The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-30
The Beauty and ChiyaIy of Richmond Meet
and the Dances Misty Mazes.
PATHETIC CASE OF SUFFERING RELIEVED
P"hiic contributions TO IA Suffering
Family = Govnrn0r O'Fcrraii am.
pr"fine..Fcicphono wnr-Arresieu
for Wanting to Discuss Fsnnneo,
With the Governor.

night In the Masonic 'rcmple under. The
auspices of the Association for the Pre-
SServation of Virginia Antiquities. While
II was not on such an extensive scale
as the former annual baIls of tho societ,,
IL was Brilliant social event, and quite
handsome sum was realized
PATHETIC DESTITLmTON
a hair starving family was found In
lacnmond day or two ago, and a Dape,.
made an appeal for aid for the unfortu-
nate ones. The people responded most
tpciaily, ana the family now has cloth
ing enough to last n year, plenty of coal
ana food, house rent paid. and a neat lit
lie sum in cash. The father actually had
no shoes nor clothing ft To wear upon
'he street when the discovery was made.
Governor O'ITerrall has had quite q
spell OF sickness. and lis still confined
10 ms bed and unable to perform any
work. He is able to give directions to
ms Secretary and to sign papers. 1t
VIII be several days yet before the Gov
dangerously III. Ills trouble is said TO
he an aggravated case of grip.
one OF the mos. prominent men in the
councils of the Democratic party In this
stale. who does not want his name men,
toned, In speaking of the proposed CON
slitutional convention said To- me that
Ut present advised he would vote for the
convention, but he admitted that there
are too sides to the question, and that he
was likely to change his purpose before
the time to vote arrived.
1t is reported here that Mr.. Lloyd II.
smith, OF Northumberland, who has EN-.
tered the race for Attorney General, has
many influential men working for him
lie is said to be the best organized can
uldate In the field 80 far. He is espe-
cially strong in the Northern section of
the tidewatcr country.
WAR TO pHE KNIFE.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
council committee on streets last night
decided In favor OF granting n fran
chise 10 the American Long Distance
Telegraph and Telephone Company, the
fight is by no means ended, and will con-
tinue TO grow hotter. The committee
mas yet 10 agree upon an ordinance and
then the ordinance will have to pass both
branches of the Council and be approved
by the Mayor, before 1t can become ope-
rative. The Richmond Telephone com
pany will fight the franchise at every
step because the proposed franchise au-
thoriIes the company to do local busl-
ness. Should the long distance com
pany win here, 1t is the purpose of the
officers then to apply for n franchise In
Petersburg and other Virginia cities AID.
plication already has been made In Nor
folk
The fight between the Richmond Tele-
phone company and the Bell company Is
waxing warm The former has the fran
chise for the city and the latter is con-
tinuing to operate here under an injunc-
ton granted by Judge GofT restraining
the city from driving the Bell out. In q
short time Judge Goff will render his
decision on the petition to make the in
junction permanent. The two compa-
al ~,
cut until now man can have phone
In his residence at cost of $15O per
month, and In some cases even cheaper
1t Is charged by the Richmond company
that the long distance company is
branch OF the Bell concern.
WANTED TO TALK FINANCE.
Justice Crutchfield sent white man
named Coe to jail for thirty days this
morning. Coe filled up with mean whis-
key, and went to the Executive Mansion
for the avowed purpose of discussing the
currency question with Governor O'Fer-
ran a telephone message was sent for
the police, and the man arrested
Mr.. J. C. Horton. the local passenger
agent OF the Southern railway in this
city, has been transferred to Baltimore,
and Captain c. w. Westbury, one of the
most popular conductors on the road,
will succeed him here Mr.. Horton came
~ ., anu ildS HlduG
himself very popular.
The Will of the late Rudolph Kastel-
berg was admitted to probate in the Cir
cult Court OF Henrico to-day. His es-
tate Is valued at 100000, and his wife,
Mrs. Lena Kastelberg, are named az ex-
ecutor and executriX, without security.
The household furniture and fixtures 10
to the wife. and the teams and fixtures
used in the butcher busicess on his
farm, near Barton Heights, and in the
city of Richmond. are willed to his sons
The bulk of his estate, consisting Of real
estate in the county OF Henrico and city
of Richmond, is to be equally divided
among his wife and children-Messrs
II. L., joseph s. Charles H., and VIII
liam Kastelberg.
APPROACHING MARRIAGE.
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Miss Fannie Ansley Brails-
ford to Rev. j. G. Beckwlth, of Kershaw.
S. c.. at the residence of her mother. on
South First street. Miss Brailsfortl is
the handsome and cultured daus n .r ,f
the late Major Ed. D. Bradford, who dis
tinguished himself In the late war on
the Confederate side. Major Brailsford
married Miss Columbia, the daughter of
the late Robert Hill, of this city.
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