The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22
BEYOND THE JAMES.
ADAYS REPORT FROM MANCHES-
TER AND VICINITY.

ANIMAL Reunion of the survivors Of she
Chesterfield Troop-A Large Attendance
and Delightful Day-Accidentai shoot
ins anray-touri News.
The annual reunion of the surviving
m,snbers of the Chesterfield Troop TOOK
place yesterday at Moore 5 scnool -nou'e'
in Chesterfield county. ms houso -
built in a grove. aud the place TOT tue
reunion was wisely chosen. Ibere
,vero n-e.eut members OF the
old war troop which fought
IN Fit Ices brigade. and large crowd
from the association which IscompOseu
Of Younger men. and also quite num-
her of invited guests. A fine Bruins
wick stew and barbacucd meats. 10.
oetber with other refreshments. were
served. The stew and the barbecue
were prepared by Corporal thomas
Fisher and Private Joseph Brown
After dinner speeches were maze ~
Tudpe Beverly A. Hancock and AG u
tant Percy HAYES. Of the present j.
clnia cavalry, and others. Ill.,,
4 movement was put on LOOT iooh'n-
10 the organization OF an active tto' ?
Of cavalry I'm Chesterfield county.
meeting for this purpose will be held IN
Manchester. Saturday. August 3lst'
SERIOUSLY SHOT.
Charles Logan. colored boy twelve
wears OF age. and Often Saliie, coiofed
bow ten wears Of age. were playing In
the field near the new jail. when Ollen
eallie accidently shot Charles Logan.
Tnev were good friends and on the best
of rerms. One of the boys produced
n,stol-one Of those small. sing barrel
nis,ols which shoots what Is known as
an air cartridge, about the smallest
cartridge which is manufactured.
often Sale had the pistol in In,
hand. and snapped the trigger several
times in order to make It 90 OIL Nhen
Il did explode the bullet struck Charles
Io0an i'm the back of the head. lnillct-
inc a serious wound. The probabilities
are that ne will die. Logan lives on
Fourteenth street near Stockton. Oiien
Sallie went with the wounded boy home,
and gave the pistol to I4Ogan's father.
Chiof-of Police Lipscomb Investigated
fhe affair and had talk with the boy
Sanie. Tie could ascertain nothing to
show that there was malice ON the part
of the little boy. so be came to the con
clusion that the shooting was the result
of an accident brought about by the
carelessness and ignorant handling oil
deadly weapon by a ten-year-old boy
MINOR ITEMS.
Magistrate James NJ. Perdue con
Quoted the Mayors Court Yesterday.
Mayor Atkinson being absent from the
city. Justice Perdue continued the
eases on the docket until to-day.
Among the cases called was that OF
David Cooley. charged with beating
Scott Miller over the head with tick.
M1ler was in court. and had the appear
ance of a man who had been consldeIa-
bly used up. There was a cut an inch
long over his right eye. aud quite
humber of bruises on bis head. HIS
arm. WHICH he had evidently used to
save his head. was battered up, aud had
90 be worn in a sling. Cooley was adj
miited t. bail for his appearance TINS
morning.
A protrscted meeting is IN progress
az Nj Hermon Church. Rev. Robert III.
Winlree is conducting the services with
Rev. John r Wilkinson assisting him
Quite a number nave professed conyer-
sion.
The est-End Church Sunday-school
Will have their annual pcuic to-day at
Forrest Hill park. Wagons leave the
Church at 8 o'clock. Those desiring 90
90. not members Of the school. will be
conveyed for twenty-five cents. The
children OF the school Will have zee
cream and lemonade given them. To
others It will be sold.
Ms. Salue Is. Weisiger and Miss Mat
tie B Hatcher left Yesterday morning
for Newport News and HAMPTON, where
the, viii sfeud several weeks.