Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-14
NUGGETS OF NEWS.
DOINGs OF RICHMOND PEOPLE
poTH AT HOME AND ABROAD.
VISITORS WHO ARE IN OUR MIDST
who They Are and Where Thes
Come From-Irief Items of Interest
Here, There, and everywhere
Gathered by Dispatch Reporters

Here, There, and everywhere
Gathered by Dispatch Reporters
Hon. John J.. Hurt. OF Pittsy'vana
county, was in the city yesterday
Miss Marion Jones, OF Williamsburg Is
visiting Miss Mary Howard Waitnah'
Miss Bette J. Clarke is the guest OF
Mrs. w. S. Forbes. No. SOC west Franklin
street.
The Committee on Streets will meet
In regular session tomorrow AFTERNOON
at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Pierre p. Cox, Of North Carolina,
is visiting Mrs Percy Montague. NO. AS
west Grace street.
Misses Alice and verna Whipple. Of
Bremo Bluff. are visiting their grandma
Their Mrs. S. a. Eddens.
Colonel J. p. Fitzgerald, until recent
" Grand Master Of Masons Of Virginia,
was in the city yesterday.
Miss L. Addie Franklin who has been
visiting Mrs. w. J. Whipple. of Bremo
Bluff Va, has returned home.
Mr.. Thomas II. Bigger, secretary OF
the State Board of Agriculture. is con-
fined to his home, suffering from severe
cold.
Elder w. A. McCutchen wis preach
at the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS mission,
Room No. sol north Twenty-fifth street.
tonight at 8 o'clock.
Miss Isabelle Atkins, Of No. 300 south
Jefferson street, is entertaining her
friend. Miss Gordon, of Baltimore, who
is spending some time on a visit.
Mr.. Adam Schmidt. OF Steamer Com
pany No. /, Richmond Fire Department
lies critically i'll with pneumonia at his
residence, on east Broad street.
Mr.. w. w. Workman, who has been
connected with the advertising forces at
the Academy of Music left yesterday to
Join the Barnum & Bailey circus.
A lady riding a bicycle was run into by
an electrician near Fifth and Main
streets yesterday afternoon, and thrown
from her wheel, but not badly hurt.
Mrs. b. w. Mcclure. Of Houston. Va,
in company with her daughter, Miss Eve
lyn Byrd. is in the city visiting her sons,
Messrs. W. Penn and II. NJ. Mcclure
Miss Carrie Winder Snead, of Fork
Union. a former student at the Woman's
College, is visiting Mrs. William h.
Hatcher, of No. COS west Grace street
The Sons of Veterans will hold a very
important meeting in Lee-Camp Hall on
Monday night. Business Of vital impor-
tance to the organization WEI be trans
acted.
Mrs. Catlett c. Ftzhugh, Of Caroline,
and her grandson, Master Clarence Buch-
anan Fitzhugh. are the guests Of Mr..
CaGett Conway, at No. 500 north tlfth
street.
A number Of Richmond Elks will go
TO Hampton the latter part Of this
month, to take part in the exercises in
cident upon the organization Of an Elk
lodge there.
A horse attached TO a buggy belonging
10 Mr.. Henry Hardin ran away in VIII
liamsburg avenue yesterday morning at
1870 o'clock, and demolished the vehicle.
No one was hurt.
Chief-Clerk j. G.. Hankins, Of the Of
fee of the Secretary Of the Common
wealth. has been made Acting Secretary
during the absence Of Hon. j. 7. Law
less from the city.
Park-Place Methodist church VIII be
closed tonight, on account of the ami
yersary services Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, which will be held
in several churches.
Miss Sanie Boston, OF Gordonsville,
who has been visiting her sister. Mrs.
lanes Boston, Of No. 24Ol east Clay street,
has returned TO her home, after spend
ing a very pleasant trip.
There will be a called meeting Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary Of Pickett Camp on
Monday at $50 o'clock. The members
are urged to attend, as business of i'm
portance Will be discussed.
At the Seventeenth-Street mission this
afternoon at o'clock the young mems
class will have charge of the singing, and
Miss Blanche Doughty will sing. The
public are welcome at the services.
Mr.. J. B. Burton. Of Richmond, and
Miss Stella e. Stonnell, of Cumberland
county, his niece, have returned TO this
city. where they have been a few days,
visiting Alexandria and Washington.
Mr.. Charles F. Mutter who has been
suffering with nervous prostration, has
been advised by his physicians to take a
vacation. and his position in st. Nary
School is being filled by the Benedictine
Sisters.
Captain John r. Knight. OF the Quar-
termasters Department of the United
States army, in Jacksonville, Ind, who
has been in this city on leave Of alb
sence for the past week, will leave to-
night for his post Of duty.
Captain John H. Redwood, of Steamer
No. /, Richmond Fire Department and
his wife, left yesterday afternoon for
King and Queen county, to attend the
| funeral of Mrs. Redwood's mother, Mrs.
Rosa b. Sutton. They will be absent for
several days.
Rev. Landon r. Mason, rector OF
| Grace-E Episcopal church, will conduct the
midday Lenten services being given UNI
| der the auspices OF the Brotherhood of
| st. Andrew, at No 1906 east Main street.
| this week. Bishop Penick concluded his
series of sermons on "Balaam" yester-
| day.
The monthly meeting of the Holy-Name
Society will be held in the basement of
| St. Peters Cathedral tomorrow evening
at $3.50 o'clock. and the society Will at
tend services in the church at the conclu-
| sion of its business. The regular meet
ings will be held during Lent at the
above-named hour.
Rev. WILLIAM G. Starr. d. D., will de-
/ lies, befora tho E,pworth of