Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-02

Personals and Briefs.
Mr.. Joseph Vaughan IS visiting friends
I at Ashland. Va.
Mr. and Mrs. John =. Mcclure returned
90 the city yesterday.
Miss Maud r. Cox IS the guest OF Mrs
W. +. Cosby, Petersburg.
Sir. Duncan Puniam. OF Chesterfield.
was in the city yesterday.
Mr. H. 3. Haley continues quite feeble
at his residence, on Grove road.
Miss Lillian Garnett Tomlinson is visit
ing friends IN King William county.
Willie Niche is stu quite sick az Cor
louisville. His father will visit him to-day.
Alr. H. W. Bauchan. Of King William
county. was in the city on business yes
teriay.
Mt j.. NJ. Ebenson. Of Norfolk, was here
several days last week 20 matriculate at
/ Richmond College
Senators George W. LeCato OF Acco-
mac, and j. y. Stubbs, or Gloucester,
We're al the Capitol yesterday
After a delightful visit Of two weeks IN
| Petersburg, Mrs. a. Lusk and grand
daughter Miss Cora Davis have returned
home.
Miss Mary Franklin is spending seve-
raj days with friends and relatives 10
POWhatan county
DIR. W. II. Lyme. OF the ambulance
corps. has returned from his vacation.
and is back on duty.
Mrs. r. T. Mann, Of No. l6 south Pine
street, left last Tuesday for Baltimore 10
visit her son, DR.. G. c. Mann.
DR.. William B. Gray and wife have re-
turned 10 the city after delightful visit
10 friends i'm Fiuyanna county.
Mr.. Thomas II. Bigger, who has been
spending the past week I'm Hanover visit
ing friends, has returned home.
Mss Aonie Y. Mansfield Of Charleston.
s. c.. is visiting her aunt MIS-. &. >.
Bowles. 405 north Henry street.
The Inland Architect for September con
tains cut Of Architect Charles H. Read
plans for the new Theological Seminary.
Mr.. VIII Meredith. son Of Representa-
tive Meredith, of the Eighth Virginia DIS
trct. is I'D at his home near Manassas.
William Meyers. the pickpocket. ar
rested during the reunion, ana com
mitted 10 jail. was released on Saturday.
The Richmond Telephone Company is
engaged in running wires INTO the CITY
Hail for the purpose OF attaching phones.
DIT. Wright has returned from North
Carolina and Will lead his prayer-mectng
this evening and fiji his pulpit on Sunday.
Miss Kate James. who has been visit
Ing Mrs. Jackson. twenty nintn ana
Grace streets. left for home last Sunday
Mr. w. b. Isaacs who has been sum
mering al Mr.. Joseph A. Johnson s, IN
Henrico left yesterday morning Tor Baltl-
more, Nd.
The Executive Committee OF the Pow
hatan Club held a regular business ses-
sion last night. only routine Work was
considered
Professor John Bolton. organist at Fair
mount Episcopal church, rendered some
admirable selections last sunday, and the
cfOfr has been much improved.
Colonel william Lamb has accepted an
invitation 10 address the Confederate Vet
Grams Association Of Southwest Virginia
and East Tennessee at Bristol on Septem-
Der 9th.
After q most delightful visit to friends
I'm the city Of Petersburg. Mis-. Alice
Sturdivant has returned home. She has
Miss Bessie ID. Crump. OF petersburg
visiting her.
Rev. w p. Chrlsmon. rector Of St.
phillips church, Charleston, w. va. mas
accented "a call 20 Epiphany parish. Bar
ton Heights. and VIII enter upon MS uulles
about october lst
Mr.. Hunter Mcclure Bigger. formerly
clerk OF the Exchange Hotel, has accept
ed a position at the Hotel Burton, Dan
vile, and left for that city on lhe Loo
Southern train yesterday
Mrs j. r. williams is stopping with
Mrs. r. u. Neal. No. 40S east Main street,
for a few days before going 10 columbus
q 10 spend the winter with her daugh-
ter. MIS-. r. NJ Gilbert
Mr.. Walter williamson, Of Petersburg,
and Mr.. Wilton Jones, OF washington,
j.. c.. have returned 10 their homes. after
a delightful visit TO Mr.. John ;. Pegram'
no. 1917 west Main street.
1rr T. r. Mann. of No. 1s south Piee
street and daughter Miss Eva r. Mann,
arrived home last night from Spotsy wanna
Courthouse, where they nave Dech Nisi'-
ing fer the last six weeks.
1t was not Mr.. r. II. Leadbetter Of
Dover Mines Va. who was arrested here
recently on the charge OF fast driving and
running over young POindeHter. The UT.
I.eadbetter referred 10 was not in the city
upon the day Of this occurrence.
The two sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Booker. who live at No. II Holly Steet'
died within three days Of each other;
oscar am infant a few days over i
months Old. passed away last saturday,
and Luther. who was within three days
Of being years old, died yesterday morn
ing.
4 stll alarm Of fire was turned in at
Engine-House No. Monday night at $40
O'Clock. The hOse-wagOu was sent 10 the
scene OF the fire. and eXtinguished
blaze in the stable in the rear OF the
residence Of Captain George NJ. Rogers,
No 81 Nicholson street. The damage
was trihing.
A countryman stepped off a rapidly
moving TractiOn-COmpany car on Broad
street Monday afternoon. lie turned a
hall dozen sOmersauts before he Struck
the ground. and when picked up claimed
that he was blind. lie was taken into z
nearby store, and the dirt washed OIL
his face Then, 10 his great delight, he
found that he could see AL right