The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-28
THE STATE AT LARGE.
POSTAL CLERK WATSON'S PECU
LIAR ADVENTURE.
Accidents on the RaiI--Ordinations at the
Virginia seminarv-The Mayor OF Chat
ham Desd-Golden Wedding Ceicbra-
ted

Accidents on the eRaiI---Ordinations at the
virginia seminary-Ihe Mayor OF Chat
ham Dead-Golden Wedding CeIebra-
ted.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, June 27.-ISpecial.l T.
The commencement exercises Of the fifty
seventh year Of st. Johns Academy took
place at the Opera-IIouse last night. The
exercises comprised recitatioass declama-
tions, debates, comedy, and music by the
local amateur orchestra.
One of the features was competitive
drill by twenty cadets, under Captain VIII
Carne. Sergeant Ernest ID. Mock, of Wash
ington, won the medal, with Private George
N. o'connos, OF Washington, next.
The last Of the public schools closed to-
day.
The City Auditor is making up his annual
statement for the printer, which will show
that the total receipts for the year amount
ed TO Sl27, 1GI.53. These are the largest
figures that have appeared tor many years.
The expenses were Sl22,S0i.43, leaving
balance of 81, 1910 This balance has since
been applied 10 the payment on account of
SlOOO0 borrowed by the city some time ago.
1he street improvements during the year
cost over $4,000. Ii is assumed that these
improvements will pay back into the treas
ury about 5000 or $1,000.
The amount TO be recovered from taxes
during theyear upon which we have Just
entered may fall much below that which we
have just passed. The committee thinks it
may safely be assumed that the fignres
100000 will not be reached, so careful eX-
penditures.
The statement Of the commissioners of the
sinking fund shows the bonded debt of the
city to be S924,S30, unfunded debt. $s,4O0
and temporary loans $l0.0OO-makns
Sy42. ,3O. The sinking fund holdings amount
10 Ssi,970.
Mr.. James IL. Reid, son of Colonel Reid. |
is spending his furlough at home to-day.
Mr.. T.. VI. Adams, whose injury was men
TONED in The TINES, is slightly improving. |
The venerable Mr.. NJ. Moran, Of Loudoun, |
is dead.
Coney's old place, well known to old resi- |
dents and transients for its cuisine and !
comfort, has been reopened by one of the /
boys who was associated with old Joe in 4
the running of the place years ago. Last 4
night there was blow out.
Miss Matte Mclean, daughter of Mr.. |
Wilmer Mclean, who died in Richmond |
Wednesday. was well known here, where !
she spent her childhood. She was young /
lady of many accomplishments and fine
traits OF character. The remains were
brought here yesterday morning and buried
with Mrs. VIM. Zimmerman, friend,
whose death was mentioned in THE TIMES.
MIR. Mclean lived at Manassas at the time
OF the first battle, and his family were forced
10 fly from their home, which was being
riddled with bullets Of the conflicting en-
eagement. At AppomattOX their house was
the place Of the consultation.
Nearly all the sheet-rOn workers in tow n
have been engaged in making street mail
boxes for newspapers and packages lately.
Mr. j. NJ. Hill got the contract for making
/ 900 of these, and will probably be given an
order for several more thousands. Some 4O,-
900 were contracted for at the time. They
are painted red and lettered bv hand, and
the five painters here who workei on them
say they never got tired of Il Job until they
came TO these things.
About six hundred dogs have been Ii
censed so far.
There is a motion TO reduce the price Of
gas from $3.50 10 Sl.J0 per thousand cubic
feet. The city owns and controls the gas
works and electrc-light plant.
One of the marble firms here are the
agents Of a Georgia marble concern, and
are now filling orders from all parts of the
State and W Washington. The samples shown
are those Of fine stone, and are said TO be
equally as good for building purposes as for
This firm has a contract for
eighteen hundred stones for the
Ladies' Memorial Association of Fredercks-
burg. These are to be cut out OF what they
term "kennesaw," a beautiful white stone.
sparkling with crystals and as hard as
granite.
Although the two firms here do consider
able work, marble heretofore has not come
by carloads rs now.
To-day five Of the Sabbaih-schO0ls gave
an union excursion and picnic at Marshall
Hall. The Norfolk steamer Jane MOseley
took them dOwn-a great crowd of about
.