The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-30
PFTERSBTRG.
Teachers Institute at Bedford City-A Family
Eow-Fell Dead.

PETERSBURG. VA. June 29.-tSpeciaLl j
Mr.. J. 4. McGnyray, secretary Of the state
Board of Education. arrived here this morn
ing en- route for Bedford City TO attend me
1eachers' Institute which opens thefe W.
night at $50 o'clock. hon gont H. o.. vii hc
will preside IL IL expected that there VIZ 10
one thoueand scholars officers and teacher,
i'm attendance. The subject OF education VIZ
be discussed by some Of the most pIo"ii"'"'
educators of this and other states. =,
Mr. Benuregard Temple ana prlde "i1''eu
here this morning from old Point. ~,
Misses arre aud Mamie Straus' o. llCr-
roond ore on a visit 10 their sister. MIS- l.
A. Hirshberg, Of this city -. ,,-orro,,
ton. "A young man of this city, married ;,lisS
Annie francis. q daughter Of Mr.. IeteF run
els. q weil-known Shoemaker OF l.i9 pi"Or,
whose shop is on BOllingbrOOk street. hboDt
u month ago Mrs. WarrentOn left her huspAh'i
on account of alleged bad treatment ana went
IA ber fathers 10 live. This afternoon ABOUT
1880 o'clock WarrcntOn went . the residence
of Mr. Francis. on BollingbrOok street, lew
doors below ms shop. and. gong up s'aiiS'
beckoned t. his wife TO come 10 nun
Mrs WauentOn went into Il room "itH
her husband. and pretty soon she was heard 10
inter a scream. Mr. Francis. as 1t happened
had lust cone t. dinner. and on hearing ms
daughter scream went into the room. wheh u
was found that WarrentOn had struck htr 4
heavy blow in the eve. Mr.. j cncis grappieo
with Warrenton, who Is a very stout man,
while Francis Is about fifty or sixty years OF
age. WarrentOn got Francis dow ana uuI,
inr the scuhie Francis alleges thai he was cut
on the hand with a knife or soms otheF Sh"'i
instrument by MarrentOn While NarIenton
had Francis down, some one ran 10 me SHOP
and told Mr.. Joe Francis that there was a
man killing bis father and sister. MI. -NIahCls
At once ran home and found his father ana
Warrenton in scufile. According 10 yoVne
Francis statement he struck Narienton, " y
struck back at him with q knife III his hama.
So Francis then struck Warrenton on the
arm. and "a he did so the blade of the knife
struck Wsrrenton on the left temple, nfilct-
ing painful but not necessarily serious
Ound.
Mr.. Francis and his son we're arrested, and
also Warrenton. The former were released ON
bail and the penalty OF 500 each for their
appearance before TIE MAYORS Court to-mor-
row morning. MaTenton was unable To- give
bal and WAS committed. Narrenton j. the
Young man who recently served a term IN ail
for ossaulting Mr. James N. Young IN Poca-
hOuta~.
Nancy Bland, a colored woman employed in
s. " Ncnabie 4 Co.'S tobacco factory.
dropped dead on Union street this morning
while on her way 10 the courthouse 10 pay
some QeiNtleif NlHLe taxes.
lOrsume time past Mr. Harry Smlthard Miss
Maggie Bell Hunnicutt have beenardent lovers
but the parents oi the young lady did not W j
her TO marry. The couple however. were de-
termined not 10 have their little love affair
broken up by obdurate parents 80 they met
bv appointment this morning. took walk,
talked the matter over. aud decided 10 elope
i'm order % have the nuptial knot tied.
ACCOMPANIED by Mr. j. S. Deshazer manager
Of the Postal Telegraph ottice at I'm
poria. and Miss Demoyille, sister
Of the prospective groom, the couple took the
sOuth-Lourd passenger train at 10 O'Clock AT
the WasAiugton-street depot and went T.
Halifax, r. c.. where they were m de man
and wife by Magistrate Gary. @ tnat place
in the presence OF quite number II WI
nesses. The groom il a popular druggist Of
Buena Vista and a son Of ". IRVING smith
collector Of delinquent city taxes here. lie Is
about twenty one years of ace.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. Robert Hun
nicutt. of this place and very pretty. she II
eighteen. The bridal couple arrived here tins
afternoon. when Mr. Hunniciitt. for the first
time. learned that his daughter had been mar
ried. MIR. and Mrs Smith left on the md
night train tonight for huena Vista, where il
the future they VIII reside.
A young man named Charles Taylor ano
Rosa french. aged fifteen years, disappeared
verv suddenly Yesterday Hnd nothing has beer
heard 1923 TO their whereabouts The supposi
ton j. t'at the couple nave eloped. Taylor
boarded with the French family, who came
hare from North Carolina