Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-04
PersonaIs and Briefs.

Mr.. W. a. Ricketts,. Of Portsmouth, Is
In the city.
DR.. George +. Meredith who has been
quite sick, is much improved.
Mr.. T. F. Parks has left the city to
visit his brother in Danvile.
Mr.. Champe Il. Shepherd is quite sick
at his home. No. sll west Main street.
Mr.. Isaac Held yesterday presented City
Treasurer c. II. Phillips with a handsome
gold pen.
Mr.. A. e. Donnan left last night for
the Warm Springs. where his family is
summering.
Mrs. b. s. Cosby. of Hanover left to-
day TO visit her sister. Mrs. Walker, in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. p. st. George Cook is quite sick in
Charleston. 5. G.. His mother left for that
city Monday night.
Miss Lizzie Putney is spending the
summer i'm San Francisco with her uncle,
Mr.. NJ. Il. Langhorne.
Judge Farrar passed through the city
yesterday to fill his five lecture engage
ments in Gloucester county.
1t is expected that the Council Commit
tees on Water and Light will meet Fri
day afternoon for organization.
Miss Lizzie Keck was highly compli-
mented with her sweet soprano voice, rem
day night.
Rev. DR.. r. J. Willingham will con-
duct the services at the Fourth-Street
Baptist church tonight. Services begin
at Sl5 o'clock.
Mrs. r. +. Duesberry and daughters. Of
Mobile, Ala. arrived in the city Monday
and are the guests OF Mrs. II. G. Walthall
go Harrison street.
Miss Jamie Keck. daughter of Mr.. III.
]. Keck. of Church Hin. received the
graduating medal at Mrs. Pemberton
music school this year
Mr.. William l.. Griffen and Miss Georgia
T.. Cartwright Of this city, were married
at the residence of the officiating clergy
man, Rev. ". A. Langhan, Monday night
Hubert, the little son Of Mr.. W. T. Fos-
ter OF Grove avenue. who has been quite
sick. is convalescing and In company
with his mother will leave for the coun-
try Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. b. Kahnweiler will be
at home to their friends at their residence,
1887 west Grace street. Wednesday eve
honor of their twenty-ffth anniversary
George W. Zirkle. Sheriff Of Roanoke
county; A. G. Garrett, Treasurer Of Buck.
ingham; c. l.. Babcock. Treasurer Of
Charles CITY and Judge Il. a. Hancock
of Chesterfield. were at the Capitol yester-
day.
Mr.. John w Mann. a well-known citi-
zen of Fulton. died Tuesday night at his
residence. No. 3slS Fourth street. The
funeral will take place this afternoon at
2:30 o'clock from Denny-Street Methodist
church
Rev. p. Edward. o. S. b.. professor Of
St Nary's College. Belmont, y. c., arrived
Yesterday morning, and Will stay In the
city few days visiting friends. He
is the guest of the Benedctine Fathers,
corner OF Fourth and Marshall streets
Saturday evening during the storm the
residence OF Mr.. Joseph T. Allen. on east
Grace street was struck by lightning,
and a quantity of plastering Knocked
down. MIR. Aliens daughter was IN the
room lying on bed when the hghtning
came In, crossed the room diagonally at
the foot of the bed. and escaped down
a gas-pipe. No one was injured.
Rev II. r. Howison. formerly Of this
CITY. but now of Fredericksburg, the au-
thor OF "Howison's History OF virginia
and Of the student History OF the
United States" has received the distinc-
ton OF being the first honorary member
ever chosen oy the Columbia Historical
Society, OF Washington, ID. c." OF which
Dr. J. VI. Toner Is president, and Gardine
@. Hubbard and Ainsworth X. Sponord
are vice-presidents.
At the meeting OF the McGill Catholic
Union Monday night, one OF the members
went into the cloak-room. IL was very
dark. and he heard peculiar noise. ON
an opossum on chair, with It's mouth
10 the spigot OF the water-cooler. drinking:
The animal was taken TO the street and
turned loose, and cat gave chase, but as
soon as the feline saw what she was
after she came back In hurry.