Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-09
Personals and Briefs.

Mr.. Charles Watkins. who has been
quite sick, is much better.
Rev. John *. Mason will preach at
81. Luke's chapel tomorrow night at S
o'clock.
Miss Fannie Il. Elliott OF east Leigh
street. left yesterday morning for visit
to Washington.
Arrangements have been completed for
holding the Holy Spirit Convention in
this city in June next.
Miss Margaret Courtney, who is visit
ing friends in Portsmouth, Will return
home on next Saturday.
Mr.. Samuel Bilson. of Baltimore, who
has been visiting relatives in the city,
left for home yesterday.
The roadway between the tracks on
Seventh street between Grace and Frank
lin Is in bad condition.
Rev Mr.. Christian. OF Asbury Methodist
Episcopal church, will preach at Soldiers
Home tonight at 1870 o'clock.
Mr.. w T. Bundick, deputy grand chief
templar, will deliver a temperance adj
dress at Leigh-Street Baptist church to-
night.
Mr.. Memo Mitteldorfer. who was very
badly injured in bicycle collision on the
Brook road Monday afternoon, is much
better.
Mrs. NJ. J. Figg and Mr.. Louis Pister
were quietly married yesterday morn
ing at 1880 o'clock at the residence OF
Dr. Wright.
Miss Mary LeGrande. OF Alexandria.
Va, left for home yesterday after a de-
lightful visit to relatives and friends
In this city.
Miss Ella, eldest daughter Of Mrs. Ca
Uterine and the late Patrick Halloran.
died in Baltimore Tuesday in the 10Th
year of her age.
The Woman's Club will be entertained
tomorrow at 40 O'Clock p. NJ. by piano
recital from Miss Winston, under the
auspices of Professor y. b. Clapp.
The Henrico Circuit Court was in ses-
sion only brief time yesterday morning.
There was no business of public interest
before the court.
The state Board of Medical Examiners
are in session at the Capitol. They have
a class of nearly 100, of whom three or
four are colored.
DR.. Robert +. Williams. who has been
for the last year pursuing his medical
studies in Vienna. arrived In New York
yesterday. His friends expect him here
in few days.
Judge Witt, DR.. Monteiro, Leigh Crutch-
field :. q. Tinsley. and many others
enjoyed a fish-fry yesterday at the home
of Dr. Gregory. at Tunstalls. on the
York-River road.
The Bedford City Tennis Club will
hold a tournament to decide the lawn
tennis championship of Virginia. both in
doubles and singles, at that place on
July 18th and 9Th, next.
DR.. J. w. Bowdoin. of Accomac. Fish
Commissioner OF Virginia. and DR.. l.. ;.
Foster of Mathews. are in the city, and
called on Governor OFerrall and Sec
rotary Lawless yesterday.
The Randolph-Street Baptist church
bazaar continues to attract large crowds.
An interesting programme Is carried out
each night, and there are refreshments
and pretty girls as additional features.
Final arrangements for work on the
Davis Mansion have been perfected. and
Tuesday morning the laborers were put
to work. The building will be in condi-
ton for the museum in few months.
A horse attached to buggy ran away
from Main ana Eleventh slittt ycStSiN"s
about IL o'clock. A negro man gave an
exciting chase, and captured the runa-
way below Thirteenth. No damage was
done.
The trustees OF the Richmond Firemens
Relief Association have paid TO MIS-. A.
:. Mackie, widow of Mr.. John Mackie. en-
gineer Of Company No. !. the sum OF $,co--
the amount of the claim due her by the
association.
An Epworth League OF sixty members
was formed at Laurel-Street Methodist
Episcopal church Tuesday night Mr..
Lonnie Mitchell was elected president;
Miss Bessie Adkins, secretary. and Mr..
Sam Harris, treasurer.
Mr.. Willie ID. Price. OF Green Bay. is
at the Old Dominion Hospital under the
treatment Of DR.. George Ben. Johnston.
Mr.. Price had one OF his limbs amputa-
ted In November last, and Is now having
another operation performed.
There was n close game OF ball yester-
day afternoon on Junior League field be-
tween the Dominoes and the Fifth-Streets,
the former winning by score OF TO 5.
The batteries were Bagby and Belvin. for
the Dominoes. and Gordon and Burwell.
for the Fifth-street lads.