The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-05
On and y4round
5he Hotels.

In the lobby of the Lexington yester-
day. DR.. Thomas II. Barnes, member
of the Constitutional Convention and the
tallest man in the body, was taking OF
personal bravery.
s.1'here is a great difference in meet
ing a man face to face to fight and in the
fighting which q soldier has to &c, ne
remarked II know a man who is an
arrant coward IN d personal encounter
and yet he was conscriptcd and served
through the late war with superb braV-
cry He made a record which is abso-
tutely clean It shows the difference be-
tween fighting with a. man in front OF
you and lighting generally. Many COW
ards have made great soldiers.
Mr.. Edward w Townsend ("Chimnlie
Fadden") was al Rueger's yesterday. MIR.
Townsend, who has risen from the news
paper man TO the author whose stories
command fabulous prices in t!ie publish
ing world, was in the city In the inter-
est of his brother. who is Interested in
the oil development of the Shenandoah
Valley. Mir. Townsend will leave this
city for New York to-day.
An unusual number Of virginians were
in the city yesterday III attendance on
the convention Of the Knights OF CO.
lumbus The hotels we're crowded, Muir
phys being particularly So
From Norfolk yesterday a party OF
three gentlemen registered at Murphy's,
these being AIessrs. s. D. Gibbs, D. j.
Callahan, and w. +. Lucas.
Several other parties Of visitors were
registered al the various hotels. At Muir
phys were Messrs. ". IT. Ewald and j.
c. Balm, OF Portsmouth; Messrs. J. j.
Sheeran. and j. A. Serves Of Eoanoke;
Nexsrs A. Peck, +. McKenna, and c. f.
Manners of Lynchburg; and Messrs. W.
r. Langhorn and G.. e. Holmes, of Nor
folk.
other well known Virgin!ans in the
city were: Mr. E. l.. Farinholt, OF West
Point; Mr.. S. G. Freeman ana VIE; OF
Curtis Neck; DR.. e. a. German OF Alex
andria; Mr.. j. j. Cowhig. OF Alexandria;
Mr.. T. Il. Winston, of Hanover: MIR. w.
II Mahcr. of Newport News; Mr.. G. M
Lemon, of Alexandria,; Mr.. Frank j.
Doherty, of Lynchburg; Mr.. 7. j. Hen
retta, of Roanoke; Mr.. W. s. WILKINS
of Charlottesville: MIR. G. Worthlnston
of Staunton, and Mr.. John T. Delany, OF
Coyington, at Murphys; Mr. L. L. Jor-
dan PoD;hatan county; Mr.. A. Fletcher.
of the Constitutional Convention, and MI.
T s. Weaver. of Emporia, at the New
ITort..s: and Mr.. c. e. Harvey. of Nor
folk. Mr. w n Barnett, OF Roanoke;
Mr.. c. =. Winston, of Crewc, and MT.
]. L. Broaddus of Fredericksburg.
Mr.. ]. N Starin of the Rand-McNaly
Company, was in Richmond yesterday In
the interests OF his concern.
Mr.. c. W. Vreeland, of New York, was
registered at the Lexington yesterday.
One of yermont's distinguished sons,
Mr.. w, r Page. was at the New Fords
Yesterday Mr.. Page is travelling through
the South sightseeing.
Rev. DR.. r. S. Burke, of Boston; MI.
and Mrs. NJ. H Burke and Mr.. and Mrs.
]. J. Burke were all at Nurphy's ycster-
day They are making a short trip
through the South.
A1r. and Mrs E. G. Dexter, Of New
York were at MurphS's yesterday.
From other States these well known
persons were registered at the hotels:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. 1ibbard, OF
Pittsticld. Mass: Mr.. Jesse Leo. of Baitl-
more. and Mr.. II. T. Gable and wife, or
Greensboro S. c.. at the Lexington; MI.
w. II. Barnes. of South Carolina, at the
New Ford's: and Mr.. William n. knauf,
OF Chiffon. Wis, at Murphy's.