The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About Richmonds Citi-
zens and Other Matters.

Mr.. David Edel, Of Texas, is in the city.
Mr. w. Tanner left for Washington last
evening on business.
Mrs. T. +. Richardson. who has been quite
sick. is much improved.
Mrs. w. W. Lefew, of 9O5 east Clay street,
is visiting relatives in Washington.
The mammoth clock for the City Hall has
arrived and will be put IN place very soon-
Mr. D. II. King. of Winston. \. c., is visit
ing his mother. Mrs. Jane King. III this city.
Rev. DR.. James Nelson will preach at
Grove-avenue church this morning and
night.
MR. II. Cressingham. Of the New York
Press is on q brief visit TO our city en- route
TO Raleigh, \. G.
CAPTAIN George W. Allen. who has been
quite sick. will be able TO be out. 1t IS hoped,
by Monday.
Councilman Robert Archer, who has been
very sick with intermittent fever, Is slowly
recovering.
The ffty-eighth anniversary of the Grace
street Baptist Sunday school WILL take place
Tuesday evening at O'clock
Putnam's Theatre Comique advertises the
Wright Sisters Burlesque Company tor one
week, commencing Monday night
There will be a meeting of Jackson ward
Democrats L
morrow night See advertisement
The meeting of the building association of
the Junior Order United American Mechanics
will be held at No. 31S west Broad street
Monday night. See advertisement
A mass meeting of the Republicans of Rich
mond is announced 10 be held at Harris
hall north Third street. next Tuesday night
at 5 o'clock.
Rev Baylus Cade. the new pastor of Ven
able-street Baptist church. IS making fne
impression on his congregation. lie is an
able preacher.
Mr.. II. w. Wood left Friday night for New
York. He sailed yesterday for Liverpool and
a three-months trip through Great britain
and the continent.
Mrs. X. Cobb. daughter Of Captain Andrew
PIzzini. who has been on u visit 10 her pa
rents. has returned 10 Norfolk. accompanied
by her sister Annie.
Tomorrow Messrs. Chewing * Rose
will sell for the trustees four small houses
near Barton's addition. Particulars are fully
set forth in another column.
MIR. A. /. Adamson. OF Manchester. adyer
tises in another column q house and lot on
Stockton street in that city, between twenty
first and Iwenty-second streets.
Miss Bessie Martin and Mr.. George Ainslie,
of Richmond were among those IN attend
ance at the Easter german of the Eli Banana
Club at the University Thursday night last.
Cards are out for the marriage Of Mr.. Rob
ert Farrar Halstead TO Miss ). Birdie john
son. The ceremony will take place on Tues
dav. April 10Th. ut L. NJ. at centenary
Methodist Episcopal church.
Miss Nellie Smith has gone to Washington
to visit her father. who IS IN charge OF tne
clerks who are copying the lists 10 be used IN
the distribution OF the direct tax refunded 10
the state by the Federal Government.
There will be a meeting of the Common
Conncu Monday evening at O'Clock 10 TX
mon the voting places in the city. The Board
of Aldermen will meet at O'CLOCK 10 concur
in the act. This IS done for the general cleo
tioa in May.
The executive committee of the Hebrew
Home for the Aged and lnfirm express mucn
qualification at a number OF handsome con
srihutious from non-Jewsh citizens. and look
on this feature as hopeful lnuical'on OF an
early building of home.
Ou,te a remarkable piece OF furniture is the
6re nroof steel case made for Mr.. y. K. Car
,incton according to his own design for
storing records and filing abstracts and other
Iegnl papers 1t measures oXo feet. and -
both handsome and unique.
William Banning. who had served as sexton
of the First Presbyterian church for htty-one
wears. died Friday night. Inc deceased
short time ago protested religion and joined
the colored Methodist church. His funeral
will be held at the First Presbyterian church
this afternoon at o'clock.
Commencing tomorrow evening Professor
William TAYLOR Thorn will begin course OF
Ave weekly lectures on literature at the
Young Mems Christian Association. The
subjects will be THE Quatraius OF Omar
Khavynm. the Persian Astronomer-Poet.
"Dantes Inferno" and the Light OF Asia"
or "lbsen's Prose Dramas"
The celebration 0; the silver wedding OF
Mr. and Mrs. Juan A. Pizzlni. which was TO
have taken place tomorrow, and was looked
forward TO as Joyous occasion by large
number of friends. Is postponed until further
notice. The postponement is made necessary