The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-04

Interesting Facts About Richmond's Citi-
gems and Other Matters.

Mr.. Phil Shea. who has been quite sick,
Is greatly improved.
Mrs. Pleasant w. Gentry, OF North Sew
enteenth street. who has been .iVfor some
time. Is much better.
Mr.. W. J. Gentry. who has been at home
for the holidays. leaves to-day for three
Inonths' business trip.
Rev. A. +. Dickinson. d. D., will dedl-
cate the new Baptist church at Char
lottesvile next Sunday.
Mr.. J. j. Montague Is Ill at his residence
on west Franklin street Of malarial fever.
| He has been sick about ten days.
Mrs. John Howard and the Misses
/ Howard will give a tea Saturday evening
at their house. No. S02 west Grace.
The ice on the river is rapidly disappear
! ing. The Ariel" resumes her trips to-
day.
| Mr. 7. Whitney Houck. general agent
| Of the Merchants and Miners Transpor-
| tatlon Company. is registered at the Elk
| change.
I Judge James c. Lamb presided yester-
day in the chancery court. and entered
a number Of orders. but none Of them
was of any Importance.
Sheriff r. f.. Cogbin and Deputy e. r.
]
yesterday. They brought up four prison
ers TO the penitentiary
Colonel John Murphy and Thomas Cox
have been elected by Branch 143. c. X.
Of A.. delegates to the State Council that
meets in this city February 9th.
Mr.. William VI. Flanagan Of Powha-
tan; Mr.. Fred. ". Walker and wife, OF
New York. and Mr.. Fl. c. Gregory are
registered at the DOdson Hotel.
st. James Methodist church. at the cor
ncr Of Marshall and Twenty-ninth streets,
Will be finished in May. 1t will be furn-
ishcd with stained glass windows.
John Tyler Waller. the bright little son
Of Captain William G. Waller. who has
been very i'll with typhoid fever for sew
eral weeks. is improving slowly.
The Grand Chief Templar of he I. 0.
g. Il. Of Virginia has appointed Mr. WI
lain l.. Constable. If Charity Lodge. Rich
noud, as one Of mis- deputy grand masters
for tuia district
Miss Corinno Deifrick who IS attending
the IichmcDd FeIlale Institute. returned
on yesterday after Speeding peasant
holiday at her home, Coal Hill, Henrico
county, Va.
Yesterday about O'Clock coiored wo-
man, who appeared 20 be intoxicated,
attempted ~ jump INTO the canal near the
Albemarle Paper Mills. but was prevented
by some persons who happened to be near
her at the time.
The clork Of the hastings court issued
the following marriage licenses yesterday:
Henry O. Coke and Arabella w. Anderson,
Thomas T. Avery ard Minnie Jackson
White), and Paul Coleman and Minnie
WcCdsOn 'colOred).
There will be a meeting Of the ladies'
interested in the bazaar 10 be held for
TIE Private Soldiers and Sailors Monu-
mcnt and Museum at the Iec,urc-rOOin
OF Dr. Hoges church at noon to-day.
large attendance is desired.
The earnings Of the Richmond and Pc
tersburg railroad for November. 1892
were S2s,O40j; expenses, $l9,27OSS. The
earnings OF the Petersburg railroad for
the same month were $3S.s2727; expenses,
$23,3jl.5O, rot including taxes paid
Mrs c. r. Morton fell from an electric
car at the corner Of jefferson and Main
streets on Monday afternoon and bruised
her face and knee considerably The lady
jumped from the car before It stopped.
and attaches no blame TO any one but
herself.
one of the rooms occupied by the Vlr-
ginia Historical Society in the West
as an office for the secretary, and will.
until the Society moves into the Lee
residence, 7O7 Franklin street, be kept
open during the week FROM 9 o'clock in
the morning until Il NJ.
The board Of directors OF the Young
Mems Christian Association held their
monthly meeting in the parlor of the
Association building yesterday and trans
acted q great deal of routine business.
Secretary Candlish made his usual re-
port and the directors were very much
gratifed over the fourishing condition
Of the institution.
Mr.. H. W. Pemberton. who has for the
past two years been one Of the clerks at
the Davis House, has accepted position
with the Clifton House, Omaha. Nebraska,
and will leave Saturday for that city.
Mr. Pemberton is very popular In hotel
circles and his many friends here will be
sorry to see him leave They wish him
success In the far West.
DR.. Bennett w. Green has Just returned
from n visit in Warwick county. He
called on the Governor yesterday and
presented him with an immense oyster,
faken from Warwick river, which was
completely covered with muscles. Or.
Green jokinely explained that the resi-
dents Of the Warwick river section sent
the oyster as a practical evidence Of the
working Of the new oyster law.
The attraction at the Richmond
Theatre the first three nights Of next
week IS the Ramsay Morris Comedy
Company Orom New York; which pre-
scnts Joseph here for the first time.
Among the cast are John Glendenning,
George Giddens. Harry Gwynettc, Reub
Fax. Edgar Norton. jameson Lee Fin
ney. William Mutton Elsie de Wolfe.
The charming society actress Of Now
York city leads the lis Of ladies'. As
sociated with her are Mrs. Il. j. Phil
lips, Mary Penhed, Helen Stockwell and