The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-26
PERSONS AND THINGS.
news Notes Complied from the rimss''
Eschangss.

''' "'"' mo operation there were coo ap
pncations for the four positions Of lettu
carriers.
p"E BRADY. who is 70 try sarah Al
inca Hin Terry. tells a Washington Post r.
porter; "shc is an adventures. about at the
end of her rope"
MRS. HARRISON Is reported 10 have De.
como younge. in manners and dress since
she entered the White House. She appears
TO Joe very happy.
N army Of squirrels has been passing
over the mountains and valley. Of Clinton
county. W. Va. for the last three weeks.
hundreds have been slain hy sportsmen.
WATERMELON farm. M adams Park.
'a.. which consists OF Soo acres and pro.
duce~ 500 carloads Of melons. II, said 90 Dec
the largest watermelon patch in the world
Inr largest animal known is the rorqual.
which is about One hundred feet in length
ihe smallest is the twilight monad. whose
dimensions are ouc-twche thousandths Of
1n inch.
&Btf two of thc interested parties connect
rd with ih' Bsoderck-Terry duel survives.
/ They are Joseph Mckihben. friend Of
br0lor.ch'~. who lives in Washington. and
samuel IT. Brooks. one of Ferry, seconds.
THERE are 5000 medical women i'm The
nited STATES whose incomes range from
$1,000 io S.1.ooo wear. Austria is the
only civilized country in The world which
/ prohibits women from entering the medical
/ profession.
ruErr school boy, Of >ompoe. Cal.
thought they'd have fun This vacation play
u- gold mining. - they began ON am old
norn-out claim on the beach near Point
/ sal. AND Zoo fWDni1-f1ur DAYS. working not
more than eight hours day. made $40.
Az interesting rumor connected with Mr..
a. NJ. Fagler. one Of tine coa.-on million
aires and owner of the Ponce de- Leon Hotel, /
JOE ~. Augustine. fla.. is IN circulation. II |
I~ That nr Mill establish IN II. Augustine an |
academy Zoe which Young men may be /
thoroughly prepared % enter tine foremost /
universities of this country and Europe
AwErrH in the rnucd suites Nogo-
-.ar says that the stone, used for scrub
bling ihe decks of SHIPS are called holy
Stone, " because the work was generally
don" On sunday. But "a writer i'm the
fINfrtfn0N saws that they were 80 called |
hecau-e those who used them had 90 90
down 900 their knees 10 do the work.
rIF courts have confirmed the contested
queer viii Of l.. b. Eaton. the eccentric
farmer of ~teuhcu county. Ind and il viii |
bee executed. Tine iO0-acrc farm will Dee d.
= ded into ten-acrc lots. and forty home.
Tor widows and old maids above the age of |
tnrfN-ffe viii Dee erected thereon. The |
colon. Is io De known a~ the Eaton Home.
ON ihe pole on which the lmeman Feek,
was killed ia New York there were l32 telo-
phone Wires. fifteen fire wires. and Oh
police wire. The telephone wires were dis
inNuied dli over the cross arms. There il
growing feeln. that the electric light com
panie- are anxious 90 keep their light.
turned on until the public grows impatien
and cries. "1ivc them back 10 us. deaths oi
mo- Deaths"
AMONG The novelties al tine Atlanta fN-
position is pig which works i'm harness
'Ike horse. and is guaranteed not 90 kicl
0r buck Every afternoon ho is harnes>c,
fNH little red express wagon and il driven
oyer thr grounds. pulling little girl. Win
-If- llf fIe WAGON and handles the lines. II
i- quite au unusual sight. and is highly cr-
Inted N1 everyone. a, the pis has "a fun ST
10 harness and draws a- well 90, gent,
family horse.
LANDS. aged fory--iN. who live
near Bcchtcl-,llo. rg.. has become in-an.
on fhe subject Of electricity. he imagine
that electricity win Kin him as the lincmci
boo NeW nrh were Killed. Inventor Edi-oi
has been maxim, experiments with q patent
1
h1u-e. and the latter took such deep iu-
f.r-~i in the subject that Doe became in,ane'
BE- Wa- taken 20 the llaui~hur. Asylum.
lX-~rNNoR FAIRS daughter Birdie
0r Virginia. wishes To- enter convent. Mr.
Flr-lt- the girl is only twelve years old.
mot mature enough to have any deep rcli.
-iDu- nlicti0u-. and Doe never will allow
ler while She remain, under bis iur~nic
,iln and control 90 c-trangc herself from OBJ.
world. lie il c0mmum amt boo the thurcl |
of England while his wife h. % Roman
& lfhIlc. Miss |r-inia VIII inherit nO
Jess than teu millions from her mother Doc
sides what Deer father may give her. lie
sister. Ie--ie- Will come out in Sew lorl
this winter.
HERE is story OF G.. orgc Walton
thirteen years old, under arrest in kan-a-
city for abductn. Daisy French. % yea
Younger than himself The children haC
formed 1000 attachment for one another bu
Oboe girls parents ordered that their init
macy cea-e Ou sunday both disappeared
"Wednesday evening Walton WAS arrested
Boo hHd entered the room of his baby lady !
I.t. and bad stolen from There "a change oil
.INflIu. for her. IT, was locked zap. llt
r.lIl-0- fD tell where Daisy l- -eereted. ana
Deco trace no her Whereabouts cam hc dlsco'-
erred.
ENrN ihe -0lly state Of Massachusett, is
u.fd .-fifute oi heather. coz something worse.
5 family consisting Of eight persons ha-
h.en brought to light recently in the town
40 Sheffield. whose condition was brutal.
Hlt1hie There were six children. of age
ranging from eleven years % that oi hth
JIM arms. with hut one bed and That oi NTH,
lI-- ile only provision were little ioul
ind pork lhe children were barefoot. and
their -rHutr attire Wd, nithN taiifr-. lh'
iIfler worked iu "a 'c0dl bush for "a dollar
Huf: i.e mother WAS worthless. None OBJ
these children had ever seen the interior oi
fI. church. anna hut one had ever attended
school 90. aufhDriiic, have taken the mat B.
l.r Bon hlnd and viii endeaNOr 20 intu-e
lifle cleanliness. deccncy. and civilization
Iuf0 the STRAY 1ock from the fold of steady
habits.
40 ~hephcrdstovn. W Va. a curious |
custom prevails. called SOUPS 10 j.
sort OF outdoor picnic. Every person in ,
,iiDd brings "a dressed chicken. The host
provides fhe vegetables. The chickens and
ir-Dtahlc~ are pat into huge kettles holding
.ru 90 twenty gallons. aud cooked over open
fires for several hours until the combination
reduced almost 90 jelly. Pepper ana
other seasoning are introduced. The youn,
folks stir the soup with lone-handled iron
spoons. walking around the kettle as they
-fr When girls spoon clicks against ,
.I.. -p.au of "a Noune man he is bound 90
catch and Kiss her. Consequently there are !
MANY lively -crimage~ around the kettle. :
When cooked the soup j. ladled ont ana :
eaten. II j. said 90 bee delicious. :
THE New York Hcr0ld states that there
ire breakers ahead for the daughter N Mr. 4
10. .I..rI - \awcrml. tine di4fiugIli he'd 4