The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-14
Personal AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About Richmond's Citi-
zens and Other Matters.

PROFESSOR Moses stern mas ftturheu 10
the city.
Mrs. A. i. Donnan returned from
Brooklyn Saturday evening.
MIR. J. W. Carter. of Warrenton, Va,
visited the Capitol yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. James Walker have
returned from their bridal trip.
Mr.. George Savage is very sick at his
residence, No. 100 east Cary street.
Miss Hattie Bryant has gone to Phila-
delphia TO visit friends and relatives.
T. r. Hardaway qualified yesterday to
practice law in the city circuit court.
This week a series of meetings are being
held In the Broad-street Methodist
church.
Miss Bessie Hill, OF Scottsville. is visit
ing the family Of Professor b. Puryear
at Richmond College.
Mrs. James b. Pace and Miss Bessie
Pace will be lat home" to their friends
this evening from to o'clock.
Policeman William II. Rex has been
detailed to the health department TO act
as the fourth sanitary officer in this city.
Mr.. John +. Quinn, an eX-gambler, will
lecture against gambling at Old Market
Hall on Wednesday and Thursday even
ings.
Rev. Dr. Hatcher Is conducting a re-
vivai meeting in his church. Rev DIR.
II. NJ. Wharton, OF Baltimore, is visiting
him.
Mrs. James S. Holmes, Of East Orange.
N. j., is the guest Of her sister, Mrs
Manly b. Ramos, at ITO south Firth
street.
Information has been received from
the Rev. 4. G.. Dashiell, ID. D., who Is
II, that no is inn
proving.
The water in the river was up about
two feet yesterday, and Is slowly rising,
but there is no immediate danger OF a
freshet.
Lent begins tomorrow, that day being
Ash Wednesday. Services will be held in
all of the Episcopal and Catholic
| churt hes.
Governor Mckinney yesterday refused 10
pardon Wesley A. Agnis, of Loudoun
| county, who was sent to the peni;entiary
| for horse stealing.
The Academy of Medicine and Surgery
will meet this evening at $50 o'clock at
the Young Mems Christian Association.
DR.. VI shur will be the leader.
The clerk of the hastings court issued
| the following marriage licenses yesterday:
Henry G. Rueger and Louise G. Ebei and
Norris l.. Ketchum and Hattie l.. Grady
The February term of the Henrico
| county court, which was TO begin yester-
day, has been postponed until Thursday
| by reason Of Judge Il. G. Minors sick
ness.
A number Of the grand officers Of the
Royal Arcanum went up to Ashland yes
| terday evening to attend an official meet
| ing of the Henry Clay chapter in that
town.
Messrs julius Straus. II. Whitlock and
S. Binswanger have gone to Macon, Ga.
to attend the meeting Of the District
Grand Lodge l. o. b. B., which meets
| there to-day.
Mrs. John A. Coke. No. west Frank
lin street. will receive her friends this
afternoon, between the hours OF and
o'clock, in honor Of her guest, Mrs. w.
w. Flanagan, Of New York.
Mrs. John A. Coke. No. west Franklin
street. Will receive her friends on Tues
| day afternoon between the hours of
and o'clock in honor Of her guest, Mrs.
w. W. Flanagan. of New York.
Right Rev. Francis W. White, the
Bishop Of the Diocese of Virginia, will
visit st. Marks church on Sunday after
noon. March 18th, to confirm a class Of
persons who will be presented to him.
The Committee on Relief Of the Poor
will hold its quarterly meeting at the
almshoUse this evening, when the con-
tracts will be awarded for the furnishing
OF supplies during the next three months
At the annual meeting Of the board OF
! directors of the Virginia Dredging Com
pany, held yesterday in the office OF
Colonel c. j. T.. Burgwyn, president,
the present officers and board OF directors
| were reelected.
The officers Of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals will hold
a meeting at the building OF the Young
Men's Christian Association this evening,
when the enlarging of the scope Of the
work Of the organization will be dis
| cussed.
A notice, appearing in this paper, has
| been issued to the bondhO'ders of the
Savannah. Americas and Montgomery
railway for the purpose OF readjusting
the affairs OF the company. Mr.. John
SHELTON Williams is the Richmond rep
| resentative.
The ball Of the Third precinct Of JEFF
ferson Ward Thurman Club takes place
at Old Market Hall this evening. a gold
watch will be drawn for by the lady
dancers. The entertainment is in aid Of
the proposed trip of the club to Cleve-
lands inauguration.
Mr.. r. X. Fauntleroy, a son OF Judge
| Fauntleroy, expects to get the position
Of district attorney for the district Of the
Territory OF New Mexico. The Terrific
rial Governor and LEGISLATURE have en-
dorsed his application. and nearly all
the Virginia Congressman will endorse
him.
The closing lecture Of DR.. Mary A. Aliens
series on Health" at the Woman's Chris
tian Association was listened to yester-
day afternoon with increased interest.
and the rising vote of thanks coupled
with those teLdered individually could
not fail to be gratifying. Much regret
was expressed that she could not be heard
again.
Celebration Of Pythian Day.