The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-31
EVENTS OF THE YEAR.
cHsoSoIoo rear ARRxsGEnEsToF
rMP0xrASr HAprENIAGs.
oceurrencs. of More or Iess Moment
which Have Occupied the Minds oil
rlchaond People and Others.


arranged IA chronological order from
careful study OF the hles OF the paper
and are given below:
January.
LIST the Times issued special Ne"
Year edition. with a complete record OF
the wear 1882. Installation Of Colonel
cbagles p. Bigger al soldiers Home
Meeting OF Richmond Literary Society
"a Richard Mansfield at the Ace DENY
OF Music.
"a lmportan, meeting council commit
ace on Grounds and buildings.
lth. Meeting OF Travellers Protective
Association. James river blocked with ice
installation Of officers Of Phil keaFney
Post p.,r.o,ys
<,baea., hail al the Masonic Tempe.
prval Arcanum Banquet Attempted
s.Icido of William BiYens. AdJutaH1
General McDonaids report OF the VIZ
ginia military issued. ann,
gb Installation % Lee Camp oficerS'
Mr. Wyndam Il. Merediths lecture on
,rhomas jefferson. Friday german al 'he
Masonic Temple. Good sleighing J."
Richmond. y o,d
7th. Trouble between the G. & .. ana
the order OF Railway ieiegiaphe's
Tea Important meeting or the bA.'-
,,,iva cornmittee. Virginia Historical 80
ciety. 49,,
san Mr.. c. COester jumped from
.h,ae-storv window and met mis- death.
stb electoral College Of Virginia met
a. the Capitol. Richmond merchants
ev.lndled by man signing himseIi
Chris Hasten. ....o,
1otb Officers and Directors OF several
plcbmond hanks elected installation OF
officers OF Academy OF Medicine ana
Surgery.
rth', james river frozen over. Water
famine threatened. Jefferson Literary
society gave "a ball
i2th. Twelve inches ~ snow fell IN
picbnopd. Mr.. r. H. Clements mortally
injured I'm an accident on the Free Bridge.
18Th. Lillian Lewis al the theatre.
Annual meeting 0f the Richmond Cycle
club.
14th. The Firs, Regiment Virginia In
fantry asked the Governor 10 reconsider
his attitude in regard 10 the distribution
Of military stores.
18th. Intense cold spell in Richmond.
Interesting services in the churches.
18th. BANQUET OF McGil Catho-
lie Union. Annual competitive drill OF
the First Virginia Regiment.
nth. Case OF the Mozart association
against Il. Hamilton CABIN came UP for
trial IN the Hastings Court The
Elk's Banquet al Beividere hall
Allen and Ginter's Cigarette Factory de-
stroyed By fire. and Valentines Meat
Juice Works badly damaged. NJ. A. Cand-
lish. resigned the secretary snip of the
\ 18Th n. r THOMAS on Gaudy Jf<kson commit
ted suicide. The Union s~scouts" gave
ball at Corcoran Hsd Mr. and Mrs.
James A. Welsh gre a ball and banquet
at the Masonic r. Jflple.
10Th. The MiLfsry celebrated General
r. T. Lees bfthday. Badges presented
20 the memh rs OF the annual roll or
honor OF tbs First Regiment. Interesting
lecture a. fBichmOnd College by Alr. Char
les PoirAexter.
10Th. Death Of Auditor Miles Turpin.
The 4se of the Mozart Association against
. e. Hamilton Cabin decided in favor Of
tfe defendant. The Manchester city
Council adopted an ordinance granting
the Southern Gas Fuel Company a fran
chise 10 establish a plant.
2ist Annual banquet of the Albemarle
club. The City officials took action i'm
respect 70 Auditor Miles Turpin's memory.
22d. Funeral Of Auditor Miles Turpn.
cd. The Old Dominion Cotton Mills par
tally destroyed by fire. The firemen
handsomely compensated for their work
at the Allen and Ginter Conflagration.
Path. Quarterly meeting OF the State
Board OF Agriculture.
18th Grand Democratic Banquet In
honor OF the party's success given at the
Masonic Temple. The Superintendent Of
Public Instruction. the Attorney General,
A.
Education paid an Official visit 20 the
Richmond High School.
96th William Gillian acquitted in the
Hastings Court Of the charge Of murder.
Governor Nc Kinney pardoned John a.
Blackwell. Inauguration Of the Police
Patrol system Mr. r. j. Warren elected
city Auditor.
27th. Annual entertainment Of the Asso-
citation for the Preservation OF Virginia
Antiquities an the Mozart Academy
Banquet OF Insurance men given at the
Exchange Hotel
18th. Joseph Jefferson in "Trip Van
Wrinkle" at the Mozart Academy.
30th. The Sovereign College Of Allied
Masonic and Christian degrees for Amer
tca met IN annual session at ST. Adams
Hall.
Sist. Marriage OF Miss Columbia Stanart
Hayes 20 Mr.. William James Walker
Navigation resumed in James River after
several weeks blockade by ice. Tn,
officers OF the First Regiment passed
a resolution refusing 10 consent To the us'
OF the regiment armory for the Memoria
Bazaar.
February.
LIST The society play "Our Boys,
presented at the Mozart Academy I'm
portant meeting Of the Board of Director
OF the Jefferson Davis Monument Assoc
citation.
"a. The Court OF Appeals reversed tn,
decision OF the lower court in the cas-
Of Jefferson Philips. Celebration OF tn,
twelfth anniversary of the Christian En-
deavor societies Of Richmond and Man
chester. Seml-annual meeting of tn
board Of visitors OF the Virginia Militar!
Institute held at the Exchange Hotel
81. Annual meeting OF The Rebekal
Peterlin memorial A called meeting o
tbs Chamber OF Commerce was held
The Friday German club gave an enter
tainment al the Masonic Temple.
9TH Readings at the Rosen airy Llbrar.
By Thomas Nelson Page and Il. Hopkin
son Smith. Many new members wer
elected to the Virginia Historical So
Ciety
5th. Annual meeting Of the Hebrey
home for the aged and inflrm.
9th. Organization OF the society 0
Associated Charities. President sud Il
WOOD OF the :, Z, Q. A.. surprised th
sports at a cook fight Sixth biennial SEES
sion Of the State cclncil % the Cathol
Knights Of America was held at Murphy
Hotel
I'm. William II. Trent entered sui
ageirst the city Of Richmond. rw