The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-16
PERSONAL And GENERAL.
interesting Items Of News Gathered by
1.-THE Times" Reporters.
DAILY RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS.
Notes Of Those Who Are Seeking Summer
Pleasures and What the stay-at-
Homes are Doing.


Springs, Va.
DR.. c. w. p. Brock has returned from trip
to the White.
Mr. Granville @. Valentine has gone to the
| White Sulphur.
DR.. j. II. Roberts is going to spend week
at Gloucester Point. Va.
Mr.. +. c. Murphy and daughter have gone
! on visit TO Atlantic City
Mr. K. z. Evans has gone to Hanover county
to spend couple OF weeks.
| General Charles j. Anderson is expected
| from the White this week
| Miss Mile Wade has como to Oak Grove
to visit friends and relatives.
Mrs Owen b. Hill and her sister. Miss
Alice Vaughan, are at Alton.
Mrs Hezekiah G.. New left yesterday after
noon for Charles City county.
Mr.. 0. p Tanner, of Max Meadows. is in
the city on brief visit to friends.
Mrs j. T. Taylor, of Church Hill, is visit
ing relatives in Isle of Wight county.
A yeranda is being put up on the eastern
side of the First district station-house.
Mr.. J. Thompson Brown left Friday for the
mountains, TO be gone about ten days.
DR.. Robert w Robinson, one of the ply
sicians OF the city almshouse is quite sick.
Miss jamie Grigg left yesterday for Cul-
L
Nelson.
Mr. n s. Valentine. Jr. has returned 10
the city from pleasant trip to the Healing
Springs.
There was large attendance at tho county
courthouse yesterday. but the court was not
in session.
Mr.. William Henry Scott and Miss Emma
Scott have gone TO Watkins Glen, Niagara
and Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Gum. of west Main
street, have returned from a pleasant stay in
the mountains.
Mrs. f. C. Dean and children, who have
been visiting relatives in Petersburg have re-
turned home.
Amanda Carter (colored) was arrested last
night by Sergeant Hall for stealing $50 from
Thomas Frost.
Mrs. Rothrock and her dsughter. Virginia
Lee has returned TO this city after q very in
teresting trip 10 Crewe.
The latest site proposed for the crematory
is on the hobby horse site near the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad.
There were some dozen vessels in the dock
yesterday, and otherwise commerce has been
quite lively this summer.
Miss Matte Nj. Crutchfeld left yesterday
morning to spend several weeks with friends
in Hanover and Louisa.
Miss Sarah f. Askew. Of vest Cary street,
left Yesterday evening to spend a few weeks
with friends IN the country.
Miss Mary Lockett of Richmond and Mrs.
Bottoms of Chesterfield county, left yester-
day h. visit friends in Roanoke.
The range of the thermometer yesterday |
between A. u. and 3 u. NJ. was as follows |
9 A. NJ. 50; II NJ, -; and Z. ~. %.
Messrs Floyd Tyler and Marshall Lock |
name left last week for Old Point. Norfolk |
and Virginia Beach on ten days trip.
Miss Mary j. Eddins. of Cherry street, has
returned from Ocean View and will spend the |
remainder of the summer at Bremo Bluff.
Officers Redford, Sutton. and Williams
leave to-day for Fsrmvile TO testify against
the burglars. whose trial begins next Mon
day.
Jesse Parker, Of Pole Case. n c., has writ
ten 90 Mayor Ellyson inquiring Tor Thomas
Woodland. whom he says was at one time a
judge.
Mrs b. Cammack, of fredericksburg. is on
visit to her nephew Richard Z. Cox 9i4 north
Fifth street. She is on her way to the
country.
Misses Maud and Gracie Price. of No. 400
south Laurel street. are visiting friends in
Baltimore. Before returning home they will
spend some time at Cobb'S Island and Old
Point.
Mr.. A. NJ. Brownell. general manager John
returned to the city, after four weeks absence
in New England.
Mr.. Richard f. Cox and family will leave
the city this morning for Chesterfield for two
weeks visit They 60 TO visit his cousin, Mrs
Ann F. Blankenship.
Mr. p. Cameron. the well-known clarionet-
list. of Washington, y. c.. who has been play
ing at the Academy for the opera. will return
to Washington to-day.
!
turned TO their home near Barton Heights,
after pleasant visit of several weeks 10
friends III Powhatan county.
Rev DR.. II. II. Pitt returned from Hampton
and left at once for the Cold
Sulphur Springs. In his absence Rev. A. F.
Hardy will preach at Venable-street Baptist
church.
The interior of the offices of Ghetto Police
Poe, which have been recently repapered and
fitted up anew. present a neat and cheerful
appearance. The changes were made by
authority of the police commissioners of the
city.
Deputy United States Marshal Ballard re-
turned to Richmond yesterday from Peters
burg. where he had arrested a colored man
for violation of the revenue law Theprisoner
was tried before Commissioner Peasants and
continued.
Senator Daniel, after spending the night
with Major James d. Patton. left for Lynch
burg yesterday morning. He will 60 to the
White this week, accompanied 10y his daugh-
Ter. Miss Carrie who will be chsperoned while
here by Mrs. Patton
During the storm yesterday afternoon some
'ather startling electric displays occurred on
he wires about town. Several circuits
we're burned out of the cars on the Main
street line Those which had lightning ar
esters came of without injury.
The following party left yesterday for
Gloucester Point Mrs. II. d. Settle. chap ,,
IRON Misses Daisy Halle, Fannie and Buck
ler Armistead and Miss Folks DR.. Roberts, :
Dr. Franklin, Messrs. Folds Walker Russell, :
Iendle and Armstead. They will be gone !
en- days. 8
The following party went out to Forest Hill q
Park yesterday on picknickng expedition. /
Kisses Eloise and Mary Budd Ethel Slower.
rosa Snodgrsss. Mary Gordon. Bagby Hers .
nan. c. q. Burruss. j. G.. Christian. II. Cor 6
on. Percy Tai iaferro. Grady and s. and J.. j
Baldwin, Seldom Baldwin. NJ. Noting; Mrs.
William S. Gordon. chsperon.