The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-17
Personals and Briefs


Miss Louise Mayo leaves Wednesday for
Philadelphia and New y ork.
Mr.. f. c. Brauer left this morning for New
port News on a business trip of several days.
Misses MAY and Mamie Ellyson went TO
Baltimore Wednesday to visit Mrs. W. A.
Wade.
Mr. James Z. Mitchell has been appointed
school trustee for Fairfield district IF HenrIco
county.
Charles Oakley (colored) was received at
the penitentiary yesterday 10 serve two years
for forgery.
Miss Henrietta whitock has returned home
after pleasant visit with her friend Miss
Katie Murphy.
Mrs. j. Mason Miller, Jr.. and Miss Miller,
Of StauntOn. are visiting Mrs. John Is. Dung,
IS south Third street.
Miss Nettie Spolding. Of Norfolk is the
guest Of her friend Miss Lula Y. scott, No.
26ll east Franklin street.
Mr.. Harvey l.. Pitts leaves the CITY to-mor-
row on one of his regular Southern trips. to
be absent about six months.
Mr.. c. c. Wheat. of Staunton. Grand Mas
ter of Odd-Eellows. was in the city yesterday
and visited the lodges of Manchester last
evening.
There was a strike in the paint shop of Mr..
John Baselers, No. 902 east Broad street, yes
terday and the entire force of men employed
left work.
The regular meeting Of the Ladies' Holly
wood Memorial Association will be held AT IL
NJ tuesday. January 18th. III the lecture
room of the Second Presbyterian church.
The following pages of the House of Dele
yates went to old Point this morning w.
G. TYLER. Jr. j. W. Ashby James W.
RatchHe Lynn Sheppard. Floyd Gregory.
At the South Carolina Poultry and Pet
Stock Snow held in Charleston from the 4th
to the gth of the present month. Messrs.
Zacharas and Picht of this city, took several
prizes.
Major Peter Stumpf and Captain Frank
Muller. of the Old Guard with Corporal Gus.
r.. Delarue. Of The Bloody Nineteenth, Will
leave the city in "a few days for the Hot
Springs, Ark.
The American lrgantine Stephen Bishop.
of Baltimore. c. c. ldyes master. entered at
the custom-house yesterday from Orchllla.
West Indies. with 2sl tons OF guano, con-
signed 10 b. i. Folsom.
Mr.. Jock Peasants. one of Richmonds
most popular Young citizens. has renewed his
connection with Glasgow. having again ac-
eepted the position of Ex-Governor Lees prl-
yate secretary which the General urged him
10 accept.
An alarm of ire was rung in from private
box 81 yesterday morning at ia CLOCK
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Richmond and Allegheny shops. Little
damage was done An Oyerheated stove
eau ed tie excitement.
A mothers meeting will be held at the resi-.
dencc of Mrs. j. IL. f. Burroughs. corner OF
sycamore and Cary streets. on Tuesday alter
noon at $3.50 i. NJ. These meetings Will be
specially Interesting and 1t IS hoped there
viii be a good attendance.
DR.. W. +. Farrar's buggy was run into yes
terday morning by an electric car ana the
vehicle WIS considerably damaged The
horse was thrown down. but apparently not
Injured One of the Doctors arms was N
iured.
The United States internal revenue collec-
tons at the Richmond Office since the nrst
day of January. 1892. are larger than iOr the
same period of any previous year. and MAKE
a splendid indication OF business tor Inc COM
M twelve months.
The body Of GeOrgiana McGruder. col
ored woman. was found floating IN Shockoe
creek Yesterday morning. IL l. supposed she
walked into the stream while asleep: Inc
Coroner viewed the body and turned 1t over
to relatives OF the deceased
The West-fnd Young Peoples Christian
Temperance mon held an interesting meet
ing on Monday last. Many plans were dis
cussed for tue advancement OF the WORK.
Several new branches were taken up and viii
Coasting was much enjoved yesterday by
the juvenile fraternity. Numerous narrow
escapes from moving electric cars were made
at the corner OF Seventh and Franklin streets
One boy rolled from his sled in time to save
his bones and see his sled crushed under the
car.
Mayor Ellyson yesterday received letters
from San francisco. Denver and Brooklyn
making inquiries about the success of the
overhead wire system for electric cars as
compared with horse power. Mayor Ellyson
wrote in favor of the horse--giying him
rest
Colonel and Mrs A. G.. Dickinson. of New
York are ON a visit 70 their daughter. Mrs.
r, i. Norris. Miss Fanny Dickinson. at pres
ent in Chicago will be IN this city by inc 2oth
of this month. Mrs Dickinson ana Miss
nanny will be the guests of Mrs, MOTIFS Tor
several weeks. The Colonel Will return 70
New York in few days.
mule fell Yesterday on Main between
pine and Belyidere. The ANNA! was pu,ling
q dray carrying granite. block ,weigning
,. 500 pounds. Several people offered 10 as,s.,
but the driver said, Mule gwine GIT up wnen
he wsnter.n The electric cars were IN 1ine
waiting for tho mules desire to rise