The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-27
WEALTH OF CHESTERFIELD
| Talk With Colonel Whitehead About
The Products Of The County,
CHRISTMAS NEWS FROM MANCHESTER.
~. Great Fcstival Was Spent by the
People over the River-se'c'" ~''''
dents-Brlofa and Notes
,f,xcvrsrFp Rrprau RICHMOND TINES,
% Twelfth and Hull streets.

,s.xcvrsrFR Rrnrau RICHMOND TINES,
Twelfth aud Hull streets
Branch Ofice, noi Decatur street
.,.,.rs man cal.ea at the Office of the Com
'.'.,cro f Agriculture yesterday and was
w pleasantly received by Colonel Thomas
Whitehead During the course OF eon'e'sa-
en- tsc Colonel said
'rro VIRGINIA people viii 10 surprised 70
~ ,,.ot ,, the writer record Chesterfield
Ito stands at the head Of the list. They
bo more surprised when they see the
'-.,s ty the evidence Of her products
nm. ..sn..e of pines aud broom sage with
ln.s attred as seen from the raliIoau
|.t .rfersect her domain hide from 'no
t' l.l- wonderful resources. AZ 'he oN-
l- ,, 1855 size took the hrst county
l-, l- agricultural products anu sAe
a.. GOODS and minerals. AZ the Jar
f ... t.ok the $500 premium lVi county
exhibits .e,e4oined tins record
le' hat every agricultural product OF
r"' ...r.. WAS grown I'D lGir QuaHiy hhG
-r Chesterfield and she presented
Bio rrolucts and evidence Sle
i..- '- .....t 81, uderful collection OF nara
woods Io.A Tor timpsI ""- y. n".-
-. +.. largest mines OF tue - -.
mems ~-.eI and on tho market the
h' nina worked and ou the market
o.f r.le.. .uaity; the hncsi granite luuy
+-- .tery and lke c.ass auu t"o
NNiA.- Dro8uot also fire brick
tr and tie best bricks. SAe lGd
49,. ma colonial bureau ana showed @'.'''s
;-.,.-a- and size has tie finest speclu.ens "a
,.s.~.fa8 woods. The county is peD'Hsu,"
-.e .,rrounde8 ly rivers. making an W.
81 large area of tie ricA anus '. wa Ill
~ ,.-.1rrir- the luest 3luue' snAu
f,.aT3 berries A high rcge from lAe
-tb ,,erottates into the county, producing
ST.. fnest wiuesap- and applt- iAe 4o~-
NJ mt Tobacco. az the finest llall5 ~ -
r.eol as we'll as Che widest range Oh t,iAooi;;
-. ia. one oi tie huest Oioode1
-., ON. and one of the Arrest sheep
ranches IN the State. she Is Out ""'h O'V1,
i-.. lr,i.e into the capital ON he north ana
Ella ..r-I "a similar walk takes YOU INTO
petar,Infy tAo third largest city 10 the 0'".e'
while Manchester Der Own CITY is c','5"- ~
the 'front.' Iu al lt miles % tAe c4p.'"A cuitt"-
tie heated term she oilers es"eHoo IA ~, .-D.
high- rer.hel suburban summer Town ~ non
"a Iotfrrly ono 0t her enteUlsinE NoIIh-
l. settlers. and she Las any las dl' Fsieu
L. nro.ess for seeding per-mmQu. an seIlihS
IIeu, North alta high price, thus adding gu
II ,fer wild fruit % her abundance OF buckle
h.rro, black caps sud oackbeHles covering
r. folds. Most Of tie land IS .o~ pi4ee0 ana
khere is large area W unclill'"'eu 3""'''Ns
kuIcLasels
Il SEVERAL ACCIDENTS
4 Christmas eve night there came near beng
n fatal accident ODD the Free bridge d Inan'
So name could uot be ascetalled. made
r. he'd 0nfle bridge. and with Us head on
g. beam separating the waiAwar rom the
4drive and his body across tie car rack went
Il s'eep An electric ear came along and when
s, r twenty feet 0f the man the nOtolman saw
2fhe great danger lc was lp. ne ft' eIeeu l-.S
Araotor and applied the brakes, TINS stopping
Ethe car just a- 10 touched l-e man "no was
Egiyen quite severe. eiet.lc a-ocA' winch
Thoroughly awakened nim. 81,
81 Thursday night about ll:3O o'clock Mr..
II Frederick Cooper @ machnist who works at
ALL railroad shops. AS brought into the drug
s stue Of Melsiger * Carte. tie had Oeen Al
ftacfed while iu Ilelmcll by two men, VINO
ILL., and kicked lin aOoit the head ia nor
ff b.e manner lir. Caftel dressed hls wounds
sand he was taken homo,
About Z39 o'clock Yesterday afternoon.
