The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-15
NEWS FROM OUR NElGHB0R.
Interesting Items About The Churches and
Matters in General.
SAD DEATH CT MRS. WIN. h. kAGEE
Tn, Police Court Hardly HabifAbie fisce-
An Old Pamphlet Unearshsd-fefsona
Mention About wsii-Known Citizens.

Conference. will preach this morning and
n;obt in Wes.-Ead Methodist Episcopal
church.
Rev. J. j. Clopton will preach tbis.morn'ug
at Meade Memorial church on Temper
ance."
At 1880 o'clock this evesing. Rev. J. h.
Mason. associate rector Of ST. James' church,
Richmond will begin Mission in Meade
Memorial church. lie will preach every nigh'
Of this week at the same hour. and the service
on Friday. the goth. viii be for men only.
| The public is most cordially invited to attend.
Rev. Richard Ferguson will preach at Cen;
| trail Methodist church to-day. morning anu
| evening.
The regular Sunday afternoon meeting for
railroad men will be held in Leader han TINS
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, Rev. j.. i. Mastih.
Of the Methodist Conference, will conduct
the meeting. The simple announcement &C. ..
| this name will be sufficient TO crowd the
Rev. l. R. Thornhill will I'll the pulpit ct
| Bainbrdge-street church this morning ana
! tonight. a..
Rev. /. j. Spencer will preach at Cowsrdin;;
avenue church to-day, both morning anu
| evening services. ~,
| ton-street Baptist church today.
! Rev. 4. T.. Reynolds will preach at the
| Seyenth-street chapel tonight at 1850 O'CLOCK.
| Sunday-sch0ol in the afternoon st $500 CLOCK.
At fifth-street church it IS expected that
visiting minister will occupy the pulpit.
POLICE COURT.
Probably the most disagreeable and IN;
| comfortable apartments IN which court OF
justice ever convened Is that part Of the Old
| Manchester markethOuse winch has been cut
of and parttioned up and Is the place where
the dispenser of. equity gives his pills. for
| such place 10 be called mayors court
room is a SANDER upon the name and dis
grace TO the city.
Whenever there is case Of the least I'M
portance the little place Is filed with loai-
ing lettering gang Of negroes and rev
| whites. II there Is case OF special interest
| the pen will not hold half the crowd that
want 10 get peep at tho poor unfortunate.
! On such occasions, the room warm from
| hot FIRE and thickly crowded with unwashed
negroes the odor that is waited round ana
| about the whitewashed walls IS entirely un-
like the fragrance Of new mown hay.
Such was exactly the case on yesterday
morning when the continued case OF Hilton,
| Porter Jones and Green all negroes, charged
with feloniously cutting and wounding Mr.. j.
| T. Wilkinson. was called. Full particulars Of
the difficulty have already appeared IN
these columns. A long list of Wit
pesses was called and there was an array
OF legal talent present such as IS
rarely seen in this sanctum. Hilton was rep
resented By Judge Waddill and Mr.; ". nav
Garnett while Cornelius Dlimms looked after
the welfare of Porter. Jones and Green were
alone in their trouble and got of rather easy,
Jones being dismissed and Green fined s2.5J,
which was paid. 10 was in evidence that
Hilton had confessed to several parties tina;
he did the cutting, while the statement OF
witnesses charged Porter with the cutting.
Mayor Attkisson sent both on TO the grand
iurv term OF the hastings court aud allowed
bail in the sum Of $500 each. Both were re-
manded 10 Jail. but 1t was reported II the
afternoon that Porter had given the required
bond and was out.
The case against William Barham. charged
with keeping q dis0rderly and disreputaDle
house, was continued until tomorrow.
Az OLD PAMPHLET.
Mr.. II. A. Maurice, Of this city, purchased
at auction sale IN Richmond Jew Gays aec
a pamphlet Of the celebrated trial OF Tho mas
Richie. Jr., who killed John Hampden Pleas
ants the great Wing editor. in a duel IN 1876
These pamphlets are rare and valuable. The
trial took place at Chesterfield Courthouse and
Judge John Bacon Clopton, father OF Judge
William l. Clopton, was the trisl nudge;
There are only two Of these pamphlets IN
Manchester and. very few more are 10 ex-
istence. our venerable townsman, Mr.. John
Perry. owns one. Mr.. Perry IA perhaps the
only man now living who had any connection
with that case. He WIS Juror. The duel
IT will be remembered. was fought IN Man
chester. on the canal bank just below the
Richmond and Danvle bridge. Mr.. Pleas
ants lived IN Manchester at one time, occupy
ing the house now owned and occupied by
Mr Robert Is. W. Beattie on Hull street be
tween Fifth and Sixth streets.
A SAD DEATH.
One Of the saddest deaths that has occurred
in this section for very long time was tia
of Mrs William Magee. who died Friday
night az the home OF her father, DR.. Thomas
Cheatham, al Chesterfield Courthouse. Mrs
Maeee has been in Ill health for some time
yet nothing serious was entertained aud Tue
death Was "a sudden and unexpected one.
Taken away IN the bloom az young woman
hood her death is made particularly sad b
the fact that she leaves three small children
who. though they will be tender.y cared for
will never again know a mothers loving care
She also leaves a husband. 3 number OF nea
relatives and a large circle Of friends 10 mouil
, their great loss.
Mrs. Magee is a niece Of Mr. Emmett n Greg
ory, OF this city. Her husband is travelns
man for Messrs. Slater, Myers a Co.. o
Richmond. The funeral will take place
today from her late home and the lptermsu
Will be made in the family bufyine ground.
Mrs Magee was one Of TIE most ioyab!
women in the county. Possessed OF al To-
noble characteristics OF her sex. she eas..'
won friends wherever she went. Kind-heArte,
and loving in disposition. she was the deares
OF mothers tender, compassionate friend,
most dutlful wife and al that "a loving chile
, could be. With such qualities OF heart an
mind she endeared herself 10 every oae wit
whom she Was thrown IN contact.
. PERSONALITIES.
A very painful accident happened late Fri
b dav afternoon in Swansboro, whereby Ruff
h. Wilton. son OF Mrs. NJ c. Wilton, wa
seriously shot Mr.. K. w. BroadnaK be,
been out shooting with a 22-cslibre rifle. he
turning home be asked the lad 10 give TIL
! rife TO his wife. The boy put it through
the fence. and in climbing over by som
I uuaccountable means tie gun was fired
the ball entering the night leg about TIA
. middle Of the thigh and taking an upwar
. course The alarm was Immediately gyel
4, aud Dr. Dorset summoned. lie promptl
responded and probed for the ball, but di
/. not succeed in finding It. The boy WAS re
p ported last evening as doing as well as cou.'
be expected under the circumstances.
Mr. Clarence Gresham and vile, OF Char
= lotte. \. c.. are visiting Mrs. VI. }. Gates Of
> Cowardin avenue They are just from Wash
ingtOn, where they have been 10 attend IN
e marriage OF SIR. Gresham's sister, Miss Sail.
Gresham, 10 Colonel Tyler Jones
Mr.. Ben amin Gresham returned yesterda
q from Norfolk. where he has been attendn
= the meetings Of the Baptists.
Mrs. -. l.. Pul!iam Is critically i'll at th
= residence Of her husband on Potter street.
Mr.. Amos Nance. who had his hand bad