Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-20

at No. col north Twenty-sixth street.
The County Court was In session for n
short while yesterday. and transacted
only routine business.
Mrs. Evans and daughter, OF Church
HIN, left the city Monday TO visit friends
and relatives In Cincinnati. o.
Mrs. Ayp. Atkinson. OF the Lexington.
returned 10 the city yesterday from
pleasant visit to Washington.
Miss Sallie Rountree. Of North Carolina.
IL spending n few days with Miss Lssit
ter. No. 200 east Franklin street.
Captain f. p. Hulce. Grand Chancellor
OF Virginia Pythians. expects TO make n
visit to Newport News on Thursday night.
The u. Y. Boat-Club will on Sunday
next make their first trip in their new
boat. 1.-THE Bobbie." They will 90 to Pc
tersburg.
1t was Miss Chalkley. sister OF Messrs.
l.. n. and J. r. Chslkley. who on Satur-
day lost a purse In the First Market con-
tanning sis.
Mr.. NJ ]. billiard. an old Richmond
boy who has been residing In Florence.
Ala, for the past six years. is herr on
visit to his friends
Sergeant Junius a. Cosby is acting
captain Of the Second District police in
the absence Of Captain Angle. who is
attending the Grand Lodge OF Elks.
At S:2j yesterday afternoon as electric
car No S. reached the corner Of Twelfth
and Franklin streets II took 'fire, but was
extinguished before much damage was
done.
AL. AZ. noppar TOx-iDp left Npcterla v
for Ashland 10 attend the Randolph
Macon commencements. She will b. the
guest OF Miss Grace Darlington while
there.
Mrs Samuel II. Stockett NEE Nicholas)
IS in the city and stopping at s0i east
Marshall street Miss Matte Nicholas
sister to Mrs. Stockett, is at the above
number.
Trinity Methodist Sunday school will
give an all-day excursion and picnic
down James river on Friday. June 22d.
The steamer will leave her wharf at $50
A. NJ. and =. NJ.
Mr. Parker Il. Curtis and Miss Minnie
Rogers were married by Rev w. A..
Laughon Monday night the 18th instant,
at the residence Of the brides parents,
1910 east Franklin street.
Miss Addie Taylor. daughter OF Rev.
Travis J. Taylor. pastor OF Iaurel-Street
Methodist church, has returned home
from Suffolk, where she has been attend
ing school, after carrying off several
honors.
Lodge Of Strict Observance. No. 207,
will have n called meeting tonight for
work in the third degree. At It's regular
meeting next Monday night this lodge
a.. and pfpblhlV the
second degree.
Richmond Lodge. No. 10, will cele-
brate st. John's-Day next Sunday by
breakfastlng together and afterwards At
tending divine service at Christ church.
OF which the chaplain OF the lodge, Rev.
Preston Nash. is rector.
The Fourth-street Mics defeated the
Ross-street Sauers IN game OF ball
Yesterday morning. The score was
TO o. The battery for the Mos was
Briel and Norvill. and for the Ross-street
lads. ST. John and White.
Mr.. Hill Montague. a well-knOwn young
member of the Richmond bar. and Miss
Mary Meade Winston. daughter of Pro-
lessor Charles H. Winston, will be mar
red in the chapel of Richmond College
Tuesday morning next, the 26th. at 10
O'Clock. No cards have been issued.
The Pegram Battalion Association. at
it's meeting last night. appointed n COM
mittee 10 make arrangements for its an.
nual reunion about the 18TH Of July. and
also one to inquire into tha feasibility OF
erecting a monument TO Captain Cayce,
one of the gallant captains OF the Purcell
Battery.
Mr.. Emile Utard and Miss Lucie Utard
left yesterday afternoon for New York,
after a stay here OF sever.+ days. during
which they were the recipients Of many
social attentions Monday evening they
were handsomely entertained by Major
and Mrs. Phil sutton and - ere rendered
an elegant lunch yesterday.
The prevailing impression among the
sporting people OF the city is that nego-
tiations for the Exposition track for win
ter racing have fallen through. Colonel
Tazeweli Elicit, who is counsel for ond
party who was anxious TO secure the
grounds for this purpose. says he cannot
discuss the matter for publication just
now.
The newly-eLected City Democratic Com
mittee will probably have a meeting on
the night Of July "a for the purpose OF
effecting an organization. The names Of
Captain Cunningham Hall and Mr. Ma
r0n H. Dawson will be presented for the
Craftsmanship. Mr. jefferson Wallace will
probably be reelected to the position Of
secretary.
The following convicts were received at
the penitentiary yesterday: r. ". An
derson. sentenced 10 four years for
HOUSEKEEPING by the County Court q
Nansemond: Seymour White (colored),
sentenced by the Wythe County Court
10 five years for altering United STATES
currency: Charles Happys (colored). from
Wythe, sentenced to four years for ma
lcious assault.
Among the many bright lights reflected
from Richmond's great luminary, the
High School. one Of the most brilliant is
Miss Mabel Higgins. Of Fast End. who
graduated there last week with high
honors. Miss Higgins was formerly a
pupil of 81. Patricks Academy. where
she passed her entire school life until the
past session, when she entered the High
School for a commercial course
At meeting of the jefferson Bene-
fetal and Social Society Monday night
the following officers We're elected for
the ensuing term: President. T. j. Para
ter: Vice-President, Charles Sack: Record
ing Secretary, A. Hawkes.: Financial
Secretary. ID. J. DonOvOn; Sergeant-at-
Arms. Samuel Wescott: Doorkeeper VIII
lie Akers. Trustees-C c. Thon. BAIT
OConners, and Frank Brannan.