Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-08
ACROSS THE JAMES.
THE o'FsaRALL People PREPARING
FOR THE WARD MEETINGS.
Exciting Runaway NJ Forest Hiii-Death
OF Mrs Wright Personal and
Other Local Items

The 0'Ferrall people held meeting last
night IN the Leader building and discussed
matters pertaining to the interest of their
favorite. The ward committees were in-
creased and it was decided TO have an
other committee meeting tonight. Every
body will be welcomed, however, and the
meeting will be an open one. Several
weeks ago the O'Ferrall folks had very
long faces aud it was generally conceded
that the Bufordites would carry the day.
Now the friends of the congressman are
very hopeful of electIng majority OF the
delegates.
TIE C1TY's SANITARY CONDITION.
The sanitary condition Of the city is
probably better than II was ever before.
The street force 10 kept busy all the time,
and should the dread scOurge (choleTa) get
10 this country Manchester will be IN hne
form 10 drive il from the field. The bad
places in the Third Ward mentioned lew
DAYS since. il is understood. has been
fixed.
A very ridiculous report was current
upon the street Yesterday TO the effect
that there were two cases OF cholera
in the lower part OF the city. Oi
course there was not tho slightest founda-
ton for such report, as there Ia not even
case IN America, and the iumor must
have originated with some idle. thought
less person.
RUNAWAY AT THE PARK.
There was a runaway at Forest-Hill Park
late Yesterday afternoon that created con-
siderable excitement. MIR. Ferguson, OF
this city, was driving in buggy with TWO
children. when for some cause the morse
became frightened and ran of. Tue vehl-
Gle was turned over and the occupants
thrown ont. Mr.. Ferguson was slightly
bruised. but tbs children escaped without
injury. The buggy was badly broken up.
Mrs. Albert +. Wright died late Thurs
dav night at the residence OF ner husband;
22G east Tenth street. She was IN the 63d
year OF her age aud had been sick Tor some
time. The funeral will take place from
the house at II o'clock this morning.
A horse hitched to a draw became fright
ened on Hull street Yesterday about noon
and ran from Fifteenth TO Fifth streets.
No one was hurt. and the dray only slightly
damaged.
The electric-light at the corner of Tenth
and Hull streets failed to burn last night.
OBTAINED UNDER FALSE PEETTNcEs.
'Sou,re Charles r. Jones. of Swansboro',
held count in that suburban place yester-
day afternoon. &. p. Stegar was before
him on the charge of obtaining under
false pretences Sl0. The accused was
represented by Mr.. W. H., Garnett and
Mr.. II. NJ. Smith. Jr., looked after the IN
terests of the Commonwealth. Inc case
was continued until next thursday AFTER
noon.
John Muse (colored) met with painful
accident Yesterday morning while al work
AT the Old Dominion Cotton Mills. some
/ lumber fell on him. breaking his leg be-
tween the knee and ankle. DR.; "; /.
/ Mathews and Or. Whitfield attended him.
| MIR. G. S. Wells. of this city, Is quite
! sick at his residence. on Hull street.
There was not single case on the docket
nj the MAYORS Court yesterday morning.
Mr.. G.. G.. Lamb, of this city, left yeSter-
dav for Lynchburg. where ho Will spend
Rev. j. F.. wilkinson, of Ashland. will
preach at Clopton-Street Baptist church
/ tomorrow. 800 A..
, Springs who has been visiting her sister,
ON stockton street, has returned home.
/ Miss Mamie Knorr and Miss Eta Adams.
| both OF this city, have gone to King Will
/ liam county, where they will spend q few
| weeks.
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.
Work ia progressing splendldly on the
! factory of the Old Dominion Cotton-Mlll
| Company. The new structure Is much
! larger than the old building that was
/ burned down last winter.
Citv-Sergeaut Fitzgerald has had q
handsome residence built on the site of
! his old home. on Hull street near Fifth.
/ Workmen a.e busIly engaged repairing
| the Patch block on upper Hull street that
was badly damaged by fire few weeks
/ ago. .,
/ other interesting letter TO the columns OF
the Leader about the sights OF the Worlds
Fair.
Mrs. Nettie A. Bristow. who left Man
J chester few days ago. has written to a
relative here stating that she arrived salely
in Chicago and was enjoying the sights at
the Worlds Fair.
A sample of the bitumlnOus coal recent
lv found on the property OF Mr.. John 1ur-
min. IN Chesterfield, was left at the DIS
PATCH Office Yesterday. II is said that the
vein is o very rich one and the coal is OF
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