Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29
Personals ana Briefs.

Mr.. A. s. Burgess, of Fluvanna county
IS in the city.
Miss Evelyn Hoge, Of Frankfort, KY,
is the guest Of Miss Annie Merrill.
Mr. n. Thomas Mosley left the city last
night on business trip to New York.
Miss Ethel Davis. OF Southern Virginia.
Is visiting her brother at SO Park ave-
nue..
Miss Harrlette Knox. Of Alexandria, is
visiting her cousin. Mrs. Knox. ia south
Third street.
Miss Georgia Charming Leigh is the
guest OF her sister. Mrs. Carneal, west
Grace street.
varina District School Board met at
the county courthouse yesterday, and
paid Off teachers.
Mr.. d. NJ Burgess. Of gu north Ninth
street who has been seriously Ill, Is re-
ported as improving.
Misses Mary and Hattie Bailey, OF
Jetersville, are visiting their aunt, Mrs.
Hudson, on Church Hill.
Judge b. A. Hancock, of Chesterfield,
and Sheriff r. s. Campbell, of Fluvanna,
were visitors at the Capitol yesterday
Mrs. Frederick w. Smith. OF Twelfth
street. Manchester, who has been sick for
the last two weeks, is very much I'm
proved
Little Charlie Davenport. son OF Mr..
T. n. Davenport. OF north Fifth street.
il slowly improving from an attack OF
measles.
Miss Anna Cooke Meade, OF Clarke
- nf har r0nCipc Mr.
and Mrs. F.. ID. Steger. No. ga west
Franklin street.
Messrs. George W. Brown. OF Baldwin
& Brown, and ]. r. Dunn. business mana
ger Of the Farmers Supply Company,
have gone to Chicago on a business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs f. X Smith. of Philadel-
phia, are in the city, en- route home from
Florida. They are the guests OF Colonel
Charles G. Thompson. 1908 West ave
nue..
Mr.. ]. d. Everhardt. a young evange-
list, will preach at the city almshouse
chapel tonight at s O'Clock. His subject
will be, Where Art ThouT' All are well
come.
Rev. DR.. Starr, pastor of Broad-Street
church, will tonight complete a series OF
ten sermons to young men. His subject
will be How the Weary Work-Day on
Earth will be Explained in Heaven"
Hon. ]. T.. Iawless, Secretary OF the
Commonwealth. has just returned from
a business trip to Norfolk and Nanse-
|, mond counties He is confined TO his
NFesldence. on Grove avenue. being indis-
posed.
Mr.. Albert Miller and Mrs. Kittie Klink.
of rs north Twenty-ninth street. returned
yesterday evening from Eaton Rapids.
Mich, where they have been for the past
three weeks. visiting their father and
sister.
Mrs. G.. A. Peple, OF 303 south Third
street, who has been confined to her
room for some time by sickness. is now
in very critical condition. Her son,
Mr.. r. H. Peple, Of New York. is now
with her.
There was an exceedingly pleasant and
very largely attended congregational So
ciable a. the Fulton Baptist church FRI
day night Several hours were spent in
social intercourse. and light refreshments
were served.
The tent which Rev. r. W. Webb
brought from Norfolk for the use OF Rev.
Mr.. Daugherty's church. was put up yes
terday. and will be ready for use to-
day. 1t is on louisiana street. Just be-
yond Fulton.
There was some excitement occasioned
at Seventh and Main. streets Friday night
about 10 o'clock by the discovery that a
trolley-car was on fire. Underneath the
rear platform q lively blaze had started.
A few buckets Of water extinguished the
flames.
The Salvation Army viii conduct a
special meeting at the Clay-Street Metho-
dist church tomorrow night. Staff-Cap-
tain u. y. Cox, a prominent and popular
Salvatlonist. will be present and deliver
a lecture on How to Gospelize the I'm
churchei Masses"
Last night about 10 o'clock. while stand
ing al the corner Of Fousheel and Clay
streets. the horse Of Mr. Charles Vance
became frightened at a passing car. and
took down Foushee street at q terrific
rate of speed. He turned into Grace.
and ran 20 Sixth. where he was stopped
BY Mr. ID. Lumsden. No damage was
done.