Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-24
Personals and Briefs.

Mrs. ]. j. Gravatt has returned 10 hich-
mond.
Mr.. Allan Potts has returned to this
CITY from Albemarle county.
DR. William r. Jones has returned
from the Rockbridge Alum Springs.
Mr.. w. A. Land, Of the Blackstone
Courier, was In the city this week.
Mr.. Alfred ]. Gary, clerk in the city
Water-Works office, is detained at nome
by sickness.
Mrs. c. Z. Ridenour and little daugh-
Ter, Virginia. are visiting friends in
Fluvanna county.
Mr.. J. NJ. Macon is still confined with
malarial-fever at his home, NO. IV6 east
Marshall street.
Grand Chief Templar J. w. Guy Will
visit Richmond Lodge Of Good Templars
at Belvdere Hall tonight.
Rev. Hartley Carmichael, ID. D., rector
of st. Paurs church, has removed his
residence to No. 9l2 Park avenue.
Consul-General Fitzhugh Lees family
will occupy apartments at the Lang
ley" this winter. They are expected 10
arrive here this week
A cablegram received from REV. ~ Il.
Chambers, of Canton, China, announces
the continued illness Of his wife, who
was Miss Hall of this city.
Mrs. Addie d. Cooley and children have
returned to Nashville. n. c., after spend
ing two weeks with Mrs. Cooley's father.
Superintendent Davis. Of the almshouse.
Miss Rosalle II. Gardner, of Frede-
rick's Hall, Va, is on a visit to her
sister, Mrs. C. Z. Gardner, No. llO6 Ninth
street Washington, ID. c. From there
she will visit friends in Culpeper.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Writ Henry have
returned from an extended northern trip,
having visited many places of special in
terest in Canada and New York. They
returned to Richmond by way of Duluth.
Mr.. II. L. Baldwin, an engineer of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway, and wife
have returned from trip North, stop
ping in Washington, Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, New Jersey, and Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rupp, and their
little daughter, Lottie, of No. lll5 west
Leigh street, left yesterday afternoon
for Baltimore, where they will spend a
week visiting friends and relatives.
The Board of Directors of the Reforma-
tory School, at Laurel Station. held their
regular monthly meeting Wednesday eve
ming at the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. Only routine business was trans
acted.
Rev. J. r. Harrison, pastor Of the
Fulton Baptist church. is conducting a
revival at Pioneer chapel, In the county.
Large crowds are daily In attendance.
The revival services viii be continued
through the week.
Heavy shipments OF coal have been re-
ceived here during the week. The
wharyes present a busy appearance and
more 'longshoremen are employed than
at any time in several years. The largest
feet of vessels seen here this year may
now be seen In port.
Lieutenant r. c. Croxton. of the First
United states Infantry, who has been
ordered TO report here to succeed Cap
tain Knight has not arrived, and no in
timatlon has been received as 10 when
he may be expected. He was stationed
in California at the time the order was
issued.
The members of the German-American
Choral Association and of the Gesang-
yerein Virginia held another joint re-
hearsaI yesterday evening at $50 o'clock,
at Zimmermanns Hotel, OF the musical
programme prepared for German-Day.
Professor Charles +. Mutter conducted
the practice.
There will be an open meeting In Full
ton ut Denny-Street Methodist church
Sunday night, September 18th, under the
auspices OF Fulton Lodge, No. $50 The
Rev. j. w. Guy, Grand Chief Templar
OF Virginia. will be the speaker. There
will be a special musical programme
rendered by fine city talent.
A letter has been received from Mrs.
Gibson. wife of the Bishop-Coadjutor-
elect of this diocese. saying that her
daughters. the Misses Gibson. will come
TO Richmond in about ten days. In order
TO receive the household effects at the
future family residence. sl3 Floyd avenue.
Mrs. Gibson will follow them shortly
thereafter.