Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-12
Personals and Briefs.


Mrs. Rosalie b. Selden is the guest OF
Mrs. Fitzhugh, corner Of Eighth ana
Clay streets.
Hon. M. S. Newberne, member Of the
House of Delegates from Norfolk county,
was in the city yesterday.
Miss Sue Brooking has returned home.
after a pleasant visit to friends In
Hagerstown, Md, and Washington
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Cabell Brockenbrough
are stopping for a few days with Mrs
C. p. Il. Burgwyn, No. l south Third
street.
Policeman John Finegan. who has been
confined to his bed for the past ten days
with a slight attack Of pneumonia, Is
improving.
A marriage-license was issued in Wash
,ngton on Wednesday to James E. Lam
bert and Florence f. Bradley, both OF
Richmond.
To-day is the thirteenth anniversary Of
the marriage of Hon. Samuel u. VIII
the genial and popular Judge of the
Hastings Court.
Judge Roger Gregory, of King William
county. and Mr.. r. Horn, ex-Treasurer or
Hanover, were visitors at the Library
building yesterday
Mrs. ]. r. Marshall has returned from
his trip to Niagara Falls and Canada,
and will leave in a short time fer her
home. in Savannah. Ga.
The choirs Of the churches are all
making preparations for the Christmas
services which will be more pretenti-
ous-musically-this year than ever be-
fore.
General Roller, of Harrisonburg, is in
the city collecting data, principally from
the State Library records. from which to
compile a history of the early German
settlements in Virginia.
Miss Alice Rench, Of Hagerstown,
Md; Miss Louise Fitzpatrick, of AIRING
ton. Va, and Miss Margaret Thomas, OF
Wayerly, N. Y, are visiting friends at
No. 1903 north Beech street.
Mr.. N. c. Watts, Sheriff of Augusta,
and Mr.. Samuel Donald, of the same
county, who is a candidate for the posi-
ton of Superintendent of the Peniten-
tiary. were in the city yesterday.
There was a large and enthusiastic
gathering of Epworth Leaguers at Clay
Street Methodist Episcopal church on
Tuesday night. The services were very
interesting and the reports encouraging.
Mr.. H. t. ingalls,. OF Port Simon,
Costa Rica, and Miss Lily A. Wood,
daughter of Mr.. Robert b. Wood, will
he married this afternoon at $50 o'clock
ct the residence of the father of the
bride-elect.
A sacred concert will be given at Bar
ton Heights Episcopal church tonight
for the benefit Of the choir fund. There
will be a large chorus of thirty voices,
accompanied by an instrumental quintette
from the Blues Band.
Rev. DR.. r. ]. Willingham and his
family have the sympathy of a wide
circle of friends In the loss by death
of his bright little 5-year-old son. Hol-
combe. whose funeral took place from
the residence Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary A. Taylor, who was hurt
bv falling from Car No. H. Of the Rich
mond Railway and Electric Company, at
Twenty-first and Broad streets Wednes-
day morning, is not the wife of Mr.. Will
liam p. Taylor. OF No. 1910 Pleasant
street.
The Young Peoples Union OF Pine
Street Baptist church Will give an en-
tertainment tonight. to which the public
Is cordially invited. Mr.. John Garland
Pollard will make All address, and Cap
tain Frank Cunningham and Mr.. Haddon
Watkins viii take part in the musical
programme