Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-25
Personals and Briefs.

Senator Thomas s. Martin was in the
city yesterday.
Miss Loula Davis is visiting relatives
and friends in FarmYille.
DR.. w. V. Croxton, of King William,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles IL Mason left
Sunday for Wrightsville, y. c.
Mr.. John Risner, Of Henrico. left last
week on a business trip North.
Ex-senator Walter A. Watson. Of Motto
way, is in Richmond for a few days.
Mr.. John NJ. Taylor ia home from the
White Sulphur Springs, improved in
! health.
Mr.. L. II. Kemp. Commissioner Of Reye-
nue. of Henrico county, was in the city
yesterday.
Judge Il. c. Minor left yesterday morn
ing for Norris Conn.,, 10 spend ten days
with his family.
Mr.. l.. Register. Clerk Of Corporation
Court OF Norfolk, was in the city yester-
day on business.
Rev. John w. Daugherty, Of the Apos-
tolic church. preached last night at the
Mayo-Street Mission.
Miss Florence Peple. of south Third
street, is the guest Of Mrs. Robert 7.
Meade. of Petersburg.
DR.. r. II. Pitt will be absent from the
city this week attending the Shenandoah
Association, at Berryville.
Mrs. w. i. Finegan and Miss Leila Piz-
zini are visiting Norfolk, Virginia Beach,
Ocean View, and Old Point.
Mr.. Fred. Lefew, who has been visiting
friends I'm Powhatan county. killed deer
last Friday that weighed 40 pounds.
The Bricklayers' Union at a meeting
on Saturday night endorsed the early
closing movement OF the Retail Clerks
Association.
Intelligence is received here that Mrs.
DR.. William IL. Hening, OF Powhatan
county. who has been quite H. is now
! able TO sit up.
Rev. Sparks w. Melton closes his term
as supply for the Second Baptist church
next Sunday. He VIII preach on 1.-The
! Code Oh Christian Ethics
Mr.. Frank J. Taurer and Miss Cornelia
Vandervleet were married on yesterday
al noon by Rev. r. II. Pitt, ID. D., at his
residence on Barton Heights.
The funeral Of Elizabeth. the infant
daughter OF Mr.. William r. Miller. took
place Sunday afternoon from her parents
residence on Barton Heights.
A large number OF Good Templars will
go from Richmond to attend the session
of District Lodge, No. l, which convenes
| In Williamsburg this morning.
There were % deaths last week, II being
white and % colored. For the CORES
ponding week OF last year there were
ID white and IA COlOr6Q deaths.
Misses Maud and Alice O'Dell. OF 100
west Clay street, have gone TO Baltimore
and Philadelphia to visit relatives. They
will be gone about two or three weeks.
Hon. Merritt T. Cooke, of Norfolk and
Hon. j. c. Parker, OF Southampton
county. were in the city yesterday and
called on Secretary-of-the- commonwealth
Lawless.
Mr. w. II. Sadler. OF the Religious
Herald. spent last week In Fluvanna, at
tending, during a part Of that time, the
sessions OF the Albemarle Association al
| Fork Union.
Mr.. j. J. Silvey, formerly Of this city,
who was called TO Rappahannock on
account OF his fathers death TO take
charge of his business, is stopping at
| Ford's Hotel.
The usual Sunday afternoon services at
the Young Mems Christian Association
were fairly well attended. Rev. Mr.
Chumbley made a very interesting adj
dress 10 young men.
City Clerk Ben. T. August went to Hot
! Springs on Saturday to get necessary
signatures from President Caskie, OF the
! City Council. TO documents. Mr.. August
was expected back last night.
william Gardner, who, as told in sun
! days Dispatch had his arm broken Sat
urday afternoon while playing baseball
| is getting along well. Gardner was IN
| the act OF delivering the ball when the
! bone In his arm snapped.
The time for the exciting part OF the
membership contest at the Young Mems
| Christian Association is approaching, but
neither team has as yet given evidence OF
the final squirt. The score is 81 to 81 In
favor OF the Reds.
Mr.. John c. CRANBERRY, Jr., son Of
Bishop CRANBERRY, preached missionary
sermon at Union-Staiion church Sunday
morning and Presiding Elder Brown
preached at the evening service. Dr
Vanderslice. the pastor. is taking his va
cation.
A middle aged lady while crossing
Seventeenth and Cary streets yesterda,
morning was knocked down and badly
bruised by a young man or bicycle
The youngster did not stop to see IL th'
lady was seriously injured. but rode hur
riedly away.
MIR. s. 5. r. Patteson. who ATTENDED
the meeting of the American Bar Asso
citation, at Saratoga, has returned home
| He says IL was one Of the most de
lightful gatherings he ever attended. III
was greatly pleased with both Lord Rus
sell and Sir Francis Lockwood.
The tobacco workers OF Richmond have
| at the request Of the Clerks Protective
Association. adopted resolutions request
| ing the merchants 10 close at Il. NJ
| throughout the year, and asking the wage
| earners, their families. and friends L
withhold their patronagaAfrom those mer
! chants who will not acquiesce In The
movement.
The Central Woman's Christian TEN
perance Union and the Richmond Youn.
| Woman's Christian Temperance Unior
will give a garden party Thursday .anC
| Friday OF this week on the corner o.
Main and Adams streets. Good nhnsi'
ana very pleasant time Is promised e
all who will come and help the ladies L
carry on their good work.