The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-15

ergsONAL AND ohNERAL.
Interesting Facts about Eicimond's Ciu-
zens and other Matters.

Mrs. T. A. Wright and little daughter
are visiting friends In Farmville. va.
Miss Nellye Davies. of Baltimore, Is
visiting Mrs. a. r. Micon, OF East kch-
mond.
Messrs. n. +. Bull and Frank Jobson
have returned from the Columbian Ex-
position.
Mrs. w. r. Jennings, o. this city, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Taylor OF Ches-
terfeid county.
Mrs. Ida NJ. johnson left yesterday az
terroon for Ballsvilie, Powhatan county
10 spend a few weeks.
Mrs. V. L. Hughes and children left
Yesterday afternoon for Ballsville, Pow
hatan county. to spend few weeks.
nfrs stephen Hunter and Mr. Maurice
Hunter have left for the Chicago EKpoA-
ton. and will be absent about ten days
Mr.. Willie ]. Laughon, shipping clerk
with Levy & Davis, OF this city, is quite
sick with fever at his fathers, NO. SS2'
Fifth street.
Miss Emma Hopkins has returned to
Richmond after a delightful visit OF three
weeks to friends and relatives In Orange
and Spotsylvania.
Mr.. James +. Lumsden. now Of Selma,
Ala. Is visiting his mother. Mrs. Charles
Lumsden. and other relatives and friends
in this city.
Cards are out for the marriage OF Miss
Maggie T. Clancy 10 MIR. Thomas OCon-
ner Tuesday afternoon, August 22d. at 4
o'clock, at ST. Patrick's church.
Mr.. Henry G. Healy, Of Washington, u.
c., is paying a visit to his sister, Miss
Resale Healy and his aunt, Mrs. Juan a.
Pizzini, No. us east Grace street.
Mrs. William T. Munford who has been
spending a part of the summer with Mrs.
a. r.. Micou, OF city View, East Rich
mond, will return home in few days
The Committee on Health visited the
crematory yesterday TO look into com
plants made recently as to the bad odor
emanating from that building, but every
thing was found in the best order and no
bad smell could be discovered.
Meetings will be continued i'm the tent
at the head Of Clay street during the
week. Rev. DR.. Dill pastor of Venable-
street church. Will preach tonight and
again later during the week. Prayer
meetings viii be held in the tent at 7.SO
o'clock, instead of O'Clock.
Mr. John NJ Higgins. president Of the
Catholic Beneficial Society. and a mem
Der or the executive committee of the
Irish Catholic Benevolent Urion left last
evening for Pittsburg. Pa, TO attend the
seventy-fifth annual convention OF the
Union, which meets on Wednesday next
Major Mann Page, as soon as the State
Alliance Convention is over. viii leave at
once for Mount Gretna, Penn, where the
National Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union will have an encampment from the
18th to the 26th. The attendance, It is ex-
pected, VIII reach fifty thousand. Major
Page is member Of the encampment
committee.
Mr.. George M. Bright, of Abingdon, was
awarded diploma and gold medal by
the Partisan Inventors Academy, Of Paris,
July 18th, for the most valuable inven-
tion In postage stamps. Mr.. Bright's in
vention consists Of a two-cent stamp,
which is divisable into two one-cent
stamps. 1t was fully described In The
Times some months ago.
George Cashion, the blind young man.
who without eyes, deity bottoms cane
seated chairs and makes mattresses in the
very best manner is still candidate
for public patronage. At present he is
occupying his old quarters at the City
Hall. His work is OF the most substan-
tial and conscientious character. Assist
him in making an honest living. lie will
do you good work at reasonable rates.