pleasant meeting AT the
asylum, the party adjourned 70 harness
| Hotel. where n banquet was served. which
was followed by the usual speecehs, etc.
| The following Richmonders have regis
! tered at the Hygeia Hotel during the
week: W. II. Fitzgerald. Charles Barham,
/ Z. j.. Sturgeon, NJ. l.. Akers. w. X. Trlgg
| and Thomas Atkinson.