Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-10
SOCIAL NEWPORT NEWS.
Lenten Services and Sermons
improvements.


NEWPORT NEWS. VA. March O.
(Speclal.)-An afternoon tea was given
on Monday evening by Mrs. Charles A.
Brown, of New York. who has been the
guest for the past winter of her prothef'
Colonel Clay. Among those present were
Mrs II. b. Bailey, Mrs. DR.. Jones; Misses
Sallie and Lizzie Clarke, Miss Denie ray
lor. Miss Bessie Taylor, and Miss Ethel
Clay. Messrs w l., Hillyer p. I. Mayre'
Dr. Horace Taylor, II. b. Bailey 5. l..
Wood. A. l.. Hopkins Stocker, Plummer,
Herndon, DIR. Jones. and others
Rev j. Francis Ribble preached his nist
sermon to his new congregation last sun
day His sermons morning and evening
were most interesting. and he made
| good impression on all who heard MN.
| Services viii be held every Tuesday and
| Thursday evening and Friday afternoon
| during Lent.
A large force OF workmen nre now
busily engaged In grading the hill in front
| of the Hotel Warwick and the Casino,
preparatory to constructing the continual
| ton OF the electrician line. to be extend
ed beyond the Chesapeake and Ohio
passenger-station. The Old Dominion
| Land Company is making improvements
| in this locality which will greatly beau
| tfy this city.
MIR. John Mcdonald, Of Bath. Me: T.
w. Dunn. Of Thomaston. Me. and e. ID.
| Nichols. OF Seaport, Me-. all Of whom are
Identified with the shipping interest. are
at Hotel Warwick. They came here 10
see the Persian Monarch. which, when
completed. will be the largest sailing
vessel in the world.
Edwin Y. Naulty, Of New York, repre-
senting the New York Herald, was In the
city Tuesday and he says the Herald
N gnARiql SUNDAY
South to bring that paper. This Will en-
able the Newport News people 10 get the
Herald Sunday evening.
PERSONAL.
c. L. Brooks, Of Cincinnati. and O. q.
Mccall. OF Chicago. are In the city In the
interest of the shipment of oysters from
this port to England.
Major e. d. Hotchkiss. OF Richmond,
general freight agent OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway, was IN the city on
Tuesday.
Miss Buxton has returned from visit
TO relatives in Jackson, n. c.
Miss Elizabeth Clarke has returned from
an extended visit to friends In Baltimore
and Washington.
DIR Joseph Charles has returned from
Clearspring Md, where he went to at
tend the funeral or his father, Mr.. Lewis
Charles.
Miss Ruby Thomas, OF Richmond, VINO
has been visiting her cousin. Miss Bagoy'
has returned TO her home, in Richmond.
after a very delightful visit of several
weeks.
Colonel VI. de II. Clay has returned from
an extended business trip to Washington
Miss Myrtle Williams. OF Norfolk, Is
visiting Mrs. J. w. Davis. on Twenty
seventh street
Colonel 10. Lane Stern and Mr.. Thomas
Potts OF Richmond. were in the city on
Monday.
Mrs. Taylor, OF Twenty-ssxth street, has
returned from visit to friends In VIII
liamsburg.
Miss Gussie stsrke. OF Richmond Is the
guest OF Mrs. Ed. Eubank, on Twenty
sixth street
Dr. W. NJ. Reade. the electrical scien-
tist. arrived here on Saturday. He Is at
the Lafayette House.
Miss Lucy Almond has returned TO her
home, in Suffolk. after pleasant visit
TO her sister. Mrs. Kinnier.
Mrs. John Read has returned 10 the
city after a visit OF several months In
Ashland.
Mr.. Charles Il. Parker who has been
here on visit 70 mis- parents, has re.
turned to Suffolk