Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-12
A STANTON GERMAN.
A brilliant Gathering-Somc OF
Those Present.

One Of the prettlest germans OF the sea-
son was given during the week at Cro"ie :
Hall. and despite the smallpox In
the city there was a fine attendance. Mr..
James II. Woodward was the leader. ana
piloted the merry dancers through a
maze OF Terpsichorean manoeuvre. Some
of those present were Miss Annie Mur-
reIl. OF Richmond; Miss Susie h. Eichel-
berger. OF Urbana, o.: Miss Eva HoEe, OF
Frankfort. KY: Miss Lucille Wagner, OF
Charleston. s. c.: Miss Kate Eichel-
berger. Miss Janet Summerson. Mss
Clemence Cooke, Miss Kate Mcclure
Miss Gertrude Abby. Miss Carrie Crowie'
Miss Emma Hoge. and Miss SielIa
Wright. The gentlemen were MT. T. ~
Boggs. OF I.ynchburg; Mr. Briscoe b.
Ransom. Mr.. William q. kable. Mr.. Jor-
dan Roge, Mr. Walker McChesncy, MT
Harry Worihington. Mr.. Harry l..
Eichelberger. Mr. Thomas Hogshead. Mir.
Clarke Worihington. Mr.. W. {. Trout
Mr. John II. Crcwle. Jr. Mr.. benjamin
O. Blackford. Mr.. Benjamin IA. May, MT
Dudoipn Bumgardner. Mr.. J. Wilson spit
Ter, Mir. Frank ". Bell. Mr.. }. FRANK
Tannehill. Jr. Mr.. Harry ~ cootes.
Mr. W. g. Walker, and Mr.. John Manly
Hoge.
the chaporones were Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth Mccoy and Mr.. and Mrs. r. tucson
Cushing.
WAYN EsEORO' WATER-WoRKs.
Clty-Engiuecr Carter Harrison was IN
WayncsborO' this week. making measure
menis for the proposed new system OF
wateI-wOrks for that town.
Sireet-ca. communication between Basic
CITY and ,rayne.Doro' has been about
completed.
The Rev. Robert c. Jet and wife are
in Piedmont. Va. tneir old home, visiting
friends.
Miss Eliza Hrsxton left Wednesday TO
visi; Mss Iora Wight, at Brooklyn. \.
Y.
Miss Eva Hoge. Of Frankfort, Ky, and
Miss Merren. Of Richmond, are in the
city this week, the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Hogo.
Miss Flora Barth sailed Tuesday from
New York for Europe.
Mr Ashby Woodward and his bride ar
rived home early in the week from quite
an extended tour of the northern cities
Mr. ard Mis-. Woodward are at home
al tie Virginia jotel.
Miss Beulah Newman. of Mt. jackson,
Is the guest Ct the Rev. ana Mrs. James
willis az he stadnton Female Seminary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. il. Apperson and family
ner home. Little Rock Ark
PROTRACTED MEETING.
The Rev. j. II. Boyd. ID. D.. OF the
stanton Methodist church. is holding Il
)rotracted meeting at the East-End
'hapel. 1t is understood that the Metho-
lis contemplate the erection OF a chapel
It Plunkettsville, in the west suburbs OF
his city.
Mr. Ernest NJ. Hartmann and Mr. Il. Il. X.
Nelson have been appointed constables
# election for the First and Second
wards. respectively. vice Mr.. J. Frank
Vest and Mr.. Il. +. Hughes, resigned.
Mr.. Edmond Byers returned this week
'fter spending several months in Cali
ornia and the far West.
The Board OF Directors of Thornrose
at its last meeting elected Ma
or Jed. Hotchkiss. president to supply
he vacancy caused BY the death OF Major
Benjamin T. Bagby. Messrs. j. A. Tau
yer and Henry r.. Summerson were made
OF the board and the positions
II superintendent and sexton. up to this
line combined office. were separated,
Mr.. Kent H. Doom being made sexton
and Mr.. T. ]. Collins. superintendent.
At the City Council meeting this week
Messrs. Otey Goode and Daniel Grim
mons. OF the Retrenchment Committee
made an important report. recommending
A general reduction in the salaries in
all the city departments.
The sentiment OF the city Is consid-
eraby divided over the report. and of
course reductions in salaries are not popu-
lar with the city's employees. The re-
trenchment report was laid on the table
for future consideration.
The city Council has just authorized
the Finance Committee to issue 5000 CT
5 per cent ten-thlrty bonds running
from May l. 1895 Councilman II. Il.
was the only vote In the mega
tive.
Mr.. Henry Wiz was In the city this
week. coming from Baltimore TO visit
his father. Mr.. Isaac Wiz. who has been
quite sick for ten days past. The patient
Is regarded as improved.
Ex-United States District-Attorney VIII
liam T.. Craig has returned from visit
to Chicago and Cincinnati.
Bishop Van de Vyver will be here Sun
day TO confirm class at ST. Francis
Catholic church
Commonwealth Attorney J. Lewis
is In Philadelphia on pro-
fessional business.
Superintendent BENJAMIN Blackford. NJ.
d., of the Western State Hospital, ac-
by his son. Mr.. Robert n.
Hackford, is In Baltimore, attending the
annual Convention of Superntendents of
Insane Hospitals.
Judge Chalkley has been invited TO be
Dne OF the judges N the southern inter-
collegiate oratorical contest 10 be de-
cided I'm Lexington on the 18th instant.
He declines on account OF the uncertainty
)f his ability 10 be present at that date. |