The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About Richmonos e'"'
xens and Other Matters

ia at his homo on the River view rOho.
Miss Lottie B. Bigger will to-day leave for
GordonsyiIle. where sue will visit friends.
Miss Nealie Richie is spending few weeks
with her sister OF Loretto. Essex county, Va.
Mrs Don p. Halsey. sister Of Senator John
W. Daniel. called upon the Governor yesler-
day.
The annual picnic of the Retreat for the
Sick will take place at Ashland farA AuesoAy
next. =,
Pickett Camp will celebrate July 4th with
q picnic at Westham. on the Aileghany fai'-
road.
Mrs. J. 3. Faulkner 900 Fast Clay street,
left yesterday tor Old Point ana '"sinla
Beach.
Hon. Joseph G. Dickerson is acting as
Mayor in tho absence of Mayor Ellyson at
Chicago.
General Joseph r. Anderson has returned
from Virginia Beach and was much oenented
by bis outing.
Miss Lizzie Flmore has left for her home IN
New Jersey. after attending this years term
at the Female Institute.
Invitations have been issued to the closing
Of Miss Walden's dancing school lhursuay'
June S0th, at Monticello Hall.
The annual meeting of the Richmond
Paper Company was not held on account OF
the death Of DR.. A. III. Chrlstlan.
Mr.. Charles +. Loehr, treasurer, IS still In
receipt of funds for the Hines Memorial;
The latest collection comes from Nansenohu
Lodge, Knights of Pythias.
Miss Emma Richardson has left the city. for
her home in James City county. She will on
July llth leave there for Basic City, where
she will spend the summer.
Miss Kate Partington Is at her country
home, near Richmond. after successful sea-
son in Uncle Toms Cabin" Miss hallie Fart
ington is expected next week
The Second Baptist Church Sunday school
will give grand moonlight excursion 10
Dutch Gap next Thursday night. Good mu-
sic fish supper. ice-cream and CAKE are
among the attractions offered.
Cray. the little son Of Nr. Andrew W.
Tyree, who few DAYS since fell from tnird-
story window at his home. on south Pine
street, is improving rapidly and will soon be
well.
Captain p. G. Courtney who narrowly es-
capped death by being run over by train at
RoDceyerte West Virginia, on the 18th INST,
is son of the late q. G. Courtney OF this
city.
The annual meeting of the Virginia Fire
and Marine Insurance Company was nelu
yesterday at noon. Colonel William II. raj
Iaer aud the old board of directors were re-
elected.
The funeral of Mr.. Richard Sclater, the en-
queer who was killed Saturday on the Rich
mond and Allegheny railroad, took place yes
terday afternoon from Seventh-street Chris
tan church.
The alarm of fire from station AZ. at 939
Sunday morning. was caused by the burning
of few shingles on one of the houses IN
Rutherfoord's row. Broad street, near the
Chesapeake and Ohio depot.
Mr.. Horace N. Claxton. Of Roanoke. roy
ally entertained party of regimental ofhcers
on Saturday. Among the number was Cap
tain Frank w. Cunningham. The collation.
was served at the Hotel Roanoke.
The vocaliats who are to participate in the
entertainment on next Wednesday aud
Thursday evenings for the benefit Of Lee
Camp and the First Virginia regiment had a
splendid rehearsal at Ramos music store last
evening.
Trinity Lodge. No. 497, Independent Order
of Good TemDiars, will have their moonlight
excursion 10 Dutch Gap on the steamer Ariel
Thursday Jane 30th. The boat leaves at 1880
Light supper and refreshments served. Good
music and grand concert. A good time is
promised.
The young ladies of the Westminster Pres
byterian church will have a lawn party for the
benefit Of the church in the beautiful shaded
lot corner Main street and Park avenue this
evening and tomorrow evening. They cordi-
ally invite their friends to lend their aid TO a
worthy cause.
MIR. John Hampden Chamberlayne Bagby is
heartily Endorsed by prominent men Of both
Richmond and the University Of Virginia for
the professorship of physical science at Hamp-
den-Sdney. Mr.. Bagby is the son of the late
DR.. George w. Bagby and is well and fayora-
bly, known in this city, where he was raised.
The new tracks for the Hull-street car line
from Manchester 20 this city being laid on
Cary street from Seventh 10 Ninth were COM
pleted Yesterday and the wires % be used by
the electric cars, 10 be substituted for the
horse cars. will be erected at once.
Miss Ella Kraker leaves on Thursday for
New ork. where she will sail on the 18th for
Europe. She will 20 eastward on the OLDHAM.
of the Netherland line. and will visit the
principal portions of Europe including Eng
land. France. Germany and Holland. She
will return in three months on White Star
steamer
sheriG-elect John T. Hughes qualified yes
terday in the City Circuit Court before Judge
Wexford. He give bond in the sum of 500
000 with Messrs. J. ). Moore. u. G. Richard
son. j. II. Signaigo. James l.. Taliaferro and
John Wesley as sureties. Mr.. W. j. Gentry
qualified as deputy.
DR.. Charles Y. Darlington has left for Al
leghany Springs where he viii be resident
physician this season. Both the management
and visitors OF this celebrated resort are 70 be
congratulated upon the services OF this
| courtly gentleman and such an eminent
| physician.
While number Of worknen were engaged
/ Saturday afternoon IN propping the wall Of
! the street in front of Fords Hotel at the City
| Hall now being excayated for the boilers OF
| the hall. the wall suddenly gave way and
came very near burying several workmen,
who, however. escaped without being hurt.
| Yesterday morning tho stones of the street
were removed to prevent further falling.
Mr.. John T. Sayille. the carpenter in the
employ Of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
way who had received serious injuries by
faning from train on Seventeenth street on
Sunday morning and who had been reported
| as dead was much improved yesterday.
Both Of his legs were badly injured. but. as
vet. amputation has not been deemed neces-
sary.
Tonight there will be delightful moon
! light excursion down the James under very
inviting auspices. The ladies ofBroad-street
Methodist church have chartered the steam
/ er Ariel and will take a select crowd TO Dutch
| Gap the boat leaving promptly at o'clock
| This early hour is selected in order that the
excursionists may reach their homes at a
seasonaole hour. The trip will be enlivened
with music and refreshments will be- served
by the ladies on board.
Major John Poe. chief Of police Messrs
! Charles q. Bosher (chairman). and L. @.