Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-24
VISITORS AT OLD POINT COMFORT.
Prospects OF "a Great Crowd-Theatricai
Celebrities.

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OLD POINT COMFORT, VA, Febru-
airy 2s-The breaking up OF the ice-efn-
barge during the early part OF 'he "eeh
has had n wonderful effect on traVel, anu
every boat arriving brings her quota OIL
northern visitors The steamer Ola DO
minion, from New York, came IN yes
terday with sixty passengers, ana the IN
dicatiops are that before the month closes
the hotels will be crowded as they have
moi been since the naval rendezvous. The
advent of Lent has much TO do with thls
influx of visitors; many Of them come
here not merely to avoid the riSors Oh
the spring season at the North, nut tile
rigors OF Lent as well. and no more de-
lghtful place can be found for both pur-
poses.
NOTABLE PEOPLE.
Mr.. Daniel Frohman. the popular
theatrical-manager Of New York, is here
on a visit, with his sister, in which busl-
ness and pleasure are happily combined.
He brought grip-sack full oil manuscript
PLAYS, which he is carefully reading over,
while he directs his numerous enterprises
by telegraph. They were Joined here yes
terday by Judge Dittenhoefer, promi-
nent theatrical lawyer of New York, with
his wife and daughter, and Mrs X. VI.
Hooley, OF Hooley's Theatre, Chicago. ana
daughter, who will spend month at the
Point Mr. Frohman will return to New
York tomorrow evening. While mere ne
visited the handsome little theatre at the
Soldiers Home. and may send us Shen-
andoah" and THE Girl Left Behind Me
next season.
Mr.. w. l.. Guillanden, vice-president of
the Old Dominion line. and Mr.. John +.
Mayer, the popular Richmond agent were
here yesterday, discussing the prospects
of getting the route open to Richmond
and others matters OF business.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. NJ. b. Leonard. superintendent of
telegraph on the Chesapeake and Ohio
line spent Wednesday at the Point look
ing after the interests OF his company.
General \. V. Kautz, retired. who has
been at the Hygeia with his wife and two
daughters for the past month. left yes
terday to visit friends at Annapolis, Nd.
Mrs. NJ Wesley Oler, who has been
spending a month with her father, Mr..
William H. Kimberly, returned to Bal
timore Monday.
Captain w. C. Manning, Twenty-third
Infantry, who has been here for the past
two months on sicK-leaye. has been or
dered TO special duty at Fort Plains.
New York
WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY.
The glorious 22d was appropriately OBJ
eeryed here A national salute was fired
from the water battery at noon. and the
band assembled on the parade-ground,
where they played the national airs.
Quite a number OF the young officers took
advantage Of the occasion to visit friends
In Washington, and will return Monday
morning.
The schooner John c. Haynes. which
was sunk in the Roads before the late
freeze, had all three OF her masts cut on
at the water-lne by floating ice.
There was about ten tons OF coal lett
on the Point when the schooner Ida I.
Schoolcraft arrived on Wednesday, and
the captain, after a very cold passage, re-
celved warm reception.
The following Richmonders have regis
tered at the Hygela Hotel during the
week: W. q. Moseley c. V. CLASH, VIII
Han, u Robing