Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-25
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Mr.. John H. Wise, OF San Francisco,
| Cal, is on a visit to his brothers in this
| city.
| Miss Fannie Dunn. who had her shoulder
! badly disloeated last week. is slowly i'm
proving
Rev. DR.. r. p. Kerr has returned from
| Nashville, where he went to attend the
| funeral of his mother.
DR.. George Pckrel OF the United
States navy. is expected home in few
weeks from a prolonged cruise.
Mr.. s. Frank Field. OF Alexandria. Va,
| is in the city. He is a prominent
Shriner. and is we'll known in Richmond.
The Richmond banks will close Me-
morial-Day. Paper maturing on the Goth
must. therefore, be attended TO on the
| 18th.
Rev. Dr. r. p. Kerr will conduct the
mems meeting at Young Mems Christian
Association tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock.
Mr.. Jake Guvenator will leave Monday
| to spend several months in Europe, re-
newing the acquaintance OF friends Of his
| boyhood.
DR.. Smith and wife, OF Paris. Tex.
| who were visiting the family OF Mr.. John
Bowers. 9O7 Floyd avenue, left for Texas
| Thursday night
| United States Marshal John NJ. Hudsins
was in his office yesterday after long
absence on account Of Illness. He Is
! greatly improved In health.
Mr.. w. II. Ballie. chief deputy in Gene
raj Fit1hugh Lees district. was in Rich
mond yesterday. and called on the Collec-
tor and Chief-Deputy Tyler.
Some of the veterans at the Soldiers
Home killed three moccasn snakes near
the home Thursday, and on opening them
found in the three eleven chickens.
Mr. w. S. Mccoy. OF north Twenty-ffth
street. this city. who has been lying dan
gerously III in Columbus, o.. for the past
three weel.s, is slightly improved; his
wife is with him.
General Walter S. Payne. Of Ohio, has
/ written MIR. H. NJ. Trimble that he Will
spend Sunday in this city. 1t is proposed
to hold a reception in honor Of his visit
at Mrs. Pyle's, No. 2l3 east Grace street.
Rev. Edward i. Pen will deliver his
regular weekly lecture on the Sunday
school lesson at the Young Mems Chris
tan Association this afternoon at
o'clock. Subject: Jesus on the Cross
All are invited.
Sheriff r. NJ. Page. OF Gloucester coun-
~. was at the office Of the Auditor OF
Public Accounts yesterday Other visi-
tors at the Capitol were Sheriff /. 5.
Chawning, OF Lancaster. and Treasurer
j. w. Bronaugh. of Manchester.
About $50 o'clock yesterday morning an
alarm of fire was sounded from Station
IS. occasioned by small blaze In the
! brick tenement No. west Jackson street,
occupied by Della Scott. The fire origi-
mated from stove-pipe. The loss amount
| ed to about {25.
Rev. George Leonard CLANCY Will de-
| liver his well-known lecture on "Oliver
| Wendell Holmes" on next Tuesday at 8
u. NJ I'm Belvdere Hall The lecture Will
be held under the auspices of the Liberal
Church League, and no fee will be
charged for admission.
Mr.. w. L. Pitts, an agent OF the Inter
nal-Revenue Bureau. spent two days In
| Collector Ryans office this week. His
chief business was to look after the mat
| ter OF organization and make recommen-
dations to the department for increase or
| reduction Of force as the. case may be, for
the ensuing twelve months
Dr. Ralph Clements, while wheeling
down Main street yesterday morning was
run into by young man named Carter.
The front wheel of his machine was
| struck about the hub, and the light
wooden rim broken and the spokes bent.
| Dr. Clements was thrown, but not hurt,
while the other wheelman escaped with
out injury.