The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-18
BREvITIES.
Personal PARAGRAPHS, MINOR MEN,
TION, AND SMALL MATTERS.
The News ofthe Day Boiled Down
and Served Up in Con
densed Shape.

strels jumped from Richmond 10 Oharies'
ton.
The Street Committee will meet in the
City Engineers office this evening at
$50.
Richmond has been selected as the place
for the meeting of the next Baptist Con-
gress.
The Electric Minstrels will hold the
boards at the Mozart Academy of Music
next week.
Mr. w. G.. Peterson, advance agent of
Callan, Haley & Callan Electric Min
strels, is in the city.
There is nearly water enough in the
Reservoir-street lake to float the remnant
of the national navy.
The Salvation Army expect to hold ser
vice in their new quarters on south Cher
ry street tonight.
John H. Wiley, well-known Rich
mond boy, now with large Philadelphia
house, is on a visit to the city.
The total insurance on the fire at Dur
ham. n. c., was $202,5 The Virginia
Fire and Marine was in for $3.50.
A special grand jury will be drawn for
the next term of the Chesterfield Court
to consider several criminal cases.
Beverly street from Pine to Cherry is
being leveled and graded. a pavement
and sidewalk will next be in order
Mr.. C. S. Chalkley's wife and four of
his children are quite sick in Manchester,
and have been so for several weeks.
Mr.. J. w. Blardsell of the Against
the Stream" company is in the city, look
ing after the interests of the troupe.
Mr.. James Lyons, Assistant District
Attorney, has returned from attendance
on the United States Court at Norfolk.
There is a very good picture of the
issuing of tobacco rations at the Soldiers
Home in the last number of Frank LeSl'e.
A lone hand-6rgan, untouched by the
late nipping frosts, was making life sad
for the people of Monroe ward yester-
day.
Mr.. Charles Rogey is not the Salvation
Charlie who was noted as having de
camped in the TIMES. TWAS Northern
Charlie.
There was only one death from diph-
liberia in Richmond last week, and two
from diphtheritic Group. By an error it
was printed seven.
Against the Stream" was again en-
dorsed by a large audience yesterday, and
will be repeated for the last time to-day
at each performance.
The first ball of the season of the Mer
camille Club will take place at Sanger
Halle tonight Admission by card only
for members and their ladies.
The fence at the extreme northeastern
end of Hollywood Cemetery has been put
back several feet and Linden and Beverly
streets given their proper width.
The State Board of Dental Examiners
met at Ford's Hotel. They granted a
certificate topractice dentistry in this State
to Mr.. c. f. Gridley, of Claremont.
A fine stalk Of tobacco may be seen
growing in the yard at the Arlington
House, and Mr.. Charles Bauer, on bod
son street, has some very fine cotton
plants.
Joseph Fry, from Green county (col-
ored), for eighteen years, and VIM.
Barnes, from Southampton, for three
years. were received at the penitentiary
yesterday.
Mrs. Venable, wife of Colonel c. S
Venable, of the University Of Virginia
has sent, through Governor Lee, a hand
some donation to the chapel of the r. E.
Lee Camp Soldiers Home.
On the Balloon Ascension Committee
which Professor King has organized in
Petersburg are Mayor Jarrett, r. p. Bar
ham (of the Indee-AppeaD James b.
Blanks, and Major r. NJ. Sully.
Mr.. w. p. Sutton, formerly of Rich
mond, and late of Reidsyille, n. c., has
accepted a position in Montreal, Canada,
and will leave for that city December /.
Mr.. Sutton has before been engaged in
business in Montreal
The ladies of the City Mission ask for
from the citizens to carry
on the work The demand for old clothes,
bed clothing and shoes is very great. Con-
tributiCns can be sent to any of the man
ayers or to the Mission Home on Four
teenth street.
Mr.. Thomas McCabe died Tuesday
night, in the forty-third year of his age.
The deceased was brother-in-law of Mr..
John Murphy, and had many friends who
will deeply regret his death The funeral
will take place this morning at 8 o'clock
from ST. Peters cathedral.
Mr.. James p. Roberts, one Of the oldest
railroad men of Norfolk, is dead Mr..
Roberts was an old Seaboard employee,
and ono Of the first conductors on the