The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-22
BREVITIES.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, MINOR MEN
TON, ANDLOCAL LACONICs.
The News Of the Day Boiled Down and
Served Up In Condemned ShaPe-Abont
Folks You Know, and Interesting Items
Happily and Hastily Hit.

The City Circuit Court adjourned for
the term yesterday.
Hon. William f. Gaines, of Nottoway,
passed through the city yesterday.
Judge l.. J.. Lewis, of the Court OF
Appeals, is said to be still improving.
Senator S. w. Williams, of Bland, and
Hon. r. r. Henry, of Tazewell, are in the
city.
Workmen were engaged yesterday in
repairing the steeple of the Seventh-street
Christian church.
A portion Of the stonecutters at work
at the Custom-house are idle, owing to a
scarcity of stone.
Richard Sheenick, accused by his wife
of murder, is reported to be in the Gin
cinnati workhouse.
A burglary case, in which the parties
were discharged, was disposed of at the
Police Court yesterday.
In obedience to very general request
the musicale at Harrold's will be contin-
ued every day this week.
Mr.. William PfeifTer, formerly Of Rich
mond, now of Chicago, is on a welcome
visit to the city for the holidays.
Mr.. William II. Zimmerman has been
warmly greeted on his return home from
a pleasant sojourn in Rochester, n. \.
AS there will be a Christmas festival
held at the North Fourth chapel to-
morrow evening there will be no service
at night
For Christmas Eve and Christmas Day,
Blanche Curtisse, the celebrated Nassar
beauty, as the IN IN Queen, will be at the
Theatre
The December new moon comes on
Christmas morning at 4:56, with indica-
tons for rain or snow for the ensuing
seven days.
How is it choice butter is advertised at
% cents per pound, and when you want
to buy real good article you have to pay
30 or 30 cents?
1t has been suggested that the man al
legged to have been murdered and hid on
Sixth street was an important witness in
the Cluverius case.
The police have reported dangerous
holes in the pavement in front of 1920
Main street and on Broad street in front
of G. q O. freight depot.
Morris X. Warner, advance agent Of
Robson & Crane and Colonel Johnson,
of the Boston Ideals are meeting with a
warm welcome from many friends.
Monday night the hen-house of DR.. w.
f. Farrar, who resides at No. 23OS East
Broad street, was entered by thieves, who
carried off fourteen very fine dark Brahma
fowls
The Young Mems Christian Association
are arranging for Christmas entertain
ment, and Rev. DR.. Landrum will recite
his interesting story of "a Wedding
Trip to Europe on the occasion.
Mr.. James II. Dooley has been elected
adirector in the Richmond and Allegheny
railroad vice A. Y. Stokes, deceased, and
has also been chosen second yice-presi-
dent of the Richmond and Danville
system.
The encore songs are generally so much
more melodious than the first numbers at
the Mozart Musicale that some of the
attendants think of sending in request
that the encore songs be sung first
The Calvary Mission Sunday School is
preparing for its annual Christmas offer
ing to its scholars, many Of whom are
poor. Any donation will be thankfully
received by Sergeant Ben. c. Howard at
the First station.
Rev. Dr. Hoge left for Baltimore yes
terday to attend meeting Of the joint
committee of the Southern and Northern
Assemblies on the centenary OF the or
ganization of Presbyterianism in the
United States. He will return home
just as soon as the committee adjourns