Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-23

1eS people We're baptized Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. 4. W. Brock. Commissioner OF Rev
enue Of Hanover county was IN the city
yesterday.
The Board OF Fire Commissioners held
n regular meeting last night and transact
ed routine business.
F.. p. Addison and Miss Addison. of
Richmond. are among the guests at the
Cataract House. Niagara Falls.
Professor Ormond stone. director OF the
Ieander Mccormick Observatory OF the
University Of Virginia. is In the city.
Mr.. Walter Christian. Deputy Clerk Of
the Hastings Court. was back at MS desk
Yesterday. after several weeks sickness.
DR. J. II. Page. Of Baltimore, a distin-
gulshed Confederate surgeon, will be the
guest Of DR.. Ramon D. Garcin during the
reunion.
The Flood-Flanagan assault case is set
for hearing I'm the Police Court on Thurs
day. and IL is now expected that 1t VIII
then be disposed Of.
Mrs. ]. A. Morehead. wife Of Rev. J. \.
Aforehead, pastor Of the First Evangelical
Lutheran church, has gone to Wythe
county for a few weeks.
The St. Josephs Academy received last
week from Washington a diploma and
their exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson. Of Burlington,
n c. formerly Of this city, are visiting
the parents Of the former at 92 north
Twenty-frst street. Mr. Richardson is
very sick.
Mrs. James Carter and children, OF 1919
east Main street, are visiting her parents
I'm Buckingham county. After month or
so she viii leave for her future home, In
Covington, Ky.
Miss Minnie Boyd the sponsor for
Texas. by virtue of commission from
Maior-General H. III. Boone. will be the
guest OF Mrs. George W Mayo. 81 east
Franklin street. during the reunion.
Rev. Mr.. McCutchen preached at the
Gospel tent on west Franklin street last
night on the subject. rs the United
States a Subject Of Prophecy" and ar
gued that IL is Rev. Mr.. Mem will speak
tonight on angels; Who They Are"
The Walker Light Guard has been called
to assemble at the Armory this afternoon
10 attend the marriage Of Sergeant r. b.
Northen. which takes place at Grove
Avenue Baptist church an hour later.
The subject OF the sermon Of Rev James
Y Fair at Grace-Street Presbyterian
church Sunday morning was THE Cove
nant-Keeping God Inc Doctors dis
course was an able and instructive one.
The boat-house formerly used by the
Young Mems Christian Association Boat
Club has been sold 10 the MayO's Bridge
and Land Company, and will be used for
storage purposes. The navy will also be
sold.
The alarm OF fire at 1907 o'clock last
night from Station No. - was OccasiOned
by the explosion Of a lamp in house on
Duval street. IL was promptly subdued by
James. No damage OF consequence was
done.
Mr.. 4. r. Sydnor who is connected with
the Car-Service Department Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway has returned
from Disputanta, where he was called
few DAYS ago on account OF the death OF
his mother. Mrs. r. Henry Sydnor.
Mr.. r. n. Talley. clerk in the law Office
OF Judge Edmund Waddill. Jr.. met with
quite a painful accident on Saturday
While returning from Ashland on an eX-
cursiOn train ne caught "A finger OF his
rieht hand In a door and it was badly
mashed
Mr.. Hardin T. Burnley. OF this city, on
Yesterday qualified as an attorney at law
i'm the Hastings and Chancery courts. Mr.
burnley Is nephew or Judge Samuel h.
Witt and has just graduated from the
Law Department OF the University Of
Virginia.
There will be a general meeting OF the
Daughters OF the Confederacy at Lee
Camp Hall this afternoon at $50 This
meeting is called 10 elect delegates for
the convention Of the Grand Division Of
Virginia. TO be held at Lee Camp Hall
July lst at II o'clock.
Major-General +. NJ. Law. superintend-
ent OF the South Florida Military Insti-
tute. and General Evans. OF Georgia will
be the guests Of Judge George l.. Chris
tian during the reunion, after which they
will visit Forest Lodge from which place
they will make excursions to the nearby
battle-felds.
Yesterday morning at 2:30 o'clock an
alarm Of fire was turned In from Box 49,
A blaze had broken out in an untenanted
two-story frame house known as 2lS west
Duyal street. II was promptly sudued by
the department before much damage had
been done The fire was evidently Of in
eendiary origin.