The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-12
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About Richnond's Cifi
7eps and Other Matters.

Mr. ]. i. Booker, Of the Suffolk Herald,
Is in the city.
Mr.. G. L. Saunders is confined TO his
house with la grippe
The Henrico Board Of Supervisors VIII
meet on the 18th instant.
Senator George Musbach is confined to
his room with indisposition.
Mr.. W. f.. Bradley, Of the Fredericks-
burg Free Lance, is in the city.
Mr.. I'd. Courtney is very sick at his
home on east Marshall street.
Mr.. Kinchen Carpenter. OF Trinity Col
Iege. n. c., is still in the city.
Dr. $. d. Drewry. Of Covington, is
a candidate for surgeon at the peniten-
tiary.
Miss Cora d. Ward, Of Nelson county,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Captain j. j.
Taylor, on Leigh street.
Mr. II. G. Forstman, OF 6l9 west Main
street who has been very III for the past
month, is rapidly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Bonavta, Of 500 II
north Fifth street, have returned from
their bridal tour to Washington.
Several members OF the Bohls' Cigarette
Machine Company are here 10 attend the
annual meeting Of the stockholders TO be
held to-day
The regular meeting Of the Academy
| Of Medicine and Surgery will be held
at the Young Mems Christian Association
| tonight at $50 o'clock.
Judge William h. Holmes, OF Mecklen-
! burg, is in the city, and is interested in
| the election. of Judge Rely for the SUI
| preme Court bench.
Mr.. j. p. Powers, superintendent of
schools. from Albemarle. was at the Audi
tors office yesterday morning, being in the
city on official business.
An excellent programme has been ar
ranged for the concert at the Clay-Street
Baptist church tonight. and the enter
tainment promises 10 be delightful one.
Randolph Jefferson and William Archer
Doth colored) were arrested by officer
Bailey about o'clock yesterday and taken
to the Second station, for fighting in the
street.
A breech-loading shotgun has mystic
riously disappeared from the room ad-
joining the Council chamber. Whoever has
IL will please communicate with Mr.. Ben
y. August IL is not supposed to have been
stolen.
The Pickett Camp Confederate Veterans
held their regular meeting last night at
Central Hall. There was a large attend.
| ance Of members. Regular routine busi-
ness was all that occupied the attention
of the camp
The Grounds and Buildings Committee
will meet in the Engineers Office this
evening. The Subcommittee appointed to
examine and report on the bids for car
pets for the new City Hall is expected
to make its report at this meeting.
Mr.. Arthur d. Clarke delivered his lee
| ture on "A Trip to the Worlds Fair"
| Illustrated by stereopucon views, at How
| ards Grove Baptist church last night
| Quite large audience was present, and
[ the entertainment was a delightful one
An entertainment will be given at Union
Station tabernacle this evening under
| the auspices OF East End Lodge. Good
| Templars. Senator Stubs will deliver a
lecture and there will be other exercises
Of an interesting character. Admission
| free.
Mr. Arthur b. Clark will give his in
| teresting lecture. "A Trip to the World
Fair" at Grove-Avenue Baptist church
tonight The lecture will be illustrated
by stereopticon views. and the entertain
ment promises to be highly enjoyable
| one.
Yesterday morning a FISH about two
| inches long was found in an oyster shell
at Mr. Il. l.. Morris's. on Brook avenue
| The supposition Is that when the member
| of the finny tribe was tiny bit OF a fell
| low he was sucked up into the shell by
the oyster and. feeding upon the latter,
| entirely cleaned IL, for there was no sign
| of the original inhabitant Of the shell.