The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-26
LOCAL lLACONICS.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS AND NEWSi
BRENITIES.
Interesting Items Caught on the
Wing and Condensed by
the Times " Reporters.

Lyons is in Norfolk on business.
Mr.. George w. O'Brien, Of Atlanta, Ga,
formerly of Manchester, is in the city
NJ. NJ. Davis, of New York, of the firm
of Levy & Davis, was in the city Satur-
day.
Mr.. Eddie Lewis, an old Manchester
boy, Of Pensacola, Fla, is on visit to
friends.
A country wagon broke down with a
load of garden sass at Sixth and Broad
yesterday.
Mr.. b. d. Tillar, president Of the At
lantic and Danyille railroad, was in the
city yesterday
The Chesterfield cavalry will have its
reunion at Bonair tomorrow \ fine
time is expected
The selections by the Theatre last night
were happily made and rendered in a
first-class style.
Great improvements are being made
at Thornbury's corner, at Reservoir and
West Cary streets.
The total gate receipts of the late Fair
held by the Virginia State Agricultural
Society were $9,4OO.
The Council Committee on Finance
meets to-night the Fire-Department
Committee tomorrow night.
Officer c. J.. Butler. Of the First district,
killed a mad dog Sunday at the cornerof
Twentieth and Main streets.
Ex-Attorney-G General Frank 5. Blair
l., ,.t Go Inv off
and left yesterday for Petersburg.
Mr.. f. NJ Castine has returned from
Baltimore, and will hold a reception at
the Academy Of Music boX-ofiice to-day.
Mr.. Aikens Lawrence who is with the
Wall Street Bandit Company, has often
appeared in Richmond and is a finished
actor.
The hobby-horses on the Fredericks-
burg depot lot and near Mash Quarter,
on North Seventeenth, are visited by
crowds.
There viii be "a Democratic meeting at
Blenncrs Park Friday night next Messrs.
Goode Cardweil, Aylett, and others viii
addres, the meeting
Hon. George d. Wise and Colonel b..
O. James, of Goochlaud, addressed the
citizens OF West Point Saturday night,
making vigorous speeches.
There has been no official announce
ment Of the registration last Saturday
bat it is estimated that the white MAORI
" in the city will reach ., 100.
The KickapQo Indian Show, on Cary
street, between Pine and Laurel, still
continues to draw largely The free eX-
hibition of Poor Lo is as edifyng as
it is amusing.
The same party Who stole the watch
from the G0Ochland land-agent turned up
in Manchester Saturday, where he hired
horse and buggy, and has not been
heard from since.
Misses Mary Van Fossen, Hattie Wood
fin, of the Soldiers Home, Hampton, and
Grace Christian, Of Chantilly, are the
guests Of Mrs Joseph Il. Gill, Of the Male
Orphan Asylum.
Miss Leila Ballowe, of Manchester, re-
turned Saturday from Kentucky, where
she has been spending the summer. She
is accompanied by her friend, Miss Julia
Redo, Of Cadiz, Ky.
Il. b. Wyatt. who left work in New
York to come on and take part in the
canvass in this district, is prominent
Knight of Labor and member OF the
National Cigar Union.
Everything in police circles was abnor-
maJly quiet yesterday. At a late hour
last night there were no arrests at the
First statiOn-hOuse, three for drunken
ness at the Second, and one for yagrancy
at the Third
1t is but just to the Schuyler Elec-
trio Light Company to say that on
the nights on which it was 50 dark that
their contract called for lights out at 1880
A. NJ. Lights out at 1870 and the moon
rising at 2:17 seems rather a bad arrange
ment.
A large meeting of the b. p. O. Elks
was held Sunday night at Laube's Hall.
1t was resolved to have a social session for
the lady friends of the members and a
few invited guests. Due notice will be
given of the time and place of the enter
tainment
Governor Lee has received an invitation
to attend the ceremonies incident TO the
unwilling of the Bartholdi statue in New
York, but he decided yesterday that it
will be impossible for him to accept the
invitation on account of the great pres
sure of official business.
The stone for the work on the Custom
house is being quarred at the Richmond
Granite Quarries. The sheds at Sixth and
Byrd streets are being erected, and in a
very short time the work will be booming
and pushed vigorously.
The beautiful steel bark Linda Park,
Captain Skinner, cleared from the Gus