The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-11
IT FELL FROM THE CLOUDS.
A Bar Of Lead Descended Through The
kir TO Manchester
IT'S ORIGIN is A MYSTERY TO ALL
a Very Daring Highway Rdpbery-Nexroe'
Assisted n Friend TO Escape rom ""'"ee'
Other Manchester Matters.
M.xcrysrrR BUREAU RICHMOND iiMrs'
Tane,.p F,rTu AND PORTER STREETS.


White. a carpenter. and NUMBER OF olnei'
were working on the roof OK a BUILDING Q"
aast Fourth street. just on the outskirts Oh the
citv their attention was attracted 10 wniz-
ZINC buzzing, futtering sound over tner
ho.ds and upon looking up they beheld
son.,hing they knew not what n.y.
IN diagonal direction through
,he a;r about, six hundred feet above
.ho, They watched the sailing missile as 1t
.,oa on rs way and after going several hun
ia feet in its rapid fight il fell TO the earth.
The mon full Of eager excitement and
curiosity. fastened to the spot 10 as
certain il possible what the strange
nLenomena could be- Upon arriving
IN The scene where this remarkable
something had come 10 @ suppOsed-to-b be end
mo thew were met by Mr.. 3. w. Cabc, who
had also witnessed the carlOus occurrence
There they found all end OF q smai rope or
large cord Of cotton material. and perfectly
white jn color and which appeared 70 De per-
fectlv new About ten or twelve feet OF this
cord was piled On the ground. and when
taken up it was found that the end IN the
Ground was fastened 80 tight IT could not he
1nilo3 ont They commenced TO dig for the
raLnou,n and after digging six feet three inches
they found tho long-looked-for and pulled u
ont al the hole. II was found TO be q lead or
nexfAr BODY. fourteen inches long and two
and half inches in diameter. ono enc was
nicely rounded, while in the other was ntteo
A small piece Of iron. through hole IN inc
and of which was attached the cord. the whole
appearing 10 be perfectly new. Mr.. White
took the thing up 10 tho Leader building,
where il attracted great deai OF at
tention. and many were the expressions OF
opinion as TO what It WAS and whence u
came. No one had ever seen ANYTHING OF the
kind before and only conjectures as 70 its
identity could be INDUCED in. Some thought
il was plumb used by mariners 10 ascertain
che depth of the briny deep. Others that W
was a weight used by life-saving crews 10
throw n line TO distressed vessels while some
said il was a ballast for balloon and had
probably fallen from some passing
air-ship. One gentleman said 1t WAS
some friend of Mr.. White who
had been probably TRANSPORTED or transplant,
cd 20 one OF the heavenly bodies, and wanted
b. make him present Of plumb, forgetting
that one weighing twenty pounds was trihe
heavy for everyday use. Some thought IT
WAS probably shot from the monitors a. 1t
must have come from great distance To have
sunk 50 deep in the ground.
A daring highway robbery occurred on the
Richmond END of Mayos bridge Saturday
night between IL and ! o'clock, MI W: L.
Powell a Manchester man being the victim.
Mr.. Powell had been 10 Richmond, was de.
tanned later than usual and when about half
and the Richmond side some one
came up behind him and threw bag
over ,Lis head and shoulders and held hlm
from behind while another went through his
pockets. A watch, knife. bunch Of keys and
handkerchief were takon. while three dol
lars in currency was not found. HIS peck
cts we're all. cut open with some sharp
instrument, but no bodily harm was
done. II was 80 dark that after he
gas liberated he could not tell whether his
lor,ta VIII ~
reported 10 the police. and Yesterday Chief
of-Poice Lipscomb and Sergeant John Hall,
OF the Richmond police force were investi-
eating the matter and think they have the
parties located.
Mr.. NJ. II. Bullock. whose home was en-
tered and robbed on Saturday afternoon. an
account Of which has already appeared III
these columns. was Out looking for the thief
late Saturday night and from the description
given of him caught the negro in front OF
Dir. Charles Keller restaurant. He was TAX
ing him home Tor identification before turning
him over 10 the police A large crowd OF
negroes were in front OF Mr.. RObinsOns
grocery and when passing one Of them made
use of insulting language Mr.. Bullock saws
the crowd followed him 20 a lonely spot on the
street when he was set upon by the mob, the
prisoner taken away from him. and bis life
threatened if be made any resistance. He
recognized three Of his assaisnts, and has
reported the case 10 the police. who are Look
ing up the parties.
Chesterfield Court was we'll attended to-day
by Manchesterians.
Miss Lou Suhett is visiting her sister, Mrs.
William Michaux, of Powhatan county.
There were several lmprOmptu hopsin Ches-
ter6eld county last week in the neighborhOod
Of Dutch Gap. at which the following ladies'
and gentlemen from this city took part
Misses Lizzie Graves, Grace Hall, Alma Hall
Flora Maria and Mary Hatcher Berta Lyme
Berta Sales and Lou Friend. and Messrs
1 ,,No ri 4rR llatnh IT,
Lyme. Gregory and Cheatham.
Messrs. G. ID. McRae II. l.. DuVal. J. +.
DuNal, and j. NJ. Graves have returned from
apleasant camping in the woods of Chester
field, where they have been having q good
time hunting and fishing fighting mosquitoes,
dancing, etc.
There was a small fire in the jail yesterday,
caused by an inmate lighting cigarette and
throwing the lighted match on some com
bustiblo material. The damage triiing.
There was large congregation at the Balm
bridge-street Baptist church Sunday morning
the pastor preaching most interesting and
instructive sermon from the fifth verse of the
forty-second Psalm; Why art thou cast
down. oh, my soul, and why art thou dis
quoted IN me; hope thou ia God. for shall
yet praise him for the help Of his coun-
tenance." One member was received by bap-
tisIn. and after the service the Lords Supper
was celebrated.
Mr. David J. Weisiger will conduct the
prayer meeting Of the Bsinbridge-street
church this week
In the absence Of the regular organist of
the Bainbridge-street church Sunday morn
ing Mr. George L. Richardson. ex-organist.
presided in his old-time excellent manner.
Rev l.. X. Thornhil left Sunday night for
Spotsylyania county where he began pro-
traoted meeting yesterday in Mount Hermon
Grew Mr.. Cooper's) church.
There was large docket of non attendants
for the Mayors considerations yesterday, but
failing 10 show up rules were issued for their
appearance tomorrow. number, of ord-
nance violations were continued
Miss Annie May Turpin left yesterday for
Powhatan county where she will enjoy the
shades and breezes for several weeks with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. f. w. Wesiger and her daughter. Miss
Minnie, Miss Anue May Turpin and Mr..
Hartwell have returned from very pleasant
trip TO the sesshOre. Ocean View Old Point
and Virginia Beach we're visited and a de-
iightful time spent
The following is a statement OF additions
and diminutions 10 the Bainbrdge-streot
Baptist church for the year ending July 81.
1891: Addition. by baptism. 1873; letter, 35 ex-
pefience, D. restoration. ]. Total, 1872 Dimi-
mutton, by death. S. letter. l2 expulsion |.
Present number Of members. males 2jG.
females 500. Total. $685.
very serious and sad accident happened
Ill