Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-07

was visitor at the Library building yes
terday.
Mrs. Charles z. Wortham's condition is
slightly improved over what it was a
few days ago.
Senator William /. Jordan. OF Halifax,
and ". G. d. Letcher, OF Lexington, were
in the city yesterday.
DR.. Cooper Curtice. Of Washington.
United States Quarantine Inspector, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. j. J. Miller will leave for New
York and Brooklyn in a few days on a
ten days business trip.
Mr.. Henry Abram, who recently went
10 the country for the benefit of his
health, is greatly improved.
Mr.. B. A. owen. formerly OF this city,
now OF Newport News. is on a visit to
his friends and home here.
The Democratic League for Good Gov
eminent will hold an important meeting
tonight at the old Lee Camp Hall.
Mrs. w. T. Hanes and her daughter,
Miss Jennie. OF Cumberland county. are
visiting friends at CT north Eighth
street.
Mr. Eugene Hanes. Of buckingham
county. who has been visiting relatives
here and In Norfolk, left for home yester-
day morning.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Archie Schultz and
their little son. Murkland, left last night
for Charleston. W. Va, where they
will in future reside
There will be a meeting of the City
Democratic Committee at the POwhatan
Club tonight 20 arrange for the election
of delegates to the State convention.
Mr. 5. Johnson Morrow is expected in
the city Saturday from Hot Springs, Ark.
where he has been spending some months.
en- route 10 ocean View, his summer
home.
Mrs Ora Langhorne. who has been in
the city for several weeks, the guest of
Mrs Spotswood No. as east Frank
lin street, has returned to her home in
Culpeper.
The funeral services over the remains
Of Mrs. Carrie " Kirk, wife of Rev. J.
O. Kirk. will occur at the Towards s.
Grove Baptist church at 4 o'clock this
afternoon.
In consequence Of unforeseen obstacles,
the ladies Of st. James Methodist church
have cancelled the arrangements for a
contemplated excursion TO Old Point on
the 18th Of June.
No attempt has yet been made to re-
move the Masonic cornerstone, deposited
In the northwest corner OF the old Mar
shall Theatre. whose successor has been
demolished 10 make room for a 55-foot
business house.
Mr. Jake Blumelinck, late of Hotel
Clifford, and his assistant. II. J. Schafer.
will leave the city Friday for the old
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, where
they will be in charge Of the wine-room,
as in past days.
The ladies of the Church Of the Cove
nant have secured the services Of Rev.
Edward l.. Pell to deliver his lecture,
From Bethlehem TO Calvary" at the
Young Mems Christian Association Hall
Friday. May 22d.
Drs. Ernest NJ. Hardy and Claude r.
Sherwood. OF the University College Of
Medicine OF this city. have successfully
passed examinations by the State Board
Of West Virginia, and Will practice at
Bluefield during the summer.
The meeting OF the Needlework Guild
to have been held at the Young Men S
Christian Association has been post
poned. owing TO the sickness OF Mrs.
George W. Bagby. The time OF the
meeting will be announced IN the Sun
day papers.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
OF the Richmond and West Point Land.
Navigation. and Improvement Company,
which was to have been held in the office
OF the secretary. Mr. George j. Rogers,
yesterday at noon. was postponed, as
there was not quorum.
Mr.. Roger +. Stone left last night over
the Southern railway for visit 10 Knox
VILE and Chattanooga, Tenn. On re-
turning Mr.. Stone will be accompanied
by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth +. Stone,
who has been absent from the city for
the past two months. visiting her son, In
Knoxville.
The alarm Of fire at $3.50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon was caused by the dis
covery OF a blaze in some trash on the
roof Of the two-story brick house. No
south Twelfth street. occupied by Mr..
william Ellis Jones as printing estab-
llshment. The flames were extinguished
before any damage was done.
Jackson. the S-year-old son Of Rev.
Thomas y. Potts, pastor Of Park-Place
MethOulsl chuftn' nieu at VIC it'i1cii~e
Of his parents. In this city. Tuesday eve
ming The child was very bright, and
was the Idol OF his father and mother.
Tho funeral will take place from Park
Place church at II O'Clock this morning.
The Athletic Association OF Richmond
College has Teorganized Tor the coming
year by the election Of the following Of
hcers: President, Ben. W. Montgomery
Vice-President. J. II. Binford; Treasurer,
H. NJ. Fugate: Secretary, NJ. l. Rea
Manager Football Team. j. II. Binford
d. T. Wells has been chosen captain OF
the football team.