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

The Board of Aldermen will meet to-
night in special session TO consider the
annual budget.
The Clay-Ward Actives meet every
Thursday night at their Hall, and Will
continue doing 80 until after the spring
election.
During the month OF February there
were recorded in the Chancery Court
clerks office, two hundred and fifty
deeds.
During February fifty marriage il
censes were issued by the Clerk of the
Husting Court; thirty-two 10 white and
eighteen to colored couples.
The Chancery Court has adjourned for
the term. The next term begins on ,he
first Monday in April.
The Council Committee on Streets at
its last meeting permitted the Telephone
Company to erect a pole on which to string
their wires at the corner of Bank and
Ninth streets in place of the one which
snapped off during the heavy sleet some
weeks ago.
Cards are out for the marriage of the
Earl of oxford TO Miss Corhyn of New
York. The Earl il brother of Mr.. Glare
Horace Walpole, who was in 'be city a
number of weeks last fall with his vile,
Virginia lady.
The funeral of the late Major il. Car
rington Watkins took place Yesterday
evening from his late residence in Ches-
terfield, below Manchester, n 3 o'clock.
fEHer. furrp ID I'm ifpF OF
friends. The remains were Inferred III
the family burying ground at Amphill,
the ancestral estate.
Mr.. Charles Fitzwilson, the foreman at
Messrs. J. W. Randolph d English's book
bindery was yesterday presented by the
employees with a handsome silver pitcher
and mug. Mr Fiizwilson has been Tore
man i'm the employ OF this firm for the
last twenty years The occasion was a
happy one, and the recipient Of the gift
IS proud
Postmaster Cullingworth says that he
has every belief that before long the
mails from the North will reach Rich-
mond earlier than at present. The mat
ter is now under advisemcnt at the Post
office Department in Washington, and
when the system is perfected the mall.
will arrive here from New York at :
am. instead of 1929 am. Postmaster
Cullingworth went to Washington on
purpose 10 urge better mail facilities
The mails to Washington from this city
it is expected, will soon be much more
expeditions than at present.
Tonight at Cersley,s Hall, in Man
chester, the operctta, \ New Years Re
ception, will be given under the leader
ship of Professor Maurice Levi The
performance. which will also be given
tomorrow night. is for the benefit of the
Door. The ladies and gentlemen taking
part are Misses Hattie Wells lily 3 ird
Annie Jones. Mollie Evans. Maude Saw
telle, Eva Harrison, Minnie Jones, anc
Messrs. Bernard. Walden. Charles saw
telle r. Ii. Pretiyman, Willie Matthews
Tom Matthews, b. W. Nunnally, A c
Harding
The application made by the lady
manager. of the Retreat for the Sick foI
the use of the Rcgimental Armory from
April Both to May l2th, for the purpose
| Of giving festival and fair for the bene
| fiji of the Retreat and which was refused
! by the COMMITTEE on Grounds and Build
ings on the recommendation Of the line
officers Of the regiment was, at the las
meeting of the Grounds and Building
Committee, again taken up and laid or
the table This means that at a sub
sequent meeting the lady managers vii
have a chance to have their rcques
granted.
The first commencement of the South
ern Business College will take place to
night at the school-rooms over 709 eaS
Broad street, at O'Clock The exercise
will be very interesting Rev J. Z
Pollard. D. D., will deliver an address
Mr.. John u Tucker. Jr., vii
deliver an address on Practica
Education. Music-vOcal and inslru
menial-will be an attraction, anC
among the participants will be Misse
Kate Campbell, Clara Ready, Matti
Ready, Allie Allen, the COnseryator,
class, Mrs Clements, and Captain Franl
Cunningham.