The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-03
LOCAL NOTES.

tHc Clll yesterday ut DcIoueo w 'he
Democratic branch Of the Wise family.
Mr.. F. Z. Moore, driver Of hose carri-
age connected with Engine No. 2, is de-
tanned at home by serious illness. lie
has substitute in his place.
The Republicans of the Republican
National League met in this city To form
a state branch of the NationBl League on
January 18th.
There were 10j deeds recorded at
Henrico County Courthouse during the
month of December.
The residence No. 20i West Marshall
street caught fire yesterday morning.
The station men of Engine No. 3, put
out the fire without turning in the alarm.
The Baptist churches in the city are
conducting week of prayer. The meet
ing last night was at Second Baptist
church, where the topic was need OF
communion with God"
Company f, First Virginia Regiment,
gave a grand ball last night to their many
friends, military and civic at the Regi-
ment Armory.
The vessels in the dock and at the
river wharvcs, steamers and sailing yes
sells. were dressed with flags on Sunday
in honor of the New Year.
Sunday Rev. Carl Grammef, professor
at the Theological Seminary of Virginia,
preached at St Marks church. Dr.
Grammer is nephew of Rev. I e..
Dasbiell =. d.
Thursday week the Clay Ward Aciives
will hold their January meeting al,
Griffitbs Hall Main on street, opposite
Monroe Park.
The survivors of the Old Wise Brigade
will meet tonight "a, the residence OF
CAPTAIN Charles Z. Epps, corner of Mar
ehall and Adams streets for the purpose
OF forming a Veterans Association. 1t
is hoped that all the old survivors living
in this vicinity will be present
Saturday afternoon the Tredegar Iron
Workers determined to send the fund
left over from their reunion of December
Goth, to the boys of the Male Orphan
Asylum. The money, $40, was taken
out there that evening, and Mrs. Gill, the
matron, thanked the committee for it in
warm terms.
A deed from Mrs. Mary NJ. Lyon con-
veying to James Lyons, administrator
and substituted trustee under the will
of Henry Bowen, deceased, conveying the
two houses on the east side OF Third
street between Main and Cary, fronting
81 feet for $4,000, was admitted to record
yesterday.
The City Chancery Court, Judge Ilollo.
day presiding began The term yesterday.
A number of cases were docketed. The
only lawyer present was Mr.. Lyon c..
Ty er. The court was only in session
fifteen minutes, and adjourned TO meet
to-day at the regular hour. This court
will meet every Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday, and will entertain any motions
of counsel brought before it.
Mr.. F. ID. Hotchkiss, who resigned the
position of Claim Agent of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad, but retains the
General Freight Agency of the road, has
been succeeded by Mr. James ". Hanna,
formerly Cashier of the Claims Depart
ment.
Albert Lee tcolored) was arraigned in
the Police Court yesterday for stealing
one turkey from John Everett Albert
celebrated New Years day on Sunday
and became so sick that he was taken to
the City Hospital. In consequence of
this his case was continued until Thurs
day next.
superintendent Thompson of the Fire
and Police Telegraph Service is of opin-
ion that the third story of the building in
which is the Council Chamber and in
which portion of the fire department is
stationed, is not in a safe condition. The
electric battery which furnishes the cleo
tricty for the entire fire, police, and am
bulance call system is in this third story,
right over the Council Chamber and Mr..
Thompson thinks that they should be To-
Gated nearer the ground.
Yesterday morning at 3lj fire was
discovered in the drug store of DR.. Viii
liam H. Scott formerly Augustines, on
the north east corner of Franklin and
Seventeenth streets. This store is differ
ent from DR.. SCOTS regular drug store
which he has occupied for years, and
still occupies on the southwest of the
same streets. An alarm was promptly
turned in from box 49, First police sta
ton, to which the department promptly
responded, and the flames were extin-
guished, but not before damage estimated
at $500 had been done. There was no in
surance. How the flames originated is
not known.
The following members of the Boston
Ideal Company are at Mark Davis W.
II. Clark, Frank Baxter, George Loesch,
Mile. DeLussan, Miss Campbell, Colonel
w. II. Foster. Harry Dieble, Miss Har-
riet Avery, Miss Helen Dudley Campbell
Clemment Banbridge, and Miss Nj. Reid
City Circuit Court.
In tLo OH. Circuit Court yesterday Y