The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-09
BREvITIES.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, MINOR TOP
les, AND SMALL MATTERS.
The News ofthe Day Boiled Down
and Served Up in Con
densed Shape.

The West-end Hunting Club have gone
on their annual fall hunt.
Mr. Reginald Gillian is in the city,
after several years absence.
Mr. Jacob Edel, of Myers Brothers q
Co., is on business trip to Arkansas.
Councilman George f. Bowden and
bride have returned from their bridal
trip.
The new silver-dollar certificates were
being paid out at some Of the banks yes
terday.
Remember the pound party for the
benefit of the Methodist and Presbyte-
rian Church Home.
There will be an excursion train at re-
duced rates to Staunton Thursday on the
regular schedule time.
A very slight fall of snow was reported
in Richmond Sunday about o'clock. 1t
was hardly perceptible.
At the Leigh-street Baptist church Sum
day morning one member received the
right hand of fellowship.
The Sunday accommodation trains on
the Richmond and Allegheny railroad
have been discontinued.
Mr. John NJ. Price has returned to the
city after several months absence at the
White Sulphur Springs.
Governor Lee and his mother were
among those attendant upon the services
at the Soldiers Home Sunday.
Mrs. Susanna C, Lindsey, wife of the
venerable Mr.. John Lindsey, died Sunday
in the sixty-ninth year Of her age.
Mr.. John Bacon Crenshaw, of Rich
mond, has been in attendance at the
Friends yearly meeting in Baltimore.
John Preston (coloredD charged with
resisting Policeman Lampkin, in the dis
charge of his duty, was find $40 land costs
in the Police court yesterday morning.
The Harper party of visitors left yester
day morning for Danyille after having
been the recipients OF many courtesies.
The first ball of the season of the JEFF
fersOn Literary and Social Society will
take place at Sanger Hall tonight.
Mr.. w. p. West has accepted a place on
the Lexington and Big Sandy railroad,
and will remove his family to Kentucky.
Rev. DR.. William E. Hatcher has been
chosen to preside over the National Bap
fist Convention which meets in Balti
more November 49,
F. H. Craddock died Saturday night from
the effects of burns. The funeral took
place Sunday evening from the Third
Presbyterian church.
Mr.. Lewis d. Aylett, formerly of this
city, was a few days since elected treas
urer of the Coalburg Coal and Coke Com
pany, of Birmingham, Ala
Mrs. Kate Plummer Bryan will be in the
city the latter part of the week, and will
be with her son, Councilman George
Bryan, No. 1914 East Broad street.
Rev. DR.. Landrum having been called
away, the lecture on his Bridal Trip"
announced for last night at West Main
street Baptist church, was postponed.
Arrangements are being made for a
complimentary testimonial to the East
End TroubadOus at COrcoran Hall. The
hall will be packed from pit to dome
Mrs. Jonathan NJ. Bennett, of Weston,
Lewis county, West Va, is dead. Mrs.
Bennett made many friends in this city
while her husband was State Auditor
There is considerable complaint about
the large rosebush on East Franklin
street, near the northwest corner of
Third. 1t extends too far in the street.
An old colored man, name unknown,
was found by the police Sunday morning
on Union street in a suffering condition
He was cared for and sent to the City
Hospital
Texas Harry, who was well known as
a Salvation Army evangelist, and after
wards kept a shooting gallery on Seventh
street near Park alley, is reported to have
skipped the town.
A novel feature yesterday was street
car with large boards covering it, an
nouncing the production of A Brave
Woman at the Academy There was a
band of music in the car.
A "Cresent Festival" with many novel,
amusing, and attractive features, under
the direction of Professor Thomas J.
Minor, will be held all this week at Clay
street Methodist church.
Rev. DR.. f. &. Murdaugh, rector Of
Trinity Episcopal church, Fredericksburg,
died Sunday at 3 o'clock p NJ, in the
sixty-fourth year of his age He was
well known in Richmond