Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-18
PERSONALS and Briefs.

Mrs A. J. Berry is visiting frlends ana
relatives in Washington.
Miss Bette Gillian is well enough to
be on the street after her long illness
Mrs. David Howell, of Greensboro, N.
c.. is visiting her father, Mr.. George
Hatcher, at 2l03 east Franklin street.
.Mr. f. Lee. of 400 east Canal street, is
at the Old Dominion Hospital for treat
ment. He was operated on last Friday,
and is resting we'll
Mr.. George w. Mosely. general mana
ger of the Edison Electric Company OF
Canada, has returned home, after VISIT
with relatives, at 3lO3 Broad street.
The meeting of the Summer Rest
Auxiliary. called at 2)3 east Franklin
street for to-day at II o'clock. has been
postponed until Wednesday at IL NJ.
Major Lewis Ginter, who continues
steadily to improve in health, was at his
Office. in the Chamber of Commerce
building for several hours yesterday.
Among the visitors at the State Library
building yesterday were the following:
Colonel Lawrence Mayre and wife, OIL
I,vnchburg and Hon. w. III. Winn, or
Lunenburg county.
Mr.. George Il. Ecker who for some
time has been connected with the At
lantic-Coast Line, in Richmond, has been
Amounted soliciting agent or the same
road. with offices in Atlanta.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Butler have issued
invitatlons TO the marriage of their
daughter. Miss Carrie o. Butler, TO Mr..
William Lewis Bowles, this evening, at
7 o'clock, at Glen Allen church.
Miss Lizzie Hancock. the handsome
and accomplished daughter of Colonel
r ]. Hancock, of Albemarle county, has
| baen selected as maid of honor to Miss
Mary Russell the Virginia sponsor at
the Nashville reunion.
Mr.. John r. Tresnon, the engineer at
the custom House, who sustained a
painful injury to his eyes while using
molten lead on Saturday morning, IS
already beginning to improve. He Will
| he incapacitated for work only about a
couple of weeks.
An adjourned meeting Of the stock
! holders of the Richmond and Manches-
| fer Land Company was TO have been
held at the office OF the secretary, s
north Tenth street yesterday afternoon;
but another postponement was made.
the meeting being adjourned for one
month.
Nessrs Adams and Niche, the mana
GERS of the "Trilby" excursions, went 10
| Norfolk yesterday TO perfect am ge-
| ments for these trips 20 the seaside.
during the season about 10 begin. Trains
will probably be run through from Rich
mond TO Virginia Beach, on these
"Trilby" trips.
Misses ]. and K. Catogne. L. Lyna-
mum. NJ. Dipner II. Alywin, N. Sweeney.
| A. Alexander. A. and II. Kirk. NJ. Higgins
A. Murphy, and T.. Duke. OF the Martha
washington bazaar have loaned to the
! Confederate festival all bunting flags
! etc. 10 decorate the drill hall for the
coming festival.
Judge Samuel f. Coleman. who has
been i'll at the Virginia Hospital. has at
| most entirely recovered. During the
past few days he has been able TO ride
around the halls and porches at the
hospital In a rolling-chair and will
probably leave for his home. In Cumber-
land county, to-day.
The Rank Team. of Damon Lodge. No.
| 7. and Syracuse Division. Uniform Rank.
X. Of p, will run an excursion to
I Portsmouth Wednesday. June 10th. 1897
the occasion being the laying OF a corner
stone for new Pythian castle-hall. 1t
Is expected that Hon. William J. Bryan
will deliver an address.