The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-28
LOCAL NOTES.


Mr. James Macdongall, clerk last win
ter in Mr. John Bell Bigger's OH O. /. a
candidate for the position Of bill clerk Ia
the Gas Committee.
\ painter was yesterday engaged in
painting picture Of the old stone house
on lower Main street for Northern party
who had ordered it.
Mr Lamb Waddili of Manchester, who
while at work on the new building AZ
the State Penitentiary WAS right badly
hurt, IS improving The wound Is not
dangerous, but very painful
Rev. lohn JASPER will preach his
famous sermon on The sun at his church
on Duyal street, above 81. james. 10.
morrow at II O'Clock am All are cor
daily inyitel.
The funeral Of Mrs Rosalia Barnes
who died at midnight Thursday night,
wi take place this morning at halfpast
10 D'clgck from the residence Of her SON
in law, Mr. John o. Taylor.
General Daniel +. Sickles il expected
In the city to-day to confer with the
proper authorities regarding the pro
posed reunion at Gsttysb1rg in July next
of veteran, from botn sides Of the line.
Rev. :. s. Lambeth will preach at the
Soldiers Home chapel tomorrow even
ing at o'clock 1hc First Baptist
church choir, OF which Captain Frank
Cunningham is member, will sing the
music
At the Seventh.street Christian church
tomorrow, Rev IA. G. Cave, the pastor,
viii conduct the regular services at / /
am and Slj p IN. Sunday-school at 91j
am. Mems meeting at 330 pm. All
are cordially invited and welcomed
Hack and wagon drivers who fail to
get out their licences before Nav LIT
will be reported by the police The moment
their hacks aud wagons are seen on the
streets without the tin tag eyidonCing the
payment ot the tax being attached there
TO.
The ambulance wa, called out ycstcr.
day 90 see q Alr Willis from North Caro-
lima a passenger on the Danville train.
He had brOkcn b. leg while jumping
from he train while In motion Dr.
Irvine, in charge, gave the necessary re.
lief, and took the patient to the City
Hospital
VI. Johns Protestant Episcopal church,
Broad street, between Twcnty.iourih and
Twenty fifth, Rev. evils w. Burton
rector Service and sermon Sunday at
IL am. VI ssi0nary meeting i'm the in
terest of the Richmond Episcopal Mis-
si0nary Society at 3 pm. Interesting
addresses expected from clergymen and
laymen
in view Of the very narrow escape OF q
street car in Manchester from being run
into by train passing the Petersburg
crossing on Hull street at the rate OF
twenty miles an hour, the Richmond and
Petersburg railroad have puf up two
gates. similar 10 those in Richmond
Gates of the same character should be
placed at the Richmond x Danyille
crossing on lower Hull street
The April number Of the Richmond
Mercantile aHd Manufacturing Jo,TH0l,
Captain Richard +. Frayser, editor, has
been received. 1t is edited with ils usual
marked ability, and is filled with lis Gus
toma-v selection of reading matter at
once interesting and useful Wn,n it is
said that this issue Of the JouTHa! is up
TO lis regular standard, then nothing more
need be said.
i was mmorod in the city Yesterday
that General Malone was in town for the
purpose of consulting with John ;. Wise
rhis was not fact Day be-
fore Yesterday he passed through
the city on his way TO New York, and
was seen on the platform Of the Union
station couple of minutes, but not in
consultation with Wise In this case
Malone j. not coming TO Wise-Wise
will have TO go 10 Malone
Mr. W H. Parker, most pleasant gen.
tleman, who gave away his sister-in-iaw
20 Captain May Of Florida Wednesday
afternoon, laufhingly told the TIMES re-
porter Yesterday that his informant was
wrong in some ariiculirs relative To- that
marriage. lie stated that Mrs May had
known her husband for some time, hav-
ing met him in Petersburg, and that the
marriage was the result Of many inter-
changes of letters.
The members of the Girls Society of
the First Baptist church gave q supper
and entertainment last night at the above
named church, which proved TO be both
enjoyable and profitable. Before the
hour for supper and refreshments por-
lion of the time was occupied by the
Institute girls, who recited and fur
nished sweet music. Special mention
should be made OF dialogue by little
Misses Bessie Belle Davis ana Kate
Broa1us. who acquitted themselves ad-
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Called session-No Quorum.