Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-01

g. William Daffron lled a deed OF as
signment. ,,.-.,or
n The tobacco factory % I. n. German
G. co. burned; loss. 5000 The Boilers
met. The state Committee convened anu
General Logan elected chairman.
X Board of Aldermen made an appro-
priation TO improve Shockoe creek.
severe storm swept over the city. Pa
trioti. children OF Fatherlnnd celebraled
Gecman-Dav ..oo,
rs. Candidate Bryan addressed 1870" peo-
pie at the Auditorium. lntrouuceu ~
Senator Daniel.
%. Doctors I'm session. American OD-
stetrcians and Gynecologists met M"iy
Alternately set free by the court ana re-
turned to Richmond.
~. General Buckner and Governor
O'Ferrall spoke at the Academy.
q. Judge l.. i. Lewis ex-President OF
the Supreme Court of Appeals, nominated
by the Republican convention LOT Noh-
gress. ,...,.
%. city visited by a cyclone. Hundreas
~ houses unroofed. and Second Baptist
church steeple blown down. cyclone
lin Marshall addressed a large audience
I'm Manchester.
20. BRYAN and sewall Club, composed OF
businessmen entirely, formed and Colo
mel Buford elected president
OCTOBER.
Rishon G. C. Penick. Of Baltimore
called 10 succeed Rev. George {. ADDltl
as rector Of st. Marks Episcopal church'
3 Ex-President Harrison spoke at the
big Auditorium.
g The Virginia Christian Missionary so
cletv in session at the Seventh-Streel
Christian church. The Powhatan IlUo
accented Mr.. Meredith's resignation az
president and elected Mr. wallace III MS
stead. :
CITY Attorney; said he could not vote lor
Bryan
Q. Mr.. L. L. Lynch. for many years
member OF the Fire Department dropped
dead on the streets.
II. The Virginia state Fair commenced
in a drilling rain, which made the az
tendance slim.
IT, Mr. +. Fl. Merrill, Of Nashua, y. H.,
the new physical director OF the Young
Mems Christian Association. arrived
d. First bicycle parade held az night.
Or. J. William Jones spoke to Richmond
College students; eulogized Virginia and
her sons. Big day at the State Fair;
10000 people in attendance. Wholesale
house of W. N. Parrish burned; loss,
$1,000 Senator Thomas +. Grady. OF
New York addressed large audience at
the Auditorium.
II. Deep-Run Hunt Club formally
opened.
d Daniels big speech; Academy packed
from pit TO dome TO hear him.
% Colonel J. p. Fitzgerald published his
correspondence with Alex. Il. Guigon, Esq
NOVEMBER.
g. Mr.. A. p. Clarke chosen president
of the Baptist Sunday-school Association
Of Richmond and Manchester.
TO- Mr.. Evan r. Chesterman and Miss
Ellie Douglas Frayser married. Miss
Mary Ruby Vaughan became the bride Of
Thomas Haskins Bigger.
1s. The seventy-third annual session OF
the Baptist General Association Of Vir-
ginia opened at the Grace-street Taber-
| nacla.
II. Registrar Syrcle found not guilty.
Justice Vincent dismissed the warrant
against him. Bishop Penick commenced
his pastorate at St. Marks church.
IS. Southern Associated Press convened
I'm annual session. Howell remained
president.
10. James +. WINNER acquitted OF the
charge Of murder.
q. The Manchester Council declined 10
change the bridge to suit the grade Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio vaduct
%. The marriage of Mrs Louise Ford
Whitlock, Of this city, and Nlr. William
Ambrose Wilson, Of Kansas, solemnized at
noon.
IS. University Of Virginia easily de-
feated North Carolina in the Thanks
giving-Day football game.
General TTffy leo IN the CITY.
DECEMBER.
1. James Z. WINNER died suddenly Of
pneumonia.
8. Armistead Churchill Young and Miss
Sally Munford Talbot united IN mar
riage.
T. Portrait Of Captain A. G. Babcoch
received and unveiled by Dove Lodge at
Masonic Temple.
Q. Mr.. Edgar Rlves Lafferty welded
Miss Louise Marshall de Gramenreid Tay-
! lor. at "Fonticello."
II. Mrs. Louise W. Hiclss fourth at
! tscipt at suicide proved successful.
j.. Petition Tor franchise for American
Long-Distance Telephone Company pre-
scented to the Board OF Aldermen.
1G. Dr. Charles Dunbar Roy, ot At
lanta. and Miss Carrie Wesley Elicit cf
this city. married.
Il. Walter Christian named as Clerk
of the Hastings Court, TO succeed VIII
liam p. Iawton. Retrenchment Commit
! tee decided TO hole weekly meetings.
% Professor Moses Colt Tyler delivered
a short address on "Our Country's Name"
in the House Of Delegates Governor
OFerral pardoned Mary Barnes. Mayor
Taylor dlsapproved retrenchment ordi-
nance lowering salaries Of city en-
! piOyees.
%. NIessrs. ]. j. Wright & Stokes filed
a deed OF assignment.
q. Mary Barnes, the Lunenburg muir
deress, pardoued by the Governor.
z. Captain Charles Ii. Epps injured
/ By q fall at his home.
Is. Senator Daniel submitted claims Of
! American Long-Distance Telephone Com
/ ,.aru for fronohfae