The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-27

Interesting Facts About Bichmon DIS Cit
gems and Other Matters.


r.ns and Other Matters.
Mr. Benjamin n. Lipscomb VIII spend
his Christmas ut Prescue Isle.
Mr. Ben Taliaferro has gone TO North
Carolina on q hunting trip.
Mr.. W. 7. Mcdowell. who has been
sick. Is considerably improved.
Mss Matte synan. OF Oakland Louisa
county, has returned home until after
New Years.
Mr.. ". Bransford Jeter OF Hinton. W.
Va. Is visiting his mother, at No. 4l3 east
Clay street.
Mr.. BENJAMIN II. Goodman left for
Danville Va. Friday, where he Will spend
few days.
Mss Lizzie Lancaster. OF Rocky Mount.
y. c.. Is visiting the Misses Cheatham. Of
west Grace street.
Mss Minnie Ostcrbind IS spending the
holidays wath her parents at No. 30 east
Cary street
Or. Frank V. Clarke. OF Lexington.
Va. Is spending the holidays with rela-
tiyos at No. 200 east Cary street
Messrs william Rlnd storrs and Ger
vas st0rrs, Jr. are visiting their parents.
No. II Il south Foushee street. for few
days
The annual visit (Christmas) 70 the
Almshouse By the w. c. T. T.. and the
y. viii take place on Tuesday next at
2.30 l.. II.
Officer A. r. Walton, Of the Second pre-
cinct. lost his badge. no. 3D. Christmas
night. The finder viii leave it at the
station.
The Rev. J. VI. Coleman and family
OF heckleuburg. arc IN this city visiting
the parents OF Mrs. Coleman IT No. BOZ
south Cherry street They viii remain
during the holidays.
Tho regular meeting OF Pickett Camp on
Monday night will Lee an important one.
An election of officers will be held and a
fun attendance IS expected.
The ladies at the Old Ladies' Home. No.
5l5 north Seventh street. thankfully ac-
knowledge a barrel OF -four and two
barrels Of apples from Mr.. Joseph Bliley
Miss Maria Pleasants Moseley who
has been nursing In Stanton Tor the past
mauth, has returned 10 Richmond and is
Of so. 3oi south Third street.
Misses Fannie and, Moilie Hoggo, Of
S.2 cast Cary street. accompanied by their
friend, Miss Mamie Edwards, Of Peters
burr. have gone TO Scottsville to spend
Christmas holidays
A "stiu" alarm Of fire at 1875 o'clock
Z. N. yesterday was turned I'm from box
81. corner OF Twenty-ninth and NJ streets,
but resulted IN no damage 20 the house
near By. where IL occurred.
Clerk Walter Christian issued the fol-
lowing marriage Licenses Yesterday: Mai
, colin King and Bessie Harris (white),
yViiiam stocks and Martha Jones. and
Walter Granderson and Phoebe Dudley
(cOlOrcl).
Christmas day al the Jefferson, which
was the occasion Of many private dinner
parties and reunions OF friends, at the
special Christmas dinner which was
served from 90 : o'clock =. n, the cX-
tensive and attractive bill OF fare Of
which was printed i rday ia The Times.
Nary Barnes left the peniteuuary
Christmas morning nc O'Clock. soon
after the departure John Mitchell. Jr..
drove mp in carriage for her. She ate
her Christmas dinner with him. ana IS
staying at so2 north Seventh street
Colonel J. IT, Featherston. commander
of the Uniformed Rank OF Pythians In
virginia. has appointed Major Y. DOnau
installing officer Co. install the new OIL
Gers OF Syracuse Division. Richmond. on
the evening of the first Thursday in Janu-
ary
80 the meeting or the Street Committee
Monday evening tho petition of the Long
Distance Phone Company viii come up.
The local companies Will not fight un-
Jess tho new concern wants 10 lo local
business Senator John W. Daniel who
is general counsel FOR the company. SIS cX-
pected TO he in attendance.
LOGAN Gulenwators (white) was sem
fenced 90 the State pcuitcntiary Tor one
year from Scott county for Grand hrce-
nr. iie arrived Yesterday morn
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