Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09
NEWPORT NEWS.
Election of Omcers--Shipping Notes.
Social ard Personal.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, February o.
(Speclal)-At the annual meeting OF the
Newport News Cemetery Company inc
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: w. J. Nelms. PRESIDENT
George T. Emnons. Of Washington. VICE
president; G.. u. Nelms. secretary; W. D.
Livezay treasurer: w. j. Nelms. John q.
Livezay. W. u. IAvezsy. George Il. west
Irving G.. Harvey. c. NJ. Braxton' =. D.
Nclms, j. L. Marye. Jr., and George L.
Emmons. directors.
The Home Building and Investment
Company has elected the Following ON
GERS: A. c. Garnet. president. w. -
Ilvezay. vice-presidert; Colonel III. Dc b.
Cay. secretary and treasurer, and Messrs.
Segar & Braxton, counsel.
AT a special session Of the Police Court
yesterday evening, George Clark the
young white man, charged with attempteu
criminal assault on Lauretta Wellington.
was hailed in the sum of $50 for his
appearance on Monday morning before
Judge Barham, in the Corporation Court
Sam. Wright. the colored boy. Who was
arrested In Hampton yesterday afternoon,
charged with having stolen 500 in gold
from Mr. Edward Brophy. will not appear
for a hearing before Justice Brown until
the officers in Hampton have searched
Wrights haunts for sOrne clue to the
missing money. Brophy keeps a boarding
house in the northern section Of this city.
and, according TO the statement given
your correspondent by Wright. engaged
the latter about two weeks ago to wait
on his table and do odd jobs about the
house. The accused denies all knowledge
of the money. and said that he was on
a visit to friends when arrested by
Sheriff r. X. Curtiss.
Newport News Lodge, No. 90, l. 0. o.
f.. initiated eight candidates last night.
This lodge has more than doubled In
membership since laat August.
The English steamship Blsnheim ar
rived at this port yesterday from New
Orleans, and cleared in the evening for
Queenstown, with 125.cC0 bushels of corn
and 5000 sacks of grain. The Alnwick
also entered from Norfolk. bound for
Newcastle, with 600 bushels OF corn
on board.
The Senior Whist Club, which is COM
posed Of number Of leading society
people of the city. held a meeting last
night at the residence Of Mrs. II. 10.
Parker.
Superintendent c. Il. Doyle. General
Manager c. w. Stevens, and Superin-
tendent-of- Motive-Power w. II. Morriss,
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, left
this morning for Richmond.
Hon. G. NJ. Keeling, Judge of the
Princess Anne County Court. has re-
turned to his home. at the Courthouse,
after a pleasant visit to the family OF
Mr. ]. H. Caffee.
Miss Maggie Edwards, who has been
visiting friends I'm Petersburg and Prince
George county, has returned to her home.
In this city.
Colonel II. De y. Clay has as his guest
his sister, Mrs. S. +. Brown. Of Fortress
Monroe
Mrs. J. 4. Moywr has returned to her
home from visit TO friends in Phila-
delphia.
Miss yara Robinson. who has been
visiting friends In Norfolk, has returned
to this city.
Messrs. f. 7. Glasgow. Jr.. and Edward
f. Smith. Of Richmond, arrived In the
city last evening, and are stopping at
Hotel Warwick.
Messrs. +. T. Clark and James V. AL
friend, Of Norfolk are in the city
The English steamship Plympton, from
Galveston, and bound for Bremen, ar
rived at this port this morning, and
cleared in the afternoon with 1854 bales
of cotton, valued at s32l,Sl6. and e,912
sacks of meal, valued at $500. on board
in addition TO a large miscellaneous cargo.
The English steamship Knutsford. also
from Galveston, and bound for Frede-
rickshaven,' Denmark. arrived this morn
ing, and cleared this evening. with 10000
bushels OF corn on board. valued at $500
The steamships Restormel from Shields,
Eng, and Phoebe. from ST. Vincents.
arrived at this port this afternoon.
The steamship Mabel cleared this after
noon for Cadz. Spain. with 2SG,593 pieces
Of staving on board, valued at s13.AS.
Extensive arrangements are being made
by the younger society element for
leap-year party TO be given in the latter
part OF next week at the hall OF the
Young Mems Democratic Club. under the
auspices of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, and under the patronage
of Mesdame5 j. S. Wright, L. W. Fowler
j. G.. Livezey, and a. II. Phillips. Tho
committee Of young ladies having the
arrangements In charge includes Misses
Laura Davis, Fanny Smith. Cora Via.
Sue Fentrisa. Lula Rittick, and Ida
Grossly. Invitations will be issued to 100
couples, and from the present outlook
the affair will be one Of the leading social
events OF the season.