The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-22
Personal AND ENERAL.
Interesting Facts Abont Richmond's CHI
z.us and other Matters

Interesting Facts Abont Richmond's CHI
z.us and other Matters.
Mr. Morgan Treat. Of West Point. was
| In the city yesterday.
Broad-Street Sunday school will give
basket picnic TO Providence Forge to-day.
Mrs. Horace A. Hawkins, who has
been quite sick. is very much improved.
Mr.. A. Parry Moon has returned TO the
city from an extended western business
tour
Mrs. r. D. Adam and family have
gone TO Norfolk county to spend the
summer.
The Stanton baseball team passed
through Richmond yesterday on their way
TO Petersburg.
Messrs. Sam Rose and Henry Abram
VIII leave today for q week. trip to
Virginia Beach and Old Point.
Captain w. G. Waller, who is confined
at the Virginia Hospital on account of
illness. was much better yesterday.
Mrs. Catharine West yesterday quail
fed as the Administrative Of John It.
West. deceased in the Chancery Court.
Miss Alice Blair and children of Joseph
NJ Blair. Of Greenville. s c., are visit
ing Mr.. J. Harvie Blair. on Chestnut
| Hill.
Albert Lane was yesterday arrested
| on a charge of assaulting {. Is. Baker
on the street. Lane is a street-car con-
/ ductOr
/ letter from Mr.. Charles NJ Lyle
! states that his little son Harry, who has
been extremely i'll for the past week. is
somewhat improved.
Among the forty-one successful candi-
dates for admission to West Point are
Fielding Lewis Marshall, +. Reymead,
and Littleton Tazewen Wake, of Nir-
ginia.
Thrty-one years ago yesterday Cover
nor O'Ferrall was shot through the lungs
for dead on the field. He shortly after
wards read his obituary in the Richmond
papers.
Mr.. G. w. Clarke and family, of west
Grace street, have left Rchmond Tor
their beautiful country home near Scots
Vile Two or three Of Mr.. Clark's family
will sail for England next fall, to remain
for twelve months.
About 10 o'clock Wednesday night Chap
man Thomas (colored) inflicted a severe
wound on the head Of a colCred woman
named Josephine Little with hatchet.
Thomas escaped. A warrant has been
sworn on. for him.
Mr. Edward Conrad and wife are. at the
Hotel Dodson. Mr.; Conrad, who Tor the
past twelve months has been manager
Tor the Postal Telegraph Company at
Durham. n. c.. has accepted position
with the company here.
Mr.. Hill Montague and Miss Mary
Meade Winston. daughter of Prof. Chas.
II. Winston. of Richmond College, will
be married in the college chapel on Tues
dav. the 10Th. at 10 o'clock in the morn-
ing. No cards viii be issued.
Rev Robert p. Kerr and wife are now
Lake st. John, Province Of Quebec, Can
ada. II Is gratifying TO know that the
Doctor is greatly improved in health,
and will soon be fully restored.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railway have
arranged for a very handsome vestibule
a., to . and
sionists to Old Point on Saturday. This
train will leave at 1880 +. NJ, making no
stops between Richmond and Old Point
Two young negroes. giving their names
as James Snyder and William Chandler,
were arrested by Policeman Gibson yes
terday morning while carrying off a lot
Of lead pipe that had been taken from
vacant house No. $50 west Grace street
From the National Convention Of Jr
O. L. A. NJ, which was held in Ashe-
gates will return by way Of Richmond
Saturday to visit the PRINCIPAL pOints in
and around Richmond. Their head
quarters VIII be at the Lexington Hotel
Mr.. John G. TllOn, counsel for Madison
Brown, who is under sentence Of death
at Norfolk, had a conference with Gov
ernor O'Ferrall yesterday and presented
him with the papers In the case, trying
to secure a Communication Of the sentence.
Mr.. Baker, who owns store at Halls
bOrO. the southern halfway. ndu a lOl
Of merchandise carried off by thieves on
Wednesday night. Baker came 10 the city
yesterday morning TO consult the police
in regard to the anar ana gave them
clews that may lead 10 the capture Of
the burglars
The Law and Equity Court was engaged
all Yesterday in the trial OF the case OF
Chrisman's Administrative against the
Chesapeake and ONO Railway Company
Judge Minor in the morning instructed the
no consumed
hearing argument.
The Blues have leased for their armory
the top floor of the buckingham building.
the new building being erected by the
Messrs, Williams on Ninth ana Cary:
by IS feet. and there will be company
rooms in addition. The building will be
equipped with a number Of elevators
The following were visitors at the Capt.
toI office. c. a. Willis, sheriff Of Dicken-
son. who delivered at the penitentiary
James Bryant TO serve three years for
felony. and Robert A. Edwards, sheriff
of Isle Of Wight who turned over to
Superintendent Lynn Mildly Rogers 70
serve two years for house-Dreakihg'
A stable. No. 30S east Leight street.
owned by Henry Chambers (coiort ID. was
er tered by thieves last Saturday night
and set Of harness stolen; lie reported
his loss TO the Second district to p4n ,he
station with the harness In big sack.
He said his place had been forced open
bv some one Wednesday night, who
brought the stolen goods back
Prof. Rodes Massie has resigned his
position as professor Of English and liter
AZURE in Hollins Institute. The depart
ment has been filled by distinguished men |
in the past, among them DR.. A. b. Brown |
and Prof A. j. Turner both deceased; |
more recently by DR.. r. l. Joynes, OF |
Columbia University. South Carolina. and |
Prof W. Taylor Thorn. OF Washington, |
d. c. II has a widespread and favorable |
reputation