The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-21
LOCAL NOTES.

The programmes OF Inc MOzAft ANA
| teur concert last night were very hand
somely gotten up and decidedly aesthetic
The alumni of the Virginia Military
Institute residing In Richmond have or
panized an association with Colonel W.
Z. Cutshaw as president and Mr.. Joseph
r. Anderson, Jr, as secretary. Colonel
John Purcell, Colonel Tazwell Elicit,
Mr.. R. V. Brooke, and MIR. Joseph H.
| Anderson, Jr, were appointed as com
mittee to make arrangements for trip
| to Lexington on the occasion OF the ap-
preaching final exercises at that insti!u'
| tion.
The open-a air concert fund has been
largely recruited by the generous dona-
ton Of 5000 each one from the Union
Passenger, and the other from the City
Railway The fund now amounts TO
S1,l65, and only about $500 more 10
wanted to make the concerts assured.
Mr.. Robert A. Carter qualified In the
Hastings Court yesterday before Judge
Atkins a Sergeant of his court His bond
was $4,000, and General Joseph X. An
derson became his bondsman.
A large number of newly-elected
Justices of the Peace, members OF the
Board of Aldermen and Common Coun'
cilmen, qualified Yesterday before Judge
Atkins OF The Hastings Court. All OF
them are qualifying ss fast as they can
catch the Judge at the courtroom.
The Spanish steamship Leonna, Juan
De Algora, master, 1907 tons burthen,
which was quarentined at the capes, en-
tered at the Customhouse yesterday from
Belboa, Spain, to load cotton for Liver
pool, England
Mr. Buford Grymes, who was nomina.
ted to he clerk in the Treasurer's office
by the caucus Tuesday night, Is mem
Der elect of the Common Council from
Madison ward. He will qualify as a
member of the Council, and resign the
representative position on the night the
new Council meets
The Pegram Battalion Association had
their usual annual reunion at the Old
Pump House yesterday, and enjoyed
themselves with their accustomed 1olllty
and good fellowship Lunch was served
at and dinner at 4, and the day was de-
ligh,fully spent in social converse, re-.
hearsal of old war "reminiscences, etc.
Everybody present had good time.
1t was learned yesterday that one, II
not more, of our city officials who failed
of denomination Tue day night, were
celebrating the event in manner which
suggested that they had not confined
4. l.emseves TO limeade and milk shakes.
Yesterday the young men of Pine.
street Sunday school, scholars In the
classes taught by Messrs. George j.
Hooper, Jr., and George o. Green, had a
private pic mic among themselves. They
went to the Chickahominy Swsmps and
spent the day fishing and otherwise, en-
| loving themselves. They were too con-
scienlious 10 come back with high stories
of catching fish weighing seven pounds.
he young gentlemen were greatly bene.
] fitted by the presence OF the assistant
superintendent of the school, MIR. John
II. Hooper.
The Richmond Bar Association held a
meeting yesterday evening at their rooms
to receive The report of the committee
which recently visited Washington, to
look into the advisabiity of forming a
State Bar Association. Nothing was
done, however, and the association ad-
| iourned over until this evening.
Major Poe, Chief of Police, has an
nounced that he will not interfere with
persons selling Ice on Sunday. Sensible
man. 1t is time Puritan Blue Laws in
Virginia were being checked.