The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-09
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER .. 1891.
SIX PAGES.
NEWS SUMMARY.


session.-The matter OF harbor commission
ers TO be considered. An effort being made
10 change the hunting season.-Mr. Wood
and Miss Childress married.-Mr Iuck
and Miss Valkman are to marry.-Miss
McPhail married Mr. Wclch.--MiSs
Workman married Mr. Talley.-The an3
nua meeting OF stockholders Of the
Richmond Terminal Company WAS held
Mrs Keenan, ded-General Lees birthday 10
be ceebrated.-The Board Of Visitors of the
Soldiers Home met.-The Blues drilled
Committee OF investigation in regard to Super
intondent Moses met.
VIRGINIA.
The will Of Mrs. Fannie Payne was admitted
10 probate in Lynchburg yesterday. -The re-
ceipts Of tobacco in Lynchburg have fallen of
considerably and prices are lower.-A branch
OF Lyceum League of America has been organ
lied in Lynchburg The residence of Cap
tain Gordon McCabo OF Petersburg was
considerably damaged by fire yesterday
Norman Gibbons. OF Greenvlle county
attempted suicide Monday.-Mr. W..
A. Thompson. of Dunwiddie, is. critically
ill-Mr w. A. Coles is seriously i'll at hotel
in Petersburg Eva &. Nunnaily, Of Ches-
ter. is dead.-There are many cases Of la
grippe in Chesterheld.-A landlady in Norfolk
was taken in by n sharper.-Tony Connella, Of
Stanton has deserted his wife at COvington
CITY and his whereabouts is unknOwn--A
yonne Mems Christian Association literary so
ciety was organized in stanton last night.
"A monument was unveiled in New
port News yesterday in honor of the
Confederate dead.-The Board of Trade of
Newport News has finally settled the question of
incorporating the city by laying the proposition
on the table.-Nliss Grace Lindsay was mar
ried 10 Mr.. Frank Talbot in Danvillo yester-
day.-A new bank is to be put in operation in
Martinsyllle in few days.-Ihe va
cancy in the Danyille city treasu-
rership has not as yet been filled
negro has been arrested near Palm yra for an
attempted assault on two little girls. 1t is
feared he will DO lynched.-The funeral Of
Mrs. Henry Martin took place in Williamsburg.
Hon. J. f. Massey, Gen, w. b. Toliaierro and
Mr.. p Montague Thompson will appear before
the Finance Committee of the Legislature to
urge the appropriation for William and Mary
College to be increased TO $4,000.
NEW YORK.
General Sam Thomas says the proposed COM
mittee to investigate the affairs Of the Rich
mond Terminal Company does not represent a
majority of the stockhold6rs-The Cotton E1-
change has offered reward Of $500 for cotton
thieves. who are becoming very numerous
around the wharves.-Ihe motions for re-
argument and TO amend remittitur in the Til
den viii case denied yesterday without
costs.--A large reduction Of workmen IA
looked for at the Brooklyn navy yard next Sat
urday aiternoon.--A twelye-year- old boy died
Monday, caused by an orange pit lodging in the
larynx
GENERAL.
George ". Thompson, Of Wake county, n. c..
died yesterday.-Governo Holt, OF North
Carolina. yesterday commissioned b. T. Ham
erick captain of Company Ii of the Fourth reg
iment OF the North Carolina State Guards.
Mr.. Hal NJ. Worth. of Greensboro, n. c.. was
married to Miss Rossbelle Engelhard, If
Raleigh. yesierday.-Miss Claude Holt will
marry Mr.. Robert Oats. of Charlotte. n. c.. to-
day.-A great deal of interest is manifested in
the House of Representatives as TO the probable
chairmanships of House committees-Th OK
ecutiye committee of the National Democratic
committee met.-Boh houses Of the Fifty-sec
ond Congress was in session yesterday.-The
drawing Of the members OF. the House for their
seats for this session was very interesting