The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-17
PERSONS AND THINGS.
News Notes Compiled From tho "Tiuss''
Exchanges.

A oiRt in smith county, Kansas. won
$50 by husking and cribbing sixty bushels
Of corn in i've hours.
A PHILADELPHIA merchant has put out
the sign "Esculont Repository" The es-
taolishment Is grocery store.
1t Is the Gulf stream which Is credited
with the warm weather we are having. IL
~ said that II is working up farther north.
\ RICH Colorado lady recently announced
that the begging letters which reached her
in the course Of six weeks called in the az
gregate for sum Of money as large as her
entire fortune.
THE South Dakota State university has
extended a call TO DR.. William Il. Harper,
Of Yale, to I'M the presidency. made vacant
by Dr.. Olsea's uniimely death ia the Mime
apolis Tribune disaster.
The Detroit Journal is responsible for the
statement that a blind man is chairman Of
The committee sent out by the Common
Council Of the city Of Holland. Mich, 10 see
how some other cities are lighted.
A SEATTLE contractor who wasin search
WI WI iti''h was AthNA - At l'it'' 'ihN'i ~
a saloon where more than forty idle men
were lounging about. OF the entire Number
only four were willing TO 20 70 work.
The new strike now threatened in Lon
don will affect vast numbers much more Sc
riously than the dock mems strike did The
gas and coal workmom are savagely discon-
icnted. and are trying 10 arrange matters SO
III III
and the cheerful fire in the CRATE until II
comes 10 their terms. Next Friday the first
movement will Doe made tn the strike OF the
1000 stokors Of the South Metropolitan Gas
Company.
TIE Florida orange crop viii be smaller
than usual this year, owing to the drouths
that prevailed In the orauge-growing region
last spring. Last year it was estimated
that about 10000 boxes Of the fruit were
sent ont 70 The world from the Florida crow
crs. but the number this season VIII hardly
exceed 100000. Much Of the crop was
purchased by Northern dealers last summer
while still on the trees. il is estimated that
100000 boxes were bought in this way,
4 SUIT for absolute divorce has been
brought by Mrs. Helen r. saltus. in the
supreme Court Of New York. against her
husband Edgar T.. Saltus. the novelist.
They were married i'm that city ON NOyem-
Der ~. ISIS. Two correspondents are men
toned in the suit. One is Elsie W. Smith.
The other is Fanny Giryan. Mrs. Saitus
SAYS that her husband left for Europe on
November 2d. On this information Judge
Lawrence issued an order for service Of
summons by publication. Mr.. saltus Is re-
ported TO be very IN abroad.
JAMES A.GRAY. the oldest piano manu-
f4cturcr in the United States, died in Albany
last week lie was born in 1910, and enter
od the uiano mandatory Of Firth q Han
New York. when sixteen years old. In $50
hc was called % Albany by W. G.. Board
man 90 oversee his piano mandatory. Two
years later he was admitted partner, and
since that time, which covers more ihan
half a century. he was engaged i'm the man
ufactmc Of B0ardman a Gray pianos. Mr.
Gray made many improvements. and pro-
duccd number Of valuable inventions.
which are covered by patents, contributing
probably more original improvements ihah
any one living pianO-maker.