The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-17
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PERSONdL And GENERAL.
Bits OF News Gathered Hero and There by
"The Times" Reporters.

"The Times" Reporters.
Mr.. NJ. A. Allen is quito i'll at bis homo on
| south Third street
DR.. r. r. Nelson. Of Cumberland. is in the
city on a short visit.
Mr.. l.. r. Robertson. of the Canton Tea
/ Company. is reported TO be very III.
Mr. r. Burfoot Taylor is erecting three fine
buildings on south Second near Cary street.
Mr.. ". ]. Blakey. Of Ford's Hotel. who has
been sick with the grip. is at his post again.
NIr. c. c. Wheat grand master of the Odd
! Fellows Of Virginia. was IN the city yester-
day.
Judge William +. Haines. OF Mecklenburg,
was yesterday commissioned by the Gov
ernor
Captain W. II. Maxwell and Mr. z. b.
Walden, who have been quite sick, are
better
Mrs. August Boltz and her son. Mr.. Henry
Boltz of No. 3l4 south Laurel street, are both
very sick.
Mill. Gam delivered free lecture on
physiognomy at Wilkerson Hall last night at
o'clock.
the New York Post-Graduate Hospital, is at
home on a short visit.
Judge II. Il. B. Wright was yesterday COM
Ninth judicial circuit.
Mr.. Clarence NJ. Cabell who has been ab-
sent for some time. is in the city on visit to
relatives and friends.
The annual Christmas dinner at the Male
Orphan Asylum will take place Wednesday.
December 30th. at o'clock.
Mr.. w. L. Larrabee. past grand master.
|. O. o. f. of Hampton, is in the city attend
ing the Grand Lodge Of MasOns.
Policeman Tyler found locked satchel on
Broad street last evening. The loser can
apply at the Third police station.
Mr.. j. G. Avery. engineer on the Midland
division of tho Chesapeake and Ohio railway,
was brought home sick yesterday.
Mr. Frank Mcclure Tuesday night enter
tanned very handsomely at his residence q
large number Of his brother lawyers.
Ex-senator W r. Johnson, of Montgomery
county, was in the city Yesterday renewing
old acquantances among the legislators.
Mrs. s. f. Bailey. of Arlington Heights.
Va. superintendent of the Juvenile Templars
Of the State Of Virginia. is the guest of Mrs.
ID. NJ. Burgess, 6l9 north Ninth street.
Messrs. W H. BuntIn, Captain James
Wood. ST.. and j. Holland Cole. delegates
from Danvlle to the State Temerance Con-
vention, called at The TINES office yesterday.
Lieutenant II. G. Cabell. United States
navy. is in the city on leave Of absence
Lieutenant Cabel has been attached 70 Gen.
eral Gibbons stan, san Francisco. for the
past two years.
The British steamship British Queen. A.
Smith master. entered and cleared Mt tho
custom-house yesterday. she goes 10 Liver.
pool via Norfolk with 5000 bales of cotton.
valued at Sl50000
Mr. Robert A. Birckett of Washington, d.
c., of the Kendall Manufacturing Company.
who has been confined TO his bej in this city
for the past ten days with the grip. is able to
bo out again.
DR.. Barnes, the Senator from Nansemond,
was arrayed yesterday IN blue ribbon. in.
dicative of his loyalty TO the principles of the
Good Templar organization, which was IN
convention yesterday at the Mozart Academy.
Mr.. j. Taylor Stratton. Of this city.
found on his desk in the hall of the House OF
Delegates yesterday morning a beautiful
basket OF ses and other choice flowers,
which had been presented 10 him by some OF
his constituents.
On Tuesday afternoon Homer Wood the
seyen-year-old son of Mrs. Robert Wood fell
andstruck his head on the iron CRATE IN front of
Levy Davis storo on Broad street, inhctiDg
a cut of about two inches across his forehead.
One of the best books that has yet been
gotten out in the interests of Richmond Is
book entitled Picturesque Richmond Just
issued by the j. l.. Hill Printing Company.
ii gives full description of the city and
suburbs. and IS handsomely illustrated
A public Gospel temperance meeting will
be held under the auspices of the Womans
Christian Temperance mon. at the Second
Baptist church tomorrow night at 3 O'clock
Rev VI. W. Landrum ID. D.. and DR.. +. w.
Kirby Of Washington. ID. c.. state lecturer
of the Independent Order of Good Templars
in Virginia. will deliver addresses.