The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-16
BREVITIES.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, MINOR MEN
TON, AND LOCAL LAC0NICS.
The News ofthe Day Boiled Down
and Served Up in Con-
densed Shape.

The cold-wavc flag was hoisted yester-
day morning.
Colonel A. S. Buford was registered at
the Metropolitan Hotel Washington, yes
terday.
The shop windows are being CARRIED in
Christmas attire and the holiday trade is
booming.
CAPTAIN Seth Foster, commander of the
Virginia Oyster Navy was at the Capitol
yesterday.
Rev. J. Calvin Stewart will assume
charge of the Fourth Presbyterian church
January LIST, 1897
Rev. Dr. J. Lansing Burrows is still
in the city and was warmly greeted on
the streets yesterday.
The ladies of the First Baptist church
will have doll sale in their lecture-room
to-day and tomorrow.
J. NJ. Atkinson, Jr., of the Buford
House, Charlotte, n. c., formerly of the
ST. James, is in the city.
President John II. Conner has called
meeting of the Alliance Club at Westham
Hall for tonight at o'clock.
Services will be held at the North
Fourth-street chapel tonight. They have
been interrupted by the bad weather.
Rev. Percy G. Elsom, who is at the
Southern Theological Seminary, has re-
ceived flattering call to Louisville, Ky.
An adjourned meeting of the stock
holders of the Richmond and Danyille
railroad will be held to-day at - o'clock.
James Robinson, former well-known
barber and a useful cOloTed resident Of
this city, died at Springfield, Mass, Mon
day.
Bishop Cranberry has recalled the APP
pOintment of Rev. Mr.. Riddick Of the
Virginia Conference to Emanuel church,
Baltimore.
Councilman NJ. F. Hudnall, who is
Grand Commander of the American
Legion of Honor Of Virginia, has been
on an official visit to Norfolk.
A. f. Miller, a letter carrier, having
been forced to resign on account of his
health, Postmaster CullingwOrth has APP
pointed r. L. Curtis, auxiliary letter-car-
rier, to fill the vacancy.
Very good houses greeted the last per
fOrmances of HowOrth's IIibernica yester-
day. There was no matinee at the The
atre. and only small audience saw
Skipped BY the Light of the Moon " last
night.
The only case considered yesterday in
the Supreme Court of Appeals was that
of Paxton against Gamewell Argued by
w Fec for annpllop and
Colonel John H. Guy for appellant, and
submitted.
Captain George A. Mushback well
known in Richmond as a military and
society man, and ex-member of the Leg
islature from Alexandria, was married
in that city yesterday evening to Miss
Eva b. Gwynn.
The roadway on the old Basin bank
between Eighth and Ninth, was too bad for
travel yesterday; this, too on one of the
leading thoroughfares Of the city BY
this route most of the travel to the Union
depot is done.
At the Academy next week I'm
known" with Miss Lottie Church in the
leading role, will be the attraction. Miss
Church is an old favOrite here, and is
well remembered as a member of John
A. Stevens fine company at the Theatre
in 1S7677.
Senators Stubs, of Gloucester, and
Gee, of Prince George, and Delegate Cur
lett, of Lancaster, will arrive in the city
to-day to attend meeting of the joint
committee appointed by the Legislature
to investigate matters in connection with
the Hampton Normal and Industrial lnsti-
tutc.
Bishop Whittle took part in the inn
pressive services attending the ordination
of Rev F. H. NJ. Pollard (colOred) to the
priesthood. The ceremony took place at
St. Paul's church, Norfolk, in the presence
of an immense congregation, and was at
tended by every Episcopal minister of
Norfolk and the surrounding county.
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