The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-29
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
LITTLE NEWS NOTES GATHERED
FROM EVERY PART OF THE CITY.
Items Of Interest About Yourself, Your
Kindfoiks and Your Friends-Those
Who Go and Those Who Stay,

Miss Bena Harrison, OF Leesoure' 10
visiting Mrs. Lucien b. Tasum.
Mr.. Frank s. woodson. editor OF the
Danville Register. is in the city.
The hastings court was in session yes
tcrday, considering civil matters
The Governor has declined to pardon
William jenkins. Of Wythe county.
The first theatre In America was
opened at Williamsburg. Va. In 1852.
Mrs. Thomas H. Norwood is the guest
of Mrs. Edward D. Price, 1lOS Capitoi
street.
Mr.. II. w. Page, Of Norfolk. is still
quite sick with pneumonia at the Ex-
change.
Mrs F. NJ. Frazee, of Washington, d.
c.. is visiting Mrs. X. L. Adams. OF
Church HILL
Another brick residence is being erecte1
on Reservoir street, front of Morton's old
flower garden.
Miss Evelyn Stewart, Of st. Louis. Mo-.
is visiting Miss Precious Moore, Of west
Franklin street.
Mr.. Horatio Yarbrough, Of No. Ais IL
south Pine street, who has been quite
sick. is improving.
The clerk of the hustirg s court issued
Clarke and Miss Rosa Il. Condrey.
Mrs. Almira Stone, who has been quite
iii at her residence, No 203 Reserved:
street, for several days, is improving.
Judge Hughes arrived in the city yes
terday morning from Norfolk. He has
nearly recovered from his recent Illness
Major A. r. Courtney has improved
considerably in the last few days. He Is
expected to be at his office in few days.
Mr. f. Beverly Slater, formerly Of his
city, now of Baltimore, was In the city
yesterday. on his way to Norfolk on pro-
fessional business.
Mr.. A. l.. owen, who recently came back
from a trip in the mountains OF Western
North Carolina. has sufficiently recovered
to resume his duties
Miss Bella Walden will tender a domino
bal masque to her pupils and friends at
Powell's Hall, Church Hill, Monday from
$50 p. NJ. to o'clock A. n.
Mr. ]. b. Denton. OF boswell. Hanover
county. an cratic individual. was yesteT-
day stricken with apopleXy. which soon
merged itself into paralysis.
Mr. w. w. Brauer has gone to London,
England, to engage In a branch business
Of live stock export, row being conducted
in this city by Brauer & Co.
Mr.. j. II. Witty has been appointed
commissioner Of deeds for Georgia for the
State OF Virginia by the Governor Of
Georgia, vice Mr.. ]. NJ Donnon, de-
ceased.
Mr.. William c. holland. formerly " the
firm of holland and De Saussure. archi-
tects, of Roanoke, Va. has accepted
position in the Office OF Captain NJ j.
Dimmock, this city.
The new station-house on top of the
New reservoir is so far completed as TO
be occupied. 1t is roomy. well ventilated
and has a good supply of fuel, lights and
water.
The delegates from the various Catholic
societies of the city VIII meet in Cathe-
dral Hall this evening at $3.50 to make ar
| rar gements for the celebration OF st.
| Patrick's Day.
| Rev. A. b. Darlington is critically i'll
at his home in Prince William county.
His son. DR. Charles v. Darlington, was
| telegraphed for and left the city last
| night, to be with hts father.
Mr.. Joseph H. Shepherd yesterday re-
| ceived a certificate Of membership in the
| Right Worthy Grand Lodge of the World
| from Right Worthy Grand Chief TemplIr
| Dr. Oronhyatekha, of Toronto. Canada.
The New York and Florida special, COM
posed OF vestibuled Pullman cars, leaves
| Byrd-street station at $50 A. NJ Tues
DAYS, Thursdays and Saturdays, and ar
rives NJ Byrd-street station Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at p. NJ. Extra
fare is charged on this train.
The meeting of the board of managers
| of the Baptist Home for Aged Women,
which was set for next Wednesday, has
| been changed to tomorrow morning at Il
o'clock Mrs. ]. L. NJ. Curry of Wash
| ington, the president of the board will be
present, and will preside at the meeting.
Next week Superintendent John r.
| Hooper will begin the work OF removing
| the bodies of the Pickett family to
Hollywood. These remains are now in
TERED in the old Darlington burial
ground at Marshall and Twenty-thrd
streets. The old battle-ground has been
leveled, and in short time will be COW
el ed by handsome houses.
Mrs Mary A. Gentry, widow OF the late
Pleasant l.. Gentry. died Friday at her
| residence, No zoe north Seventeenth
| street. Deceased was in her seventy
eighth year. She was a good neighbor, a
| kind friend, and Will be gratefully re-
nembered by all who knew her. The
funeral will take place from Christ
church this afternoon at o'clock
Mr.. Jasper p Meredith, an ex-Con-
| federate soldier, who lost an arm at the
battle of the Crater, is an applicant for
The position of night Waterman at the
| City Hall. Mr.. Meredith is we'll indorsed,
and was formerly Waterman at The su-
preme court Of appeals, but being a Dem
ocrat, was turned out by the Readjuster-
| Republicans
Among the visitors at the Capitol yes
terday were the following: Judge Thos.
A. y. Wright of Essex county. Sheriff j.
| II. Hutchinson Of King William county.
who delivered at The penitentiary Philip
Butler (colored), alias Philip Morris. SEN
fenced to two years Imprisonment for
housebreaking and larceny; Sheriff c. c.
| Darlington of Halifax county, also call I'd.
The annual meeting OF the Rebekah
Peterkin Memorial Association will be
held in the hall OF the Young Mems
Christian Association next Friday at /
| o'clock. All members OF the association
| are earnestly requested TO be present, and,
! II convenient. pay their yearly subscrip-
ton. The public are cordially invited TO
| attend and assist in completely this me-
mortal to the noble and lamented foun-
dress Of the Sheltering Arms.
The services at the Grace-strest Bap-
list church tonight will be of unusual in
terest. DR.. Hatcher will preach ser
| mon on 1.-The Lessons Of an Early Death"
| and will have something to say of Mr..
| Carroll Patterson an interesting young
man, a member Of the Grace street church
| and for several years a student of Rich
mond College, who died few days ago
In Florida. Mr.. Patterson was a sin
gularly pure and promising youth. and