Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-09
THE C0CKADE CITY.
rar PROGRAMME ron coNrEDE-
RATE MEMoRIaL-DAY.
methodist Female Orphan Asy-
,um-, Ducl with Natures "cn-
orc of thc Principals Badly
.,.,rcd-Long Bicycle Tour.

..r-pegrRG. VA. June S.-(Spccial)
..t "a memorable day in the annals
..,.isrr. will. as usual. be observed
..,fcIerate Memoriai-Day. with the
.o ~ wears there IS no lack Of interest
,.s.cl I'm the observance OF this day.
,.....ss viii be generally closed in the
.. t..morrow In honor " the day, and
..- that all who may so desire may
.,,te I'm the exercises There are
twelve thousand or more graves
..rfoicrate soldiers in beautiful old
cord Cemetery. and a superb monu-
., 90 their memory stands upon an
.,..l.n which commands view OF the
..-. soldiers sections. Since last me
.r..av the remains OF General VIII
. Malone have been placed in the
.r. and will receive a6ectionate
....ron. Many thousands Of our people,
...t.rre the ladies'. Of course, Will par
.. ln the exercises I'm Blandford
-...ry. AN bearing flowers and ever
Exams f, Doe rcVercntly placed upon the
... VI the gallant dead. A lire OF
. headed Boy the Petersburg Grays,
- contrasting The veterans Of a. T.. Hill
.-r he Sons OF Veterans. the Ladies'
,t....r..I Association. and civic societies,
. start from B0lunghr0ok street. pro-
. LID sycamore 10 Wythe street. and
..... I'D The cemetery. Colonel T.. NJ.
tNe gallant commander of the old
-..t-h Virginia Regiment viii act as
...f marshal with Captain John X. Pat
,-.r. General Stth Boiling. and Dir.
.r.. $751; Claiborne w. NJ. Jones, r. W.
COLLIER. Pascal Davie. Bernard Mann.
O.
l..h D. Percvan as aides.
DEpHANS'-DAY SERVICES.
~.. orphans cared for al the Methodist
r.. Asylum in this city. under the
l.r.e of the matrOn, and accompanied
D.. ON. members OF the Board of Mama
er. the institution. attended worship
.t Wesley church yesterday where IN
t.r..tus special services were held.
.r. This asylum is practically under
Methodist control, it's usefulness is not
.....eI 90 that denomination, but all
,.... orphans are received and carefully
,.H..tel and trained.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Austin Hamilton. the 5-year-old son Of
.- Alex Hamilton. q lovely and most
promising child died Sunday afternoon,
...- an illness Of some days.
.a1 0f our weil-known young men. in
Or..r t0 settle "A personal difficulty, went
n'l the country to-day In company with
Mutual friends. IL IS said that the fight
r.- altogether with natures weapons,
minutes. Both Of the gentlemen are re-
ported 90 have been more or less in
..r.l-oue Of them quite badly.
Rev. John kldOut. rector OF Grace
church, left to-day for Wythcvine 10 at
tend the council Of the Diocese of South
,-r Virginia. which meets on Wednesday.
%. carries with him very gratifying re-
.r. ~ the church OF which he Is rector
It Us understood that Umpire Belts. Of
H. Virginia League, has forwarded his
tive resignation OF that position. Mr..
rs- umpirinE was not satisfactory to
other of the clubs who played here last
week.
Nr and Mrs. W. y. c. Clark, Of Mount
Vernon, y. T.. arrived here on Saturday.
having ridden all the way from New
Y.ra on their bicyclos-visiting the VAL
.r VI Virginia and inspecting many bat
.-teis on their route. They took the
uam for Norfolk this morning. whence
rr win return home by steamer
la Petcrsb burg management Is stin
.ang out for good players. In case
HT should De- needed for the second
if ~ the series
Tl. players on the Petersburg team are
g. .lye new uniforms
Nr William Turpie and wife, Of Indi-
all are in the city. with the view OF
buying property and settling I'm this
vicinity.
From friends of Mr.. Thorp. it IS learned
'af le IS opposed 90 any new conventiD
'o tile the question of the nomination
tr congress as between himself and Mr.
Charlie. Gee and that he proposes 20 stay
H fe race as the rcgularly-nominated
candidate until election day.