The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-11
BREvITIES.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, MINOR MEN
TION, AND LOCAL LACONlCS.
The News ofthe Day Boiled Down
and Served Up in Con-
densed Shape.

Miss Carrie Baumgarten, of Baltimore,
is visiting relatives in the city
Elk Governor Holiday was in Bombay,
India. at last accounts, in excellent
health.
The next regular meeting Of the Com
mandery of st. Andrew will be held
Christmas eve.
Miss Maud Starkweather and the Web
er Quartette had an enthusiastic re-
ception in Petersburg.
Mr.. William O. Shelburne is back, at
ter an extended and very successful
Southern business trip.
Colonel Thomas Smith, United States
ATTORNEY for New Mexico, has returned
TO his home in Warrenton, Va, to spend
the Christmas holidays
The name of Hungary station has been
changed to Laurel-"but the scent of the
roses will cling round it still"
A notice of the meeting of the stock
holders of the Merchants National Bank
will be found in another column.
Mr.. John Richardson, ex-member of the
House of Delegates from Louisa county,
was in the city Thursday evening.
Mr.. w. d. Judkins and bride, of Dan
vile, reached the city yesterday, and are
registered at the Exchange Hotel.
Considerable snow was carted off yes
terday and dumped into the James This
is a new kind of James river improve
ment.
Mr.. II. O. Williams, State secretary Of
the Young Mems Christian Association,
is at Alexandria in the interest Of that
Association.
Mayor Wallace VI. Smith, of Columbia,
Fluvanna county, is in the city. Mayor
Smith is a prominent member Of the Ma
sonic fraternity.
Nearly 300 parties were reported yes
terday for allowing the snow to remain
on their sidewalks, making about 800 in
all reported so far.
Hon. Cameron E. Thorn and wife, of
Los Angeles, Cal, are in the city and
guests of his nephew, DR.. George Ross,
7O1 East Franklin street.
The Gospel Song service at the Male
Orphan Asylum has been discontinued
to the public for the winter. Private
services will be held as usual.
Retail dealers in coffee report cOnsid-
cradle rise in the price of that very neces-
sary luxury. 1t is feared that the prices
will be still further advanced.
Hon. A. NJ. Waddill, of North Carolina,
will deliver the address to the graduating
class at the commencement of the Medical
College Of Virginia on the 31st of March
next.
The adjourned meeting of the Rich
mond and Danville Railroad Company
will be held next Thursday, at which the
President and Board of Directors for the
ensuing fiscal year will be elected.
The sergeant of the city of Roanoke
arrived here Yesterday morning, having
in custody Solomon Jones (colored) who
was convicted of HOUSEKEEPING and lar
ceny, and sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary.
Among the Richmonders at the Judkins
Holland marriage in Danville were Major
James ID. Patton, Mr. Alan Donnan, Mr..
Frank Cunningham and Mr.. Kirk Mat
thews. The supper was in charge of Mr..
Frank p Burke.
Mr.. A. S. Durham, who went to Alex
andria about two years ago from Chicago
to accept the position of comptroller of
the Richmond and Danville railroad, has
rendered his resignation, to take effect
from the 1st proX. He will accept posi-
ton on some Western road.
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