The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-31
THE GHOST STORY AGAIN.
Captain Llpscomb Says That the Clubhouse
Is Haunted.
OTHER NEWS FROM MANCHESTER.
Two Cases Before the Mayors Court-Per-
sonal Points OF Interest-Whnt the
People are Doing and Saying.

TrMTs reporter by the hand, that you are in
Martin house an account of which see in
your paper. Well. just tell you believe
every word Of it, and | would not be surprised
at anything heard in connectin with that
house. Como around TO my Office and will
tell you a few things. After being CON-
fortably seated in the Captains cosy
Office the chief guardian of the cltys
peace and quiet continued: Though am not
| afraid of ANYTHING and do not believe IN
| ghosts. yet / would not sleep all night in that
old house for thousand dollars. During the
years 1854. '55 and So my grandfather. Alex
| ander Reid, ST., lived in the old Martin house.
and all OF my leisure moments were spent
there. Nothing living or dead, spiritual or
| human, could have frightened my grandfather,
| but he could not account for the strange
noises or sights of that old place Early
| one morning the servant girl was sent
| 10 the spring for water, but soon
came hurrying back frightened nearly
TO death. saying she could not 60
as some one was throwing rocks. The family
went out and though they could SEQ the huge
missiles flying through the air. from whence
| they came no one could ever tell II was
| nightly occurrence TO hear noises such as
| would be made by the turning over OF tables,
chairs and the like. and frequently these
sounds would come from empty rooms
| Strange footsteps. unearthlv sounds, &c.
were plentiful but the family had become so
used to them that very little attention was paid
| to them. About q week before the death OF my
| erandfather,I was spending the night with him,
| when no woke me and asked II j could hear
| anything. | listened and could plainly hear
| footsteps and the trailing Of what seemed 10
| be heavy silk skirt. Said my grandfather:
| Twice hasga.femsle figure, clad in an elegant
| white silk gown, come here TO my bedside and.
| bending over. looked me in the face. He got
up, looked around. but could.fnd no traces of
| ANYONE, so came.back TO bed. / covered up
grandfather jumped out Of bed again and
this time hurriedly left the room.
On his return IN few minutes
he lighted candle and, taking seat near
small table, began TO write. He seemed greatly
worried and upon my questioning him said
that the white figure again appeared and
when he jumped from the bed and made
grasp for it that it hastily left the room
through the open door. Ho pursued 1t into
the lower hall. up the stairs into the upper
hall. when it vanished through closed win
dow. Grandfather only lived about week
after this occurrence and the strange noises
became so bad that mother could not wait
for the estate TO be settled up before she had
to move.
Just here the Captain was interrupted by
caller and after promise that he would tell
more of the old house your reporter took MS
leave. The old house IS an old-fashioned one,
over two hundred years old, and has had the
reputation Of being haunted for more than
century 1t is wood structure one and
half stories high. with gable roof. situated on
hill in the centre of pretty grove.
There are at present more handsome new
buildings being erected here than ever before
at one time III the history OF our city his
shows that while Manchester is in the
BOOM and has been for some time. that 1t
is no fancy filter she is taking, but 4 steady
fight in progressive movement. In the
line of manufacturing there is the j. K. John
son foundry now nearly completed. where
some five hundred or more operatives will be
employed: the Richmond Ice-Machine Com
pany, the Vulcan Iron Works and the
Manchester Ice Plant the hand
some new brick bank building being
built by Mr. A. i. Adamson, which will be
one of the finest buildings on Hull street, and
Mr. Toneys two elegant stores at the corner
of Eleventh and Hull streets. Among the
beautiful residences going up are Mr.. ". l..
MOody's two on Porter street and Mr.. John
Utz'si on Cowardin avenue. These, when com
pleted. will be among the handsOmest houses
in the city. There are dozen OF more hand
some residences in the course of construction
at Forest Hill and Woodland Heights, than
which there is no prettier place for subur-
ban home. Mr.. John c. RobertsOn's and
Henry c. Beatte's are among the prettiest Of
these
Mr. John Rice and Mr. b. Woodson Nun
nally returned yesterday from Fort Fisher, or
The Rocks. one Of the prettest places on
the Atlantic coast, situated about thirty miles
below Wilmington, n. G. These gentlemen
were the lest to return of the pleasure party
who went down about two weeks ago. They
regretted very much the necessity Of having
tOreturn so soon and speak in the highest terms
OF the friends they met while there. 4lr. nee
says he never had 80 nice time III his lie
and while Arthur McCrone took off the
laurels for being the biggest eater IN the
party. he thinks WoodsOn or himself in the
long run will finish most creditable second:
HIS Honor Mayor Atkinson had Shorthand
trihing docket to dispose Of yesterday, only
two cases being before him. Iheihrst was
the continued case of John and Rosa Archer.
q white couple. who have frequently figured
in police circles for disorderly conduct. They
agreed if dismissed 10 leave the city and
were therefore discharged. The second and
last offender was Tom Williams (colOredl, |
who was up on a warrant sworn out by a col |
ored girl named Sallie Johnson, who thought |
that Tom had used his Sulllyanistlc qualities !
upon her in a way unbecOming one OF her sex. |
Five dollars for fighting was thus placed TO the |
citys credit.
There was quiet wedding Wednesday |
night at the Methodist parsonage. when Mr.. |
William Parkinson and Miss sarah j.. Oster |
bind plighted their troth. The happy couple |
was accompanied to the parsonage by about |
twenty or moro Of their friends. who witnessed |
the ceremony rs performed by Rev. Dr. i. NJ. |
Peterson, and joined hun in wishing the new
ly welded pair much happiness. The groom |
is popular attache of the Hull-street car
line and the bride is a daughter Of the late |
Barney Osterbind and is possessed Of many |
personal charms and accomplishments.
The trolley-wire has been placed over one |
track on the Decatur-street car line. and the |
other wire will be up by this evening. This |
will finish the wlre-stretching on this side OF |
the river and leaves only the bridge and |
Fourteenth street t. fix. when the people OF |
this city will have trst-rate car service 10 |
Richmond. consisting Of two electric and one |
horse-car line. The work will probably |
be completed in a week OF ten days. and until |
that time the ever sure but slow mule will |
hold the fort
DR.. William T. Mathews, Of this city, has |
been unanimously elected 10 the adjunct pro- |
fessorship Of the Medical College Of Virginia. |
In other words, DIR. Mathews is first assistant |
70 DR.. j. S. ID. Cullen. his duties being TO quiz |
the class on surgery and 10 teach minor |
surgery &c, also 70 assist DIR. Cullen in all |
lectures. This is very complimentary TO a |
young man Of DR.. Mathews age, he being the |
Youngest doctor who ever filed the position. |
During the storm between and last even |
inc lightning struck the dynamo of the Elec-
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