The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-27
HE GRABBED HER PURSE.
A sEoRo NAN COMMITS THEFT ASD
ssc CHASED BY 4 Bfc CROWD.
a chi,d Ioss-Broke HIS Ankle PLAYING
Foot-Ban--A House on fire-chi's'"A'
Personals aud Notes.
MANCHESTER BuErAu RICHMOND TINES
St9t HrtL srRKE~. BEATTIE BLOCK ,

A. pohsr, Scales. a colored man, was
charged with stealing q pocket-oook from
c.rol,ne Bowman. II seems that on sat
urday night the woman was shopp'hs
ON ttdl street near the Petersburg rail-
road when Scales grabbed her pocket
book which contained 81. and ran of.
number OF persons joined III the
chase. When he was nearly overtaken'
the negro pulled out pistol ana a,
tempted 10 shoot at his pursuers. fie
tben dropped the pistol and pocket-oook'
,.n,eh was afterwards found near the
petersburg railroad. lie was captured py
r. crowd OF colored people. Inc case was
sent 10 the Hastings Court.
william Whitlock (coloreO was cnal I'.
x,,,h treating disturbance Saturday
night at the corner Of Thirteehth anu
Hail streets. There being other parties
engaged in the row. the case was COLI
finued until this morning.
Abner Ouarles (colored) was before the
court charged with being Suspicious
character lie was discharged.
Mr.. @. T. Merritt, Of this city, reCeNou
q telegram yesterday morning from 10
wei. Va. stating that his son JOHNNIE
was missing and could not be fonnd.
Johnnie * only thirteen years old. ana
won't ND 10 boswell 10 spend the holidays
with his grandmother
The Telegram reached Richmond Monday
night al II O'Clock, but was not delivered
until yesterday morning. too late ior
alr. Merritt 10 catch the morning tram
Nr Merritt was much relieved Yesterday
afternoon by the receipt of another tele-
gram. announcing that MS boy had Dee"
found and was all right.
II Is supposed he got lost while wander
ing about in the woods.
There was a kind Of free fight I'm the
upper part Of the city Saturday night.
a half dozen or more negroes went 10
the house Of a coiOred man, battered
down his door. and made things lively
in their retreat. however, one felt on
the back Of his head the force of a brick,
which was thrown by the proprietor OF the
house.
No arrests have yet been made
Saturday night while crowd Of ne
groes were passing along HUI street
near COwardin ave nue.. one of the num-
Der fired a pistol and the ball went
through a windOw-glass I'm the second
( story 81 the Masonic Temple. ana came
near striking eolored woman.
The name Of the party who fired the
weapon has not been ascertsined. but the
police are looking into the matter.
The police were kept quite busy yes
quite a number of criminal warrants
have been issued. and there viii doubtless
be a fun docket at the Mayors Court
this morning.
Last Sunday night while Miss Rosa
Reams was returning from Bainbridge-
Street Baptist church. she tainted on Hull
street, between Tenth and Eleventh. She
WAS cared for by friends. and II was II
considerable length Of time before she
f..ir 10
Master johnnie Friend while playing
football Monday morning about Ii
o'clock on Porter street, near Sixteenth.
incidentally broke his right leg. His
father. d. George W. Friend, rendered
the necessary surgical aid. and yesterday
the young man was getting on as well
as could be expected.
Monday afternoon the roof Of the house
OF Mr.. Leroy Latham caught fire. The
flames were soon eXtinguished by buckets
OF water. II is thought that the fire origin
ated from the firing of crackers on the
greet The damage was trihing.
Mr. Marion Minfree gave a very de-
Jtghtfui Christmas entertainment Monday
night at his hospitable home near Drew
rvs Bluf. The house was profusely deco
rated with rains and evergreens, and pre-
sented beautiful appearance. A large
1lumber OF young people from this city
attended the entertainment, and spent a
pleasant evening.
Mr.. William E. Chapman and Miss
Sissi' bal' were married Sunday at noon
1T Salisbury" the home of the grooms
brother near Midlothian.
The Bainbridge-Street Baptist Sunday
SCHOOL Will have it's annual Christmas en-
tertainment Thursday night. The enter
tainment viii consist of recitations dia-
logues, singing, &c. The classes of the
school will assemble in the Iecture-room
at o'clock and then proceed to the au-
dieEce-room, where each scholar will re-
ceive a bag OF good things. Some twenty
or thirty viii receive prizes for attending
school every Sunday during the year.
A regular meeting Of the Building Fund
Association Of West-End Methodist church
was held Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
There was an excellent musical pro-
granme arranged. The singing of the
Belvidere Quartette. assisted by Mrs.
Leslie Snead, was highly enjoyed
The sermon OF Rev. w. G. Walden al
Central Methodist church Sunday morn
ing was pronounced by those who heard
IT to be ono of the best ever delivered by
that divine The theme from when M
preached was 1.-THE Prophecy OF jacob
The Sunday school of Central Metho'
aist wifi have their annual Christmas.
tree at the church next Thursday night
A good programme has been arranged.
n
Mr.. s. Carter Weisiger, OF Richmond
formerly OF Manchester. who has beer
uuite sick with pneumonia, was reported
20 be better yesterday.
Little Graham Weisiger. son OF Mr.
David T. Weisiger, got too near hghteC
popcracker Monday. The popcraeker ex
pioded and painfully injured one OF niue
Grahams eyes.
There are at least seVerai huhuieu S"'0
OF grip I'm this city
MIR. Charles II. Sims and brlde RETURNS
90 the city Monday. -.
The music in the churches in this CIT
Sunday was unusually fine.
number OF Manifestations were i
Chesterfield yesterday fox-huntihg'
Mrs r. Stanley Robertson Is quite SIC
ut her home at Woodland Heights.
CIV Auditor j. Il. Walden, who is sui
fer,nr from an attack OF grip. is improV
ing.
fering with the grip. is able to be GU
again. -.
3ng his cousin. Mr.. William IL. Iatuit
1es Ninth street.
Manchester Lodge OF Masons VIII cele
brate St.-John's-Day at the Masonic lem
pie tonight
Mr.. George Ransom, OF Birmingham
Ala. formerly OF this city. Is here spend
ing the Christmas holidays.
The infant child OF Mr. u. l.. Taylol
OF Drewry's Bluff died Monday. the IL
neral took place yesterday afternoon.
Messfs. Howard and Oscar Niece LEI
Monday night for hunting tour In MORT