Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-01
usually good. and air very cool and re-
freshing


Miss Mary wittkamp. who has been
spending a vacation In northern cities,
returned home yesterday morning.
Miss George p. Hicks has returned
home after a two months visit to friends
in Washington and Fredericksburg.
Miss Mary r. Walsh. who has been very
sick for the last four weeks at the resi-
dence cf her brother. is conyalescins.
Mrs. Charles Drake and children. OF SOB
Spring street. have returned from visiting
friends and relatives OF Henrico county.
Mrs. Alma E. Dillon and little daughter,
Oracle, left Tuesday evening 10 spend sew
eral weeks with friends In Spotsylvania-
Miss Mary Harris. OF this city. has re-
turned home after three weeks pleasant
stay with friends in spotsylvania county.
Mrs. ]. w. Dixon and Miss Louise
Sneed. Of Nashville. Tenn, are now visit
ing Mrs. ]. Il. Vaughan, OF No. 7O3 west
Cary street.
Miss Matte Christian Pegram has re-
turned home after delightful visit to
Nottoway. Blackstone, Westboro'. and
Dlnwid1ie.
The vested choir at Monumental church.
which was discontinued during the month
OF August. will be resumed to-day at the
morning service.
Mr.. Robert Brown and son. Master
Leroy. have returned to their home, Pull
man. Ill. after pleasant visit 10 rela-
tives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Ruff have returned
from a four weeks pleasure trip 10 At
lantic city, Philadelphia, New York.
Poughkeepsie. and Albany.
Dr. Joseph A. White left Thursday night
for White Sulphur. He will attend the
annual meeting Of the State Medical So
ciety in Wytheville this week.
Mr.. Nick C. Redford has returned to the
city after pleasant soiourn of two weeks
in Nottoway county. He was accompanied
by Miss Mamie Dyson. of Nottoway.
Mrs. #. r. A. Burke and little son.
Thomas Henry. returned from Wood
stock. Md. yesterday. where they have
been spending the month OF August.
Mrs. s. F. Pegram and her son. Mr.. w.
Twynham Pegram. have returned to the
city after spending a delightful time with
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom West. OF Westboro'.
Va.
on Tuesday n number of the Catholic
schools wilt open. The new schedule or
studies viii be adopted. and the same
textbooks for all Catholic schools will
be used.
Mrs. w Zwanziger, OF the West End.
viii sail for Europe In n few days to
visit her friends She will carry her
youngest son, Louis. They will be away
about three months
The friends OF Mrs W. II. Cook, Of west
Clay street. Will be glad to know that she
has very much improved and left for Old
Point yesterday. accompanied by her
daushter-in-law. Mrs. J. IL. Cook, OF Bal
timore.
Mr.. Byron Goodwin. of Brooklyn, y.
Y. jolned his wife here Friday. who
preceded him on a visit to her mother.
Mrs. Allen. about six weeks ago They
will visit Gordonsville next week, from
whence they will return home.
The following suits were brought yes
terday in the Circuit Court: Pichmond
PERPETUAL Building ani Loan Association
W y. ]. Hancock. for ssoO; -. $. Me-
Carthy vs.. Anaerson Knox. 500; same w.
C.. ". Langhorne, $50; same VS.. l.. II.
Harris 500.
\ telegram received here yesterday
from Baltimore. announces the critical
Illness Of Mrs. Mary 5. Hurt. Mrs. Hurt
Is native OF Williamsburg. Va. and has
a number OF relatives and friends in
Richmond who Will learn OF her condition
with sorrow.
Captain Thomas II. Blake. of 81. Louis.
a former citizen Of Henrico county. IL
visiting Richmond after an absence of
sixteen years. He comes to visit his Sis
ter, Mrs. NJ. a. Burlington, No. IS Reser-
yoir street. and 10 enter his son. L. Bal
lard, at Pantops Academy.
Mr.. W. II. Cheatham. OF the Atlantic
Coast Line: Judge Clopton. J. W. Bro
nough. T.. w Weiscger John O'Brien. and
several others left yesterday BY the steam
cr for Virginia Beach, Old Point, Ocean
View, and Norfolk. 10 spend a week or
ten days fishing and hunting.
i. II. Peple, one Of the book-keepers at
the Citizens Bank, left for New York
yesterday afternoon with view Of locat-
ing there. In addition TO being 4 capable
accountant. Mr.. Peple IL one OF the most
gifted literary men in Richmond. His
many friends wish him well in his New
York field.
Mr.. Willie G,v,n, Of San Francisco,
Cal, en- route for the Virginia Military
Institute. is stopping with his uncle. Or.
". W Parker. Mr.. Givin is a grand
son Of United States Senator Glvin. and
Is only lG years old. but is nearly feet.
Ills grandfather by his mothers side is
Major George Maynard, deceased. Rich
monder.
During the storm on Friday afternoon
lightning struck the soldiers monument
IN Hollywood and knocked down between
40 and 200 pounds OF stone. Keeper w.
II. Simmons. OF the soldiers section, was
In the Toulouse at the time and felt
the shocl. and saw the fash. The top Of
the large water tank ut the Soldiers
Home was also blown off. II fell on top
of the mess-hall. ard broke two large
holes In the roof. No one was hurt.