Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-22

number of articles of new furniture
have been ordered for the weather o'd-
ton.
Miss Kate Perkins Dew, of Lewiston.
Spotsylvania county. Is visiting her
friend. Miss India Peasants, on south
Third street.
Rev W. A. S. Conrad. Flint Hill, Va,
and Mr. Marus S. Conrad, Kansas my
Mo. are visiting their mother, Mrs. l. H.
Conrad, 1904 Hanover street.
The suit of r. VI. Norment against ne
Hasker * Marcuse Company cor SSeU
damages for personal injury Is On tiidl
in the Law and Equity Court.
Pavmaster C. p. Thompson, United
States navy, and his sister Miss Julia >.
II. Thomson. who have been on visit TO
friends in Washington, have returned
home.
Miss Mary Amber Winston. who is
priyate secretary and stenographer LOT
Frank r. Stockton, the au,hoT, Is VISIT
ing her aunt, Mrs. Mary a. Caskie, OF
this city.
There were sent out from the office OF
the Board of Agriculture yesterday 10
hounds of sugar-beet seed. The demand
from the farmers for the seed continues
undated.
The poor Newton family. who have been
at the aImshogse LEFT IoT I9Rp pnhes SnH
perintendent George 3. Davis for MS
kindness TO them.
Mrs. NJ F. Bennett, Mrs. Richard I.
Alvey. and little daughter, who nave
been spending the winter IN FLORIDA, nave
returned to the city, and are at NO. 90
east Franklin street.
The condition of Stationman Charles
Frommer of the Brook Avenue Englih n,.
House. who was badly hurt on sunday
morning is much improved. Many or MS
friends have called 10 see him.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Cabell Brockenbrough
have returned from their winter trip ID
brownsville. Ga. They will remain Tor
several weeks with Mrs. c. z. Il. Burg
wynn, No. l south Third street.
Mr.. Charles I. Root, of 500 north sixth
street, has been removed from his res 10
dence to the Old Dominion Hospital 10
undergo a very serious operation at the
hands of DR.. George Ben. Johnston.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary L. Perdue.
u,ife of Mr. E. j. Perdue, who died on
Monday at her home 22l6 Venable street
took place from ST. Patrick's church yes
terday morning, and was larSey atsenu-
Judge Samuel f. Coleman, of the Thlrn
circuit who came to Richmond last week
10 he treated, and upon whom success
full operation was performed AT tne VI
ginia Hospital, is rapidly linpIoNiiIs, ' az
will be able TO return 10 ms nome III Nuiii-
berland county. in few days
A. a meeting Of the Boys Social CLUB
on Tuesday the following oiflcers were
elected: n. Schurman, president; l. ~
Weinstein, treasurer: /. Baroff. secre-
tsrv IL was decided TO have picnic
FOR the benefit Of the members ana OH
GERS of the club May I'd.
The police have not as yet been able
m locate Edmonia Ford, the colored COOK
Mo IL SUSPECTED OF stealing a purse con-
aiming $50 from a fellow-servant IN the
house OF Mrs. Benjamin Purcell at 10
south Third street, and then setting the
house afre. The girl has left the city
undoubtedly.
Next Sunday will be the annual con-
armatlon-day at the Cathedral The band
70 he confirmed this year is an unusually
large one The youths and maidens have
heen under instruction In preparation for
,he event for some weeks past. The
s .,c will be administered by Bishop
Augustin Van de Ny'er'
Rev. Father Donovan. pastor Of 81.
Ioseph's church, left for Norfolk yester-
Jev morning. Father Donovan goes 10 the
civ by the Sea to conduct series or
seryices for colored people. He was ac-
eompanied by Father Siattery, formerly
nasfor OF ST. Joseph's. but now In charge
~ mission in Baltimore. Father Stat
tery Is the editor OF the Colored Harvest.