#wLile tle servant was clearing uD the dinner
#tAble st Councilman a. y. fahr S, Augustus,
H. infant child got hold small piece of
4tlrkey bone which the tile fellow 40 once
4gut into bis mouth rus mother found INN
4Cloked and tried 90 eXract the bone. but
failed. She became alarmed and took hm 20
Dr. Ruckef two doors lbOye. Tho doctor
ouickly GOT tie 1ole0ut nd the little fellow
was soon himself again.
Willie T. Haynes tie tirteen-yea son
OF 1ir. William HAYNES, hO lives on sixth
and Everett streets met With @ very painful
accident Christina, day. lie was nrlng
miniature cannon. wbenit premsturely ex-
ploded. severely burning hlm about the face.
Tie was taken 90 tie 0tilc, of Dr. Thomas Z.
Mathews WHO picked Olt some OF the pow
der and dressed tie wounds. Yesterday DIR.
William /. Mathews called az tie house and
further treated the patient. both eyes beng
closed iron iAiiaMuAt % lie was reported as
dong us We'll as could be- expected.
Little Henry betuie Who vas burt by the
explosion OF Is cartridge few nights ago. is
reported oy the attending physician, DR..
kuckeT, as doing cry nielv.
Christmas afternoon Otto Cooke. q
youth living 10 Chesterfield county, near this
city, fell down ana bT kehis arm
Alr. Robert White VIII lives On Decatur
and Eleventh streets hal his eye very badly
hurt Dlrsimas day by Oh explosion % 81 fire
cracker.
There was not single larm Of fire turned
ln and the police lad an .uusally quiet time.
Ar. Booth. who ives o. ourth street. had
l.s hand badly mashed VIII piece OF iron.
PERSONAL plNIs
Miss Mary lurnbun Of Petersburg. who is
ssleat society iavoute DID Manchester, passed
through the city Christina eve en- route TO
ler home from the North.
Miss Molne Jacks a. Of Chesterfield is in
NeW YORK visiting Ter sister, Mrs, b. Il.
Irwin
Mr and Mrs George z. Robertson. Of
Chester. gave adeligluuliast to the students
Oh the lolng Ladies llstllte Of that place
Thursday last
Mr Thomas c. Hatcher or Chesterfield.
u.el rday 90 his home il the sixty-secOnd
year Oi his age.
o Mr Mann. of Texas bother # Mrs. j. G.,
S.t-s9A' is visiting relatl g IN Manchester
MI. tlefce fucker lett yesterday tor visit
~ friends lu MasAlngtou,D q.
1lrs Andrew SuelAngs LIS returned from
1iooAIyn accompanied by sr iatler. Mr. VII
4am browne. MT. br0wneaas been yery IN
il. ls now greatly improved
Miss Berthe Burgess. daughter of Mr. A i
bN' -r9s' mas returned IIom pleasant visit 10
relatives ia Michigan
1lis DR.. Mathews has lust received from,
.Ao parents and put ~ her psrlor T. beautiful
i~5.g' painting OIL ler little gand- daughter.
Ll.lA Sue.lngs.
bliss oal.ie Is. Nin0r. Of Abenarle comfy
"-o Ias Deen visiting Mrs. d. W Bnuaueb
las returned To her home.
Hiss Emily IS lerrill. who has been visit
t-k airs ID. j.. bulllaIn, Las returned t. ner
me ia hing William county
DIT. oiacon Clarke. who has been here for
- eial days returned 10 his home Ia patter-
''L h. j., yesterday.
DIT. William H. Drowry leaves for hi, bone
~ baltimore to-day lie has been VISITING
ioelf es here tor several DAYS.
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