The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-15
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x,opo rRcHIN SPORTING TWO
srolyy wArCHES VAS RUN IN.
,.eonxou,eu, pates-IIuri in an Accident
o,r.r.,i,,,s at work--Death of Well
Known CoIoreA ncn--rerson"''
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ffot Hull sqnEFT. BtA1IiE bioch.'
s,ranqe negro put in his appearance
D. ,,ts CITY Yesterday morning, and tried
s,.,.o.e ~ n couple Of watches which
- hsd in his possession. one OF the
w.,lbes VAS a lady's fllod ,ase sold time
c,oco and the other a gentlemqn's silver
81 IIo went to several places Offering
~. ,..,cbes for sale. but being a small
80 ,rcbin. be was looked upon win
...sriciop. and officer Moles soon
"ran him in 100,
v,,,p locked up in the cell the negro
,,..a ,,o.t abusive language to the ON
- ord made things lively al the sia-
49,. f,r a while. lie gave ms name ar
1yuiiam H. Johnson. ana stot'u t""1 'o
had bought the watches rom d ui"i 90
~ pcrs9u &c was ascertaihed thal ne
had been 90 Cincinnati LouiaVine anu
other Western cities. Stihe"n' mn ~,
- ,ras communicated with, ana
I'm. oyer 90 Manchester 10 investigate
fob,eon couldn't satisfy His Honor on
The security question so was
quarters Zoo The city Jnll. -.,..
mo State Board OF Pubic instruction
has fixed the following dates LOT 'he t%-
animation of teachers. For white teach-
ems August 18th and 10Th; Tor coi'ieu
teachers. August 1lth and hlh. IL Is
believed that these dates viii greatly IN
convenience public school teachers lh
Manchester and Chesterfield as many
OF them have made arrangements 10 ue
away on their vacation at inns uue'
The friends OF Mr. Jacob ). Semoh' Il
monument tobacc0nist Of Philadelphia lh
This city. viii regret 10 learn That he
RECENTLY sustained I'm an accident inJu-
ries which will cause his retirement from
active business for some time 20 come.
MIR. Sem0u's father WIS Tor years
prominent member of Manchester Lodge
No. n. A. T.. and a. VI. Mr. JACOB St-
mon himself was in Manchester recently
visiting OLD friends and acquaintance.
A meeting of the OFerrall club was
held i'm Leader Hall last evening Plans
for svsfematic work in Colonel ofer-
rails interests were discussed. and sew
eraI names added 20 the organization
There is now an OFerrall organization
in each word.
Manchester Council. No. 1871 Royal Ar
canum. held a meeting in owens Han
TUESDAY night. Two new members were
initiated. and several applications were
received. The council now has MEM
bership of thirty-sevon.
81
OF this city. died Tuesday night. lie was
about sixty years Of age, was a deacon
ia the First colorcd Baptist church,
and was a highly respected colored man.
James Thompson, another weil-known
colored man. who worked on Belle Isle
for about thirty years. is also dead. He
was the father OF James Thompson, Jr.
the cOlored barber The deceased was a
witness I'm the celebrated Cluverius case
and was one Of the Belle Isle Witnesses
who sw0re they saw Cluyerius and Lillian
Madison on Belle Isle the evening before
the murder was committed.
George WestcOtt, who was sent 10 the
hastings court on the charge OF stealing
s5s from the Richmond and Manchester
Railway Company, has not as yet sue
Ceeded I'm giving bail, and is still confined
in the city Jail
The special meeting OF the council that
IS 70 be held Friday night is TO consider
the flling Of the vacancy occasioned by
tho removal Of Mr.. Starke from the
First ward. Mr.. Starke has made an eX-
c9llent councilman.
Mr. William Stokes, who has been Wis
iting friends in Manchester, has returned
10 his home I'm Lynchburg
Mrs T. A. Hall. Of Prince George
county is visiting I'm Manchester
Quite a number Of Manchesterians went
over TO the Cathedral yesterday morning
70 witness the marriage Of Miss Molie
Evans and Mr.. Leonard.
Mrs j. G. Davidson is visiting Mrs.
William Hall, on Floyd avenue, in Rich
mond.
Mr.. Ernest IT. Wells. who was injured
Monday afternoon while out driving. was
able 10 be out yesterday.
The Ladies Sewing Circle Of the Balm
bridge-strect Baptist church. gave. for
the children, donkey party at o'clock
yesterday afternoon at the vacant store
on Twelfth and Hull streets. Tonight.
Mt the same store the ladies will give a
basket festival
An electric car on the Hull-street line
ran over and killed a greyhound yester-
day morning belonging 10 Mr.. I. j.
Ccrsley.