The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-15
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About KIchmond's Citi-
zens and Other Matters.

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zens and Other Matters.
DR.. George B. Steel is summering at Ash
land with his family.
Mrs. l.. G. Tucker and children are spend
ing the summer at Greenwood.
Miss Ida v Neal. OF Henderson. n. c., IL
visiting her parents on Church Hill
Miss Yeta Herald, who was badly burned
some time ago, is rapidly improving.
Mr.. II. G.. McCallster of Richmond. has
returned from Oxford, n. c.. after brief
/ visit.
Mrs. Charles A. Rose expects 70 leave
Saturday for Bedford City to spend the sum-
mer.
Among the welcome visitors 10 his old
home yesterday was Major Charles Pickett.
of Norfolk
Miss Annie F. Drew, Of 2l4 south Second
street, is on visit to Miss ferrell. at Pho-
bus. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert f. Richardson and
Misses Richardson leave for the sesshore
next Saturday.
Alderman Otway s. Allen has been chosen
chairman of the Council Committee on Re-
trenchment and Reform.
Mr. A. w. Archer. of the Exchange Hotel.
has left on visit 20 his family. who are
summering at Bristoe. Rhode Island.
Mrs. II. c. Osterbind and her two daugh-
ters. Mary and Minnie left the city yester-
day for Virginia Beach and Ocean View.
Mrs B. NJ Ethridge. formerly Of this city.
hut who mas for some time been residing in
Chicago will make Richmond her home in
the future.
Rev. DR.. Hatcher left yesterday for Pow
hatan county. where last night he delivered
his lecture entitled Sights Beyond the
Sea-"
Mr. Wills Williams. a representative OF the
Nashville Christian Advocate at the recent
meeting OF the Tennessee Press Association,
is in the city
There is great complaint over the digging
of the large sewer on Morris street. near
west Cary. Ii is said that 1t is producing
much sickness.
The Rev. Preston Nash sailed yesterday
for Glasgow, Scotland. by the steamer
State of Nebraska. Mr.. Nash will visit
Edinburgh, London, Paris and perhaps
Rome.
The case of Ben Jacobs. charged with re-
ceivng stolen property knowing the same 10
have been stolen. was set for trial in the
hastings court. but 1t was continued TO the
September term.
Mrs. DR.. b. L. Cobb will leave the city
Sunday night for Asheville, N. c.. where
she will spend about three months with her
son. Mr.. Howell Cobb. proprietor of the
Swananoe Hotel.
At the funeral of Conductor Chamber
layne at the First Baptist church yesterday
evening much praise was expressed at the
way in which Mr.. w. +. Gary played the
organ at very short notice.
Mr.. S. w. Burroughs, Of Detroit, Mich,
arrived in Richmond yesterday from Dan
.rtfl. I'D ratu ID tn q, Ua
a prominent lawyer and was in attendance
upon an important case in the Danyille
court.
Mr.. Irwin Weisiger (the popular psssen-
ger agent Of the Virginia Steamboat Com
pany) and Captain Frank Cunningham go
to Newport News this morning to be at tho
funeral of Mrs. H. p. Gibson. Captain Gun
ningham will sing.
Mr.. Thomas Cox. recording secretary Of
Branch No. 143. Catholic Knights of America.
and Colonel John Murphy, trustee, yester-
day paid TO Mrs. Eliza +. Black. widow or the
late Major b. j. Black, the sum of $4,000,
being the amount of his life policy in thar
society.
There is block and fall at the Second
police station which was stolen from some
party on Fourteenth street. between Main
and Franklin. IL was found near Kelly's
Junk store, on Ninth and Cary streets.
Wednesday night. The owner can call AZ
the above station and get same.
Rev. f. b. Hatcher will preach to-day at
a Sunday-school meeting at Bethlehem in
Chesterfield county. He leaves Saturday
for New York. where he will preach Sunday
in the Church OF the Epiphany on Madi-
son street. He will visit Baltimore later IN
the week and will preach there Sunday
week.
At the Brosd-street Methodist church
Wednesday night the services were very inn
pressve. DIR. Tudor announced in appro-
pirate words the death of Rev. James F.
Jwitty. 4 preacher in the Virginia Confer
ence. who died at Yellow Sulphur Springs
last Tuesday. Then. in fitting terms. spoke
of the departure of Mr. Samuel II. Bowman.
board of this church. who intends 20 re-
move TO Washington. ID. G.