The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-07
PERSONAL AND GENERdL.
Interesting Facts About Hichmond's Citi-
ycns and other Matters.

Nfrs John A. wilkins. Of Petersburg. Is
,tsiting friends and relatives In the city.
Mr. Matt DeKoIb Taylor. of ontario
Miss is visiting friends i'm Richmond
Mrs Mary Anderson is very sd AT the
dence Of her son. on the corner VI
Linden and Chafiin streets.
Commonwealth s-Attcrncy ID. {. Hch-
EDISON lost "A valuable scarf pin at Chlih-
borezo Park Wednesday night.
Aeon Temple is preparing for Pill
.t,,,-e to Virginia Beech on SUNDAY
AUGUST 28d. where divine services VIII DO
held.
Professor r. II. Gaines. Of the Depart
rront of Agriculture. left yesterday aitet
noon 20 spend several weeks at the iiOl
Springs MI.
rntu further notice Gray Eagle Tribe
40. 20. l. O. r. NJ. will meet every 80, 80
ur.lav night al Elects Hail. corner 'i'H
and Marshall streets.
In the report of the Police Court pro
ccedlugs In The Times yesterday 1',s
name Of oscar Wcisiged appeared
should have been David Nesis'''
Tho clerks OF Messrs. Thalhimer Broth-
ora gave A delightful trolley party wed
,.,sisv nieht. At Forest Hill half
Lorr.s strr was made and refreshments
UIIihhtI vi
There will be meeting Of the Prohibi-
,forists Of the city Friday August 'th.
af L. NJ. at Smithdealis business
college. TO which an friends OF the cause
are cordially invited.
Two negro boys by the names OF John
East and George Dean. were arrested 10y
officers Tomlins,n Austin ana Gibson
Yesterday on the charge Of stealing 10Y
off books from Messrs. Pollard * Sands
Office. tsh'~
Mr.. Warren IL Mercer has returned
from a three weeks visit 20 the Norm
,rn Neck. While over there ne at
tended the great camp-meeungs al w haI
toms Grove. conducted by Rev. II. ~
| Wharton.
Messrs. Jackson Guy. John Pickrell
| Charles T.. williams of Richmond. Ihos
! j. Ransom. Of stanton. ana W. +. Nc
Roa. Of Petersburg Will attend the uleet
ing OF the American Bar Association il
| Saratoga on August 18th.
Mr.. C.. H. Roberts. a woll-known mill.
wright OF this city. has invented a ma
| chine for the grinding and granulation oil
| tobacco stems. which operates upon
gradual reduction system reducing th'
| stems 20 a granulatcd form. after which
| they are ground into a powder AT one
! operation without rehandling.
Detective Morrisey of the Boston 20
| Zee Department arrived in this city
! yesterday and went with Detective Glib
! son 90 Dundee" 10 see Governor OFer
| rail- Mr. Morrisey applied for and re-
/ ccivod rcquisition papers for John hlr
| by. now under arrest in Norfolk. lie u
| wanted by the Boston authorities.
james Mott. small boy with severa
companions. WIS amusing himself bl
! jumping of andi on passing trolley cars
! fell while attempting TO get on board
! the corner OF Broad and Hancock streets
| Wednesday night. The hey received soy
! eral cuts about the head ana face, bu
| was not badly hurt.
| The Main-streot mOtOrmen and cCnduc
| tors have adopted novel method of pro
| tecting their barrel Of ice water AT Rescr
voir Park from the raids Of ncn-c0ntn
| butors. They have connected the barre
! with the electric current and the waite
! IS kept charged with electricity. excep
| when one who knows the combination
wants 20 drink.
| Professor Thnow is sick az his resi-
dence. No. 2)5 east Marshall street. az
/ a result Of "a painful accident which h
| sustained In Baltimore. He will be IN
able 20 preside ~ his organ az the Secon,
| Presbyterian church or 10 play in publi
fer some considerable time. having strain
| ed the muscles Of his arm severely by
| fail from a street car.