The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-17
OVER THE RIVER.
YESTERDAYS REPORT FROM OUR
SOUTHSIDe NEIGHBOURS
. toiored woman Eurncd e" b'"'"
cries as to the Unfortunate Nh"''
..v.-PropoSed Sew Road I" the '""'
house miscellaneous.

,.,s,o IN. Unfortunate tnair-'""'
s.evs-Proposed Sew Road To the '""'
house Miscellaneous.
eolorcd woman named Martina NV.'o",
whose residence H. on sixteenth eti.'' 49,
thn corner Of stockton. died iaic ",ss''s
,,f .bt f,.un l.ine burned to death. il"'"
what could be- learned 10y lnf,-''-"'...",' ,h..
US .een running from her home il'i" w
mi berclothiug all in blaze ana she en-
...,t.I Ina "A mass of flames. li'i CRU
,,,re loud and piercing. lc"p' '',
t.. u.iuhhorhood ran to hrf ti"
i.'tfn~uisbef tho flames. bui NOT before '"'
lurt,rfunntn woman Was horribly Nuih'" 10
I,.y rescued her ,rOm Immediate u''"''
hnt her condition was such th"i d
easily seen that She would not Nc a.' .'
U,e many hours. She was taken p"'N ''''
the house and placed "h ''1' ,.t an
a physician wa. sumin'h'l "'U Y" '
,h.t medical skill could do. tier body was
s''',d An b0 i'm "A terrible condition. being
h,.ned nearly all over. the probability -
were that she had INHALED some ui 'n'
flames. She died after midnight ie-teiu't
Ther. are TWO theories as to how -h0
caught nre. one i- Chat her NINA wac ,.N
/ balanced. and chat sine deliberately $40 n''
/ 10 herself in order t0 commit 'uiciNe' "'
other j. that her clothing can-nt nl' ], "iH
tn. flames of fire which She hihdi'd "'i
self.
n +. known that at thc time she was th'
only occupant n the house. ana cat" IL, yuan
] lv ludlo % lire. Her husband b. JAM
Morton. a respected cOlOred man. ana lh'
unfortunate woman leaves several children
! ~h. WAS buried Yesterday.
IHE COURTS.
The Mayor Yesterday had only One ease
ON bal. docket 10 VAS 5000 ordinance fi'iN
| fion which was NOT decided, hNt com
/ tuucd until saturday ncNt
The Hastings Court i- nlf noW ih -.--iNH
] Tie REGULAR term begins ncN Monday iN'
thrd Monday m ihe month";
The County Court ~ Chesterfield. Whti
BEGAN last Monday. has adjourned Tor ln'
term.
Henry Page lcolored) WAS tried for itlon
.u,h l-,auliu- Gus Freeman: convicted
and sentenced t0 Jail for one hour an0
| fined -.
scott Jones ,e0.orpO was convicted of
petit larceny, and Was given ei-nl' 'i
months m iil This makes Jones ihiio
COM ictinn oi petit larceny.
80 ihe nest torn Oi tAe chesterfield
| County Court an application VIII .e mtN'
/ far the opening OF that portion 90 leraiul
street hcy0nd the cit, limits and ODD hester
/ deld county. That portion within ihn cA
/ Limit. will also Doe opened. the 'nin'i 'Nm
lm.ltoe 900 streets taking charge 90 tit par
IOft ur matter. This i- "a street that l- bound
tl Doe opened beyond fHe Ietei-onf- Ill..
road. and fhc sooner D. d. dome OBJ" mNl. MN
bs tine benefit which Will accrue to the GOO!
a Manchester.
] ROAD BETWEEN NANtHl- TIER ANu tiitr
IERfIELD COtKuut ~.
...H
view the proposed rlad from Sd point nNu
/ ihe c.ty of Manchester over i1 OBJ. court
nous. road. near ~ Mire,' tirm. made inDu
report tO the County Court recommending
the openin. 90 fn. road. lhl- nDW road
when completed. viii place Mlnfl.-i0f-
eril miles nearer tD ,hr-terii I'd Courthouse
An UnlerNa, entered hl tA. Court ,um
mining ihe landowners through Who's.
property iba rnld will rlu o. show c1N-'
NuI the road should BOOT ne opened.
NOlE-.
Mr.. ". \. Chambers oi lynchNlr-. i- ID
DO citF. fu. -ue-i 0l DIS aunt. MIS-. W d.
Garnet. on Decatur street between sixth
ami seventh.
/ ihe complimentary entertainment nnt
/ hlIuuef Orb fhe .f. council Oi fN" Junior
O.ler 81 United American Mechanics.
/ which NeW south Council. ~. b. Nl VI .N-
/ rhDster.i- preparing lir nest Monday n-hi-
vi he 20 most elegant affair
Re.. John d. tIOIiNn. rector Ni Meade
+ Memorial Church, WhN has f.r "a nlmnDf OIL.
+ weeks I..nArlt Id. WAS WDN tuUu-h f'--
/ f.nias tY Ir 900 Tine street. lie i- booking
f,rA we'll.
The enrolment of scholars ih.- year
/ iu Chesterfield county. 10 i- % it.i. l-
several hundred more than DO amy let
/ previous.