Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-31
Personals and Briefs.

Personals and Briefs.
Mr.. p. p. Watson, Of Martinsville, IS in
the city.
Colonel James d. Brady IS expected 10
arrive in the city Monday.
Miss Julia Lee IS quite sick at her
home on east Grace street.
There will be communion service at the
Monumental church tomorrow.
Miss Ruth Fuller has gone to Black
stone to visit her friend, Miss Louise
Budd.
Miss Mary a. Bigger. daughter Of Colo
mel John Bell Bigger, is in the city
visiting friends.
Misses Lewis and Matilda Nelson. Of
Fulton, are spending a week with friends
below Fort Lee.
Dir. Frank L. Blrdsong. Commissioner
Of the Revenue OF Sussex county, was
i'm the city yesterday.
Five young men Of this city are en-
deavoring 20 secure funds to go TO the
Klondike gold-felds, in Alaska.
Rev. NJ W. Turner, Of Goochland coun-
~. Va. will preach ut Weddell-Memorial
church Sunday morning at II o'clock.
Mr.. J. G. Hankins. chief clerk to the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth. left yes
terday to visit his home, in Halifax coun-
ty.
The wife OF Policeman Forrest Bailey IS
quite in i'm Fairfax county, whore she
and her children are spending the sum-
mcr.
Mr.. Spencer Cormick book-keeper for
Messrs. Boswell a Hartman, is spending
a few days al Old Point and Virginia
Beach.
Postmaster william II. Culingworth
and his brother. Mr.. J. n. Cullingworth,
-ff-lrt for fah N
Of Upper Maine.
The Rev. Or. J. c. IIiden will on sun
dav morning preach the ftth anniVer-
sary sermon of his pastorate at Grove
Avenue Baptist church.
Nr. Alexander II. Meyer, of the firm Of
julius Meyers Sons. who has been tour
ing in Europe for the past two months,
will return home tomorrow.
Miss Halle Armistead OF No. us east
Clay street. who has been on pleasant
trip 10 Warrenton, Va, IS now spend
ing a few weeks in Baltimore.
Mr. NJ. w. Folsum. Of Salisbury. n. C.,
who has been I'M the city several weeks
left for home yesterday by way OF Nor
folk on the steamer Pocahontas.
The Committee on st. Johns Burying-
Ground held a meeting last night ana
transacted routine bu mess. The Police
Committee failed to get quorum.
There will be n called meeting OF the
Methodist preachers Of Richmond and
Manchester I'm Centenary church next
Monday. August 9TH. at 1880 A. NJ.
Rev. w. b. Beauchamp and family have
returned to the city. Sunday night Mr..
Boauchamp will discourse on Thoughts
Suggested by the Toronto Convention
The services last night at the Seven
tcenth-Street Mission No. 9l6 north
Rev. Harry Goodwin, of Richmond Col
lcge.
The Richmond Telephone Company,
freed from the fear Of opposition from
the American Telephone and IelesIaph
Company. has determined to extend It's
lines TO the suburbs.
Mr. George Harrison, OF the Life-Tnsu-
rance Company Of Virginia, leaves to-day
for his vacation, which will embrace an
ocean trip 10 northern cities and Visit
TO relatives in North Carolina.
De-5ctive John Hail yesterday recover
ed from a pawnbrOker a gold watch that
had been stolen by an unknown thlet
from the residence Of Mr.. william T..
Schcrer GIG north Ninth street.
Fourteen of the old ladies Of the Bap-
fist Home went out 30 Lakeside Park
Yesterday morning and enjoyed them
selves greatly, through the courtesy or
Mr. Felix Smith, the manager OF the
park
Captain Thomas J. stratton, Inspector
of Fertilizers I'm the Commissioner or
Agricultures office. left last night Tor
his home, i'm AppOmattOX, TO spend a
week lie was accompanied by his wife,
who has been spending some time here.
Mr.. NJ T.. ingalls, president Of the
ChesapC axe and Ohio and Big -Four roads
Is prominently mentioned in connection
with the presidency of the Lake shore
and Michigan Southern railway made va
cant by the death Of Mr.. ID. W. CallMeu
There will be services at St Marx 5
Church every Sunday morning during
August, but no service at night me
choir tomorrow Will be a male chorus
composed OF some OF the best voices III
the city. There IS at present no male
chorus choir in this city.
Mr.. r. II. Prltchard president Of the
Rolling-Mill Company. Of Cate CITY, Ala,
his wife, and her niece, Miss Sallie BlBgs'
Of Greenup Ky, who have been VISITING
the family OF Mrs. NJ. +. Pierce, iOZ norm
Twenty-sixth street, have LETT Tor me
White Sulphur Springs, Huntington, W.
Va, and other points west.
Rev. Spark w Melton viii fill the
Second Baptist church pulpit during tue
month Of August. Rev Mr.. Melton IS
Virsinian by birth, and was educated at
Richmond College and the Grocer Ihep-
logical Seminary. His present charge -
the Franklin Square Baptist church, Oh
baltimore. and his pastorate there mas
been crowned with signal success. Ills
Richmond friends Will hear him with
great pleasure.