Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-10
Personals and Briefs.

DR. Thomas NJ Sweeney has returned
! from Baltimore.
A regular meeting of the Board OF Al
| dermen viii be held this evening.
Mrs. Dr. A. r. Dickinson. now at Bed
| ford City Hotel continues 10 improve.
Captain Page McCarty. Of Washington,
/ the woll-knoHn journalist. is in the city.
Mr. p. r. Withers. Of Lynchburg is
stopping at the Lexington for "a few days
Mrs. c. r. Philips and Miss Lilly Grace
/ Philips are visiting relatives in Keys
! vile.
Masters Allen and Arthur Minter are
visiting relatives at milestone. in Lam
/ caster county.
| Mrs r. L. Triton and son. Robert l..
/ Jr., Of Barton Heights, have returned
! from Powhatan county.
The Sodality Of st. Mary's church re-
ccived holy communion In a body at the
early mass Sunday morning.
Miss Laura Tynham. of Portsmouth is
visiting the family of w. J. Burgess on
west Cary street.
Nj L. Irving Thomas. formerly OF this
city. but now Of New York. is visiting
his family. on north Plum street
Mrs. e. 7. Goodw and children. Of
| Barton Heights. Will leave Wednesday to
visit relatives at Parkersburg. w. Va.
A horse belonging to the Elba Steam
Laundry dropped dead on Eighth street
just south of Main yesterday afternoon
Miss Ruth Wells, who has been visiting
relatives and friends in Henrco and
Charles City counties. has returned home.
Mr. Eugene Jacobus, OF Nashville.
Tenn, on his way TO New York city. is
visiting his brother-in-law, Mr.. J. Jaco-
bus.
suit was Instituted I'm the Law and
Equity Court yesterday by the Whitcomb
Metallic Bedstead Company against Wal
Ter Scout for $353l5.
cir John Randolph Wells. who has been
sick at his home, 24O9 Church Hill avenue.
let Saturday morning TO visit relatives
~ AIbemarle county.
Miss Rosa Lawrence, Of Home Place.
and Miss Mirtie Davis. OF west Clay
street. are visiting Miss Mamie Rev
nOlds, at Gainesville.
Driver w. d. Clarke. Of Engine Com
pany No. 6. has returned to his post of
duty. after vacation Of ten days spent
in nshins and at the seashore.
Misses Nellie and Rosa Montague, OF
Zll9 Ncnable street. are visiting their rel
atives of Cumberland county Va. They
VIII return home the LIST of September.
a pleasant and successful lawn party
was given last night on the vacant lot
L. q
for the benefit OF Fulton Baptist church.
Miss Elizabeth Lee McIndoe daughter
of Mrs. V. r. Goodman has returned 10
her home in Barton Heights, after q
pleasant visit 70 friends at Ocean View.
Messrs Joseph II. Heeke and Robert
L. Chiles will leave tomorrow afternoon
for Charlottesville, where they will at-
tend the convention Of the Virginia Asso-
citation Of the Deaf.
There will be an important meeting Of
The Central WOmans Christian Temper
WOman's Christian Association, at which
a full attendance is desired.
The free moonlight. TO be given to chill
dren by the &. T. Sauer Company. will
occur on the night Of September It'll, and
not tonight. as might have been inferred
from a notice in Sundays paper.
The committee in charge OF the lawn
marty which was i'm progress several days |
last week at No. 1884 north seventeenth !
street has decided to continue the enter
tainment tomorrow, Friday, and Satur-
daY nights.
Rev. Father Ignatius Remke o. S. b, |
son Of Mr.. Bernard Remke OF this citY. |
is spending "a brief vacation here. Father |
Rcmkc is q professor at 81. Marys col |
iege. Belmont y. c., which is conducted |
bv the Benedictine Fathers
Rev. Father John 3. Tabb is visiting |
Bishop Van dc Nyver and will spend |
several days in Richmond before return I
ing 10 his duties at ST. Charles College. !
rsilgcott civ. ND. where he fills the !
Chair Of English Rhetoric.
Captaiu John Cussons VIII in few days |
take u sea voyage The CAPTAINS health |
81 yerv much impaired, and tfe doctor
mas ordered the trip. lie does not say /
m what points he Will touch, but 1t Is
probable the trip viii be through southern
waters.
Services will be conducted at the Sol
siers' Home every night during the cur
rert week. The Rev Mr. Chumoley, pas
tor OF Westminster Presbyterian church;
,yn deliver "a special sermon 10 the ola
soldiers at each service, and other attTac-
i've features viii be provided.
Mr. Edward a. Evans. observer OF the
United States Weather Bureau here. leIt
Yesterday for Mathews Courthouse. va,
,yhere he will spend some time In an Ell
'ort 10 recunerate his health which has
,een very poor for some time During his
,bsence. Mr. Thomas A. King VIII be IN
.hargc OF the station.
Richmonders In New York.
NEW YORK, August 9.-(Special)-P.
Davie Astor; J. ID. Briggs, Jr., Mafipo-