The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-24

one OF the advertisements OF interest
contained in the old directory is this:
The Variety store.
NO. % West Main Street.
Richmond. Va.
"LeWis Giuter,
Dealer I'm
Fancy Goods. Baskets.
Brushes. Combs. Jewelry.
Wooden-Ware. &c.
Lotteries nourished intthose days. eight
offices running IN Richmond. ~. STRAIT
ton was the only advertiser and he mod
estiy announces himself 20 De "the acc
knowledgcd and unprecedented PRIZE
SELLER" and "has constantly on hand
and FOR sale Tickets IN the greatest va
ricty Of Lucky Numbers, In the most brill
liant and approved scheme.
The daily newspapers Of those days
were the Enquirer, of which VIM. T. and
Thomas Richie. Jr.. were editors. the
WING. Peasants & M0seiy, editors. Times
and Compiler. Darlington. Cowardin &
Davis. editors. and the Star. a. Juds0n
Crane. editor.
or the weekly publications. Rev. Leroy
NJ Lee was editor OF the Christian Adj
vocate and VIM. Sands edited the Re-
ligious Herald.
G. T. Bolts was editor OF the Southern
tiaater. and u. b. Minor of the south
ern Literary Messenger. q far-famed lit-
erary monthly.
FAST 90 SCHEDULES.
Through 70 the Virginia Springs white
sulphur I'm three days was the startling
announcomen OF the James River Canal
and Connect ing stage Lines. A feature
which was emphasized as indicating The
great advantage Of this route w9s chat
night travel was avoided. Thirty-two
hours wos the schedule between Rich
mon1 and Lvnchhurg. I, is now made IN
nve hours and less.
Tho Richmond. Tredericlasburg and Po-
t,mac ana Loisa Railroads advertised ms
Ola several lines of stc1mers t0 Baltimore.
Philadelphia. New York and New or
leans.
Sis foreign consuls ana vice consuls Pee
eded in Richmond. among them being the
consul from Texas. then 3D. foreign state.
Postmaster Thomas p. Bigger had four
clerks The MATS from the 9rth was due
at 70 noon ana closed ~ a 81. daily. The
southern mail was due at ga s.. 40
and closed 40 "11 10 s. H." Tlo mail
from I. ~rchhur~ came Surilva Wcdus-
DAYS and Fridays by train and on the al-
tornate days hv canal holt-. Communi
cation was had with HAMPTON. Norfolk
Portsmouth and Farmrilo tri-weeklv:
with Tlnnlhauuock. Matthews and
T9u'ta sem, weekly. and with Louisa
Courthouse and Trevll'8n's weekly.
OTce hours at the postofite were from
sun rise % sun set in tho week. except
when the northern mail was being OPEN
ga. Letters not not exceeding BALI an
ounce were sent NOT exceeding zoo miles
Tor b. cents. over 800 mixes 10 cents was
charged
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
Richmond college. which was then "sit-
uaiel one mile west OF the c'ty ON tho
Fredericksburg Raj ROAD announced
the third year 90 fits operation. Rev.
Robert Ryland A. NJ. was president. The
terms were $40 per annum. (which in-
Guides every necessary expense
The Medical College OF Virginia was
then entering on its seventh year.
rev. jeremiah p. Jetcr was pastor OF
First Baptist church. whose meeting
house" was ~ Broad and 18TH streets.
ITS membership was -1i all whites. They
had recently reiinquishcd their place OF
worship 40 Broad and College streets 90
their c7lored members.
II was known as The African church
ana he'd The LARGEST membership twice
over ~ any church in the CITY. The
membership was 2o7e.
"A new church fo be called -. paurs"
was thew being erected by the congrega-
ton ~ Monumental church. Rev. Moses
-. Uoge was pastor Of Second Prcsby-
terrain church. Just organized with 81
members.
The annual death ratio IN Richmond In
1885 was one I'm eiehtv-siN. The intormcnts
ln "Shockoe van Rurying Ground IN that
year we're 2t 40 other cemetery re-
norfcd.
The Importance OF buying 40 home I'M
stead o. sending north was as industrl-
ously counseiled at that time as IL Is to-
dav.
Vessels drawing 10 feet ~ water
came 20 Water street AT that time.
The tobacco warehouses In those days
were the Public. owned 10y the state. on
the site OF the Byrd-strcet station: Shock
be ownrd by the estate q Randolph Bar-
r's0n. and Seabrooks. owned hv tPe city.
The two last named are still IN use.
T~wenty-seven boarding houses and
iweuty~One hotels took care o. the city's
guests. Some of the best We're in parts
81 the city now given over 70 the most
obscene classes % society.