Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-09

Va, is at the Mount Vernon.
Mr. Robert Hill, Jr., is quite sick at his
home, on west Grace street.
Miss Matte Pegram is the guest Of Mrs.
Seaton Elliott east Tabb street, Peters
burg.
Miss Lottie Rozrycki is very sick at
her residence, No. 1887 north Seventeenth
street.
Colonel Houston Rucker, OF Columbia,
S. c., is In the city. stopping at the Lex
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip A. Bruce are visit
ing Mrs. Charles Bruce. in Charlotte
county.
Mrs. Aiken and her daughter, Mrs.
Parker, are at the Mount Vernon for the
month of May.
Miss Nellie Cooke, Of Petersburg. is
stopping with Mrs. Charles f. Hurt, $40
east Leigh street.
Professor Thomas J. Minor has left for
the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs for
the summer season.
Miss Katie Harley a Washington, d.
c., belle, is the guest of Miss Madeline
Murphy, of West Grace street.
Mrs. Joseph Lichtenstein, Of 1913 east
Broad street, died yesterday morning.
The monthly meeting Of the Methodist
Sunday-School Society Of Richmond will
be held at Asbury church this afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cary, Of New York, and
Mr. John II. Bader. Superintendent of
Schools Of Staunton, Va, are at the
Mount Vernon.
Hon. William Cabell Bruce, president
OF the Maryland Senate, who has been
visiting relatives in this city, has re-
turned to Baltimore.
Professor Joseph C. Kessnich will be In
Richmond few hours Sunday. He leaves
Sunday night for the Hot Springs, where
he furnishes the music this season.
The members Of the Rosemary Library
Board are urged to attend tho regular
monthly meeting to be held at No. south
Third street on Tuesday, May 18th, at
Z. NJ.
This evening at 7:30 o'clock the Society
of the Holy Name Of the Cathedral will
hold its regular monthly meeting. Ser
vices will be held in the Cathedral at $50
o'clock.
Mr. w. w. Turner. formerly assistant
secretary of the Young Mems Christian
Association, in this city. but whose home
is now in Ohio, is in Richmond visiting
friends.
Father Donovan, of st. Joseph's church.
of this city, has returned from mission
10 Alexandria, Va, where he has started
the laboratory, to which he has devoted
his life.
Eighteen children--nine boys and nine
girls-made their first communion at the
Sacred Heart church last Sunday morning
at o'clock, the mass being celebrated
by the Bishop.
Rev. w. Y. Abraham will preach at
Grace-Street Baptist tabernacle at IL
o'clock this morning. in the absence OF
DR.. Hatcher, who is attending the South
ern Baptist Convention.
Mrs. Oscar Wicker, wife of the postmas-
ter of Farmville, and her daughter. MISS
Nellie Wicker, are in Richmond. visiting
| Mrs. Wickers sister, Mrs. Il. ID. Core, at
No. 907 east Leigh street.
DR.. George Ross returned last evening
from Chicago, where he has been In at
tendance upon the sessions OF the Ma
tlonal Association Of Railway Surgeons,
of which ne was elected president.
The monthly meeting Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
at the Soldiers Home next Thursday.
Rev. j. L. Mastin, of Trinity Methodist
church, will preach. All are welcome.
The wedding of Miss INLAND Clarke
Bagby, only daughter OF Mrs. A. c. Bag
by, OF Corsicana, Tex, and Mr. 5. b..
Cary, Of Roanoke, Va. will take place
on June "a at No. 2O9 east Franklin
street.
Mr.. John G.. Graft OF the Tobacco-Leaf
Publishing Company, New York, who has
been seriously i'll in Chicago, Is i'm
proving. This is very encouraging TO his
friends here, who hope for his speedy re-
covery.
Mr.. r. b. Chaffin leaves tonight for
New York city, where he expects TO meet
this week a number Of people from West
ern New York State, with whom he is
negotiating for the sale Of some valuable
Virginia property.
The members of the Boys Gospel Army
and of the boys gymnasium class OF the
Young Mems Christian Association had an
| cutting at Forest-Hill Park yesterday.
| They were accompanied by Mr.. Merrill,
| the physical director.
| Rev. r. J. Wilson. pastor of Sacred
| Heart church. Norfolk, Va, Will preach
| at high mass to-day at st. Patrick's
| church. AS the reverend gentleman
| Is one of the best pulpit orators In the
| State. quite a treat may be expected by
| those who go TO hear him.
| Mrs. c.. 0. Baker, Of Wisconsin. will
| deliver free lectures on "Higher Physical
| Culture" at the Young Mems Christian
| Association tomorrow and Tuesday af-
| ternoons at $3.50 o'clock. The lectures
| are under the auspices of the Woman 5
Christian Temperance Union.
Mr.. Jesse w. Clarke. who was painfully
| hurt by being caught under the chin and
| dragged some distance by the trolley rope
| OF one OF the electricians on the Clay
| street line last Monday, Is still confined
| to his bed at his residence, 9i7 St. John
! street. Mr. Clarke is still suffering O
| great deal In consequence Of the injuries
| sustained.
| Miss Mamie Thornton Pegram returned
| home Saturday evening. Miss Pegram
| recited on Friday evening at the Academy
| OF Music, Petersburg. Va, and was the
recipient OF many compliments for the
| beautiful manner in which her selections
were rendered. Miss Pegram was the
| guest Of Miss Bessie Agnus Munt. as
| west High street
Miss Bonnie Eloise Oats. OF Charlotte.
| ~ c., o sister OF Mrs. George W. Bethel,
| Of this city. will be IN the city for a
| few days. She has just finished three
years course In vocal culture IN New
York city. Miss Oates has taken the
leading soprano part in great musical
| festivals at Saratoga and elsewhere, and
| from the verdict OF competent judges she
| hos far s,,rna ssed the exoecfa tions of her