The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-21

PERSONAL ND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About Richmonds Citl
zens and Other Matters.

zens and Other Matters.
Poles for the new electric lights are being
put up along west Cary street
DR.. Riyes Tatum. No II north Sixth street.
has gone on a visit 10 his family at Harrison
burg
Mr.. A. b. Darlington and wife. of Danville,
Va. are visiting DR.. Charles Y. Carrngton
SIS Park avenue.
Julian c. Bosher qualified yesterday in the
chancery court as administrator OF the estate
of Kate Pointer.
Rev. DR.. 5. A. Goodwin and family left for
Savannah last night Mr.. John X. GO0dwln.
his son. will remain in Richmond.
Mrs Judge J. i. Prince aud daughter of
southampton. are stopping with her sister,
Mrs. George A. Minor, Barton Heights.
Messrs. A. Wise. 5. Strause. F. Hutzler. NJ.
Semon and s. LOyensten will leave Sunday
morning tor Norfolk. Virginia Beach and Old
Point.
The preparations for the Carneyale III Ba-
,ezza at Beividere Hall commencing next
Tuesday are being madeon IN ample scale and
the attractions will be both novel and inter
esting
The Blues and the Monarchs played game
Of ball az Streckers Hi yesterday, and the
contest ended as follows Monarchs II;
Blues, If.
The Richmond Cycle Club will give re-
ceptiou to their friends Monday night in
honor of the opening OF their new home at
sos east Grace street.
Mrs. Colonel Thornton and Miss Alice
Sturdevant OF HaIppden-Sidney College are
the guests of Mrs. Governor Mckinney at
the Executive Mansion.
The Band OF Hope meets at West-Fnd
Pharmacy this afternoon and the Woman's
Christian Temperance tniOn at the same
place Monday afternoon.
Colonel J. c. Shields. correspondent Of TIE
TINES at Buena Vista. and one Of the old
timed journalists Of Richmond was in the
city yesterday and paid this Office a pleasant
visit.
Rev DR.. r. y. Sledd will preach the bac-
calaureate sermon at Greensboro Female Col
lege next Sunday. Rev. DR.. George W. Car
ter will oiliciate at Centenary Methodist
church.
The handsome brick buildings Of Messrs.
r. W. LiggiDs and Philip Gibson on the old
Morton lot at Main and Reservoir arc ra-
pidiy approaching completion as IL the resi-
dence of Rev. DR.. Corey. on Beech street
The Sunday-scbool teachers Of Richmond
and Manchester will meet at the Young Men )
Christian Association NJ . o'clock T. NJ for
the study of the international lesson. Rev.
+. +. Pell, editor of the Bible Reader. will
lead them.
Mr. Thomas Haskins Bigger. assistant clerk
in the House OF Delegates. who worked very
hard during the past few days In assisting
Mr.. James Il. Fisher. secretary of the Demo-
cratic State committee. Is confined 10 his
room by sickness.
The Old First Virginia Infantry Association
will meet May 9th at o'clock +. NJ. to make
arrangements for participating IN the A. g..
Hill monument unyeiling. The matter or the
will also DO considered
DIR. William ;. Gordon. who has been alb
sent several weeks in England and France.
has returned to the city The steamer Nor
MAMMA on which he sailed from Southland
ton. encountered heavy storms after leaving
that port. but made good time and arrived
safely at New York on the 14th instant
Commodore Wilson. chief constructor
United States navy, and Chief Engineer
George w. Melville. United States navy.
were IN the city Thursday. They inspected
the machinery of the man-of-war Texas at
the Richmond Locomotive Works They left
that afternoon for Norfolk and will visit the
navy-yard at GospOrt to-day.
Among the callers on the Governor yester-
day were Messrs. }. n. H. Figgatt. Botetourt;
j. l.. Arthur. Bedford: John Ope, stanton;
w. w. Moses, Pittsylvania W. W. Berry.
Bedford; B. b. MunfOrd. Richmond Charles
+. Jones. Highland: Robert &. Kent Wythe:
Hon. Mr.. Wingfed. Albemarle; Colonel
Robert Catlett. Lexington; Hon. John l..
Hurt Pittsyyania; Hon. John NJ Silver, Win
chester.
The numerous sorry-looking white men
who sit with their boats in the river adjo:n-
ing Island Park with ears extended during
baseball match, waiting for foul balls which
occasionally soar over the fence into the
water, seem to look on them as their legiti-
mate game. and race for their possession
with all the excitement of a contest for the
cup in n college regatta They sometimes
gather several dollars worth OF balls as the
spoils of al afternoons petty piracy.