Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-24


General.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Valentine
Stein, son of NJ. Stein. living a short
distance from the city. met with an ac-
cident which will probably cost him one
Of his eyes. He was handling an air
rifle which had been loaded for some
time, trying to get it to fire. The
gun would not fire, and he filled the
chamber with powder, and making the
second attempt the powder ignited and
exploded, but the ball was not moved,
though small particles Of the stock
were blown off. These and the powder
cut and burnt one side Of his face quite
badly; so much so that it is thought
he will lose his eye. DIR. Ingram was
summoned and rendered the wounded
man the necessary aid.
The National Bazaar opened at Gers
ley's Hall last night. There were six
tents in the hall, each representing a
different nationality, and there were
three ladies to each tent, all
arrayed in costumes resembling those
worn by ladies of their re-
spcctiye nationality. This entertain
ment will last all the week and the
prospect is that quite a neat sum will
be realized, which will be used for re-
pairs, ornaments, &C., for the young
ladies' classroom of the Bainbridge
Baptist Sunday school.
The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors
met at the courthouse yesterday and
proceeded to put in operation the new
Warwick Baker road law for the coun-
ty. All of the road commissioners
have qualified, and in some districts the
roads are already being worked under
this law. The constitutionality of this
law has been questioned, as it provides
that the road board of each district
may levy the road tax for said district.
This, however. it is thought, can be
satisfactorily arranged.
The Electoral Board of Chester
field-MeSsrS. George +. Robertson,
John l.. Grubb, and w. ii. Whitlock-
met at the courthouse yesterday. The
Board organized by electing Mr.. Grubb
chairman and Mr.. Robertson secretary.
] he Board made the same appointments
as it did last spring, except where the
person appointed had moved to some
other district.
About ten days ago MessrS. Payne
& Ford. who carry on the lumber bust
ness in the county, moved their saw
mill to the upper part of the county on
the AppOmattoX river. They imme-
diately sawed some green timber and
built a rough shanty, in which they
and two of their employees slept one
night. All four Of them were taken
with pneumonia Immediately. John
Bulger and James Ford have since died,
and George A. Payne and John Ford
are dangerously i'll.
Three persons joined the Central
Methodist church Sunday, and Rev.
William ii. Christian preached to large
congregations both morning and night.
Rev. Thomas Reynolds preached at
the Baptist church both morning and
night.
Rev. J. w. Reynolds preached at the
Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon,
and in the forenoon the services were
conducted by the laity of the church.
Mrs. Thornhill, who left here last
Thursday evening for New Orleans, and
who was summoned back on account of
the death of her mother, Mrs. Chris
tian, returned yesterday, and will ac-
company her mothers remains to her
late home in AppOmattox, where they
will be inferred to-day.
Frank Fitzgerald, Esq, who has been
quite i'll with pneumonia for several
days. was somewhat better yesterday.
His brother, Alexander Fitzgerald, came
to the city yesterday from the Virginia
Military Institute, where he is going to
school.
Mr.. Clarence W. Reamy, of Balti-
more, is in the city on a visit to his
friend W. d. Craig, Esq.
A regular meeting of the City School
Board will be held at the Mayors
Courtroom at $50 tonight.