Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-19
RICHMOND IN BRIEF.
INTERESTING LOCAL HAPPENINGS
REPORTED IN CONDENSED FORM
Where Our People Are Spending
Their summer vacatfons-Peop1e
who Are Our Guests-Current Com
ment. I.,fl


There Is decided improvement in the
condition OF Mr. ]. NJ. Lewis.
Mr.. Thomas Mclaughlin and family, Of
! Libby Hill. have moved to Bon Air for
the summer.
| Mr.. w. w. Jones, Treasurer Of New
Kent county, was In the city yesterday
| on business.
Mr.. Berthold Vance Goodman has left
for Philadelphia and Atlantic City on a
| pleasure trip.
Mrs. William II. Parker will spend the
Sweet Springs.
Mr.. T. J. stratton. Department of Agri-
| culture. is quite sick at his residence. 3l9
east Canal street.
Miss Annie Melvin, Of north First street,
Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Melvin,
OF East Radford
Mrs. w. w. Gosden and daughter, Miss
Minnie, are in Boston, visiting her sister,
Mrs. w. F. Fisher.
Senator Martin was In the city yester-
day to attend the funeral Of his uncle,
Mr.. w. T. Staples.
Mr.. Claude Dean, who has been spend
ing several weeks at Virginia Beach, has
returned to the city.
Mr. A. ]. Vaughan, Jr., Is taking a
course in law at the University OF Vir-
| glna Summer School.
Mr.. Everett Cousins, who has been
visiting his mother, on Laurel street, left
for New York last week.
Rev. DR.. ]. r. Hawthorne has invited
Pew. Or. Landrum to spend the month
OF August with him, at Afton.
Miss Mary F. Wilson, who has been
absent from the city for the past tsree
months, returned yesterday.
The Misses Kari OF Washington, d. c.,
| are visiting Mrs. John A. Kratz, at
"Broad-Rock" farm, in Chesterfield.
Miss Nellie Robinson. who has been
visiting Miss Anne c. Wilson, returned
to her home, in Newport News, yesterday.
The Renders defeated the Gimplecutes
| I'm a game OF ball played at Clarks Spring
yesterday afternoon by the score Of TO 2
Miss Maude Schultz left last week for
an extensive soJourn among relatives and
| friends on the waters of Eastern Vir-
| ginia-
The condition Of both General Raleigh
| Colston and Mr.. James Z. Goode was
considered somewhat moro favorable yes
terday.
Mrs. T. f. Waldrop and Miss Bessie and
| Master Vaughan Waldrop left yesterday
to spend a month at Columbia, fIuvanna
| county.
Rev. DR.. j. s. Dill will preach at Ven
able-Street Baptist church this morning
on How to Behave While the Pastor
IS Away
Miss Marion Brashear, who has been
with her sick father. on Church Hill, for
some weeks, has left for her home, in
! Baltimore.
Rev. Pike Powers, Of St. Andrews
church, will offlciate at Ascension Mis-
sion. Highland Park. this afternoon at
| $50 o'clock
Mrs. Joseph Melvin and children, Of
East Radford, after a delightful visit TO
friends and relatives of this city, have re-
! turned home :.
i Mrs. V. e. Walton and Miss Annie and
Masters Hugh and Ashby Walton left last
evening to spend a month at Columbia,
Fluyanna county.
Miss Helen +. Twiford. who has been
visiting her friend, Miss Lizzie Bates. or
Church Hill, has returned to her home,
near Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. w. A. Klevesahl and son left by
the Chesapeake and Ohio train Friday
morning for two-months' sojourn in the
mountains Of Virginia.
Rev. l.. d. Craddock, having acceptsS
| call to the pastorate of the Baptist
church at Cape Charles, Va. left for
that point Friday afternoon.
Misses Madge Corrigan. Alice Casey,
! Rose Casey. and Anna Broyles, OF Lynch
burg, are visiting relatives In Richmond,
but will return home tomorrow.
Rabbi E. N. Caisch and family are at
Ocean View for the rest Of July. During
his absence Mr.. E. Botugheimer Is read
ing the. service at the Synagogue.
Rev. j. w. Daugherty. of the Apostolic
church. Fulton, will preach at Union
Gospel Mission. corner Eighth and Main,
| streets, this afternoon at O'clock.
CAPTAIN G. p. Shackelford. Messrs. II.
| r Weisiger. II. Il. Green, c. 5. Livesay.
and Guy Cherry leave this morning for
| Ocean View to be absent for about ten
days.
An excursion Will be given to Providence
Forge on Wednesday next under the au-
| spices Of st. Patrick's church. The train
| leaves the Chesapeake and Ohio depot at
8 A. NJ.
| Mrs. Albion c. Stage and children,
| Grace. Edna, and Wray Powers, are
! spending the summer with their friend.
| Mrs. w. j. Palmore. at Trenholm. Powha-
| tan county.
| Mrs. Moss and daughter, Theresa,
OF 2sl2 east Marshall street, left yester-
| day afternoon for a few days visit 10
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ayers. OF the Terminal
Hotel, West Point.
Mrs. Il. C. Wherry. Miss Emmie
Wherry, and Master Robert Wherry left
| the city last evening on the Chesapeake
and Ohio train to spend part OF the
summer in Orange county. ~
Mr.. r. II. Plnckney, OF Charleston, s.
| c., is in the city for the purpose OF re-
| organizing and reviving interest In the
! order known as the Woodmen OF the
| World.
The service at the Masonic Homo this
afternoon, which is announced for 4lo
I O'Clock, will be held at 3:i5. as DIR. Cooper.
who is to preach, has to attend funeral
| at the former hour.
Miss Lucie Lee Beach. after q short
visit TO Norfolk and Old Point, left the
latter mace on Thursday last for New
York, where she will spend the remainder
Of the summer with relatives In that city.
Mrs. II. ". Sisson, daughter Bessie.
| and Mrs. A. b. Butin. OF Church Hill, left
Friday afternoon via the Chesapeake and
| Ohio railway TO visit relatives and friends
| In Ohio and Indiana. They will be abb
| cent about one month.
| The IAttle Flock will hold their first
meeting at Central Hall, north Fifth
street, this evening at o'clock. Elder
Staples will undertake to show that the
strength of sin is the law" and that
baptism for remission Of sins is fallacy.
IL Is believed here that Judge Ross. Of