Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-10
Ie Grand Lodge win be held in staunton

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the Grand Lodge viii be held in staunton
In May.
The Council Committee on Second Mar
ket met on Monday. and the matter OF
hucksters selling at wholesale TO occupy
market space was discussed. and the
Clerk was ordered to attend TO the mat
ter.
The Crescent Social Club will meet at
the residence Of Mrs. T. p. Cheatham.
Marks Addition, next Friday night, and
after the meeting there will be an On,
tertainment. Ali the club members are
urged to be present.
Mrs. ID. d. Weddiheld and sister. Miss
Cornelia C.. Burks, OF Lynchburg, who
have been spending several days with
relatives and friends In the city, re-
turned home Monday morning. very much
delighted with their trip.
Mr.. W. Harry Cardoza, the Rich
mond telephone inspector. who met
with a painful accident last week by
being upset by a dog while riding his
wheel to a fire, is improving rapidly.
and Is able 10 get about his room on
clutches.
A regular meeting OF the Richmond
Academy of Medicine and Surgery was
held at the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Hall last night. DR.. J. n. Upshur
was the leader OF the discussion OF the
oGening, which dealt with the uses OF
chloroform.
Captain John 7. Knight. of the United
States army. who until few months ago
was detailed as instructor to the Viz
ginia Volunteers but who is now sta
toned at Jacksonville, Ind, as quarter
master is in the city on a weeks leave
of absence.
There are five Greeks I'm Richmond. all
of whom are in the candy-r1aktng bust
ness. Not one OF them has as yet de-
termined 10 leave this country for their
native land to fight Turks. They are of
the opinion that Greece will come out
victorious in her struggles.
officer w. A. King. Of the Third Dis
trict, lost his revolver yesterday morning
while i'm attendance upon the Police
Court. The number of the revolver Is
6leS, and the finder can return it either
to police headquarters or TO the Third
Station.
IL is said that Westminster Presbyte-
ran church, on west Cary street. in Hen
rico county, may before a great while be
removed to Grove avenue. With the ex-
ception Of the chapel at the Soldiers
Home. there is no church building on
Grove avenue OF Grove road west of DR..
Hidens church.
Mr.. NJ. G. Virgins and wife. or
Patchogue, ~. Y, have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs Mousell, of Sixth street. Cap
tain Lewis II. Brewster and wife, OF Port
jefferson, n. Y, have also been guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mousell. Captain Brew
ster and wife were also entertained at
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Briggs's. Of Grove
avenue.
Mr.. Charles II. Phillips, the popular
City Treasurer, has just purchased por-
trait Of General Robert Il. Lee IL is a
water-color painting by Mr.. William
Kopske, n former resident OF this city.
1t was originally painted for the late Mr..
Henry Westerhoff and is considered by
all who have seen it to be one Of the
best portraits of the dead hero.
Mr.. Kendall ]. Keegan, a student OF
ST. Charles Ecclesiastical College. Ell
llcott City, Md, has been granted n
months furlough by the president of the
college, I'm accordance with the advice
Of his physician. He has recently passed
a very severe examination, and hard
study has caused nervous attack. 1t
Is thought that rest will restore him 70
convalescence.
Workmen of the City Engineers De-
partment are ait present engaged I'm
making a sewer connection on east Main
below Twelfth. In making the necessary
excavations they had 20 break through
one Of the old stone sewers that served
TO drain tho portion of the city around
the Capitol Square. and just above 1t yes
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sewer two old cannon balls Of four and
six-inch guns, respectively. The only ex-
PLANTATION as to the manner in which the
balls reached there is that they have
been washed down from the Capitol
Square through the sewer.