Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-02
pcrsonal. ard Bricfs.

Personals ard Briefs.
Mayor Eryson has returned from a
business trip To- North Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs \. Goldback are at st.
Lukes Hospital with their son, Sammie.
Rev. =. G.. Chastain. OF Mexico is spend
Ing a few days with friends In this city.
Tho machinists were IN session all day
ycstcrday. but did nothing of a public
character.
The old george mansion has been
bought and 1t being renovated 10y Mr..
John Elicit
Miss Gertie Bear. Of Gordonsvile. Va.
IS visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Goldback II
east Main street.
Major r. J. Scott has returned from
Ashland y G.. aud is stopping with his
family. at 2D south Third street.
Mr.. ". ~ Deviu. general manager Of the
Norfolk and Western railroad, was I'm the
city yesterday. lie has been on a tour
Of the line.
There viii Ice an Important meeting. at
$50 o'clock this afternoon Of the Ladies'
Auxiliary Of Ice Camp. \ full attend
anCe U.s. desired.
John Thomas. white man. was locked
up In a." second Police Station yesterday
on The charge Of being drunk ana resist
Ing the police.
Judge COZ. Of the United States Circuit
Court was expected in the city last night.
but did not ARRIVE. lie will probably
come this morning.
The Little Grace-Strects and the Little
Elcvruth-Strccts played a game of ball
az The lee Monument yesterday after
noon, in which the score was II 10 j.
Mr.. Ncrment Hnford, popular young
citizen Of Henrico, hos zone 10 New York
90 accept a position win n large manu-
"a
IN Texas.
The Police Board will meet AT 3 o'clock
this afternoon in the private Office Of
Chicf-of-p Police Poe. The case of officer
Walter Williams will probably be investi-
gated at this sitting Of the body.
The earnings of the Richmond and Pc
a57.Gs: expenses slSGNO The earnings
Of the Petersburg railroad for the same
month were &0lS20; expenses. $G,IO.lb.
1t IS understood that Dr. Zen. Harri-
sons name VIII d" presented TO The
Council FOR the office Of President Of the
Board OF Health. which place has been
filed for the past four years 10y Or. w.
r. Oppcnhimer.
Mr. r. D. S,arkc does not THINK n
viii be 4 candidate for the presidency
OF the BOARD Of Aldermen. He IS of the
opinion that h. can best serve his clay
Ward constituents upon the floor of the
Council chamber.
Monday night two small colored bows
broke a window Of the store of Mr.. r..
&. LaWton. 80. li6 east Broad street
They were frightened OF by a gentleman.
who happened 20 be passing AZ the time.
Nothing was stolen.
The handsome water set donated by Mr..
Charles j. Billups 10 the Nenable-Strcet
Bazaar was won by Mrs. George w.
Schl-is,r. who beat Mr. James J.. Wood
uy about 2J1 votes. The SGT Is Of silver
ana is very handsome.
The uewly-organizcd Richmond Glorious
was entertained at lunch nj ! o'clock
yesterday afternoon 10y Mi Thomas Potts
at his residence. on west Grace street
Nearly an the members Of the Episcopal
clergy of the city were present.
Colonel ". 4. Cutshaw. the City Eugi-
nr,r is about we'll again after quite u
serious attack Of carbuncles. Jobs allie
ton could not have been much worse.
Colonel Cut-haw looks better now than
he has done for six months past.
Mr. Colyar Gibson. the young man who
Was $50 painfully injured 10y a railroad
train some weeks ago, and whose legs
were amputated at the Retreat for IN"
Sick. was removed to his hone on Mon
day. and Is in a fair way to recovery.
Mcssrs ". T. Mitchell OF Campbell
county. and =. -. Fulford Of New. York,
are arranging for another contest in this
city on the 2Sth OF this month at fifty
at Norfolk AT the same number Of birds.
Messrs. Sam Bigger and Holland have
been successful in securing the services
Of the celebrated Imperial Qu9rtette 10
assist in their performance TO p given at
Bclvidcre Han Friday night t. establish
n cot for incurabcs at the Retreat for the
Sick.
The Rev. pr. j. Y. Fair has completed
his nftioth anniversary as pastor OF the
Grace-Street Presbyterian church ana
there viii be reception IN ms hohor
al The church next Thursday evening.
Or. Fair is one OF TIE most attractive
preachers in Richmond.
Mr. Polk Miller has returned from
most successful trip. dnring which he de-
lvrred mis- recital on the "Old lrSlnia
Plantation Negro at smi'hviile Na,i
Durham. y. G. Mr.. Miller had large au-
dicnces at all these points.
Work has begun on the new church
building Of the demonstration Mission
school. located on Ecnahle street b"twGc2
Twenty seventh and TwentN-eiEhth. ina
school is presided over by Mr. Adam pa
cont. and is in nourshinS condition
The new house is @"X'o lcet.
Rev Dr. Richardson, Of this city. left
YESTERDAY 10 attend a meeting OF the
board 81 Directors Of the Theological
Seminary Ar Hampdcn-Sidney. R@v. pr
u. r. English. who filed Dr. ktrrs pull
,it i'm this city, and who has been elected
H. the chair of bible Theology in the
seminary. will at the closing exercises 81
me seminary to-day deliver his inaugural
address.
The Polk Miller Combination are billed
+, ,,prrar AT the Opera-House, Newport
News. Friday night. May nth, under the
nanarement Of the Messrs, Davis
Hrnthers. for the benefit Of Harmonic
Enuncu No. 1886. American Legion of
ltonor The ola Dominion Band, Of Nor
IN viii act as special escort After the
Entertainment II banquet viii be rendered
the combination.