The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-15
Southern Female Institute Exercises.

PETERSBURG Va. June 14.-lSpecial. T.
A fashionable audience crowded the chapel OF
the Southern Female College this morning at
IL O'clock. on the occasion of the thrteth
annual commencement. The hall was hand
somely decorated with evergreens. The pro-
gramme consisted of music. Rotations and
sentatiOn of distinctions. The commence
ment exercises. which begun on last Sunday
with the baccaiaureate sermon by Rev. H. W.
Battle closed tonight with the annual con-
cert. The address was delivered by DR.. John
j.. Buchanan. of Randolph Macon College.
and Major Francis kyes Lassiter. of Peters
burg. The following is list OF the graduates:
Full Diploma-Misses Beesle Hall, Ruth
Clark and Nellie Stewart.
Latin-Msses Lille Taylor aud Bessie
Hall.
French-Missss Robbie Davis. Nellie Stew
ard. Bessie Hall, Hope Morgan. Ruth Clark.
Carrie Young, Eva Clements and Sadie Col
lier.
Moral Phiosophy-M Robbie Davis
Maud Hobbs. Carrie Young, Ruth Clark and
Nellie Steward.
Natural Science-Misses Mary Barner.
Annie Sharp. Carrie Young. Bessie Hall.
English-Misses Daisy Allen Robbie Davis,
Annie Sharp. Sadie Collier Nellie Steward.
Carrie Young, Ruth Clark. Hope Morgan.
Mathematics Misses Bessie Hall, Willie
Steward, Carrie Young. Love Phillips.
English and History Miss Annie Sanxay.
-Four thousand pounds of loose tobacco
were sold at M0ores warehouse to-day for
Mr.. Edward Chambers. OF Dinwidde county.
The prices ranged from s9.75 per hundred
pounds 10 $3.50.
Mr.. Macon Hare, engineer at the peanut
factory of George DAVIS n CO., on Boiling
brook street, caught carrier pigeon yester-
day afternoon. Under its wings was stamped
Charles j.. Ross t15i2 east Clay street. Rich
mond. W." On the brass band on one of its
legs was stamped ~ T.. on the other r."
The pigeon is dark bronze bird
Messrs. Wills d Peed, of this city, have re-
ceyed the contract FIR furnishing mattresses
for the Front Royal Academy. This academy
is a branch OF Randolph Macon College.
Burwell p. Todd. a weli-knovn colored
man of this city. to-day through his counsel,
Alex. Hamilton and David A. Lyon, insti-
tuted suit against the city for $4,000 dam
ages. The case will be heard at the July
term of the Hastings Court of Petersburg.
Todd was injured by his horse running over
o plug at the lower end of Boiling brook
street.
1t is understood that Mr.. William r. Nc
Kennoy. who purchased the Hotel Gary
lew weeks ago for $500. has sold the same
TO Mr. BENJAMIN Il. Brown for 5000. Mr..
Brown Is the proprietor Of the Albemarle
Hotel in this city.
st q meeting Of the board Of governors Of
the chamber of commerce. held this after
noon. q communication was received from the
executive committee of the Virginia state
Board of Trade. at Richmond requesting the
chamber OF this city TO become members OF
the State board and to attend a meeting for
permanent organizeio TO be held on the 23d
proXimo at some point on the seashcte OF in
the mountains of Virginia. The invitation
was accepted and committee of one con-
sisting OF either the president or Yice-p resi-
dent OF the chamber was appointed TO attend
the meeting. The board adopted resolution
requesting the Old Dominion Steamship
Company to continue City Point rs one of its
stopping places.
The board of visitors of the Virginia Normal
and Collegiate Institute met at the Institute
to-day. After the transaction Of routine busi-
ness the board elected the following officers.
professors, etc; President. j. IL. johnson:
Secretary. c. j. Daniel: Treasurer aud Bust
ness Manager. III. b. Hercles: Physician
10 the Institute. Il. ID. Mclllwaine NJ. d.;
Professors, j. Nj. Coston. ID. b. Williams.
Walter Johnson: instructors. Alex Dicker-
son, Robert G.EChissell instructresses, Iu-
cretla Campbell, Addie ". Poindexter, Hattie
q. Johnson. ". $. G.. Patterson; matrons
Cora Il. Jones III. &. Johnson. female princi-
pal, Della D. Hayden. instructor model school
Ruth l.. Brown. The summer session of the
institute will open tomorrow
The Atlantic and Danyllle Railroad Com
pany will run a steamer from Claremont on
James river 10 Winsdor Shade on the Chicka-
hominy river, 10 connect with trains on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad from Rich
mond. This steamer will be put on July LIST