The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-13
HE FELL FROM A CHAIR.
ME-. ". r. LITHGOw NET WITH n
YERY PAINFUL Accident.
Before the Mayor-The Grand Jury to Meet
Monday-Mr. Jackson Dend-Funerai
OF Mrs. Harrison-Personais.
MAScHrsrrR BUREAU RICHMOND TIMES.
ll2l Hull STREET. BEATrIE BLOCK. !

The City Council OF Manchester met
last night with every member In attend
ance. The reports of the. standing COM
mittees were read and adopted.
DR.. Il. T. Rucker was elected a mem
Der of the school board from the Third
ward in the place of J. c. Snellings, who
has moved from that ward.
The routine proceedings were somewhat
varied by a little bit of pleasantly not
! exactly consistent with the general de-
meanor of the "City's Fathers when In
such august assemblage as the Counch
meeting. Mr.. Charles Ill. Sims. VINO mas
| been recently married, was presented win
! a handsome chair by the Council The
nresentatlon speech was made by City
Attorney Clopton. Mr.. Sims, In respond
ing. thanked his colleagues in his usually
happy way.
Several building permits were granted
by the Council.
The Committee on Sewers was called.
The chairman reported It TO be the wish
OF the committee that the consideration
of the question be indefinitely postpoheo'
There being no further business, Tue
| Council adjourned.
While Mr.. w. T. Iithgow. one OF the
Oldest and best known citizens OF TINS
| city was attending a meeting OF inc
| Royal Arch Chapter at the Masonic
Temple on Thursday night. he met WIN
a very painful accident. In attempting
to stand on a chair TO light one of the
lamps he suddenly lost the use OF his
right leg and fell Ii seems as though
his knee was somewhat wrenched. MT
Lithgow suffered very mich and had 70
have the assistance of friends in return
ing home.
He had been quite sick for week
and this combined with his age rendered
him very feeble.
Lewis Lee and Ada Wallace were be-
fore the Mayors Court yesterday morn
ing charged with lighting. The difficulty
took place Wednesday night. and they
were arrested on complaint OF an old
colored man. who said that 1t was I'M
possible for him to sleep at night Tor
those parties who occupied the upper
part OF his house. In the fight Wednes-
day night Lewis broke n mirror over
Ada's head, and In return Ada threw a
tea kettle at Lewis. They were each
fined $3.50 and costs. in default of when
they were sent 70 Jail for thirty days
Adolphus Jones, colored boy. was
fined 81 for throwing rocks at an OLD
coored woman.
, The January term Of the Hastings
is a regular grand jury term ana
, nurnher of important cases will come up
at this term, including the suits or Thorpe
against the Richmond and Petersburg
. Railroad Company Clements against the
/ Richmond and Manchester Railway COM
, pany, and Williams against tue Man
, chester Railway Company. the follow
ing are the grand jury for this term
+. y. Dunford, John w. Caudle, G. T.
fxsT.f1
! Fisher. NJ. 4. Campbell. a. t. Evans
! w. II. Craig, James l.. Robertson, Ihoilds
J. Macon. Iandon =. Jones' A. w
Fair Richard Coy. and Walter Winfree'
The last two persons are colored.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eggleston, OF Chester
field. gave n delightful party wednesday
nfght TO a number of their yonng friends
The following were present: Mrs. -
y Dovdy. Miss Blanche Eggleston. MISS
Maggie Eggleston, Miss Carrie Egglestoh'
Miss Etta McGruder, Miss Hette WIN
free Miss Rosa Callenberger, Miss Mar
tin. Miss Williams, Messrs. charles
] stein. George CHI. John Taylor, Tom
, Martin. While Pettigrew, and Archie Pet
tigrew. Among those from Richmond
2 were Miss Eta Holloran, Miss Leahe
/ Carter Miss Salie smith. Miss Carrie
Rice. Miss Florence Rice. Miss Mamie
, Philips Miss Susie Johnson, Messrs. Ben
: ME pillow, Leslie Sullivan, Joe Williams
Sam Smith Ernest Philips. Frank Hardy
5 Willie Jones. and Peter McGinty.
e Refreshments were served about II
; o'clock: after which there was dancing
I which lasted until o'clock Thursday
. morning. when the merry party left fol
! Manchester and Richmond.
1 Mr. William S. Jackson died at hi'
!. residence, on Decatur street near Sixth
4 Thursday afternoon about $3.50 o'clock. n
l. the thirty-ninth year Of his age. Deceased
2 was a cooper by trade. and had beer
y confined TO his home for the past TIVE
4 weeks with the grip, which disease re
. suited in his death. He leaves wiz
and four children to mourn their loss
The funeral will take place this morn
= ing at 1890 o'clock from Fifth-Stree
o Methodist church, Of which the deceased
y was a member. and the interment VIII
J. be made In Maury cemetery.
u The funeral Of Mrs Andrew J. Harfi
son. whose death occurred THURSDAY
( took place yesterday afternoon at 23
! o'clock from Bainbridge-Street Baptis
church. Deceased was SUFFERER fror
consumption and although her death wa
not altogether unexpected 1t was a grea
:. shock 20 her family. She leaves hus
: band and four children-Nrs. Samuel I
- Nelson. William H., Tilden, and Davi
. Il. Harrison.
4 Nothing in regard to the postmaster
chin I'm this city has happened within IN
y nast ,veek and ALI the candidates. whic
J. number about dozen, are losing no tim
= in pressing their claims Tor me positio
= before Congressman wise.
l. Tn. nayement on the west Side OF lfu
street between Fifteenth street and &C
e wardin avenue for several days mas pee
I'm a damp and muddy condition, an
persons. especially the ladies', have