The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-21
Items Of News and Interest In and Around
Richmond.
NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE OF THE CITY.
News Gathered by Tho Times Reporters From
Round About Town-Notes Boiled Down
and Put Into Short Space.

to spend a month in Norfolk.
DR.. w. f. Farrar has been called to Meek
lenburg county on professional business
George $. Derrick. paymaster Richmond
and Danyille railroad. was in the city yester-
dav.
Miss Gertrude Byers. of Philadelphia. is
now visiting her aunt. Mrs. Donnally, OF this
city.
Mr. Ed Tate the well-known base-ballst.
is az his beautiful suburban home near River
! View.
Colonel John Overton and Judge T. J.
Latham, Of Memphis. are at the Exchange
Hotel
Miss Esther Hirshberg is on a visit to her
brother. Jack Hirshberg formerly OF Rich
mond.
Colonel Morton Marye and Mr.. Joseph II.
Shepherd have gone to Lexington to the I'M
yelling.
Manager Thomas G. Leath is in the city
after business trip in the interest of the
Theatre.
Mrs. Ike Thahimer ard five children have
gone to Ocean City. where they will spend the
summer.
Miss Laura Wright will spend several weeks
with her sister blrs. Mamie Tillyer, at Vine
land. n. J.
Charles Aubrey the infant son of A. J. and
Ellen Fox, died yesterday at their home in
Richmond.
Mrs. Pitt wife of Rev. DR.. r. II. Pitt. with
her three children is spending the summer at
Old Point Comfort
Miss Lima Blahm has gone to Orange Court
house, where she will pas her vacation with
her sister. Mrs May.
Rev. w. w. Brander preached at st. Johns
Episcopal church yesterday at IL o'clock A.
Nj. No services at night.
Mr. Charles L. Koch. formerly of Rich
mond. but now residing in Reading. Pa. is
in the city visiting friends.
Mr.. James Calder. of the Atlantic Coast
Line. stationed at Wilmington, n. c., is on a
visit to his old home in this city.
Captain and Mrs. William H. Maxwell have
a number of friends visiting them at Edge
wood" on the River View railway.
Misses Marguerite Corrigan. Nellie and
Mamie Harrahan and Mamie Finn of Peters
burg, are visiting friends in Richmond.
The ladies of Emmanuel Presbyterian
church. on Beverly street. will hold lawn
party Wednesday and Thursday nights.
G.. W. Hill, George Coleman, Robert Kel-
lam and William Kellam we're arrested in the
First district yesterday charged with fight
ing.
Mr.. Z. G.. Steane, of Philadelphia, native
of Richmond and a veteran member of the
First company of war Howitzers, is in the
city.
Mr.. +. F. Duesberry did not 60 with the
Walker Light Guards TO North Carolina on
account OF the death of his sister, Mrs. Z. N.
Willis.
Misses Dorsett of Rochester n Y. and
Smith. of Washington. D. c., are visiting
Miss Florence Thorp at No. $40 west Main
street.
The little son Of Mr. A. p. SHIELD. who has
laau Ill with Ginhf harm Wa "a Ettla hotfar
yesterday. Hopes are entertained for his re-
coyery.
The guessing for the insurance policy at
The Boston closes Wednesday night aud the
award will be made Thursday afternoon,
July 23d.
The Second Presbyterian church has been
painted inside and ont, and il will be uphol- |
stored and ready for occupancy about the last
of August.
Rov. D. F. Sprigg, editor of the Southern
Churchman. leaves this week for Atlantic
City and other points, and will BIO away until
September
The Methodist churches in the city were
generally served yesterday by their respective |
pastors and large congregations for the season |
were in attendance.
Messrs. j. II. Griffith. Jr., and Vivian f. |
Power have returned from Mortified. Mass.
whore they have been attending Rev. ID. L.
MOody's summer school.
Miss Leila II. Boone, accompanying Master |
Herbert i. ArnZen will leave the city this !
morning for the Blue Ridge mountains to
spend the remaining summer.
Mr. Thomas w. Gentry, master-mechanic |
Of the Richmond and Dsnville railroad, left |
yesterday afternoon on a tour of inspection |
Of the machine-shOps Of that system.
James II. Taylor (cOlored), son of Virginia |
A. Taylor, No. 1882 Poplar street. WAS killed |
OF Rchland Springs by an elevator Saturday.
His remains reached Richmond last night.
There will be concourse of visitors from
this city tomorrow TO Lexington TO the I'M
yelling of the Jackson statue. and among
portion Of the military great many citizens
went up to-day.
Elnorah Cousins a drunken and refractory
colored woman. who was arrested by Police
man Foster, attempted to resist the officer
and struck the policeman several times. She
was safely jailed.
The old store, No. II west Broad street,
owned by Mr.. Simon Sycle, is being pulled
down. A new and handsome building will be
erected on the site. No. II is one of the old
est buildings in that old section of Shockoe
Hill.
Mr.. f. v Valentine. the sculptor, and his
nephew Mr. f.. p. Valentine, left on Saturday
for the Natural Bridge. They will go from
there over 10 Lexington 10 the unwilling.
| rom Lexington the sculptor will visit White
Sulphur.
Rev. w IT. Atwell, pastor of Clay-street
Methodist church, has been out of the city
for some time seeking renewal of health. He
was in Lynchburg last week attending district
conference there and is reported very much
improved.
An ex-Confederate soldier named Rickhow
was found dead in ed at No 1901 east Main
street yesterday morning. He was in appar-
entity good health the day previous. Coroner
Taylor viewed the remains, but did net deem
M inquest necessary.
The funeral of Thomas w. Ray took place
at 3 o'clock from the Church of the
sacred Heart. The deceased was seventy
lears Of age and WAS an ex-member of Ora
iam's battery, Of Petersburg. He died at the
soldiers Home last Saturday.
Mr.. Tanner. an Englshman, and his wife,
are stopping at Murphy's, while walking
near the free bridge Sunday afternoon, acct
lentally pushed against some colored women.
The women became very abusive and one Of
L en- was finally arrested.
can electric car jumped the track at the cor
Ter Of Bank and Twelfth streets Sunday after
loon and ran down Twelfth street towards
lain a considerable distance before il was
topped. IL was soon hauled back by mule
,Ower and replaced on the track.
Mr. f. r. McKissick. for anumber Of yearsa
member of the staff of the News and Courier
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