Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-28

f,oDi, WHICH shOWs very Sulail gam lhlS
year.
sEST TO THE GRAND JURY.
Rufus Butler. Waverly Anthony. and
Willie Marks, the three white youths ar
rested yesterday on the charge of bur-
glariously entering and robbing the gro
Gerry store of City-Sergeant George w.
Eanes, were arraigned for examination IN
the MAYORS Court this morning, and
were all sent on TO the Septem-
Der term of the Hastings Court for trial.
Butler is the oldest of the three. He
strenuously protested his innocence and
was given good character by his friends.
But circumstances were against him,
though he was the only one who was al
lowed bail. The other two boys declined
to saw anything. after being cautioned by
the Mayor that any statement they desired
10 make must be voluntary. and might
il they were not careful implicate them
selves.
THE OTHER BURGLAR.
John Coles. the colored man charged
with burglarlzlng the vacant dwelling
house on Perry street owned by Dir. X. H.
Watson and robbing it of its water-pipe
and other metallic fixtures, has employed
counsel and this morning had his case con-
tinued until Friday. Bail was refused.
THE MANCHESTER BOYS DISCHARGED.
Charles Taylor and Charles Mosely, the
two negro boys from Manchester who
were arrested at the depot in this city for
disorderly conduct on complaint OF the
conductor of the excursion train which
brought them over, were in court this morn
ing. The warrants charging them with dis.
orderly conduct were dismissed for want
of jurisdiction. but Mosely was fined for
being drunk in this city.
Hall ,.g,rr1ar pIffZpn
leaves tomorrow TO accept position with
large mercantile firm in Norfolk.
The venerable DR.. j. j. Crawford, who
resides near Resmss, Dinwiddie county,
was in this city on Saturday. On Sunday,
after returning home, he was attacked with
hemorrhage, aud greatly prostrated. The
Doctor is a member of hppomattox Lodge
of Odd-Fellows, of this city, which he
joined in 1916
Miss Alice Collier has returned home af-
ter a pleasant visit to the Rockbrldge
Alum Springs Miss Janey Steel, OF Rich
mond, IS her guest.
A citizen residing on Liberty street shot
and killed a fox a morning or. two ago
which had been destroying his chickens.
AGooD COUNTY.
The County Court of Surry was held yester-
! day. Judge Riyes presiding. The grand Jury
I
return and no business TO engage their at
tention. There were no criminal cases on
| the docket and the county jail is without
an inmate The only prisoners committed
/ TO the iail tor some time past were two ne.
/ groes who were charged with the unlawful
| appropriation of watermelons.
| The crops in this county-the corn crop
partcularly-are said to be the best known
| in ten years.
THE VERY FINEST.
A gentleman just returned from Bruins.
| wick county, VINO has had the benefit OF
many years observation. SAYS the tobacco
/ crop there is the finest he has ever seen
| He says he measured tobacco leaves which
! were thirty-fye inches in length by twenty
/ four inches in breadth, ard added that the
| only fault some OF the planters hnu wltL
/ their crops is that 1.-THE tobacco is too high
to conveniently reach the suckers" Flue'
curing is very popular in this county.
! ROBIN ADAIR.