Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-24
Personals md Brief~

Colonel and Mrs. Fred. peasants leit
yesterday for a visit to Amherst and Roa-
noke.
Mrs. f. q. Isaacs has moved from No.
sos IL Grace street, west, 10 No. llls
Park avenue.
Mrs. Richardson. vce-regent for Louis
lana in the Mount Vernon Ladies' Asso-
citation, Is at the Jefferson.
Judge Wexford has gone to Lexington.
Va, on a brief visit. He will probably
return about Wednesday next.
Miss Stella Blaney. of Cincinnati o..
is visiting her brother. Mr.. George 5.
Blaney. No. 500 south Pine street.
Mrs. ]. G. Leland and sister. Miss Susie
A. Fowes. are visiting relatives and
friends in Fredericksburg and vicinity.
Miss Hunter Ferguson and Miss Jessie
Bailey are visiting Mrs. William G.
Owens, at 1.-The Cedars." In Chester
field county.
street, who has been spending several
weeks with friends in Petersburg, re-
turned home yesterday.
Masters Percy and Harry Finney. OF
Washington, ID. c., are in the city, spend
ing a few days before going to Amelia
county for the summer.
One of Mr.. Walter f. Brauers work.
men yesterday caught disabled Antwerp
pigeon, under the wing Of which was
painted in blue, mo. 1. ID. c.. go"
Miss Lutte McGehee, OF Highland Park
having completed her course at the en-
clnnati Conservatory of Music, is spend
ing the month OF May in the Blue Grass
region of Kentucky.
There will be special Whitsuntide ser
vices at the First English Evangelical
Lutheran church to-day at IL A. NJ. The
sacrament of the Lords Supper will be
administered and members received.
Miss Julia r. Hennlng has added two
more attractive compositions TO her list OF
popular songs. One of them Is a Cuban
song with strong, pathetic sentiment
and the other is bright comic song.
DR.. r. d. Garcin denies that lie is a
candidate for the position OF President OF
the Board OF Health. He Is, however. a
candidate for reelection as member or
the Board Of Health from his district.
Mr. w. w. Gosden. OF the Planters Ma
tional Bank. who has been quite Ill for
the past two weeks is somewhat better,
and will leave tomorrow for Old Point,
accompanied by his son. Walter w, Jr.
The ladies OF Lee Camp Auxiliary and
| those of the Pickett Camp Auxiliary have
received an invitation from the Sons OF
| Confederate Veterans to attend their an
| niversary exercises on Monday night at
Lee Camp Hall.
The earnings Of the Richmond and Pc
tersburg railroad for the month of April,
| 1896. were 81. 2653l: expenses, s2},il4SO.
| The earnings Of the Petersburg railroad
| for the same month were S53,373.0l; eX-
| penses, $2S759.12.
| The Executive Committee OF the Lake
| side Wheel Club will meet tomorrow
| night and will announce through Tues
| days papers when the lawn party, which
| had to be postponed from last night on
| account of the weather. will be given.
| Ex-Governor r. f. Jackson. of Mary
| land who reached Richmond Friday eve
| ming, expecting TO be the guest OF Rev.
l Thomas N. Potts of 1901 west Main
| street, for few days, was Immediately
| summoned 10 Baltimore by a telegram
and left yesterday.
| The Rev. Mr.. Morris. missionary IT
| Brazil will be at Grace church, corner
| Foushee and Main streets, to-day, boti
| at the morning and night services, and will
| speak especially OF the work there at th'
| night service. The offering at the nigh
service will be for that work.
| Just after the apparatus of the Fire De
/ partment returned from the fire at ST
| Lukes Home yesterday morning a gen.
| tlenan who was passing Tobacco alley
| which leads TO Fourteenth street, discov-
| cred smoke issuing from the factory oil
| the Virginia Pharmical Company. lie
| called an officer and both entered the
| building and found a box on fire. They
promptly put out the blaze and removed
the box from the building.