The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-20

Interesting Facts About Richmond's Citi-
rens and other Matters.


rens and other Matters.
Miss sallie f. Coates is sick at her homo
on north Tenth street
Mr.. George b. Davis. superintendent OF
tho Almshouse. who has been Ill., IS much
better
Tho Committee OF Relief OF the Poor
will meet at tho Almshouse tomorrow
night az o'clock
Treasurer Jesse 5. Jones. or Elizabeth
City county, called at the First Audi
tors office yesterday.
Cards have been issued 10 the mar
riage OF Miss Hattie Lee Strauss 20 Mr.
Emanuel II. Gunst. on January 9Th. in
Charleston, W. Va.
Antonio Martinez. Cuban. is IN the
city. He said 10 a reporter that he had
grave doubts that Maceo was dead. Mar
tiuez has two brothers in the army.
Divine services will be held I'm the Sold
iers Homo chapel this afternoon at :
o'clock. Rev James r. Smith. D. D.. OF
the Presbyterian church. officiating
Governor OTerral yesterday pardonei
r. scott Roach. a young white man,
serving a sentence I'm the penitentlary
for robbery. Roachs mother is very ill.
lie belongs IN an adjoining county.
There will be an entertainment at tho
Academy January 18th. for the benefit Of
the CITY Mission. being given Boy Freeman
and wilson under The management Of J..
NJ. Sale.
Mr.. j. J. English. Jr. has received his
commission as District Grand Lecturer
Tor Royal Arch MaF0nry Tor this dis
trict. 10 Is an elegantly executed parch-
mont, done in red
The Henrioo County Court was in ses-
sion yesterday. Judge Wickham presd-
ing. Only civil matters occupied the at
tention Of the Court. The Court win be
IN session tomorrow.
Tho Kings Daughters 81 St. Johns
Circle VIII hold a pound party Tuesday
nieht next az tho residence C Mrs ". II.
curtis. No. "a north Twcntv-ninth sire II.
Donations 20 be distributed 10 the poor
during Xmas week. All ere invited to
assist.
Rov. J. p. Hutson pastor Of Pine-Stroot
Baptist church. will have a day Of spec
cial interest to-day. and desires all the
members TO be present. In the morn
ing he viii answer "A Hard Question.
and his subject az night will be How 20
Stop Drinking"
Messrs Walker d. Hund'oy and LATE
Abbott Of this city hageed three very
fine bears az Kanawha Falls. W. Y, j. 4
week Mr. IIundley Is a brother OF VIII
Hundiev n clerk OF the st. Claire Hotel.
He reports bear as plentiful NJ tho Falls.
Mr.. Pelham Blackford. general agent OF
tho Maryland Life Insurance Company.
has handed The Times the 1907 almanac
Of his company n IS well gotten mp from
an artistic standpoint the paper and half
t0ne illustrations being Of the best. The
Maryland Life has been getting ont thcHe
advertisements for nearly thirty years,
and this IS among the handsomcst that
they have issued.
Whom the Virginia steamSr arrived
hero yesterday morning. John H. Butler
MORO waiter. was a prisoner locked mp
I'm n bagga ge-room and secured with irons.
Tie had gotten ugly last nilht down on the
bay AMI had struck a. Waterman and the
steward The captain Of the boat swore
ont two warrants and had John before
Justice CrutchGold. who ordered tho
prisoner taken before the Tnitod states
au.h0r'tior who. after hearing the infor-
nation. Jet John 20
DR. g. A. Bryce and family have re-
turned 20 tho city after an extended 500
iourn at his sanitarium 1.-The Hicko-
riae" Tho Doctor viii divide HIS time
in the future between his city and eani-
tarium work and may he consulted M
either place portion or each day. His
family viii remain IN the city except for
tho summer months Many Of his friends
have The idea that his professorshiD in
tho National College of Flectro-Thera-
nnnfics. Of INDIANAPOLIS has taken him
away from tho state. which Is erroneous
as he completes HIS course OF lectures as