Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-20
Personals and Briefs.


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Personals and Briefs.
Father Ahern has been quite I'll, but
is now convalescent.
Mrs. sallie e. Coates is sick at her
home. on north Tenth street.
Miss Lora Chaplin. who has been sick
for several weeks, is much better.
Mr. 7 Thomas. of New York. is in
Richmond. TO remain until after the
holidays.
Colonel Fred Peasants and wife left
Yesterday for Halifax county TO spend the
holidays.
Major strachan Norment. distinguish
Cd LAWYER OF the Eastern Shore. Is IN
Richmond
The little boy Of Mr.. Samuel Crane,
who was so badly burned last week, Is
greatly improved.
Colonel william f. Peters, professor
Of the University Of Virginia. is stopping
at Murphy's Hotel.
Treasurer Jesse S. Jones. Of Elizabeth
CITY county, called at the First Au-
ditor's Office yesterday
Miss Florence Bloomberg will spend
her Christmas vacation with relatives IN
Philadelphia, her birthplace.
Cadet NJ. L. Bloomberg. of Blacksburg.
will spend the Christmas holidays with
his mother. No GIG north Fifth street.
DR. Robert NJ. O'Ferrall. who died in
LAFAYETTE. Ind. several days ago was
cousin OF Governor Charles T. OFerrall
Bishop Van de Vyver has returned
home from Lynchburg. where he has
been attending to some business mat
tiers.
Miss Mamie Brown. OF Baltimore. Nd,
will spend the holidays with her friend
Miss Bella Walden, Of No. 65 north Fifth
street.
Mrs. Susan A. Conklin Of Brooklyn. n.
Y, is spending the winter with Mrs. II.
L. Pelouse, of No. 40 east Marshall
street.
Mr.. Wythe d. Anderson still remains
very sick at his home. No. 70 north
Twenty-seventh street, with a return OF
malarial-fever.
Mrs. Maggie J. Young. Of No. 2sls east
Clay street. has left 10 spend the holt
DAYS with her brother. Walter s. Bigger,
Of Cumberland county.
Mr.. J. T. Terrell and wife will cele-
brate their silver wedding on Wednes-
day night, December sd, at their resi-
dence, No. 1iZ7 Floyd avenue.
Thursday next the vigil Of Christmas
will be fast-day of obligation. Although
Christmas will be on Friday, 1t will
not be even an abstnence-day.
The negro woman. Mary AIeekin. who
was shot by Tom Smith a few nights
since. was dong very we'll at the aims
house last night. She will recover.
Citv-sergeant Epps. superintendent @.
y. Davis. Of the Almshouse. and Gas
Inspector J. NJ Shelton. the sick city
officials are reported TO be much better.
Cards are out FOR the marriage OF Mr..
Kemper Coleman and Miss Maud Jack
son, on Wednesday. December sd. at $50
p. NJ. at the brides residence, No. 800
Reservoir street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Epes. parents
Of Congressman-elect Sidney p. Epes. of
the Fourth District. celebrated the
hftieth anniversary OF their wedding Oh
Wednesday evening.
An error in the letter OF Dr. Parker.
published In yesterdays Dispatch, made
one sentence convey the wrong idea.
What he wrote was that poverty is bet
The marriage OF Mr.. Douglas Sharp TO
Miss Susie Browder has been announced.
10 take place on Tuesday. December 18th.
at the residence OF the brides father, on
Everett street, between Twentieth and
Twenty-irst
Miss Edith Dade daughter Of Chief
Engineer Francis G. Dade Omitted States
navy. of Philadelphia. who has been
visiting her cousin. Mrs. V. NJ Roddy
IL now with her relative. Mrs. Ftzhugh
Mayo, No. IS Foushee street.
A live-pigeon-s VIII take place ut
Blandon Park on the I'D instant when
Mr. 'TelI" Mitchell and two local sports
men will shoot a match OF 100 p geons
for the gate receipts. Several other
matches are being arranged to take place
this season.
The Richmond Club. of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. arrived I'm this
city yesterday The boys are home now
TO spend their well-earned Christmas
holidays. In tho party were; Captain
and Adiutant Charles Priddy. Sergeant
II. b. Warren. Cadet f. l.. Palmer. Ca
Diet T.. A. Separk. and Cadet q. +. De-
larue.
A very pretty home wedding took place
at No 919 east Marshall street wednes-
day afternoon at $50 O'clock, when Miss
Mary S. Branton became the bride or
| Mr.. w. r. Richardson. The bride.
| charming blonde was tastefully attired
in a travelling dress Of brown and tan
| She Is very popular among a large circle
| OF acqualntances. The groom Is n rising
| young businessman OF Norfolk Mr.. and
| Mrs. Richardson went TO Norfolk, their
| future home.