Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-23
Personals md Briefs,

Personals and Briefs.
The wife of Rev. DIR. A. f. Dickinson,
who has been quite ill., is now improving.
Miss Esther Miller, of Petersburg, is
visiting the Misses Cohen, of No. west
Clay street.
Miss Ellen T.. Converse. Of Louisville,
Ky. is visiting Miss Fleming, so7 west
Grace street.
Hon. s. Herold, of Shreveport, La. who
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs NJ. l..
Hofheimer, has returned home.
There will be called meeting of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of Pickett Camp THIS
afternoon at o'clock at 80 north Eighth
street.
Mrs. J. f. Broaddus of Henrico county,
and her son. Eugene. left for tredericks-
burg Monday to visit some Of their friends
In that city.
Mr.. r. T.. Parr. of San Francisco. Cal,
Pacific coast agent for the j. y. Pace To-
to headquarters.
Miss Emma Estelle Parkinson remains
seriously i'll at the residence OF her
mother, Mrs. Linton o. Miller, No. 800
east Grace street.
Walter w. Gosden, Jr.. of the Planters
National Bank left Sunday for trip to
Virginia Beach ocean View, Baltimore,
and Philadelphia.
Miss Daisy Hutzler left yesterday morn
ing for New York She sails on Thursday
for Europe, where she expects 10 complete
her musical education.
The Rev. DR.. r. c. Gordon. of Missouri,
who is visiting his relatives in this city,
will conduct services tonight at Grace
Street Presbyterian church.
The quartette of st. PauIs choir has
been re-engaged for another year. IL
l.. Of Ire I.fu
Meade. Mr.. Tribett, and Mr. Grant.
The Traction Company gave the Chill
dren of the Monumental Sunday school
free transportation TO and from their
picnic grounds at Reservoir Park yester-
day
Messrs. ]. T. Wren and j. j. Orange.
formerly OF this city, now engaged in
the tobacco business I'm Denver, Col, are
In the city on visit TO friends and rela-
tives.
An alarm Of fire from Box So Twenty
ninth and o streets. at Tao O'Clock yes
terday morning, was caused BY n small
blaze that the department extinguished in
a few minutes.
The annual picnic Of Pine-Streei Baptist
Sunday school will be given tomorrow at
Dunlops, on the Richmond and Peters
burg railroad. The train viii leave BYRD
Street Station at A. Nj.
Company ID, of the Fourth Virginia
Regiment, from Fredericksburg, passed
through Richmond yesterday on their way
home from the Nashville Exposition, and
spent short time in the city.
Miss Mamie Sitterding, the valedictorian
at st. Mary's Institute graduating exer-
cises of yesterday morning, Will leave
July LIST TO spend the summer with school
mates in Latrobe and Pittsburg, Pa.
An alI-day trip to Westover will be
given b. the officers and teachers OF
Broad-Stnet Methodist Episcopal sunday
school on Thursday. The steamer leaves
her wharf at a. NJ. sharp, and Will re-
turn TO Richmond about Z Il. NJ.
Master John Purcell. son of Mr. william
Il. Purcell. has returned from Rock-Hill
College. bringing with him high honors
He carried off two medals and five pre-
mlums on commencement-day. For first
year collegian Master Purcell made a
phenomenal record.
Among the visitors at the State Library
building yesterday morning were the fol-
lowing: Thomas j. Wynn. Treasurer OF
Williamsburg and James City county: w.
L. Courtney. Commissioner Of the Reve-
nue. of King and Queen; State Senator X.
T. Boykin, of Isle of Wight.
Among those who passed the examina-
I ticn before the Medical Examining Board
7 Of North Carolina at its recent meeting
at Morehead city was DR.. Joseph II.
| Hiden, a son of Rev. Dr. j. 9. Hiden, OF
this city, who recently graduated IRON
the Medical College Of Virginia.
handsome bronze bust of Commodore
| George W. Melville, of the United State:
! navy, the famous Arctic explorer. has
| been presented to the Commonwealth
| Club. The bust was the gift of the ex
plorer himself in token OF his appreciation
| OF the hospitality shown him by the clut
| last winter.
Mrs Albert c. Bruce, Miss Eloise How
| ard Bruce and Miss Katharine Howard
| are the guests of Hon. William A. An
| derson, Lexington. Va. They have gone
| TO be with Mr.. Howard Bruce when he
| graduates at the Virginia Military Insti-
| tute Thursday. June 2ith. Mrs. Bruce
| will return to Richmond next Saturday.
A jolly fishing party left here on til,
| noon train over the Southern yesterday
| for Cohoke for a day or two OF fishing
| Those who went along were Judge s. u
| Witt, Mr.. S. Stern. Mr. l.. Wendenburg
| and Mr.. John f.. Epps. the my Gauger
| These gentlemen will return to- morrow
morning, in order to vote In the Demo-
| cratic primary.
| Rev. DR.. Hartley Carmichael and family
| have gone 10 Old Sweet Springs TO spenC
| the summer. They will remain at this
| resort until about the middle OF Septem
| ber 1t is understood that upon his re
| turn TO the city DIR. Carmichael will re-
| move from the rectory, Immediately adj
| joining the church on Grace street. where
| he now resides. TO home on Floyd ave
| nue..